Gianni Rizzo (1925–1992) was an Italian

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. Between 1944 and 1986 he appeared in over seventy films and television productions, in a variety of

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s. His screen roles included parts in a number of

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, such as '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961).Hughes, p. 16 He also appeared in Italian spy films, spaghetti westerns, and played the villain in the 1967 Perry Rhodan movie, ''

Mission Stardust ''Mission Stardust'' ( it, ...4...3...2...1...Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels of the popular German '' Perry Rhodan'' series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting. Plot In a quest to find a source of radioactive ma ...

''. He died in 1992 at age 66.

Selected filmography

* ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1949) * ''

City of Pain ''City of Pain'' ( it, La città dolente) is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Mario Bonnard. It was shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Luigi T ...

'' (1949) - Sergio * ''

A Night of Fame ''A Night of Fame'' ( it, Al diavolo la celebrità) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Cast * Marcel Cerdan as Maurice Cardan * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Gino Marini * Mischa Auer as Bernard Stork * Marilyn B ...

'' (1949) - Max * '' Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) - Cicerone, Casbah tourguide (uncredited) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Beppe detto il Curato * '' Three Steps North'' (1951) - The Greek * ''

Wolves Hunt at Night ''Wolves Hunt at Night'' (French: ''Les Loups chassent la nuit'', Italian: ''La ragazza di Trieste'') is a 1952 French-Italian spy thriller film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Carla Del Poggio and Fernand Ledoux.Gi ...

'' (1952) - Le commissaire italien * ''Una madre ritorna'' (1952) - Ex-amante di Elena * ''Una croce senza nome'' (1952) * '' Serenata amara'' (1952) - Peppe * '' Il moschettiere fantasma'' (1952) - Pierre de La Tour * '' I Chose Love'' (1953) * ''Puccini'' (1953) * ''Carmen proibita'' (1953) * '' Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (1954) - Rudi * '' Disowned'' (1954) * ''

Pirate of the Half Moon ''Il corsaro della mezzaluna'', internationally released as ''Pirate of the Half Moon'', is a 1957 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring John Derek. Plot In sixteenth century Italy, a poet turns pirate after a ...

'' (1957) - Visconte di Grand * ''Orizzonte infuocato'' (1957) - Vasco * '' Head of a Tyrant'' (1959) - Ozia * ''Avventura a Capri'' (1959) - Antonio il parucchiere * ''Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' (1959) - (uncredited) * ''

The Pirate and the Slave Girl ''The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' ( it, La scimitarra del Saraceno, also known as ''The Pirate's Captive'') is a 1959 Italian adventure film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Lex Barker. Plot Captain Drakut, called the "Dra ...

'' (1959) - Nikopoulos * ''La notte del grande assalto'' (1959) - The Maltese * ''Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco'' (1959) - Propietario night-club * ''Cavalcata selvaggia'' (1960) * ''Gli scontenti'' (1961) * '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) - Licurgo * ''Zorro in the Court of Spain'' (1962) - Don Carlos * ''I due della legione'' (1962) - Suprut * ''

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) - Ragionere * ''

Zorro and the Three Musketeers ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' ( it, Zorro e i tre moschettieri, also known as ''Mask of the Musketeers'' and ''Zorro vs. the Three Musketeers'') is a 1963 Italian comedy- adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Gordon Scott. ...

'' (1963) - King Philip * '' Slave Queen of Babylon'' (1963) - Ghelas * '' The Ten Gladiators'' (1963) - Claudius Nero * '' Sword in the Shadows'' (1963) - Giorgio * '' Mission to Hell'' (1964) - John Yakiris * '' Triumph of the Ten Gladiators'' (1964) - Sesto Vitorio * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) - Teomoco * '' Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators'' (1964) - Senator Giulio Varro * ''

Le bambole ''Le bambole'' (U.S. title: ''The Dolls'', UK title: ''Four Kinds of Love'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in four segments; starring Nino Manfredi, Virna Lisi, Elke Sommer, and Mario Montuori. The four vignettes—The Telephone Call (La telef ...

'' (1965) - Hotel Manager * '' Desperate Mission'' (1965) - Barrow * ''I soldi'' (1965) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - Politician with glasses * ''Anónima de asesinos'' (1966) - Stephanolopoulus * ''Vacanze sulla neve'' (1966) * ''

Requiem for a Secret Agent ''Requiem for a Secret Agent'' (also known as ''Requiem per un agente segreto'') is an Italian international co-production Eurospy film. It was co-produced with Spain (where it was released as ''Consigna: Tánger 67'') and West Germany (where it w ...

'' (1966) - Atenopoulos * ''

Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon ''Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' (German: ''Lotosblüten für Miss Quon'') is a 1967 thriller film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Lang Jeffries, Francesca Tu and Werner Peters.Cowie p.73 Based on the 1961 novel '' A Lotus for Miss Quon'' ...

'' (1967) - Blackie Lee * ''

'' (1967) - Car Seller * '' Desert Commandos'' (1967) - Perrier * '' Face to Face'' (1967) - Williams * ''

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' ( it, Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte) is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The film stars Gianni Garko, William Berger, Fernando Sancho and Klaus Kinski, and ...

'' (1968) - Alman * '' Run, Man, Run'' (1968) - Mayor Christopher Bannington * '' Sabata'' (1969) - Judge O'Hara * '' Adiós, Sabata'' (1970) - Folgen * ''

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 * '' Between Miracles'' (1971) - Priest * ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label= Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Da ...

'' (1971) - Father Superior * '' Return of Sabata'' (1971) - Jeremy Sweeney * ''

Alfredo, Alfredo ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town ...

'' (1972) - A Judge * ''

Bawdy Tales ''Storie scellerate'', internationally released as ''Bawdy Tales'', is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti. Plot The film is set in 1800, in Rome. Two thieves are imprisoned and condemned to death. To pass the time, the two tell ...

'' (1973) - Il cardinale * ''Questa volta ti faccio ricco!'' (1974) - Giorgiakis * '' Anno uno'' (1974) - Dirigente DC torinese * '' Who Breaks... Pays'' (1975) - Mister Paul * ''

Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 t ...

'' (1977) - L'allenatore * '' The Uranium Conspiracy'' (1978) - The Captain * '' The Lonely Lady'' (1983) - Gino Paoluzzi * '' Everybody in Jail'' (1984) - Minister Euclide * ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in ficti ...

'' (1986) - Päpstliche Gesandte #5 (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Hughes, Howard. ''Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011.

External links

* 1925 births 1992 deaths Italian male film actors People from Brindisi 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub