Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021)[1] was an Italian film producer.
In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A.,[2] and released his first feature film, The Shadow of Zorro the following year and his first Spaghetti Western I due violenti (1964).
His producing credits include For a Few Dollars More in 1965, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice,[3] Last Tango in Paris in 1972, and Gangs of New York in 2002.
[4] Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95.
[5] Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren.