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Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Actor · Died December 23, 1962, aged 76 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor in American films. Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain. He majored in acting while attending the University of Madrid. In order to pursue his acting career further, he determined to emigrate to the United States and, in April 1912, he sailed to New York City as a steerage passenger aboard the S/S Nieuw Amsterdam. In New York, he acted on both stage and screen. His first motion picture performance was in the 1915 Jewish drama, Children of the Ghetto. On the stage, he appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays between 1915 and 1928, including 39 East, Dreams for Sale and the original production of What Price Glory? in 1924–1925. In the sound film era, he had notable roles as Jacopo in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), as Mr. Louie Louie in Easy Living (1937), and as the mayor in A Bell for Adano (1945). He died at the motion picture actors' home in Woodland Hills, California in 1962. His remains are interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1886
Died
December 23, 1962 (aged 76)
From
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 138 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Luis Alberni's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
24%
Self
22%
Power
13%
Society
7%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 24 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
18
Romantic
16
Warm
10
Hopeful
8
Tense
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Luis Alberni's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luis Alberni's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

138 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1949)

    as Sandro

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

    as Barman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Hollywood(1947)

    as The Marquis

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hit the Hay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Language Professor

  • A Bell for Adano(1945)

    as Cacopardo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Conspirators(1944)

    as Prison Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • When the Lights Go on Again(1944)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Machine Gun Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Ignacio

  • In Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Luigi - Pottery Dealer (uncredited)

  • Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Tony

  • It Happened Tomorrow(1944)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Voice in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bartender

  • Men on Her Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Alberti Verdi

  • Harvest Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cafe Manager

  • Here Comes Elmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. Zichy

  • Nearly Eighteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Gus

  • You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Goreni

  • Here Comes Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Nick

  • The Man from Down Under(1943)

    as Dino Piza · as Dino Piza (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Submarine Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mr. Styx

  • My Son, The Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tony

  • Two Weeks to Live(1943)

    as Van Dyke

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Northwest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jacques

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant(1942)

    as Luigi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Obliging Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Riccardi

  • Babes on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Nick

  • World Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Signor Scaletti

  • They Met in Bombay(1941)

    as Maitre d'hotel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • San Antonio Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Nick Ferris

  • She Knew All the Answers(1941)

    as Inventor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • They Met in Argentina(1941)

    as Don Luis Jose Alfonso Frutos y Murphy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Road to Zanzibar(1941)

    as Proprietor Native Booth

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • That Hamilton Woman(1941)

    as King of Naples

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Eve(1941)

    as Emile, Pike's Chef

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    as Frontenac

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scatterbrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Prof. DeLemma

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as N. Pappakontous

  • Enemy Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as A. Calteroni

  • High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Signor Cicero

  • The Housekeeper's Daughter(1939)

    as Veroni

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Naughty But Nice(1939)

    as Stanislaus Pysinski

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    as Tony (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Great Man Votes(1939)

    as Manos

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I'll Give a Million(1938)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hitting a New High(1937)

    as Luis Marlo

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Love on Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joe Piso

  • Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937)

    as Martinetti

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Under Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Luigi

  • The Great Garrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Luis Basset

  • Madame X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Scipio

  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Easy Living(1937)

    as Mr. Louis Louis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sing and Be Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Posini

  • The King and the Chorus Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Gaston

  • Two Wise Maids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Guili

  • When You're in Love(1937)

    as Luis Perugini

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hats Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Caesar Rosero

  • Anthony Adverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Tony Guisseppi

  • Follow Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Tony Masetti

  • Ticket to Paradise(1936)

    as Dr. Munson aka Monte

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dancing Pirate(1936)

    as Pamfilo (the Jailer)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Colleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Carlo

  • Music Is Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Señor Castellano - Cafe Proprietor

  • Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tony

  • Metropolitan(1935)

    as Ugo Pizzi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Gay Deception(1935)

    as Ernest

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Manhattan Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Luigi

  • Love Me Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Luigi

  • In Caliente(1935)

    as The Magistrate

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Goin' to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sr. Vitola

  • Let's Live Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mario Weems

  • Public Opinion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Caparini

  • Roberta(1935)

    as Voyda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Good Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as The Barber

  • Rendezvous at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Janitor

  • The Winning Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tony

  • The Gilded Lily(1935)

    as Nate

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Captain Hates the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Juan Gilboa

  • Caravane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gypsy Chieftain

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(1934)

    as Jacopo

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • One Night of Love(1934)

    as Giovanni

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Italian Celebrant (uncredited)

  • La buenaventura(1934)

    as Fresco

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jake (uncredited)

  • Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Monsieur Paul

  • I Believed in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Giacomo

  • Flying Down to Rio(1933)

    as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Speakeasy Owner

  • Lady Killer(1933)

    as Director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Havana Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Man at Alderman Meeting (uncredited)

  • Stage Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited)

  • Menu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as The Master Chef (uncredited)

  • Sherman Said It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Frenchman

  • The Last Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pedro Gonzales

  • The Man from Monterey(1933)

    as Felipe

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • I Love That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Angelo - Janitor

  • When Ladies Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pierre

  • The Sphinx(1933)

    as Luigi Baccigalupi

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trick for Trick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Metzger

  • The California Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Commandant Emilio Quierra

  • Topaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. Bomb

  • Men Must Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Soto

  • Child of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

  • Artist's Muddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pietro Cellini

  • Hypnotized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hungarian Consul

  • Guilty or Not Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Pete

  • Trouble in Paradise(1932)

    as Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Parisian Romance(1932)

    as Luis Alberni

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Big Stampede(1932)

    as Sonora Joe

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Week-End Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Luis the Bootlegger (uncredited)

  • First in War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as President of the Revolutionary Party of Nicarania

  • The Woman in Room 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Peppi Tonelli

  • The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bladimir Petrosky

  • The Men in Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gaston

  • The Girl in the Tonneau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Luis Mazetti

  • Cock of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Captain Tonnino

  • High Pressure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Colombo (uncredited)

  • Manhattan Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Vassily Vassiloff

  • Men in Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Anton

  • The Tip-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Scarno (uncredited)

  • The Mad Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sergei Bankieff

  • I Surrender Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Marquis

  • I Like Your Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sao Pedro Waiter (uncredited)

  • The Last Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Spectator at Bullfight

  • Sweepstakes(1931)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monkey Business in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Julius Gonzola

  • Svengali(1931)

    as Gecko

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Strange Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as The Baron

  • The Santa Fe Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Juan Castinado

  • The Battle of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • The Cheerful Fraud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Valet

  • Second Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Greenwich Village Party Guest

  • The Man from Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Captain of the Barkentine

  • Little Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ricci

  • 39 East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Count Gionelli

  • The Madonna of the Slums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles from 1919 to 1956.

Biggest box office

Roberta (1935)

$2.5K worldwide

Highest rated

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sweepstakes (1931)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting137 of 137: 137 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s6 · acting1930s91 · acting1940s36 · acting1950s3 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
3136

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Luis Alberni's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of the 45 of 46 with a score; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Luis Alberni work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luis Alberni's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Demarest shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles