Ennio Balbo (18 April 1922 – 18 June 1989) was an Italian film, television and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Balbo made his debut on stage immediately after the Second World War alongside

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and Lamberto Picasso in

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, as well as one of the members of the "Society of the Four" alongside

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, Lia Zoppelli and Gianni Agus. He was also very active as a character actor in films, mainly in villain roles; Balbo took part to numerous

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in which he was usually credited as Edward Bell. Balbo appeared in over 45 films between 1958 and 1988. He appeared in an episode of the short-lived 1974

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'', credited as Edward Bell.

Selected filmography

* ''

Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti ''Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (also known as ''Fiasco in Milan'' or ''Hold-up à la milanaise'') is a 1959 Italian comedy crime film directed by Nanni Loy. The film stars Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori and Claudia Cardinale. It is the s ...

'' (1959) - Poliziotto calvo (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Police Commissioner ''The Police Commissioner'' ( it, Il commissario) is a List of Italian films of 1962, 1962 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. Cast *Alberto Sordi as Vice Commissioner Dante Lombardozzi *Franca Tamantini as Marisa S ...

'' (1962) * ''

A Queen for Caesar ''A Queen for Caesar'' ( it, Una regina per Cesare, french: Cléopâtre une reine pour César) is a 1962 Italian-French historical drama film directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky and starring Pascale Petit, George Ardisson and Rik Ba ...

'' (1962) - Theodoto * '' Catherine of Russia'' (1963) - count Panin * ''

Corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

'' (1963) * ''

Casanova 70 ''Casanova 70'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film produced by Carlo Ponti, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Enrico Maria Salerno and Michèle Mercier. Plot NATO officer Andrea Rossi-Colombotti is a ladies ...

'' (1965) - Il giudice * ''

Terror-Creatures from the Grave ''Terror-Creatures from the Grave'' ( it, 5 tombe per un medium) is a 1965 horror film directed by Domenico Massimo Pupillo. The film was an international co-production between Italy and the United States through M.B.S. Cinematografica, G.I.A. C ...

'' (1965) - Oskar Stinner - The paralytic * '' The Possessed'' (1965) - Coroner * ''

Agent 077 From the Orient with Fury ''Agent 077 From the Orient With Fury'' or ''Agent 077 Fury in the Orient'' or ''Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore'' or ''Fury on the Bosphorus'' is a 1965 Italian/Spanish/French international co-production action spy adventure film; the second ...

'' (1965) - Professor Franz Kurtz * ''

Seven Golden Men ''Seven Golden Men'' ( it, Sette uomini d'oro) is a 1965 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Marco Vicario. A film about a bank heist, it follows a gang of men and one woman. It followed the same story line as '' Topkapi'', and has a sequ ...

'' (1965) - Police Chief * ''

Kiss the Other Sheik ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' ( it, Oggi, domani, dopodomani, also known as ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in three segments, directed by Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, and Luciano Salce. It stars Marcello Mas ...

'' (1965) - Brother of Mohamed (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited) * ''

Seven Golden Men Strike Again ''Seven Golden Men Strike Again'' ( it, Il grande colpo dei sette uomini d'oro, lang-en, ''The Big Hit of the Seven Golden Men'') is a 1966 film directed by Marco Vicario. It is the sequel of ''Seven Golden Men''. Plot The Seven Golden Men ...

'' (1966) - Police Chief * ''

Spies Strike Silently ''Spies Strike Silently'' ( it, Le spie uccidono in silenzio, es, Los espías matan en silencio, also known as ''Spies Kill Silently'') is a 1966 Spanish-Italian Eurospy film written and directed by Mario Caiano and starring Lang Jeffries.Marco ...

'' (1966) * ''

Pardon, Are You For or Against? ''Pardon, Are You For or Against?'' ( it, Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?) is a 1966 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Alberto Sordi. The title refers to debates on the issue of divorce, still illegal in Italy at the time ...

'' (1966) * ''

Master Stroke ''Master Stroke'' ( it, Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica) is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Michele Lupo and starring Richard Harrison. Cast * Richard Harrison - Arthur Lang * Adolfo Celi - Mr. Bernard * Margaret L ...

'' (1967) - Doctor * ''Da Berlino l'apocalisse'' (1967) - Papillon * ''Day of Anger'' (1967) - Turner - Banker * ''Two Faces of the Dollar'' (1967) - Gunsmith (uncredited) * ''Qualcuno ha tradito'' (1967) * ''

The Day of the Owl ''The Day of the Owl'' ( it, Il giorno della civetta ) is a crime novel about the Sicilian Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961. As the author wrote in his preface of the 1972 Italian edition, the novel was writ ...

'' (1968) - First Mafioso at the Banquet * ''

Gunman Sent by God ''Il pistolero segnato da Dio'' () is an Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Anthony Steffen. Plot Cast * Anthony Steffen as Roy Kerry * Richard Wyler as Coleman * Ken Wood as Owl Roy * Liz Barret as ...

'' (1968) - Thomas Clerigen * ''

Sardinia Kidnapped ''Sardinia Kidnapped'' ( it, Sequestro di persona, "Kidnapped"), also known as ''Ransom in Sardinia'', ''Island of Crime'' and ''Unlawful Restraint'', is a 1968 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi and starring Franco Nero ...

'' (1968) - Marras * ''The Man with the Balloons'' (1968) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1968) - Father-in-law of Agasti * ''

Gatling Gun The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyc ...

'' (1968) - Richard Gatling * ''

The Appointment ''The Appointment'' is a 1969 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée. Written by James Salter, it is based on the story by Antonio Leonviola. Plot After becoming involved with the ex-fianc� ...

'' (1969) - Ugo Perino * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) - Mocenigo * ''

Django the Bastard ''Django the Bastard'' ( it, Django il bastardo) is a 1969 Italian Gothic fiction, gothic Horror Western, horror Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone who co-wrote the film with the star Anthony Steffen. In 1974 Herman Cohen released a ...

'' (1969) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * ''

Rendezvous with Dishonour ''Rendezvous with Dishonour'' ( it, Appuntamento col disonore, german: Spezialkommando Wildgänse) is a 1970 drama film directed by Adriano Bolzoni and starring Michael Craig. Cast * Michael Craig as Colonel Stephen Mallory * Eva Renzi as Hel ...

'' (1970) - Chief of Police * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970) - General * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' (1972) - Alidoro (voice) * ''

The Great Kidnapping ''The Great Kidnapping'' ( it, La polizia sta a guardare, also known as ''The Police Look On'' and ''Ransom! Police Is Watching'') is a 1973 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Roberto Infascelli. Cast * Enrico Maria Salerno: Quaestor Cardo ...

'' (1973) - Prefetto * '' Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment'' (1973) - Frossi * '' Anno uno'' (1974) - Nenni * '' How to Kill a Judge'' (1975) - Il giudice istruttore * ''

Il fidanzamento ''Il fidanzamento'' (''The Engagement'') is a 1975 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Goffredo Parise. Plot Catania. Luigi Manozzi is a public official who h ...

'' (1975) - Monsignor Solinas * '' The Left Hand of the Law'' (1975) - Lombardi * '' Hallucination Strip'' (1975) - Antiquario * '' Street People'' (1976) - Continenza * ''Bestialità'' (1976) * ''

Star Odyssey ''Star Odyssey'' (Italian: ''Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio'' / ''Seven Gold Men in Space'') is a 1979 Italian film directed by Alfonso Brescia. The film is also known as ''Space Odyssey'', ''Metallica'' and ''Captive Planet'' in other video ma ...

'' (1979) - Professor Mauri * ''Saremo felici'' (1989)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balbo, Ennio 1922 births 1989 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Naples Burials at Campo Verano