Alan Steel
Sergio Ciani (7 September 1935 – 5 September 2015), best known as Alan Steel, was an Italian bodybuilder and actor. Alan Steel was born in Rome, Ciani started his career as a stuntman; then he became the body double for Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained and in The Giant of Marathon, in which he also played a minor role.[1] In the early 1960s he adopted the stage name Alan Steel and starred the leading roles in a number of peplum films with good commercial success. He had the distinction as being one of the very few native Italians to play the heroes of the peplum features.
Also recorded as Sergio Ciani
Alan Steel
- Name
- Alan Steel
- Born
- 7 September 1935
- Birthplace
- Rome, Kingdom of Italy
- Birth Name
- Sergio Ciani
- Died
- 5 September 2015
- Place of death
- Ostia, Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- actor
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Sergio Ciani (7 September 1935 – 5 September 2015), best known as Alan Steel, was an Italian bodybuilder and actor. Alan Steel was born in Rome, Ciani started his career as a stuntman; then he became the body double for Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained and in The Giant of Marathon, in which he also played a minor role.[1] In the early 1960s he adopted the stage name Alan Steel and starred the leading roles in a number of peplum films with good commercial success. He had the distinction as being one of the very few native Italians to play the heroes of the peplum features.
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Alan Steel (1935–2015) was an actor, film actor and film producer, among other activities, of Italian and Italian nationality. The actor was born and died in Rome. Languages used include Italian.
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In addition to playing roles named either Hercules, Ursus, or Samson, he played Robin Hood in the 1976 adventure film Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri. Ciani died in his sleep at his house in Ostia, Rome, at age 79, just two days short of what would have been his 80th birthday.[2]
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• Name — Alan Steel • Born — 7 September 1935 • Birthplace — Rome, Kingdom of Italy • Birth Name — Sergio Ciani • Died — 5 September 2015 • Place of death — Ostia, Rome, Italy • Occupation — actor • Years Active — 1959-1979 • Height — 5 ft 11 in
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Partial filmography
• Herod the Great (1958) as Palace Guard (uncredited) • Hercules Unchained (1959) as Megreo • The Giant of Marathon (1959) as Euros • Samson (1961) as Macigno aka Hercules • The Fury of Hercules (1962) as Kaldos • The Rebel Gladiators (1962) as Commodus • The Old Testament (1962) • Samson and the Slave Queen (1963) as Samson (in U.S. version) / Maciste • Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) as Golia / Paco / Hercules • Hercules and the Black Pirates (1964) as Samson • Hercules Against Rome (1964) as Hercules • Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964) as Maciste / Hercules • Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas (1964) as William Smith / Samson • Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964) as Hercules • 3 Avengers (1964) as Ursus • A... For Assassin (1966) as Giacomo • Un colpo da re (1967) as The Swede • Addio mamma (1967) as Franco Rinaldi, Patrizia's husband • Sapevano solo uccidere (1968) as Pedro • La furia dei Khyber (1970) as Capitano Miller • Fasthand (1973) as Cpt. Jeff Madison • The Little Cowboy (1973) as Monty Donovan • Dagli archivi della polizia criminale (1973) as Larry Brenton • Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri (1976) as Robin Hood • Korkusuz cengaver (1976) as Korsan (uncredited) • Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra (1978) • Baby Love (1979) (final film role)
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Alan Steel is recorded as screenwriter, film producer and actor.
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2015
Alan Steel died at Rome.
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- 1.Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. 2003. 8884402131.
- 2.Addio a Sergio Ciani, l'Alan Steel del cinema italiano: da Ercole a Maciste. Il Messaggero. 5 September 2015.
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