Al Cliver

Al Cliver
Born	Pierluigi Conti (1951-07-16) 16 July 1951 Alexandria, Egypt
Other names	Al Clever Pier Luigi Conti Michael Conti
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–1990
Partner	Annie Belle (1975–1978)

Pierluigi Conti (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor, known by the stage name Al Cliver. He is best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci, Jesús Franco, and Joe D'Amato.

Early life

Cliver was born Pierluigi Conti to Italian parents in Alexandria, Egypt. He began his career at the age of 16, as an actor and model in television commercials.

Career

Cliver made his film debut at the age of 18, when he appeared in an uncredited bit part in Luchino Visconti’s The Damned (1969), playing a Brownshirt in the Night of Long Knives sequence.

He decided to use the name Al Cliver as his stage name, as it was trendy for Italian actors at that time to use American stage names. He decided on after Al Capone, or Al Pacino and his surname was taken from a death row prisoner who wrote a best selling book.

In 1974, he had his first starring role, in the romantic drama The Profiteer. His performance earned him a Nastro d'Argento Award nomination for Best New Actor.

He starred in erotic, adventure and crime movies, but he is mostly memorable for starring in exploitation and horror films such as Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, The Black Cat, The Beyond and Demonia, and Jesús Franco's Mondo Cannibale and Devil Hunter.

Personal life

From 1975 to 1978, he was in a relationship with French actress Annie Belle and has acted alongside her in the films Forever Emmanuelle, Blue Belle, Velluto Nero and Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre. After their split they acted together in Molto di Più and L'Alcova.

Cliver was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2008. He had to undergo surgery which has left him speaking strained in a mere

In 2018, Cliver published his memoirs, entitled Without Script.

As of 2024, he lives in Bali and is the owner and manager of holiday villas.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	The Damned	Brownshirt at Bad Wiessee	Uncredited
	Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore	Alfi	Credited as 'Michael Conti'
1974	The Profiteer	Ercole
1975	Waves of Lust	Irem
1976	Laure	Nicola
	Blue Belle	Philip
	Amore grande, amore libero	Marco
	Il colpaccio	Michael Teague
	Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk	Horatio
	Mister Scarface	Rick
	Apache Woman	Tommy
1977	Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre	Lorenzo
	Death Hunt	Inspector Ettore Moretti
1978	Provincia violenta	Roberto Mauri
	Blazing Flowers	Domino
1979	Zombi 2	Brian Hull
	L'alberto della maldicenza	Franco
1980	Flying Sex	Roman Tracy
	Molto di più
	Mondo Cannibale	Jeremy Taylor
	Devil Hunter	Peter Weston
1981	The Black Cat	Sgt. Wilson
	The Beyond	Dr. Harris
1983	2020 Texas Gladiators	Nisus
	Notturno	Boris	Uncredited
	Endgame	Ron Shannon
	I briganti	Massaroni
	Hearts and Armour	Selvaggio	Credited as 'Pierluigi Conti'
1984	Warriors of the Year 2072	Kirk
1984	Murder Rock	Voice Analyst	Uncredited
1985	The Alcove	Elio
1986	The Mines of Kilimanjaro	Governor's Aide
	A Lustful Mind	Roberto
1987	Oggetto sessuale	Marcello
1988	Touch of Death	Randy
1990	Demonia	Porter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	La piovra	Fiorito	2 episodes Credited as 'Pierluigi Conti'
1988	Sodoma's Ghost	Drunken Nazi	Television film Uncredited
1989	The House of Clocks	Peter	Television film
1990	Aquile	Instructor	1 episode Credited as 'Pier Luigi Conti'

Awards and nominations

Institution	Year	Category	Work	Result
Nastro d'Argento	1975	Best New Actor	The Profiteer	Lost to Renato Pozzetto for To Love Ophelia

External links

• Al Cliver at IMDb