Memè Perlini

Memè Perlini
Memè Perlini
Born	Amelio Perlini; 8 December 1947; Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, Italy
Died	5 April 2017 (aged 69); Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director
Years active	1971-2005

Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.^[2] The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.^[3]

Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	A Pocketful of Chestnuts
1971	Duck, You Sucker!	Miranda's Son
1972	Sexy Sinners	Guido / Friend of Rainero
1972	Canterbury proibito	Fox	(segment "Gallo Cantachiaro")
1972	The Grand Duel	Saxon Henchman
1978	Quando c'era lui... caro lei!	Adolf Hitler
1980	Eugenio	'Baffo'
1982	Cercasi Gesù	Don Gerado
1986	La ragazza dei lillà	Vasco
1987	Italian Postcards		Director and screenwriter
1987	The Family	Aristide
1987	Italian Night	Francesco 'Checco' Righi
1990	Panama Sugar	Lt. Garcia
1990	Atto di dolore	Ramella
1990	Ferdinando, uomo d'amore	Don Catellino
1992	Zuppa di pesce	Edoardo
1992	Il piacere delle carni	Morano the Butcher
1994	An American Love	Petri	TV movie
1996	Come mi vuoi	Don Michele
1998	Onorevoli detenuti
2003	Tosca e altre due