Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in
Oderzo
Oderzo ( la, Opitergium; vec, Oderso) is a ''comune'' with a population of 20,003 in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.
It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about to the northeast of Venice. Oderzo is crossed by the Montican ...
,
Veneto
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Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and
sword and sandal
Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum (pepla plural), is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical, mythological, or Biblical epics mostly set in the Greco-Roman antiquity or the Middle Ages. These films attempted to emulate the big-budget H ...
epics, mainly Italian, as well as roles in major international films. His notable appearances include ''
Piccolo mondo antico
''Piccolo mondo antico'' (literally: Little Ancient World), known in English as ''Old-Fashioned World '', is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro. It belongs to the movies of the c ...
'' (1941),''
The Naked Maja
''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...
'' (1958), ''
David and Goliath
Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified King Saul's ...
'' (1960), ''
The Loves of Hercules
''The Loves of Hercules'' ( it, Gli amori di Ercole) is a 1960 international co-production film starring Jayne Mansfield and her then husband Mickey Hargitay. The film was distributed internationally as ''Hercules vs. the Hydra''.
Plot
While H ...
'' (1960), ''
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ''al-sīd'', which would evolve into El ...
'' (1961), ''
55 Days at Peking'' (1963) ''
Camille 2000
''Camille 2000'' is a 1969 film based on the 1848 novel and 1852 play ''La Dame aux Camélias'' by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''. It was adapted by Michael DeForrest and directed by Radley Metzger. It stars Danièle Gaubert and Nino Castelnuovo with ...
'' (1969) and ''
Don't Look Now
''Don't Look Now'' ( it, A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking, lit=In Venice... a shocking red December) is a 1973 English-language film in the thriller genre directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short story by Daphne du Mauri ...
'' (1973). In 1947 he won a
Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
for
Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the
neorealist war
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-
drama film
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''
The Sun Still Rises
''The Sun Still Rises'' (Italian: ''Il sole sorge ancora'') also known as ''Outcry'' is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani.
It was one of two films produced ...
''.
He had an affair with the actress
Anna Magnani
Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters.
Born in Rome, she worked her ...
who bore him a son, Luca, whom she affectionately called Cellino. Luca contracted polio at an early age; - " In time he was able to walk with steel braces but
espent much of his time in a wheelchair."
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Serato died in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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in 1989.
Selected filmography
* ''Inventiamo l'amore'' (1938) - Un altro giocatore nella sala da biliardo
* ''Le Père Lebonnard'' (1939) - Un giovanetto al ballo (uncredited)
* ''L'ispettore Vargas'' (1940)
* ''
Piccolo mondo antico
''Piccolo mondo antico'' (literally: Little Ancient World), known in English as ''Old-Fashioned World '', is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro. It belongs to the movies of the c ...
'' (1941) - Franco Maironi
* ''Due cuori sotto sequestro'' (1941) - Il compositore
* ''L'amore canta'' (1941) - Alberto
* ''L'uomo venuto dal mare'' (1942) - Il marinaio
* ''I sette peccati'' (1942) - Mario Venier
* ''
Luisa Sanfelice
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'' (1942) - Ferdinando Ferri
* ''
Giacomo the Idealist
''Giacomo the Idealist'' (Italian: ''Giacomo l'idealista'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Massimo Serato, Marina Berti and Andrea Checchi.Moliterno p.267 It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada.
...
'' (1943) - Giacomo Lanzavecchia
* ''
The Materassi Sisters
''The Materassi Sisters'' (Italian: ''Sorelle Materassi'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Emma Gramatica, Irma Gramatica and Olga Solbelli.Reich & Garofalo p.268 The film is an adaptation of the 193 ...
'' (1944) - Remo, il nipote
* ''
In High Places'' (1945) - Giorgio Zanetti
* ''
The Sun Still Rises
''The Sun Still Rises'' (Italian: ''Il sole sorge ancora'') also known as ''Outcry'' is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani.
It was one of two films produced ...
'' (1946) - Major Heinrich
* ''Sangue a Ca' Foscari'' (1946) - cavaliere della Rosa
* ''L'apocalisse'' (1947)
* ''
The Courier of the King
''The Courier of the King'' (Italian: ''Il corriere del re'') is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.Moliterno p.208 It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel '' ...
'' (1947) - Maurice Croisenois
* ''La revanche de Baccarat'' (1947)
* ''
The Lady of the Camellias
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'' (1947) - Alexandre Dumas fils (prologue)
* ''Rocambole'' (1947)
* ''Il principe ribelle'' (1947) - Francesco di Sant'Agata
* ''
I cavalieri dalle maschere nere
''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosel ...
'' (1948) - Il contino de la Motte
* ''
The Dance of Death
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The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of ...
'' (1948) - Stéphane / Stefano
* ''Monastero di Santa Chiara'' (1949) - Rudolf, ufficiale delle SS
* ''Il mondo vuole così'' (1949) - Alberto
* ''
The Pirates of Capri
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'' (1949) - Baron Holstein
* ''
Marechiaro'' (1949) - Luca Salvatori
* ''
Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Ufficiale D'aviazione
* ''
Sunday in August'' (1950) - Roberto
* ''
Fugitive Lady'' (1950) - Jim West
* ''
The Thief of Venice
''The Thief of Venice'' or ''Il Ladro di Venezia'' is a 1950 Italian film directed by John Brahm. The US title was "The Thief of Venice".
It was released in the US two years after being made.
Plot
In 1575 Venice, the Doge has just died and Scar ...
'' (1950) - Il grande inquisitore Garbia
* ''
The Rival of the Empress
''The Rival of the Empress'' (Italian: ''La rivale dell'imperatrice'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Jacopo Comin and Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Isa Pola. A separate English-langu ...
'' (1951) - Orloff - Italian language version (voice)
* ''
Love and Blood
''Love and Blood'' ( it, Amore e sangue) is a 1951 Italian-German action melodrama film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Maria Montez in one of her last roles. '' (1951) - Peppuccio detto Peppe
* ''
Shadows Over Naples
''Shadows Over Naples'' (german: Schatten über Neapel) is a 1951 German-Italian crime film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Maria Montez, Massimo Serato, and Hans Söhnker. A separate Italian version ''Love and Blood
''Love and Blood'' ...
'' (1951) - Peppuccio
* ''
Tragic Spell
''Tragic Spell'' (Italian: ''Incantesimo tragico (Oliva)'') is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...
'' (1951) - Berto
* ''
Without a Flag
''Without a Flag'' (Italian: ''Senza bandiera'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Serato, Paolo Stoppa and Walter Rilla.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. It was sho ...
'' (1951) - Leutnant Morassi
* ''
I due derelitti
''I Due derelitti'' is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Flavio Calzavara.
Plot
Count George of Kerlor, convinced that his wife has betrayed him and that little Gianni, the boy he raised as a son, is not in reality his own, entrusts th ...
'' (1951) - Ramon
* ''Anita Garibaldi'' (1952) - (uncredited)
* ''
Milady and the Musketeers
''Milady and the Musketeers'' (Italian: ''Il boia di Lilla'', also known as ''Vengeance of the Musketeers'' and ''La vita avventurosa di Milady'') is 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Rossa ...
'' (1952) -
Comte de Rochefort
The Comte de Rochefort is a secondary fictional character in Alexandre Dumas' ''d'Artagnan Romances''. He is described as approximately 40 to 45 years old in 1625 and "fair with a scar across his cheek".
In ''The Three Musketeers''
Known throug ...
* ''
La figlia del diavolo
''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady.
Plot
Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The ...
'' (1952) - Adolfo Santagata
* ''
Red Love'' (1952) - Simone Sole
* ''
The Merchant of Venice
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Although classified as ...
'' (1953) - Antonio
* ''I Piombi di Venezia'' (1953) - Orsenigo
* ''
Gioventù alla sbarra
''Gioventù alla sbarra'' is a 1953 Italian crime-drama film directed by Ferruccio Cerio.
Cast
*Giorgio Albertazzi as Marco
*Isa Barzizza as Florence - la canzonettista
* Aldo Bettoni
*Gemma Bolognesi
* Marilyn Buferd as Lilly
* Annette Ciarli
* ...
'' (1953) - Gigi
* ''
Eager to Live
''Eager to Live'' ( it, Febbre di vivere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Gora. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Plot
Massimo lives in luxury, but in reality he is overwhe ...
'' (1953) - Massimo Fontana
* ''
The Man from Cairo'' (1953) - Basil Constantine
* ''
Lucrèce Borgia
''Lucrèce Borgia'' (also known as ''Lucretia Borgia'' or ''Sins of the Borgias'') is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque, who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laur ...
'' (1953) -
Alfonso of Aragon
* ''
The Story of William Tell
''The Story of William Tell'' is an unfinished film about William Tell. It starred and was produced by Errol Flynn. It commenced filming in Italy in 1953 and was meant to be the directorial debut of Jack Cardiff. It was filmed in CinemaScope. ...
'' (1953) - Hermann Gessler
* ''
Il Conte di Sant'Elmo'' (1953) - Conte di Sant'Elmo
* ''
Public Opinion
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'' (1954) - Massimo Gorini
* ''
Pietà per chi cade
''Pietà per chi cade'' (i. e. ''Compassion for those who fall'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Antonella Lualdi and Nadia Gray.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). ' ...
'' (1954) - Livio Vanini
* ''
Madame du Barry'' (1954) - Choiseul
* ''
Loves of Three Queens
''Loves of Three Queens'' ( it, L'amante di Paride), also known as ''The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships'', is a 1954 Italian anthology film. It was directed by Marc Allégret and Edgar G. Ulmer and stars Hedy Lamarr.
Plot
A woman going t ...
'' (1954) - Paride (segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships)
* ''L'eterna femmina'' (1954)
* ''Foglio di via'' (1954) - Andrea
* ''Cartouche'' (1955) - Henri de Vauboranche
* ''
The Widow'' (1955) - Vittorio
* ''
Il falco d'oro'' (1955) - Massimo Montefalco
* ''Il piccolo vetraio'' (1955) - barone de la Motte
* ''
Mermaid of Naples'' (1956) - Salvatore Aiello
* ''Tormento d'amore'' (1956) - Pietro Martínez
* ''
Supreme Confession'' (1956) - Marco Neri
* ''
La trovatella di Milano'' (1956)
* ''
Peppino, le modelle e chella là'' (1957) - Carlo Rosani
* ''La grande ombra'' (1957) - Franco Donati
* ''
The Silent Enemy'' (1958) - Forzellini
* ''
Slave Women of Corinth
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'' (1958) - Quinto Rufo
* ''
The Naked Maja
''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...
'' (1958) - Conte Rodrigo Sanchez
* ''
Captain Falcon
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'' (1958) - Baron Oddo di Serra
* ''
The Sword and the Cross
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'' (1958) - Anan
* ''
Cavalier in Devil's Castle
''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' ( it, Il cavaliere del castello maledetto), also known as ''The Cavaliers of Devil's Castle'', is a 1959 Italian swashbuckler film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Massimo Serato, Irène Tunc and ...
'' (1959) - Capitano Ugone di Collefeltro
* ''
Tunis Top Secret
''Tunis Top Secret'' ( it, Tunisi top secret, german: Akte Sahara – streng vertraulich) is a 1959 Italian-German adventure-spy film written and directed by Bruno Paolinelli and starring Elsa Martinelli and Giorgia Moll.U. Tani (31 October 1959 ...
'' (1959) - Nikos
* ''
The Magistrate'' (1959) - Ugo
* ''
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) - Roberto Diego
* ''
David and Goliath
Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified King Saul's ...
'' (1960) - Abner
* ''
The Loves of Hercules
''The Loves of Hercules'' ( it, Gli amori di Ercole) is a 1960 international co-production film starring Jayne Mansfield and her then husband Mickey Hargitay. The film was distributed internationally as ''Hercules vs. the Hydra''.
Plot
While H ...
'' (1960) - Licos
* ''
Queen of the Pirates
''Queen of the Pirates'' ( it, La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa.
It was followed by '' Tiger of the Seven Seas''.
Plot
Cast
* Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra
* Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce
* S ...
'' (1960) - Cesare di Santacroce
* ' (1960) - Al
* ''
Femmine di lusso
Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.
It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and T ...
'' (1960) - Sicilian Nobleman
* ''
Constantine and the Cross'' (1961) -
Maxentius
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* ''
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ''al-sīd'', which would evolve into El ...
'' (1961) - Fanez
* ''
Pontius Pilate
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'' (1962) -
Nicodemus
Nicodemus (; grc-gre, Νικόδημος, Nikódēmos) was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin mentioned in three places in the Gospel of John:
* He first visits Jesus one night to discuss Jesus' teachings ().
* The second time Nicodem ...
* ''
Venus Against the Son of Hercules'' (1962) - Antarus
* ''
The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan
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The film is abo ...
'' (1962) -
Cardinal Richelieu
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* ''Hypnosis'' (1962) - Georg von Cramer
* ''
The Invincible Masked Rider
''The Invincible Masked Rider'' ( it, L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato) is a 1963 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It was based on a novel by Johnston McCulley. The film was released in the US as ''Terror of the Black Mask''.Lucanio,Pat ...
'' (1963) - Don Rodrigo
* ''
55 Days at Peking'' (1963) - Menotti Garibaldi
* ''
Samson and the Slave Queen
''Samson and the Slave Queen'' ( it, Zorro contro Maciste) is a 1963 Italian '' peplum'' directed by Umberto Lenzi. It was originally made as a Maciste film in Italy, in which the fabled strongman meets Zorro. It was redubbed into a "Samson" movie ...
'' (1963) - Garcia de Higuera
* ''
Goliath and the Rebel Slave
''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' ( it, Goliath e la schiava ribelle), also known as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules'', is a 1963 Eastmancolor adventure peplum film directed by Mario Caiano.
Plot
Cast
* Gordon Scott as Goliath ...
'' (1963) - Marcius
* ''Gli invincibili sette'' (1963) - Axel
* ''
Brennus, Enemy of Rome
''Brenno il nemico di Roma'' ( ''Brennus, Enemy of Rome'' and ''Battle of the Spartans'') is a 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC.
This film was written by Adriano Bolzoni, Arpad DeRiso and Nino Scolaro and was directed by Giacomo Gen ...
'' (1963) -
Marcus Furius Camillus
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* ''
Jacob and Esau
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'' (1963) - Ismaele - Ishmael
* ' (1964) - Chefredakteur
* ''
Samson vs. the Giant King
''Samson vs. the Giant King'' ( it, Maciste alla corte dello zar, also known as ''Giant of the Lost Tomb'' and ''Atlas Against the Czar'') is a 1964 Italian fantasy-peplum film directed by Amerigo Anton.
The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission ...
'' (1964) - Czar Nicola Nicolajevic
* ''
Hero of Rome
''Hero of Rome'' ( it, Il Colosso di Roma) is a 1964 sword and sandal film set in Rome in 508 BC, and depicts the expulsion of the last kings of Rome and the legend of Gaius Mucius Scaevola. Plot
The city-state of Rome has just expelled its Etru ...
'' (1964) -
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
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* ''
The Lion of Thebes
''The Lion of Thebes'' ( it, Il leone di Tebe, french: Hélène, reine de Troie) is a ''peplum'' film written and directed by Giorgio Ferroni.
Plot
When the Greek army conquers Troy, Helen is exiled from her city. Her loyal guard Arion and Hel ...
'' (1964) - Tutmes
* ''
Desafío en Río Bravo'' (1964) - Leo
* ''
Gladiators Seven
''Gladiators Seven'' ( it, La rivolta dei sette, also known as ''The Revolt of the Seven'', ''The Spartan Gladiator'' and ''The Spartan Gladiators'') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Tony Russel.Michele G ...
'' (1964) - Baxo
* ''
La Celestina P... R...'' (1965) - Marcello
* ''
Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) - Senator Lucio Quintilio
* ''
100.000 dollari per Ringo'' (1965) - Guy
* ''
The 10th Victim
''The 10th Victim'' ( it, La decima vittima) is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by Elio Petri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo Randone. An international co-production between Italy and ...
'' (1965) - Lawyer Rossi
* ''
Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (1965) - Alex
* ' (1966)
* ''
The Almost Perfect Crime
''The Almost Perfect Crime'', also known as ''Delitto quasi perfetto'' and ''Imperfect Murder'', is a 1966 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Mario Camerini.
Cast
* Philippe Leroy: Paolo Respighi
* Pamela Tiffin: Annie Robson ...
'' (1966) - Preston
* ''
Wild, Wild Planet'' (1966) - Mr. Nurmi
* ''
The Lost Woman
''The Lost Woman'' (Spanish: ''La mujer perdida'') is a 1966 drama film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Giancarlo Del Duca and Massimo Serato.King & Torrents p.138 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain.
T ...
'' (1966) - D. Rafael Valcálcer
* ''00/ciak operazione mondo'' (1966)
* ''
The Honey Pot
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'' (1967) - The Pretender (scenes deleted)
* ''
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 Plat ...
'' (1967) - ing. Pariante
* ''Il magnifico texano'' (1967) - Blackie Stark
* ''È stato bello amarti'' (1968) - Luca
* ''
Catch as Catch Can'' (1968) - Agent
* ''
Camille 2000
''Camille 2000'' is a 1969 film based on the 1848 novel and 1852 play ''La Dame aux Camélias'' by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''. It was adapted by Michael DeForrest and directed by Radley Metzger. It stars Danièle Gaubert and Nino Castelnuovo with ...
'' (1969) - Armand's father
* ' (1969) - Crusich
* ''
The Naughty Cheerleader'' (1970) - Capitano di Montecucculi
* ''
The Gamblers'' (1970) - Del Isolla
* ''Il divorzio'' (1970) - Mario Gherardi
* ''
Cloud of Dust... Cry of Death... Sartana Is Coming'' (1970) - Sheriff Jim Manassas
* ''Edipeon'' (1970)
* ''
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 t ...
'' (1970) - L'industriale fallito
* ''Historia de una traición'' (1971) - Hugo
* ''Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo'' (1971) - Caio Appio Quintilliano
* ''
Dead Men Ride'' (1971) - Emiliano
* ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - French General
* ''
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' (1972) - Uncle Fifi
* ''
Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire'' (1972) - Bishop
* ''
Beau Masque
''Beau Masque'' (Handsome Face) is a Franco-Italian film directed by Bernard Paul and released in 1972.
Synopsis
In a region in the east of France, Pierrette, (Dominique Labourier), a young mill worker devotes herself totally to her trade union ...
'' (1972) - Valério
* ''
Number one
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
'' (1973) - Mino Cattani
* ''
Women in Cell Block 7
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...
'' (1973) - Prison Director
* ''
Don't Look Now
''Don't Look Now'' ( it, A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking, lit=In Venice... a shocking red December) is a 1973 English-language film in the thriller genre directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short story by Daphne du Mauri ...
'' (1973) - Bishop Barbarrigo
* ''
Salvo D'Acquisto
Salvo D'Acquisto (15 October 1920 in Naples – 23 September 1943 in Fiumicino) was a member of the Italian ''Carabinieri'' during the Second World War.
After Italy switched sides in September 1943, joining the Allies, the Germans occupied the n ...
'' (1974) - Halder
* ''
Autopsy
An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any di ...
'' (1975) - Gianni Sanna
* ''Cattivi pensieri'' (1976) - Carlo Bocconi
* ''Il ginecologo della mutua'' (1977) - Doctor Guido Lo Bianco
* ''
Convoy Busters
''Convoy Busters'' ( it, Un poliziotto scomodo) is a 1978 ''poliziotteschi'' film directed by Stelvio Massi and starring Maurizio Merli.
Cast
*Maurizio Merli: Inspector Francesco Olmi
*Olga Karlatos: Anna
*Massimo Serato: Degan Sr.
*Mario Fel ...
'' (1978) - Degan
* ''
The Bloodstained Shadow
''Solamente nero'' (''Only Blackness''), internationally released as ''The Bloodstained Shadow'', is a 1978 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Antonio Bido. The film was referred to as "a fine example of a competent giallo, as it cont ...
'' (1978) - Count Pedrazzi
* ''
The Humanoid'' (1979) - Great Brother
* ''
Killer Nun
''Killer Nun'' (Italian: ''Suor Omicidi'', ''Sister Murders'') is a 1979 Italian nunsploitation horror film directed and co-written by Giulio Berruti, co-written by Alberto Tarallo, and starring Anita Ekberg, Joe Dallesandro, Lou Castel, and Al ...
'' (1979) - Dr. Poirret
* ''Eden no sono'' (1980) - Alessandra's Father
* ''Estigma'' (1980)
* ''Pin il monello'' (1982)
* ''
Via degli specchi
''Via degli specchi'' is a 1982 Italian crime-drama film directed by Giovanna Gagliardo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Nicole Garcia as Francesca
* Milva as Veronica
* Heinz Bennent as Gianfranco
* Cl ...
'' (1983) - Councillor Bianchi
* ''Nana'' (1983) - Faucherie
* ''
Il ragazzo di campagna
''Il ragazzo di campagna'' ("The country boy") is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
''Il ragaz ...
'' (1984) - Rower
* ''
Saving Grace'' (1986) - Monsignor Betti
* ''Le lunghe ombre'' (1987)
* ''
32 dicembre'' (1988) - Ferruccio, il fidanzato (segment "La gialla farfalla")
* ''Singolo'' (1989)
* ''Fratelli d'Italia'' (1989)
* ''Viaggio di nozze in giallo'' (1990)
* ''L'avvoltoio può attendere'' (1991) - Prince (final film role)
References
External links
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Filmography
1916 births
1989 deaths
People from Oderzo
Italian male film actors
Nastro d'Argento winners
20th-century Italian male actors
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