Agostino Borgato (June 30, 1871 â€" March 14, 1939), sometimes known
as Al Borgato, was an Italian actor and director, before moving to
Hollywood in the mid-1920s. Borgato acted and/or directed about
fifteen films in his native Italy between 1915 and 1922. In the 1920s,
he also acted on the stage in both Italy and England. In 1925 Borgato
immigrated to the United States, where he began his American acting
career in Herbert Brenon's silent film, The Street of Forgotten
Men.His Hollywood career would last fourteen years, during which time
he would appear in 45 films (although some sources have him in as many
as 62 films), having roles in such classic films as 1932's Murders in
the Rue Morgue (starring Bela Lugosi, and the 1939 musical comedy
version of The Three Musketeers (starring Don Ameche and The Ritz
Brothers).His distinctive features and voice resulted from acromegaly.
The Three Musketeers and Hotel Imperial were the last two films he
worked on, and both were released on the same day, February 17, 1939,
less than a month before Borgato would die of a heart attack on March
14.
as Al Borgato, was an Italian actor and director, before moving to
Hollywood in the mid-1920s. Borgato acted and/or directed about
fifteen films in his native Italy between 1915 and 1922. In the 1920s,
he also acted on the stage in both Italy and England. In 1925 Borgato
immigrated to the United States, where he began his American acting
career in Herbert Brenon's silent film, The Street of Forgotten
Men.His Hollywood career would last fourteen years, during which time
he would appear in 45 films (although some sources have him in as many
as 62 films), having roles in such classic films as 1932's Murders in
the Rue Morgue (starring Bela Lugosi, and the 1939 musical comedy
version of The Three Musketeers (starring Don Ameche and The Ritz
Brothers).His distinctive features and voice resulted from acromegaly.
The Three Musketeers and Hotel Imperial were the last two films he
worked on, and both were released on the same day, February 17, 1939,
less than a month before Borgato would die of a heart attack on March
14.
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