Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian.
Born in
Trieste
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, D'Orsi took a degree in law in 1953, but he was already active in theater from 1950, performing in small companies of prose and
revue
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From 1962 till his death, D'Orsi was a prolific supporting actor, appearing in as many as fifteen films a year. He died in Rome at 47 from kidney failure.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Girl... and a Million'' (1962)
* ''
The Thursday'' (1963)
* ''
The Girl from Parma'' (1963)
* ''
The Hours of Love'' (1963)
* ''
Shivers in Summer
''Shivers in Summer'' ( it, Frenesia dell'estate) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring among others Vittorio Gassman.
Cast
* Vittorio Gassman - Captain Nardoni
* Sandra Milo - Yvonne
* Michèle Mercier - Gigi
* P ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Verona Trial'' (1963)
* ''
Countersex'' (1964)
* ''
Let's Talk About Women'' (1964)
* ''
Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1965)
* ''
I soldi'' (1965)
* ''
Hot Frustrations
''Hot Frustrations'' (french: La Traite des blanches, it, S.2.S. - Base morte chiama Suniper, also known as ''I Am a Fugitive from a White Slave Gang'' and ''Frustrations'') is a 1965 French- Italian drama film written and directed by Georges Co ...
'' (1965)
* ''
I complessi'' (1965)
* ''
Rita the American Girl'' (1965)
* ''
Death Walks in Laredo'' (1966)
* ''
Blockhead
Blockhead(s) may refer to:
Films
* '' The Blockhead'', a 1921 German silent film
* '' Block-Heads'', a 1938 film starring Laurel and Hardy
* ''Blockhead'' (film), a 1966 Italian film
Music
* Blockhead (music producer) (born 1976), American hi ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Golden Chameleon'' (1967)
* ''
The Black Sheep
Black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.
Black sheep may also refer to:
Film
* ''The Black Sheep'' (1920 film), British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan
* ''Black Sheep ...
'' (1968)
* ''
The Two Crusaders'' (1968)
* ''
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera
''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'' (''Franco, Ciccio and Blackbeard the Pirate'') is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Is a parody of the 1883 adventure novel '' Treasure Islan ...
'' (1969)
* ''
I See Naked'' (1969)
* ''
Normal Young Man'' (1969)
* ''
Circuito chiuso'' (1969)
* ''
Basta guardarla
''Basta guardarla'' (''Just Look at Her'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce.
Plot
Enrichetta, a young peasant girl who lives in the village of Copparola di Sotto, Ciociaria, joins the avanspettacolo company of Silver Boy ...
'' (1970)
* ''
La ragazza del prete
''La ragazza del prete'' (''The girlfriend of the priest'') is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Cast
* Nicola Di Bari: Don Michele / Nicola
* Susanna Martinková: Erika
* Isabella Biagini: Maria Innocenza ...
'' (1970)
* ''
I due maghi del pallone
''I due maghi del pallone'' (''The two wizards of the ball'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot summary
Ciccio Ingrassetti is the PR of a milanese pharmaceutical firm w ...
'' (1970)
* ''
Ma che musica maestro'' (1971)
* ''
Oasis of Fear
''Oasis of Fear'' ( it, Un posto ideale per uccidere, lit=An Ideal Place to Kill) is an Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Irene Papas, Ornella Muti and Ray Lovelock. It was produced by Carlo Ponti.
The film was releas ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' (1972)
* ''
My Name Is Shanghai Joe'' (1972)
* ''
Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'' (1972)
* ''
Return of Halleluja'' (1972)
* ''
Naughty Nun'' (1972)
* ''
Snow Job'' (1972)
* ''
Man Called Invincible'' (1973)
* ''
Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!'' (1973)
* ''
The Balloon Vendor'' (1974)
* ''
L'arbitro'' (1972)
* ''
The Sensual Man'' (1974)
References
External links
*
Italian male film actors
1929 births
Actors from Trieste
1976 deaths
20th-century Italian male actors
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