Carlo De Mejo


Carlo De Mejo was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli. After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the role of a male prostitute in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema. In 1970 he played Claude in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Victor Spinetti's Italian adaptation of the stage musical Hair. In the following years, he became very active as a character actor in genre films, especially Lucio Fulci's cult horror films.

Selected filmography