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's '' Black Sunday'' (1960).

Biography

Born in

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, Garrani was a student at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome when started his theatrical career, at first as amateur, then entering the stage company of

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in 1943. Aside from his work on stage, including works with

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, in the fifties he started a parallel activity in cinema, starring in a great number of films, even if usually in secondary roles. Garranidied on 25 March 2015, at the age of 91.

Selected filmography

*'' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Tommaso Spadoni *''

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'' (1954) *''

Eighteen Year Olds ''Eighteen Year Olds'' ( it, Le diciottenni) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marisa Allasio. Cast * Marisa Allasio as Anna Campolmi * Virna Lisi as Maria Rovani * Anthony Steffen as the physics teacher (as ...

'' (1955) - Il medico *'' The Rival'' (1956) - Secondo ufficiale inquirente *''

Roland the Mighty ''Roland the Mighty'' ( it, Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci. about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, where Roland, a knight in the service of Charlemagne was killed while defending the re ...

'' (1956) - Carlo Magno *'' Terrore sulla città'' (1957) *''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' (1958) - Pelias, King of Iolcus *'' Città di notte'' (1958) - Un dottore *''

Slave Women of Corinth Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

'' (1958) - Antigono *''

The Day the Sky Exploded ''The Day the Sky Exploded'' ( it, La morte viene dallo spazio, lit=Death Comes From Space), released in the United Kingdom as ''Death Comes From Outer Space'', is a 1958 science fiction film. It is known as the first Italian science fiction fil ...

'' (1958) - Prof. Herbert Weisse *''

Il padrone delle ferriere ''Il padrone delle ferriere'' ( es, Felipe Derblay) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish historical melodrama film written and directed by Anton Giulio Majano. It is based on the novel ''Le Maître de forges'' by Georges Ohnet. Cast *António Vilar as ...

'' (1959) - Monsieur Moulinet *''Le Fric'' (1959) - Belar *'' General della Rovere'' (1959) - Partisan chief (uncredited) *''

The Giant of Marathon ''The Giant of Marathon'' ( it, La battaglia di Maratona) is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Philli ...

'' (1959) - Creuso *''

Vento del sud ''Vento del sud'' also known as ''South Wind'' is a 1959 Italian mafia crime thriller film directed by Enzo Provenzale starring Claudia Cardinale and Renato Salvatori. Cast *Renato Salvatori ... Antonio Spagara *Claudia Cardinale ... Grazia M ...

'' (1959) - Padrino *''

Carthage in Flames ''Carthage in Flames'' ( it, Cartagine in fiamme) is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, José Suárez, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The ...

' (1960) - Thala *'' La strada dei giganti'' (1960) - Vincent Micocci *'' L'ultimo zar'' (1960) *'' Black Sunday'' (1960) - Prince Vajda *'' Atom Age Vampire'' (1960) - Prince Vajda *''

Adua and Friends ''Adua and Her Friends'' ( it, Adua e le compagne), also known as ''Hungry For Love'', is a 1960 Italian film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli with a collaborative screenplay by the film's director together with Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola and ...

'' (1960) - L'Avvocato - Adua's ex-customer *'' Morgan, the Pirate'' (1960) - Governor Don José Guzman *''

The Hunchback of Rome ''Il gobbo'' (internationally released as ''The Hunchback of Rome'') is a 1960 Italian crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is loosely based on the real life events of Giuseppe Albano, an Italian partisan that was one of the protagonist ...

'' (1960) - Moretti *''

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was origina ...

'' (1961) - Re di Megalia * ''

Dreams Die at Dawn ''Dreams Die at Dawn'' (Italian: ''I sogni muoiono all'alba'') is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras and Indro Montanelli.Goble p.331 It is set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Cast * Lea Massari as Anna Mik ...

'' (1961) - Andrea *'' Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - Giovanni Ferroni *'' The Slave'' (1962) - Julius Caesar - Roman Triunvir *'' The Legion's Last Patrol'' (1962) - Colonel Dionne *'' The Captive City'' (1962) - Mavroti *''

The Shortest Day ''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...

'' (1963) - Erede Siciliano (uncredited) *''

The Verona Trial ''Il processo di Verona'' (internationally released as ''The Verona Trial'') is a 1963 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film tells of the final phases of the Italian fascist regime, in particular the affair of the 1944 ...

'' (1963) - Roberto Farinacci *''

The Leopard ''The Leopard'' ( it, Il Gattopardo ) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the ''Risorgimento''. Published posthumously in 1958 by Feltrinelli, after two rejections by the ...

'' (1963) - Colonel Pallavicino *'' The Betrothed'' (1964) - L'Innominato *''

Cyrano et d'Artagnan ''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' () is a 1964 French adventure film directed by Abel Gance, starring José Ferrer and Jean-Pierre Cassel. It is set in 1642 and tells the story of how the poet and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer d' ...

'' (1964) *''Senza sole nè luna'' (1964) *''

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 avvocato *''

I grandi condottieri ''Gideon and Samson'': ''Great Leaders of the Bible'' (or ''I grandi condottieri'') is a 1965 Italian historical film directed by Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz. Consisting of two segments, the first half tells the story of Gideon, whi ...

'' (1965) - Gedeone / Gideon *'' La jeune morte'' (1965) - Le père *'' The Rover'' (1967) - Scevola *'' On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...'' (1967) - Duca Pandolfo *'' Deadly Inheritance'' (1968) - Leon *'' L'amante di Gramigna'' (1969) *'' Waterloo'' (1970) - Marshal Soult *'' Liberation III: Direction of the Main Blow'' (1971) - Mussolini *''Maddalena'' (1971) *'' Siamo tutti in libertà provvisoria'' (1971) - Attorney General *''

Caliber 9 ''Caliber 9'' ( it, Milano calibro 9, lit=Milan caliber 9; also released as ''The Contract'') is a 1972 Italian noir-poliziottesco film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bouchet, Philippe L ...

'' (1972) - Don Vincenzo *'' Bronte: cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno raccontato'' (1972) - Nicola Lombardo *'' Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire'' (1972) - Lucetta's father *' (1972) - Lubianski *''

Section spéciale ''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...

'' (1975) - L'amiral François Darlan, vice-président du Conseil *'' Street People'' (1976) - Salvatore Francesco *'' Italia: Ultimo atto?'' (1977) *''

Holocaust 2000 ''Holocaust 2000'' (also released as ''The Chosen'' and ''Rain of Fire'') is a 1977 horror film directed by Alberto De Martino, written by De Martino, Michael Robson, and Sergio Donati, and starring Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Ant ...

'' (1977) - Prime Minister *''

The Repenter ''Il pentito'' (internationally released as ''The Repenter'' and ''The Squealer'') is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judg ...

'' (1985) *''

Soldati - 365 all'alba ''Soldati - 365 all'alba'' (i.e. "Soldiers 365 Days Before Discharge") is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the military service seen as a traumatic experience, marked the switch of Risi from low-wattage c ...

'' (1987) - Colonel *''

Il muro di gomma ''The Rubber Wall'' ( it, Il muro di gomma) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the crash of Itavia Flight 870, entered the competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.Edoardo Pittalis, Rob ...

'' (1991) - Copo Stato Maggiore della Difesa *'' Nel continente nero'' (1993) - Monsignor Fantazzini *'' Dio c'è'' (1998) - Ettore, Riccardo's father *'' Zora the Vampire'' (2000) - Priest *'' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) - Cardinal Carcano *''Marcello Marcello'' (2008) - Delegate

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* 1924 births 2015 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors People from the Province of L'Aquila {{italy-actor-stub