Osvaldo Valenti (17 February 1906 – 30 April 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1928 and 1945. He was born in

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, Turkey to a Sicilian carpet trader and a wealthy Lebanese woman of Greek descent. He and his lover,

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, were executed by partisans in

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, Italy, due to their links with

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. Their story was portrayed in the 2008 film '' Wild Blood''.

Partial filmography

* ''

Hungarian Rhapsody The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (french: Rhapsodies hongroises, german: Ungarische Rhapsodien, hu, Magyar rapszódiák), is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and late ...

'' (1928) – Der Fähnrich * ''

Five to Nil ''Five to Nil'' (Italian: ''Cinque a zero'') is a 1932 Italian sports comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Milly, and Osvaldo Valenti.Moliterno p.5 It was inspired by a 5–0 victory by A.S. Roma against their rivals ...

'' (1932) – Barenghi * ''La signorina dell'autobus'' (1933) – Giacomo * ''La fortuna di zanze'' (1933) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) – Malvivente di borgata * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Dance of Time ''The Dance of Time'' or more literally ''The Dance of the Clock Hands'' (Italian: ''La danza delle lancette'') is a 1936 Italian sports comedy film directed by Mario Baffico and starring Marcello Spada, Ugo Ceseri and Luigi Almirante. It was one ...

'' (1936) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) – Duca di Fadda * ''

Queen of the Scala ''Queen of the Scala'' (Italian: ''Regina della Scala'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Guido Salvini and starring Margherita Carosio, Nives Poli and Giuseppe Addobbati.Lancia & Poppi p.93 The film's sets were ...

'' (1937) * ''Mia moglie si diverte'' (1938) – Tommy Bolden * ''

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'' (1938) – Guy de la Motte * ''La signora di Montecarlo'' (1938) * ''

A Thousand Lire a Month ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (Italian: ''Mille lire al mese'') is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith p.119 It is a rema ...

'' (1939) – Gabriele Corodi * '' The Widow'' (1939) – Padova, il pittore * ''

The Fornaretto of Venice ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il fornaretto di Venezia'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Roberto Villa, Elsa De Giorgi and Clara Calamai.Forgacs & Gundle p.162 It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1939) – Alvise Duodo * ''

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'' (1939) – Sigfrido * ''

Hurricane in the Tropics ''Hurricane in the Tropics'' (Italian:''Uragano ai tropici'') is a 1939 Italian adventure film directed by Pier Luigi Faraldo and Gino Talamo and starring Fosco Giachetti, Rubi D'Alma, and Osvaldo Valenti.Poppi p.396 The film is based on a nove ...

'' (1939) – Il tenente Reguero * ''

An Adventure of Salvator Rosa ''An Adventure of Salvator Rosa'' (Italian: ''Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa'') is a 1939 Italian historical adventure film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Gino Cervi, Luisa Ferida and Rina Morelli. It is set in seventeenth century ...

'' (1939) – Lamberto d'Arco * ''Una lampada alla finestra'' (1940) – Dick * ''Fanfulla da Lodi'' (1940) – Franco di Genova * ''Trappola d'amore'' (1940) – Il conte di Brazeuil * ''

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'' (1940) – Giuseppe Garibaldi giovane * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) – Livio Sabelli * '' Abandonment'' (1940) – Leonard * ''

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'' (1940) – Berto * ''La leggenda azzurra'' (1940) – L'ufficiale straniero * ''

La zia smemorata ''La zia smemorata'' (i.e. "The Amnesiac Aunt") is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Dina Galli.Fabrizio Sarazani (14 March 1941). "La zia smemorata" (review). '' Il Giornale d'Italia''. Plot ...

'' (1940) – Paolo Ravelli * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) – Il duca Ruggero di Vallombrosa * ''I pirati del golfo'' (1940) * '' Idyll in Budapest'' (1941) – Sandor * ''Giuliano de' Medici'' (1941) – Franceschino de' Pazzi * ''

The King of England Will Not Pay ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (Italian: ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.Gundle p.181 It was shot at ...

'' (1941) – Il secondo Antellesi * ''

The Iron Crown ''The Iron Crown'' () is a 1941 Italian adventure written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi. The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his nephew. I ...

'' (1941) – Eriberto * ''

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'' (1941) – Giacomo Cenci * ''Don Buonaparte'' (1941) – Maso * ''

The Mask of Cesare Borgia ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (Italian: ''La maschera di Cesare Borgia'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th C ...

'' (1941) – Cesare Borgia * ''

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'' (1941) – Valentini * ''

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'' (1941) – Giovannino Cafiero * ''Il vetturale del San Gottardo'' (1941) – Mortens * ''La sonnambula'' (1941) – Il conte Osvaldo Merola * ''Sancta Maria'' (1942) – Jack * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) – Giannetto Malespini * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) – Pietro * ''

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'' (1942) – Don Vincenzo Caramandola * ''Orizzonte di sangue'' (1942) – Alioscia * ''

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'' (1942) – Vladimiro Yariskine * ''

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'' (1942) – Nelson * ''Piazza San Sepolcro'' (1942) – Napoleone da giovane * '' Knights of the Desert'' (1942) – Il capitano Serra * ''Gli ultimi filibustieri'' (1943) – Ramon de la Sierra * ''

La valle del diavolo ''The Valley of the Devil'' (Italian: ''La valle del diavolo'') is a 1943 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marina Berti, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Parish p.106 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Ro ...

'' (1943) – Il barone Rider * ''

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'' (1943) – Chris Sherman * ''Enrico IV'' (1943) – Il conte Enrico Di Nolli / Enrico IV * ''

The Innkeeper ''The Innkeeper'' (Italian: ''La locandiera'' also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.Reich & Garafalo p.28 The film is an a ...

'' (1944) – Cavaliere di Ripafratta * ''Fatto di cronaca'' (1945)

Bibliography

*Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valenti, Osvaldo 1906 births 1945 deaths Male actors from Istanbul Deaths by firearm in Italy Italian male film actors Executed Italian people Italian people of Greek descent Italian people of Lebanese descent Turkish people of Italian descent 20th-century Italian male actors Italian fascists People executed by Italy by firing squad