Al Cliver

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.

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 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.

He had to undergo surgery which has left him speaking strained in a mere In 2018, Cliver published his memoirs, entitled Without Script.