Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

's 1959 film ''

Arrangiatevi! ''Arrangiatevi!'', internationally released as ''You're on Your Own'', is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot summary Peppino and his ...

''. After several secondary roles in sword-and-sandal and adventure films, he gained a huge success playing Agent 3S3 in the

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'' Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell'' and ''

Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun ''Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun'' (originally titled ''Agente 3S3, massacro al sole'', also known as ''Agent 3S3: Hunter from the Unknown'' and ''Hunter from the Unknown'') is a 1966 Italian adventure-eurospy film directed by Sergio Sollima, her ...

''. According to director

Sergio Sollima Sergio Sollima (17 April 1921 – 1 July 2015) was an Italian film director and script writer. Biography Sollima graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1935. During World War II he was in the Italian Resistance. After the ...

he was chosen for this role thanks to his physical appearance that made him credible as American. Later Ardisson starred in several more

spy film The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as the adaptations of John le Carré) or as a basis for fantasy (such as many James Bond films) ...

s and spanned different genres, including

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 o ...

and Italo-horror films.

Partial filmography

* ''

You're on Your Own ''Arrangiatevi!'', internationally released as ''You're on Your Own'', is a List of Italian films of 1959, 1959 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 film itali ...

'' (1959) - Walter * '' Morgan, the Pirate'' (1960) * '' The Last of the Vikings'' (1961) - Guntar * ''

Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...

'' (1961) - Teseo * ''

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) - Erik * ''Zorro in the Court of Spain'' (1962) - Riccardo Di Villa Verde / Zorro * ''

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) - Achilles * ''Twist, lolite e vitelloni'' (1962) - Massimo Mauri * ''

Katarsis ''Katarsis'' ( it, Sfida al diavolo), is a 1963 Italian horror film directed and written by Giuseppe Vegezzi. It is his only film. A group of people enter an old castle where they come across an old man (Christopher Lee) who turns out to be the De ...

'' (1963) - Gugo, the poet * ''

Grand Canyon Massacre ''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (Italian: ''Massacro al Grande Canyon'', lit. "Massacre at Grand Canyon") is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western filmed in Croatia starring James Mitchum, Milla Sannoner, and George Ardisson. It was directed by Sergio Co ...

'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965) - Baron Kurt Humboldt * '' Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell'' (1965) - Walter Ross, Agent 3S3 * ''

Hercules and the Princess of Troy ''Hercules and the Princess of Troy'' is a 1965 Italian-American made-for-television adventure fantasy film directed by Albert Band. It was originally made as a pilot for a television series which never materialized.Hughes, p.25 Albeit very shor ...

'' (1965, TV Movie) - Leander * ''

Juliet of the Spirits ''Juliet of the Spirits'' ( it, Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the vi ...

'' (1965) - Dolores' model * '' Operation Counterspy'' (1965) - Lord George Moriston * '' Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun'' (1966) - Walter Ross, Agent 3S3 * '' Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966) - Jeff Milton * '' Omicidio per appuntamento'' (1967) - Vince Dreyser * ' (1967) - Patrick Gordon * ''Either All or None'' (1968) - Amen / Johnny * '' May God Forgive You... But I Won't'' (1968) - Cjamango McDonald * '' Zorro the Fox'' (1968) - Don Diego di Alcantara / Zorro * ''Una ragazza di Praga'' (1969) - Adam Kryl * ''Django Defies Sartana'' (1970) - Sartana * '' A Suitcase for a Corpse'' (1970) - Clive Ardington * ''Chapaqua's Gold'' (1970) - Doc Harrison * ''Die Weibchen'' (1970) - Tommy * '' L'uomo più velenoso del cobra'' (1971) - Tony Garden * ''La vergine di Bali'' (1972) - David Rank * ''Sixteen'' (1973) - Giorgio * ''

Commissariato di notturna ''Commissariato di notturna'' is a 1974 Italian crime-comedy film directed by . It was one of the few films that tried to mix the classical commedia all'italiana with the ''poliziottesco'' genre. Cast *Rosanna Schiaffino: Sonia *Gastone Mosch ...

'' (1974) - Amedeo Furlan aka il Laureando * ''

La nipote ''La nipote'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana- erotic drama film directed by Nello Rossati and starring Daniele Vargas with Francesca Muzio. In France, the film was released in an adult version with addition of Italian-produced har ...

'' (1974) - Piero / Luigi's friend * ''Ciak si muore'' (1974) - Inspector Menzel * ''Il torcinaso'' (1975) - Police Chief * '' La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' (1975) - Trudot * ''

Faccia di spia ''Faccia di spia'' (also known as ''C.I.A. Secret Story'') is a 1975 Italian political drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferrara. Cast * Adalberto Maria Merli as captain Felix Ramos * Mariangela Melato as Tania *Francisco Rabal as Mehd ...

'' (1975) - Patrick * ''Una vergine in famiglia'' (1975) - Ivan Fnrnesi * ''Lo stallone'' (1975) - Guido, padre di Daniela * ''

L'ingenua ''L'ingenua'' is a 1975 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana and road movie directed by Gianfranco Baldanello. The film featured Ilona Staller in her first lead role and shared an almost identical essential cast and filming locations with the earli ...

'' (1975) - Piero Spazin * ''Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito'' (1977) - Pietro Santini * ''Polizia selvaggia'' (1977) * ''L'assassino speranza delle donne'' (1977) * '' Eyes Behind the Stars'' (1978) - Agent for 'The Silencers' * ''Supersexymarket'' (1979) * ''Il viziaccio'' (1980) * ''Las verdes vacaciones de una familia bien'' (1980) - Mario Nicosia * ''Eroina'' (1980) - The Trafficant * '' Carcerato'' (1981) - The Police Commissioner * '' Don't Look in the Attic'' (1982) - Casati * ''Pin il monello'' (1982) * ''Apocalisse di un terremoto'' (1982) - Anthony Starace * '' Amok'' (1983) - Le chef de la police * ''La donna del mare'' (1984) - Alfred Wanfel * ''I mercenari raccontano'' (1985) * ''Cattivi Pierrot'' (1985) - Victim * ''Delitti'' (1987) - Chief of Police * ''La trasgressione'' (1987) * ''

Cross of the Seven Jewels ''Cross of the Seven Jewels'' ( it, La croce dalle 7 pietre) is a 1987 Italian horror film directed, written and starring Marco Antonio Andolfi. Prior to directing the film, Andolfi worked in film in the amateur theatre and claims to have worked i ...

'' (1987) - Boss from Sicily * ''La tempesta'' (1988) * ''La vendetta'' (1989) - Agent Roberts * ''Viaggio di nozze in giallo'' (1990) * ''

Una donna da guardare ''Una donna da guardare'' (also known in English-speaking countries as ''What a Girl'' and ''Pamela'') is a 1990 Italian erotic movie directed by Michele Quaglieri and starring Pamela Prati. Plot Gianni is a middle-aged man with sexual problems. ...

'' (1991) - prof. Mueller * ''Shadow Warriors'' (1992) - Ninja Master (final film role)

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* 1931 births 2014 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Turin 20th-century Italian male actors People from Rocca Canavese {{Italy-actor-stub

Life and career

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