# Alan Furlan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Furlan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Furlan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Furlan > Source revision: 1353553805 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian-American actor (1920–1997)}} {{Infobox person | name = Alan Furlan | image = | caption = | birth_name = Aleardo Furlan | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Farla](/source/Majano), [Italy](/source/Italy) | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|5|14|1920|4|13|df=yes}} | death_place = [Winchester, Virginia](/source/Winchester%2C_Virginia), United States | website = | spouse = }} '''Alan Furlan''' (13 April 1920 – 14 May 1997) was an Italian-American [actor](/source/actor). ==Biography== Born Aleardo Furlan in Farla, in the North [Friuli](/source/Friuli) region of [Italy](/source/Italy), Furlan acted in films in Europe and the United States, on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) and in commercials.{{cite web|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19700411&id=xMMqAAAAIBAJ&pg=6938,78860 |title= The Milwaukee Journal|date=April 11, 1970}} On Broadway he appeared in productions such as ''Holiday for Lovers'' (1957), ''The Best House in Naples'' (1956), ''Idiot's Delight'' (1951){{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=79223|title=Broadway database|accessdate= July 29, 2010}} and ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1951) starring [Olivia de Havilland](/source/Olivia_de_Havilland).{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OR8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22alan+furlan%22+acting&pg=PA22|title=Billboard Magazine|date=March 17, 1951}} In the late 1940s, he performed in Chicago area [summer stock](/source/summer_stock) theaters with actors such as [Richard Kiley](/source/Richard_Kiley).{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R10aAAAAIBAJ&pg=5103,8758627&dq=sunset+playhouse&hl=en|title=The Milwaukee Journal|date=July 30, 1985}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Furlan played the role of Giancarlo in the Italian film ''[Donatella](/source/Donatella_(film))'' (1956){{cite web|url=http://magazine.libero.it/cinema/bd/schedafilm.php?sch=10275|title= Libero Magazine |accessdate=July 31, 2010}} which was selected for competition at the [Berlin Film Festival](/source/Berlin_Film_Festival).{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1956/02_programm_1956/02_Filmdatenblatt_1956_19560004.php|title=Berlin Film Festival Archive|accessdate=July 31, 2010}} He appeared in numerous live broadcast [anthology drama](/source/anthology_drama) television series with lead roles in episodes of [Police Call](/source/Police_Call_(TV_series)),{{cite web |title=TV Guide Police Call episode -An unappreciative delinquent defies his aunt's kindness |url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=738183 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145851/https://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=738183 |archive-date=2011-06-16 |accessdate=August 1, 2010}}{{cite web |title=TV Guide Police Call episode - Someone is putting arsenic in bonbons |url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=738182 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203133939/https://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=203819&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=738182 |archive-date=2014-02-03 |accessdate=August 1, 2010}} one of the top grossing television series released in 1955,{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/search/title?sort=boxoffice_gross_us&title_type=tv_series&year=1955,1955|title=IMDb database Top Grossing TV Series 1955|website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |accessdate=August 1, 2010}} as well as a supporting role in the [Producers' Showcase](/source/Producers'_Showcase) production (1957) of the melodramatic comedic Broadway play ''The Great Sebastians'', starring [Alfred Lunt](/source/Alfred_Lunt) and [Lynn Fontanne](/source/Lynn_Fontanne){{cite web|url=http://www.producersshowcase.org/library/greatsebastians.html |title=Producer's Showcase Library |accessdate=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185256/http://www.producersshowcase.org/library/greatsebastians.html |archivedate=July 27, 2011 }} and the [Armstrong Circle Theatre](/source/Armstrong_Circle_Theatre) episode ''The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket'' (1959).{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-armstrong-circle-theatre/the-sound-of-violence-the-jukebox-racket/episode/358265/summary.html|title=TV Episode Guide|accessdate=August 1, 2010}} He toured with [Mae West](/source/Mae_West) as her Latin lover in ''Come On Up, Ring Twice'' and performed in the TV version of the ''Moon and Sixpence'' with [Laurence Olivier](/source/Laurence_Olivier) (1959).{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19590627&id=igMkAAAAIBAJ&pg=3751,3464079|title=The Milwaukee Journal|date=June 27, 1959}} Furlan later became the mentor of [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin)'s Sunset Playhouse {{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/167437/Difendo-Il-Mio-Amore/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102231708/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/167437/Difendo-Il-Mio-Amore/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |title=New York Times |accessdate=July 29, 2010 | first=Richard |department=Movies & TV Dept. |publisher=[Baseline](/source/Baseline_(database)) & [All Movie Guide](/source/All_Movie_Guide) |date=2012 | last=Nason}} where he remained [artistic director](/source/artistic_director) for 28 years. ==Personal life== He was married to Mary Lake and they had a daughter Nicola Lea.{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298919/bio|title=IMDB biography of Alan Furlan |website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |accessdate=July 29, 2010}} ==Filmography== *''[Orient Express](/source/Orient_Express_(TV_series))'' (1953, Episode: "His Son") (a.k.a. '' His Boy'') as Marc *''[La tua donna](/source/La_tua_donna)'' (1954) *''[Police Call](/source/Police_Call_(TV_series))'' (1955, TV Series) *''[Donatella](/source/Donatella_(film))'' (1956) as Giancarlo *''[War and Peace](/source/War_and_Peace_(1956_film))'' (1956) as Russian Officer (uncredited) *''Defend My Love'' (1956) (a.k.a. ''Difendo il mio amore'') (original title Italy) as Il direttore del giornale *''I tre moschettieri'' (1956, TV Series) (a.k.a. ''The Three Musketeers'') (USA title) as Sasquinet *''[Producers' Showcase](/source/Producers'_Showcase)'' (1957, Episode: "The Great Sebastians") as Paviat *''[Armstrong Circle Theatre](/source/Armstrong_Circle_Theatre)'' (1959, Episode: "The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket") as Charlie Williams * ''The Sinner'' (1959) ({{aka}} ''La peccatrice del deserto'') (original title Italy) (a.k.a. ''Desert Desperados'') (USA title) as Rais (final film role) ==Broadway stage work== *''Romeo and Juliet'' (1951) *''[Idiot's Delight](/source/Idiot's_Delight_(play))'' (1951) *''The Best House in Naples'' (1956) *''Holiday for Lovers'' (1957) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0298919}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN6rxbjcQGg Alan Furlan in ''Orient Express (TV series)''] 1953, Episode: "His Son" {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furlan, Alan}} Category:1920 births Category:1997 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:Italian male film actors Category:Italian emigrants to the United States Category:20th-century American male actors Category:20th-century Italian male actors Category:People from Friuli Category:Male actors from Friuli-Venezia Giulia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alan Furlan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Furlan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Furlan?action=history)). 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