Ettore Manni (6 May 1927 – 27 July 1979) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1952 and 1979.

Life and career

Born in

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, Manni debuted as an actor in 1952, when in spite of his acting inexperience he was chosen by Luigi Comencini for the main role in '' La tratta delle bianche''. Following the success of the film Manni interrupted his university studies and started appearing in a significant number of films of any genre, becoming in a short time one of the most popular actors in the Italian cinema. As his fame declined in the 1960s, Manni appeared mainly in

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most ...

and peplum films, but he also took part to several international productions, including films by Delmer Daves and Tony Richardson. His last role was Katzone in Federico Fellini's ''

City of Women ''City of Women'' ( it, La città delle donne) is a 1980 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written (with Bernardino Zapponi and Brunello Rondi) and directed by Federico Fellini. Amid Fellini's characteristic combination of dreamlike, outrageou ...

''. He died in Rome, aged 52, after accidentally shooting himself.

Filmography

Attila il flagello di Dio (1954) Ettore Manni 3

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Girls Marked Danger ''La Tratta delle bianche'' ("White slavery, The Trade in White Women") is a 1952 Italian-language crime film directed by Luigi Comencini. It stars Eleonora Rossi Drago, Marc Lawrence, Ettore Manni, Tamara Lees, Barbara Florian, Silvana Pampanini ...

'' (1952) - Carlo Sozzosi * '' I tre corsari'' (1952) - Il Corsaro Nero - Enrico di Ventimiglia * '' Fratelli d'Italia'' (1952) - Il capitano Nazario Sauro * ''

Fatal Desire ''Fatal Desire'' is a made-for-TV film produced by Lifetime Television. It premiered April 3, 2006 on the network and starred Eric Roberts as Joe, an ex-policeman turned casino pit boss in Atlantic City, and Anne Heche as Tanya Sullivan, a bored ...

'' (1953) - Turiddu * '' La lupa'' (1953) - Nanni Lasca * ''

The Ship of Condemned Women ''The Ship of Condemned Women'' (Italian: ''La nave delle donne maledette'') is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based o ...

'' (1953) - Da Silva * '' Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1954) - Marcantonio * ''

Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and ...

'' (1954) - Bleda, brother of Attila * '' Human Torpedoes'' (1954) - Marco * ''Bella non piangere'' (1955) - Enrico Toti * '' Le Amiche'' (1955) - Carlo * ' (1955) - Marco Vetti * ''

Folgore Division ''Folgore Division'' ( it, Divisione Folgore) is a 1955 Italian war film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on actual events and depicts the 185th Airborne Division Folgore during the battle of El-Alamein. The screenwriter and military advis ...

'' (1955) - Captain Martini * ' (1955) - Glauco * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) - Giulio, il giornalista * '' Poveri ma belli'' (1957) - Ugo * ''Dimentica il mio passato'' (1957) - Juan * ''Addio sogni di gloria'' (1957) - Marcello Roveda * ''Il ricatto di un padre'' (1957) - Ingegner Paolo Mari * ''Susanna tutta panna'' (1957) - (uncredited) * ' (1957) - Luigi * ' (1958) - Salvatore Improta * '' Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) - Raimondi * ''Giovane canaglia'' (1958) - Marco * '' The Warrior and the Slave Girl'' (1958) - Marco Numidio * '' Pirate of the Black Hawk'' (1958) - Giovanni * ''Addio per sempre!'' (1958) - Salvatore Improta * '' Ten Ready Rifles'' (1959) - Miguel * ''Buen viaje, Pablo'' (1959) - Pablo * '' Legions of the Nile'' (1959) - Curridio * '' Austerlitz'' (1960) - Lucien Bonaparte * '' Cleopatra's Daughter'' (1960) - Resi - Pharaoh's Physician * '' The Revolt of the Slaves'' (1960) - San Sebastiano * '' Behind Closed Doors'' (1961) - Il marinaio * '' Amazons of Rome'' (1961) - Horatio / Cocles, Roman Consul * '' Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' (1961) - Androclo, Re di Tebe * ''

Ursus and the Tartar Princess ''Ursus and the Tartar Princess'' ( it, Ursus e la ragazza tartara, french: La fille des Tartares, also known as ''Tartar Invasion'') is a 1961 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Remigio Del Grosso and starring Yoko Tani and Ett ...

'' (1961) - Prince Stefan * '' The Valiant'' (1962) - Luigi Durand de la Penne * '' Samson Against the Sheik'' (1962) * ''Lo sceicco rosso'' (1962) - Mohammad * ''Attack of the Normans'' (1962) - Olivier D'Anglon * ''Quattro notti con Alba'' (1962) - Sergeant Morettini * '' The Shortest Day'' (1963) - Ettore (uncredited) * '' Gold for the Caesars'' (1963) - Luna the Celt * ''La pupa'' (1963) - Gianni * '' Hercules and the Masked Rider'' (1963) - Captain Blasco * '' Rome Against Rome'' (1964) - Gaius * '' Mission to Venice'' (1964) - Giuseppe * '' Hercules, Prisoner of Evil'' (1964) - Ilo * '' Giants of Rome'' (1964) - Castor * '' The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'' (1965) - Father Rossi * ''

Mademoiselle Mademoiselle (abbreviated as ''Mlle'' or ''M'') may refer to: * Mademoiselle (title), the French-language equivalent of the title "miss" Film and television * ''Mademoiselle'' (1966 film), a French-British drama directed by Tony Richardson * '' ...

'' (1966) - Manou * ''

Johnny Oro ''Ringo and His Golden Pistol'' ( it, Johnny Oro) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Mark Damon. Synopsis Renamed to cash in on the success of Duccio Tessari’s Ringo movies, ''Ringo and His Gol ...

'' (1966) - Sheriff Bill Norton * ''Starblack'' (1966) * '' The Devil in Love'' (1966) - Capitano Gianfigliazzo - The Guard Captain * '' For a Few Extra Dollars'' (1966) * '' Sept hommes et une garce'' (1967) - Le capitaine autrichien * ''

The Strange Night ''The Strange Night'' ( it, La notte pazza del conigliaccio) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Alfredo Angeli. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Sandra Milo as Debora * Enrico Maria Salerno * Giulio Pla ...

'' (1967) - I'ufficiale * '' The Stranger Returns'' (1967) - Lt. George Stafford * '' Untamable Angelique'' (1967) - Jason * ''Straniero... fatti il segno della croce!'' (1968) - Blake Logan * '' Angelique and the Sultan'' (1968) - Jason * ''All'ultimo sangue'' (1968) - El Chaleco * ''

Bury Them Deep ''Bury Them Deep'' ( it, All'ultimo sangue, also known as ''To the Last Drops of Blood'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Paolo Moffa and starring Craig Hill. Plot Cast * Craig Hill as Clive Norton * ...

'' (1968) - Jonathan Clay * ''

The Battle of El Alamein There were two battles of El Alamein in World War II, both fought in 1942. The Battles occurred in North Africa, in Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast ...

'' (1969) - Italian Captain * '' Sartana the Gravedigger'' (1969) - Baxter Red * ''Les belles au bois dormantes'' (1970) - Le docteur Henri Delmas * ''La salamandra del deserto'' (1970) * '' Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End'' (1970) - Sheriff * ''

Dead Men Don't Make Shadows ''Dead Men Don't Make Shadows'', aka ''Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse'' (in original Italian: ''Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra!'') is a 1970 Spaghetti Western directed by Demofilo Fidani. Story A boun ...

'' (1970) - Barrett, former Billy Ring * ''

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'' (1970) - Police Commissioner * ''Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - Il medico fecondatore * '' That's How We Women Are'' (1971) - Teresa's Husband (segment "Schiava d'amore") * ''Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla'' (1972) - Captain Fox * ''A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi...'' (1972) - Police Commissioner * ''Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io!'' (1973) - Jonas Dickinson * ''

Super Bitch ''Super Bitch'' ( it, Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?, lit=Can anyone be more of a bastard than Inspector Cliff?) is a 1973 Italian-British ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Massimo Dallamano. It was released in England as ' ...

'' (1973) - Morell * '' Tony Arzenta'' (1973) - Gesmundo - the sauna owner * ''Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro'' (1973) - Porthos * '' Chino'' (1973) - Sheriff * '' Anna, quel particolare piacere'' (1973) - Zuco * ''Buona parte di Paolina'' (1973) - Il brigante * ''

Young Lucrezia ''Young Lucrezia'' (Italian: ''Lucrezia giovane'') is a 1974 Italian historical drama film directed by Luciano Ercoli and starring Simonetta Stefanelli, Massimo Foschi and Ettore Manni.Melelli p.186 Cast * Simonetta Stefanelli as Lucrezia Borgia ...

'' (1974) - Rodrigo Borgia - Papa Alessandro VI * '' Drama of the Rich'' (1974) - Il dottore Carlo Secchi * ''

Heroes in Hell ''Heroes in Hell'' is a series of shared world fantasy books, within the genre Bangsian fantasy, created and edited by Janet Morris and written by her, Chris Morris, C. J. Cherryh and others. The first 12 books in the series were published b ...

'' (1974) - Bakara * '' Rabid Dogs'' (1974) - Bank President * ''Furia nera'' (1975) * '' Calling All Police Cars'' (1975) - Enrico Tummoli * '' The Divine Nymph'' (1975) - Il professore Marco Pisani * ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Oute ...

'' (1975) - Un amico di cesare * ''La peccatrice'' (1975) - Santuzzo * '' La madama'' (1976) - Sante Tonnaro * ''

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'' (1976) - Il padre Frank * '' Crimebusters'' (1976) - Lawyer Vieri * '' Meet Him and Die'' (1976) - Perrone * '' Oh, Serafina!'' (1976) - Padre di Serafina * ''

The Rip-off ''The Rip-Off'' ( it, Controrapina) AKA The Squeeze and Diamond Thieves is a 1980 film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was Margheriti's third collaboration with actor Lee Van Cleef, after previously directing him in ''The Stranger and the Gun ...

'' (1977) - Ettore * '' La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde!'' (1977) - Rampelli * ''

In the Name of the Pope King ''In the Name of the Pope King'' or ''In nome del papa re'' is a 1977 Italian drama film written, and directed by Luigi Magni. Starring Nino Manfredi, it was not released in USA until 1986. The score was composed by Armando Trovajoli. Plot In Oc ...

'' (1977) - Il conte Ottavio * ''

Silver Saddle ''Silver Saddle'' ( it, Sella d'argento; also released under the titles ''The Man in the Silver Saddle'' and ''They Died With Their Boots On'') is a 1978 spaghetti Western. It is the third and final western directed by Lucio Fulci and one of ...

'' (1978) - Thomas Barrett * '' Il commissario di ferro'' (1978) - Ingravallo * '' A Man on His Knees'' (1979) - Vincenzo Fabbricante * '' Hypochondriac'' (1979) - Amministratore dei poderi * ''La verdad sobre el caso Savolta'' (1980) - Claudedeu * ''

'' (1980) - Dr. Xavier Katzone

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manni, Ettore 1927 births 1979 deaths Deaths by firearm in Italy Firearm accident victims Italian male film actors Accidental deaths in Italy Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors People of Lazian descent