Vincenzo Pulcrano | |
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Born | Acerra, Campania, Italy | 31 May 1943
Died | 28 February 1992 | (aged 48)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | actor |
Enzo Pulcrano (born 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples; died 28 February 1992) was an Italian actor and writer active in the 1970s and known for Rulers of the City (1976), La Banda Vallanzasca (1977) and A Pugni Nudi (1974), in which he received a writing credit. He was born on 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples.[1]
After his 1971 debut in director Demofilo Fidani’s A Fistful of Death, Pulcrano appeared in several mostly low-budget spaghetti Westerns and comedies. With the crime genre’s popularity, he was a recurring presence in poliziotteschi, including Fernando di Leo’s Rulers of the City (1976) and Mario Bianchi's La banda Vallanzasca (1977), in which he had the lead role.[2]
He played Salvatore Trapanese in the 1976 comedy Hit Squad.
Pulcrano died in 1992. According to Mario Bianchi, who directed him in La Banda Vallanzasca, Pulcrano had developed a serious drug addiction. [3]