Luis Alberni
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Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor in American films.
Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain. He majored in acting while attending the University of Madrid. In order to pursue his acting career further, he determined to emigrate to the United States and, in April 1912, he sailed to New York City as a steerage passenger aboard the S/S Nieuw Amsterdam. In New York, he acted on both stage and screen. His first motion picture performance was in the 1915 Jewish drama, Children of the Ghetto. On the stage, he appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays between 1915 and 1928, including 39 East, Dreams for Sale and the original production of What Price Glory? in 1924–1925. In the sound film era, he had notable roles as Jacopo in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), as Mr. Louie Louie in Easy Living (1937), and as the mayor in A Bell for Adano (1945). He died at the motion picture actors' home in Woodland Hills, California in 1962. His remains are interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Acting
Movie
The Ten Commandments
as Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
1956
Movie
The Lady Eve
as Emile, Pike's chef
1941
Movie
Trouble in Paradise
as Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
1932
Movie
That Hamilton Woman
as King of Naples
1941
Movie
Flying Down to Rio
as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
1933
Movie
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Movie
Easy Living
as Mr. Louis Louis
1937
Movie
Svengali
as Gecko
1931
Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Jacopo
1934
Movie
Roberta
as Voyda
1935
Movie
Lady Killer
as Director (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Anthony Adverse
as Tony Guisseppi
1936
Movie
The Good Fairy
as The Barber
1935
Movie
Road to Zanzibar
as Proprietor Native Booth
1941
Movie
Babes on Broadway
as Nick
1941
Movie
Topaze
as Dr. Bomb
1933
Movie
In Society
as Luigi - Pottery Dealer (uncredited)
1944
Movie
The Mad Genius
as Sergei Bankieff
1931
Movie
Goin' to Town
as Sr. Vitola
1935
Movie
When Ladies Meet
as Pierre
1933
Movie
They Met in Bombay
as Maitre d'hotel
1941
Movie
One Night of Love
as Giovanni
1934
Movie
Dancing Pirate
as Pamfilo (the Jailer)
1936
Movie
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
as Sandro
1950