Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an
Italian
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actor. He is also a translator,
theater producer
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and
artistic director
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. He is fluent in
Italian
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and
French languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the
cult classic
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Dèmoni
''Demons'' ( it, Dèmoni) is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava, produced by Dario Argento, and starring Urbano Barberini and Natasha Hovey. Its plot follows two female university students who, along with a number of rando ...
'' (''Demons'').
His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in
Dario Argento
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's film ''
Opera
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'' though in the
English
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dubbing, his voice was replaced with another actor's deeper voice. The only DVD that retains his original voice on the English dub is the UK release from Arrow Films.
Filmography
*''Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani'' (1984) - Luca Stella
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Dario Argento's World of Horror'' (1985) - Himself
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Il diavolo sulle colline'' (1985)
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Dèmoni
''Demons'' ( it, Dèmoni) is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava, produced by Dario Argento, and starring Urbano Barberini and Natasha Hovey. Its plot follows two female university students who, along with a number of rando ...
'' (1985) - George
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La vita di scorta'' (1986)
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Otello
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Th ...
'' (1986) - Cassio
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Until Death
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'' (1987) aka ''The Changeling 2'' - Marco
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Gor'' (1987) - Tarl Cabot
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Opera
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'' (1987) - Inspector Alan Santini
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...
'' (1988) - Stanley
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Outlaw of Gor'' (1988) - Prof. Tarl Cabot
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The Black Cat'' (1989) - Marc Ravenna
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Torrents of Spring'' (1989) - Baron Von Doenhof
*''Rouge Venise'' (1989)
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Courage Mountain'' (1989) - Italian Captain
*''Strepitosamente... flop'' (1991) - Massimo
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Moses
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'' (1996) - Nahbi
*''Ultimo bersaglio'' (1996) - Wolf Körmendi
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Stella's Favor'' (1996) - Tommy
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Come mi vuoi'' (1996) - Gaia
*''The Eighteenth Angel'' (1997) - Monk
*''Le complici'' (1998)
*''Borderline'' (1998) - Alex
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Milonga'' (1999) - Person B
*''Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'' (2002)
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Adored: Diary of a Porn Star'' (2003) - Federico Soldani
*''Signora'' (2004) - Marcello
*''Nel mio amore'' (2004) - Fausto
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The Fine Art of Love
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'' (2005) - Prince
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Casino Royale'' (2006) - Tomelli
References
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1961 births
Living people
Male actors from Rome