Alan Steel
Sergio Ciani, best known as Alan Steel, was an Italian bodybuilder and actor.
Born in Rome, Ciani started his career as a stuntman; then he became the body double for Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained and in The Giant of Marathon, in which he also played a minor role. In the early 1960s he adopted the stage name Alan Steel and starred the leading roles in a number of peplum films with good commercial success. He had the distinction as being one of the very few native Italians to play the heroes of the peplum features. In addition to playing roles named either Hercules, Ursus, or Samson, he played Robin Hood in the 1976 adventure film Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri. With the decline of the genre Steel thinned out his appearances, until his retirement at the end of the 1970s.
Ciani died in his sleep at his house in Ostia, Rome, at age 79, just two days short of what would have been his 80th birthday.
Partial filmography
Herod the Great as Palace Guard Hercules Unchained as MegreoThe Giant of Marathon as EurosSamson as Macigno aka HerculesThe Fury of Hercules as KaldosThe Rebel Gladiators as CommodusThe Old Testament Samson and the Slave Queen as Samson / MacisteHercules and the Masked Rider as Golia / Paco / HerculesHercules and the Black Pirates as SamsonHercules Against Rome as HerculesHercules Against the Moon Men as Maciste / HerculesHercules and the Treasure of the Incas as William Smith / SamsonSamson and His Mighty Challenge as Hercules3 Avengers as UrsusA... For Assassin as GiacomoUn colpo da re as The SwedeAddio mamma as Franco Rinaldi, Patrizia's husbandSapevano solo uccidere as PedroLa furia dei Khyber as Capitano MillerFasthand as Cpt. Jeff MadisonThe Little Cowboy as Monty DonovanDagli archivi della polizia criminale as Larry BrentonStoria di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri as Robin HoodKorkusuz cengaver as Korsan Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra- ''Baby Love''