Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor of stage and films.

Early years Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain, on October 4, 1886. He acted in stock theater for four years in Marseille before he went back to Barcelona, earned a BA degree, and studied law.

Career Alberni was acting in Bordeaux when American humorist Wilson Mizner and playwright Paul Armstrong invited him to come to the United States, offering their help. as Mr. Louis Louis in Easy Living (1937), and as the mayor in A Bell for Adano (1945).

Personal life and death Alberni and his wife, Charlotte, married on April 18, 1919, in New York City. They were divorced on February 3, 1938. They had three children.

Alberni died at the motion picture actors' home in Woodland Hills, California in 1962. His remains are interred in an unmarked grave at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

Complete filmography

Children of the Ghetto (1915) - Pincus - the Poet The Madonna of the Slums (1919, Short) 39 East (1920) - Count Gionelli Little Italy (1921) - Ricci The Man from Beyond (1922) - Captain of the Barkentine The Bright Shawl (1923) - Vincente Escobar - Andre's Brother The Valley of Lost Souls (1923) - Jacques Second Youth (1924) - Greenwich Village Party Guest (uncredited) The Cheerful Fraud (1926) - Valet (uncredited) The Battle of Paris (1929) - Waiter (uncredited) The Santa Fe Trail (1930) - Juan Castinado Strange Birds (1930, Short) - The Baron One Heavenly Night (1931) - Violinist (uncredited) Svengali (1931) - Gecko Monkey Business in Africa (1931, Short) - Julius Gonzola Sweepstakes (1931) - Cantina Bartender (uncredited) Movie-Town (1931, Short) - Baron Gonzola Children of Dreams (1931) - (uncredited) The Last Flight (1931) - Spectator at Bullfight (uncredited) I Like Your Nerve (1931) - Sao Pedro Waiter (uncredited) I Surrender Dear (1931, Short) - Marquis The Tip-Off (1931) - Scarno - Roadhouse Manager (uncredited) The Great Junction Hotel (1931, Short) The Mad Genius (1931) - Sergei Bankieff Men in Her Life (1931) - Anton Manhattan Parade (1931) - Vassily Vassiloff Cock of the Air (1932) - Capt. Tonnino High Pressure (1932) - Colombo (uncredited) The Girl in the Tonneau (1932, Short) - Luis Mazetti Stop That Run (1932, Short) Hombres de mi vida (1932) - Gaston The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) - Bladimir Petrosky Rule 'Em and Weep (1932, Short) - Anarchist The Woman in Room 13 (1932) - Peppi Tonelli First in War (1932, Short) - President of the Revolutionary Party of Nicarania Week-End Marriage (1932) - Louis - the Bootlegger (uncredited) Crooner (1932) - Tamborini (uncredited) Two Against the World (1932) - Yelling Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) A Parisian Romance (1932) - Pascal The Big Stampede (1932) - Sonora Joe Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited) Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) - Pete The Conquerors (1932) - Second Agitator (uncredited) The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass (1932, Short) Rasputin and the Empress (1932) - Photographer's Assistant (uncredited) Hypnotized (1932) - Hungarian Consul Artist's Muddles (1933, Short) - Pietro Cellini Child of Manhattan (1933) - Bustamente Topaze (1933) - Dr. Bomb Men Must Fight (1933) - Soto The California Trail (1933) - Commandant Emilio Quierra Infernal Machine (1933) - Excitable Italian Passenger (uncredited) Trick for Trick (1933) - Metzger The Sphinx (1933) - Luigi Baccigalupi When Ladies Meet (1933) - Pierre - the Servant I Love That Man (1933) - Angelo - Janitor The Man from Monterey (1933) - Felipe Guadalupe Constacio Delgado Santa Cruz de la Verranca The Last Trail (1933) - Pedro Gonzales Sherman Said It (1933, Short) - Frenchman Stage Mother (1933) - Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited) Menu (1933, Short) - The Master Chef (uncredited) The Chief (1933) - Man at Alderman Meeting (uncredited) Goodbye Love (1933) - Tony Havana Widows (1933) - Second Taxi Driver (uncredited) Lady Killer (1933) - Director (uncredited) Above the Clouds (1933) - Speakeasy Owner California Weather (1933, Short) By Candlelight (1933) - Train Porter (uncredited) Flying Down to Rio (1933) - Rio Casino Manager (uncredited) Cold Turkey (1933, Short) La ciudad de cartón (1934) - Craig When Do We Eat? (1934, Short) - Rigo - Restaurant Owner Glamour (1934) - Monsieur Paul I Believed in You (1934) - Giacomo The Black Cat (1934) - Train Steward (uncredited) Strictly Dynamite (1934) - Jake (uncredited) Stingaree (1934) - Italian Celebrant (uncredited) La buenaventura (1934) - Fresco The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - Jacopo One Night of Love (1934) - Giovanni When Strangers Meet (1934) - Nick Panaro The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) - Juan Gilboa Caravane (1934) - Gypsy Chieftain The Gilded Lily (1935) - Nate Porcopolis The Good Fairy (1935) - The Barber The Winning Ticket (1935) - Tony Capucci Rendezvous at Midnight (1935) - Janitor Roberta (1935) - Alexander Petrovitch Moscovitch Voyda Asegure a su mujer (1935) - Bernardo Perry Public Opinion (1935) - Caparini Let's Live Tonight (1935) - Mario Weems Goin' to Town (1935) - Sr. Vitola In Caliente (1935) - The Magistrate Ticket or Leave It (1935, Short) Love Me Forever (1935) - Luigi Manhattan Moon (1935) - Luigi The Gay Deception (1935) - Ernest Metropolitan (1935) - Ugo Pizzi Bad Boy (1935) - Tony Music Is Music (1935) - Señor Castellano - Cafe Proprietor Colleen (1936) - Carlo Dancing Pirate (1936) - Pamfilo (the Jailer) Ticket to Paradise (1936) - Dr. Munson aka Monte Anthony Adverse (1936) - Tony Guisseppi Follow Your Heart (1936) - Tony Masetti Hats Off (1936) - Rosero When You're in Love (1937) - Luis Perugini Two Wise Maids (1937) - Guili The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) - Gaston Sing and Be Happy (1937) - Posini Easy Living (1937) - Mr. Louis Louis Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) - Bit Part (uncredited) Madame X (1937) - Scipio The Great Garrick (1937) - Basset Under Suspicion (1937) - Luigi Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) - Martinetti Love on Toast (1937) - Joe Piso Hitting a New High (1937) - Luis Marlo I'll Give a Million (1938) - Reporter The Great Man Votes (1939) - Manos Let Freedom Ring (1939) - Tony (uncredited) Naughty but Nice (1939) - Stanislaus Pysinski The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) - Veroni The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) - Rinaldo (uncredited) High School (1940) - Signor Cicero (uncredited) Twincuplets (1940, Short) - Annoyed Opera Fan Enemy Agent (1940) - A. Calteroni The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) - Nicolo Pappakontous (uncredited) Scatterbrain (1940) - Prof. DeLemma Public Deb No. 1 (1940) - Frontenac (uncredited) So You Won't Talk (1940) - Barber (uncredited) The Lady Eve (1941) - Pike's Chef That Hamilton Woman (1941) - King of Naples Road to Zanzibar (1941) - Proprietor - Native Booth They Met in Argentina (1941) - Don Luis Jose Alfonso Frutos y Murphy (uncredited) She Knew All the Answers (1941) - Inventor San Antonio Rose (1941) - Nick Ferris They Met in Bombay (1941) - Maitre d'hotel World Premiere (1941) - Signor Scaletti Babes on Broadway (1941) - Nick Obliging Young Lady (1942) - Riccardi I Married an Angel (1942) - Jean Frederique (uncredited) Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942) - Luigi Northwest Rangers (1942) - Jacques (uncredited) Two Weeks to Live (1943) - Van Dyke / Dr. Jekyll (uncredited) My Son, the Hero (1943) - Tony Submarine Base (1943) - Mr. Styx The Man from Down Under (1943) - Dino Piza (uncredited) Here Comes Kelly (1943) - Nick You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943) - Goreni Nearly Eighteen (1943) - Gus Here Comes Elmer (1943) - Dr. Zichy Harvest Melody (1943) - Cafe Manager Men on Her Mind (1944) - Alberti Verdi Voice in the Wind (1944) - Bartender It Happened Tomorrow (1944) - Restaurant Owner (uncredited) Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944) - Tony (uncredited) In Society (1944) - Luigi - Pottery Dealer (uncredited) Machine Gun Mama (1944) - Ignacio Rainbow Island (1944) - Jerry - Native with Laundry (uncredited) The Conspirators (1944) - Prison Guard (uncredited) When the Lights Go On Again (1944) - Joe The Captain from Köpenick (1945) - Prison Guard Wonder Man (1945) - Opera Prompter (uncredited) A Bell for Adano (1945) - Cacopardo Hit the Hay (1945) - French Professor (uncredited) In Fast Company (1946) - Tony - Fruit Vendor Double Rhythm (1946, Short) - Mr. Palucci Night Song (1946) - Flower Vendor (scenes deleted) When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) - Barman (uncredited) Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) - Sandro What Price Glory? (1952) - Grand Uncle (uncredited) The Ten Commandments (1956) - Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited) (final film role)