Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor.
Life and career Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli. After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the role of a male prostitute in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968). In 1970, he played Claude in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Victor Spinetti's Italian adaptation of the stage musical Hair. In the following years, he became very active as a character actor in genre films, especially Lucio Fulci's cult horror films.
Selected filmography
The Battle of Sinai (1968) - Ylan L'oro di Londra (1968) - Frankie Summit (1968) Teorema (1968) - Boy La colomba non deve volare (1970) Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970) - Billy Equinozio (1971) The Dead Are Alive (1972) - Igor Samarakis When Women Were Called Virgins (1972) - Gisippo The Outside Man (1972) - Karl Défense de savoir (1973) Stateline Motel (1973) - Albert The Net (1975) - Francesco Vanetti La sposina (1976) - Massimo Raimondi The Cassandra Crossing (1976) - Faux Patient (uncredited) A Simple Heart (1977) Porco mondo (1978) - Massimo Cindy's Love Games (1979) - Valerio Eros Perversion (1979) - Orsino Terror Express (1980) - Ernie Contamination (1980) - Agent Young City of the Living Dead (1980) - Gerry La locanda della maladolescenza (1980) - Andrea Poggi The Other Hell (1981) - Father Valerio The House by the Cemetery (1981) - Mr. Wheatley Manhattan Baby (1982) - Luke Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983) Al limite, cioè, non glielo dico (1984) À notre regrettable époux (1988) - Mercanton I fobici (1999) - A Party Guest (segment "Frutto Proibito") H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms (2013) - Antonio Mezzanotte (final film role)
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