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name: "Luis Alberni"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/luis-alberni"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 October 1886"
died: "23 December 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:01.844296+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Luis Alberni

Actor. Born 3 October 1886 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Died 23 December 1962.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 October 1886, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- **Died:** 23 December 1962
- **Also known as:** Louis Alberni

## Biography

Luis Alberni was a Spanish-born American character actor who appeared in films from the silent era through the 1950s. Born in Barcelona, he studied acting and emigrated to the United States in 1912. He began his career on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen Broadway productions between 1915 and 1928, including the original run of *What Price Glory?* (1924–1925). His first screen role came in the 1915 film *Children of the Ghetto*.

In sound films he was frequently cast in supporting roles, often as excitable foreigners. Notable credits include Jacopo in *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1934), Mr Louis Louis in *Easy Living* (1937), the King of Naples in *That Hamilton Woman* (1941), Pike's chef Emile in *The Lady Eve* (1941), and the mayor in *A Bell for Adano* (1945). He also appeared in *The Ten Commandments* (1956). Alberni died in California in 1962.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lady Eve* (1941), Fi1m 90, as Emile, Pike's chef — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)

## Also known for

- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
- *Trouble in Paradise* (1932), Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
- *That Hamilton Woman* (1941), King of Naples
- *Flying Down to Rio* (1933), Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
- *It Happened Tomorrow* (1944)
- *Easy Living* (1937), Mr. Louis Louis
- *Svengali* (1931), Gecko
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1934), Jacopo

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