Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985. He was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Italy and died in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, Italy.

Selected filmography

* ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Gay Race Walker (uncredited) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) - Dottore Francesconi * '' Rome 1585'' (1961) - Grillo * '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961) - Captain of the Khan's Guards * ''

The Wonders of Aladdin ''The Wonders of Aladdin'' (Italian: ''Le meraviglie di Aladino'') is a 1961 Italian-French-American comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (with second unit direction by Mario Bava—uncredited in U.S. prints but credited as sole director i ...

'' (1961) - Vizier's Lieutenant * ''

Erik the Conqueror ''Erik the Conqueror'' ( it, Gli invasori, lit. "The invaders") is a 1961 Italian-French epic swashbuckling film directed by Mario Bava and starring George Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell as long-lost Viking brothers in the 9th century, one of w ...

'' (1961) - King Lotar * ''

Caccia all'uomo ''Caccia all'uomo'' (translation: "Manhunt") is a 1961 Italian crime-drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Yvonne Furneaux and Umberto Orsini. Plot Commissioner Nardelli is charged with capturing the dangerous ...

'' (1961) - Capo Cameriere (uncredited) * '' His Women'' (1961) - René * '' Marco Polo'' (1962) * ''

Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against ...

'' (1962) * ''

Lo smemorato di Collegno ''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case. Plot A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a ...

'' (1962) - Agente Pubblicitario * ''

The Four Monks ''I 4 monaci'' (also ''I quattro monaci''), internationally released as ''The Four Monks'', is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Plot A group of four petty criminals, hoping to collect some money as a donation, ma ...

'' (1962) - Il Barone Cimino * '' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) - Arresting Officer at Airport (uncredited) * ''

The Monk of Monza ''The Monk of Monza'' ( it, Il monaco di Monza) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It parodies the story of the Nun of Monza, as depicted in the Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed''. Plot Monza, 1630, a period ...

'' (1963) - Ufficiale del balzello * ''

Toto and Cleopatra ''Toto and Cleopatra'' ( it, Totò e Cleopatra) is a 1963 Italian adventure-comedy film written and directed by Fernando Cerchio. Plot Mark Antony has a brother-lookalike, Totonno, a sinister slave trader. Totonno secretly replaces Mark Antony ...

'' (1963) - (uncredited) * ''Scandali nudi'' (1963) - Regista Pagiolini * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1963) - Lord Buckingham * '' Revenge of the Musketeers'' (1963) * '' Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) - Lo sfregiato * ''

Blood and Black Lace ''Blood and Black Lace'' ( it, 6 donne per l'assassino, lit=6 Women for the Murderer) is a 1964 ''giallo'' film directed by Mario Bava and starring Eva Bartok and Cameron Mitchell. The story concerns the brutal murders of a Roman fashion house ...

'' (1964) - Marquis Richard Morell * '' What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?'' (1964) - Ufficiale americano (uncredited) * ''La sfinge sorride prima di morire - stop - Londra'' (1964) * ''In ginocchio da te'' (1964) - Gian Maria * '' Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) * '' Hercules the Avenger'' (1965) - Eteocles * '' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) - Goldwyn * ''

Operation Atlantis Operation Atlantis was a project started by Werner Stiefel in 1968 aiming to establish a new, libertarian nation in international waters. The operation launched a ferro-cement boat on the Hudson River in December 1971 and piloted it to an area ...

'' (1965) - Fritz * ''

War Italian Style ''Due marines e un generale'' (translated: ''Two Marines and a General'', internationally released as ''War Italian Style'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Scattini. The film puts together the famous Italian comic duo Franco and Ci ...

'' (1965) - Col. Jaeger * ''

In a Colt's Shadow ''In a Colt's Shadow'' ( it, All'ombra di una colt) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Giovanni Grimaldi. Story Two professional gunfighters separate after they complete a job in a small Mexican town where they rid i ...

'' (1965) - Jackson * '' James Tont operazione U.N.O.'' (1965) * ''

The Upper Hand ''The Upper Hand'' is a British television sitcom broadcast by ITV from 1 May 1990 to 14 October 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom '' Who's the Boss?''. As in the former series, affluent single woman Caroline Wheatley ...

'' (1966) * ''

James Tont operazione D.U.E. ''James Tont operazione D.U.E.'' or ''The Wacky World of James Tont'' is a 1966 French films of 1966, French/Italian films of 1966, Italian international co-production spy film spoof based on James Bond's ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball'' and ...

'' (1966) - Jack Clifford - the spaceman * '' Password: Kill Agent Gordon'' (1966) - Albert Kowalski / Ms. Kastiadis * '' Wild, Wild Planet'' (1966) - Lt. Jeffries * '' War of the Planets'' (1966) - Freddie (uncredited) * ''War Between the Planets'' (1966) - Capt. Charles Danton * ''

Taste for Killing ''Per il gusto di uccidere'' (internationally released as ''Taste of Killing'', ''Lanky Fellow'' and ''For the Taste of Killing'' and originally titled as ''Cacciatore di taglie'') is the 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film debut directed by Ton ...

'' (1966) - Aarons * '' Rififi in Amsterdam'' (1966) - Max Fischer * ''Rojo'' (1966) - Wallace * ''

Blueprint for a Massacre ''Blueprint for a Massacre'' ( it, Tecnica per un massacro, es, Técnica para un sabotaje or ''Agente Z 55: Secreto atómico''), also known as ''Agent Z-55: Atomic Secret'', is a 1967 Italian-Spanish Eurospy film co-written and directed by Rober ...

'' (1967) * ''La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin'' (1967) * ''El hombre del puño de oro'' (1967) - Krasna * ''

Assault on the State Treasure ''Assault on the State Treasure'' (Italian: ''Assalto al tesoro di stato'') is a 1967 Italian action film directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Roger Browne, Anita Sanders and Franco Ressel.Cowie & Elley p.299 Plot Four criminals plan to rob ...

'' (1967) - Elias * ''

Tom Dollar ''Tom Dollar'' is a 1967 comedy film, comedic Eurospy, spy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring Maurice Poli in the title role. It is based on a fotoromanzo, starring the same Poli, published in over 30 countries.Marco G ...

'' (1967) - mr. Gaber * ''Crónica de nueve meses'' (1967) - Juan * '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (1967) - Lieutenant Pepe / Commander * ''Delitto a Posillipo - Londra chiama Napoli'' (1967) - Peter Harriman * '' Days of Fire'' (1968) - Passenger * '' All on the Red'' (1968) - Reikovic * '' The Last Chance'' (1968) - Commissioner * ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968) * '' Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better'' (1968) - Mr. Hartman * ''

The Son of Black Eagle ''The Son of Black Eagle'' (Italian: ''Il figlio di Aquila Nera'') is a 1968 Italian historical adventure film directed by Guido Malatesta and starring Mimmo Palmara, Edwige Fenech and Franco Ressel. It was inspired by the historic success of Ri ...

'' (1968) - General Volkonsky * '' The Magnificent Tony Carrera'' (1968) * '' The Mercenary'' (1968) - Studs * ''Lucrezia'' (1968) - Ambasciatore d'Aragona * ''L'amore è come il sole'' (1969) * ''

Zorro in the Court of England ''Zorro in the Court of England'' ( it, Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra) is a 1969 Italian adventure film directed by Franco Montemurro. Cast * Spiros Focás: Pedro Suarez / Zorro * Dada Gallotti: Rosanna Gonzales * Franco Ressel: Lord Percy ...

'' (1969) - Lord Percy Moore * ''

Il ragazzo che sorride ''Il ragazzo che sorride'' (Italian for ''The boy who smiles'') is a 1969 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Al Bano and Susanna Martinková.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bl ...

'' (1969) - Mine owner * ''Un corpo caldo per l'inferno'' (1969) - Mr. Wilkins * ''Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion)'' (1969) - Fetishist * '' Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' (1969) - Groder * '' Sabata'' (1969) - Stengel * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...

'' (1969) - Adolphe Lheureus * ''Rangers: attacco ora X'' (1970) - Captain Köhler * ''Formula 1: Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) - Frank Donovan * ''

Sartana in the Valley of Death ''Sartana in the Valley of Death'' ( it, Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi, also known as ''Ballad of Death Valley'') is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1970) - Norton * '' Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970) * '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (1970) - Samuel Piggot * ''

La califfa ''La califfa'' (English: ''Lady Caliph'') is a 1970 Franco-Italian social drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In the Emilia province of Italy, out of solidarity with ...

'' (1970) - Un industriale * '' Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte'' (1971) - Gay at Railway Station (uncredited) * ''

Trafic ''Trafic'' (''Traffic'') is a 1971 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. ''Trafic'' was the last film to feature Tati's famous character of Monsieur Hulot, and followed the vein of earlier Tati films that lampooned modern society ...

'' (1971) * ''

The Deadly Trap ''The Deadly Trap'' (french: La Maison sous les arbres) is a 1971 suspense drama film directed by René Clément and set in France. It was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. Plot Jill an ...

'' (1971) * '' Oasis of Fear'' (1971) - Man That Buys Aural Porn (uncredited) * '' Cross Current'' (1971) - Tommy Brown * ''

They Call Him Cemetery ''They Call Me Cemetery'' ( it, Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto, also known as ''His Pistols Smoked... They Call Him Cemetery'' and ''A Bullet for a Stranger'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carni ...

'' (1971) - Judge * ''

Trinity Is Still My Name ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' ( it, ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, lit. "...they kept calling him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a sequel ...

'' (1971) - Maitre D' * ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - Lieutenant Dupleix * '' The Devil with Seven Faces'' (1971) - Inspector Rinker * ''Le belve'' (1971) - Attorney (segment "Processo a porte chiuse") * ''

The Valachi Papers The Valachi Papers may refer to: *'' The Valachi Papers (book)'', 1968 book by Peter Maas *''The Valachi Papers (film) ''The Valachi Papers'' is a 1972 Italian-French crime neo noir directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 no ...

'' (1972) - (uncredited) * '' Eye in the Labyrinth'' (1972) - Eugene * ''

Naked Girl Killed in the Park ''Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' ( it, Ragazza tutta nuda assassinata nel parco, es, Joven de buena familia sospechosa de asesinato) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Alfonso Brescia, co-written by Gianni Martucci and starring Robert Hoffmann ...

'' (1972) - Bruno - the butler (uncredited) * ''

Two Sons of Trinity ''Two Sons of Trinity'' ( it, I due figli dei Trinità) is a 1972 Italian western-comedy film written and directed by Osvaldo Civirani and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. The film features Anna Degli Uberti as Calamity Jane, Claudio Ruffi ...

'' (1972) - Alex Armstrong, '4 assi' * ''A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi...'' (1972) - D'Angelo * ''Where the Bullets Fly'' (1972) * ''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...

'' (1972) - Sgt. Dance (uncredited) * ''

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye ''Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye'' ( it, La morte negli occhi del gatto) is a 1973 Gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot Set in Scotland, the film opens with a man being murdered by an unknown killer with a razor. The killer d ...

'' (1973) - Priest * ''La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono'' (1973) - l'avvocato di Caterina * ''La ragazza fuoristrada'' (1973) - Piero Badani * ''

Mr. Hercules Against Karate ''Mr. Hercules Against Karate''/''Ming, ragazzi!'' is a 1973 Italian comedy Kung fu film directed by Antonio Margheriti that was filmed in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Bangkok. Produced by Carlo Ponti, the film features Bud Spencer and Terenc ...

'' (1973) - Assistant to Site Administrator * ''Bad Kids of the West'' (1973) - Wilson * '' Long Lasting Days'' (1973) - The Doctor * ''

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine ''The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine'' ( it, Le scomunicate di San Valentino/ translation: ''The Excommunication of St. Valentine'') is a 1974 Italian nunsploitation film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Françoise Prévost a ...

'' (1974) - Don Alonso - Lucita's father * '' Silence the Witness'' (1974) - L'ingegner Aldo Marchetti * ''L'eredità dello zio buonanima'' (1974) - L'architetto * ''Manone il ladrone'' (1974) - Avvocato * ''

Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...

'' (1975) - Morandi, News editor * ''Il pavone nero'' (1975) - Kluger / engineer * ''

Calling All Police Cars ''Calling All Police Cars'' ( it, ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very gra ...

'' (1975) - Gynaecologist * ''La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere!'' (1975) - Lombardi's Lawyer * ''L'arbre de Guernica'' (1975) - Onesimo * ''Povero Cristo'' (1976) - Pregiudicato * ''

Nick the Sting ''Nick the Sting'' ( it, Gli amici di Nick Hezard) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Luc Merenda as Nick Hezard *Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark *Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurice *Luciana Paluzzi ...

'' (1976) - Jeweller Parker * ''Per amore'' (1976) - The Doctor in Geneva * ''

Paura in città ''Paura in città'' (internationally titled ''Fear in the City'', ''Street War'' and ''Hot Stuff'') is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' action film directed by Giuseppe Rosati. Cast *Maurizio Merli as Commissioner Mario Murri * James Mason as Qu ...

'' (1976) - Lo Cascio * '' La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde!'' (1976) - Franco * ''

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

'' (1977) - Full * ''

Bobby Deerfield ''Bobby Deerfield'' is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1961 novel '' Heaven Has No Favorites'', it is about a famous American race car driver ...

'' (1977) - Man With Dog * ''Nazis dans le rétro'' (1977) - Général Keitel * ''Un amore così fragile, così violento'' (1978) - Maresciallo * ''

Fearless Fearless or The Fearless may refer to: Psychology * Lack of fear * Courage or bravery Film, television and audio Film * ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi * ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...

'' (1978) - Dr. Zimmer * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1978) - Sgt. Phillips * ''Scherzi da prete'' (1978) - Il direttore del giornale * ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'' (1978) * '' Star Odyssey'' (1979) - Cmdr. Barr * ''

Inchon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

'' (1981) - Officer Aboard Mt. McKinley (uncredited) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' (1982) - Mr. Milton * ''Il conte Tacchia'' (1982) * '' And the Ship Sails On'' (1983) - Il medico (uncredited) * ''

Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as " Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo ...

'' (1983) - Guglielmo II° * ''

A tu per tu ''A tu per tu'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot summary In Milan, Emanuele is a rich owner who cheats finance; so he is hunted. As happened while he is running away, Emanuele meets poor and bungling taxi driver Gi ...

'' (1984) - Notary

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