Ubaldo Lay (14 April 1917 - 27 September 1984) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in

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as Ubaldo Bussa, after graduating in law, Lay was admitted to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1939, from which he graduated with honors. He debuted on stage in 1945 and on films in 1946. Active on radio, in 1951 Lay moved to

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where he hosted several radio programs for Italo-Americans audiences. Back in Italy, he resumed his radio and stage activities and debuted in television in 1956.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Lay's

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was Lieutenant Sheridan, that he played in five

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crime series and in several television films. He also starred in several other successful television series, often directed by

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, while his cinema activity was less significant, consisting mainly of supporting roles. Lay died of a

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aged 67.

Partial filmography

* ''Monte Cassino'' (1946) - Don Eusebio * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) - Don Pietro (voice, uncredited) * ''

Toto the Sheik ''Toto the Sheik'' ( it, Totò sceicco) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Curti p.145 It is a parody of desert films such as ''The Son of the Sheik'' and ''Siren of Atlantis''. Plot Antonio is the humbl ...

'' (1950) - Il maggiore della legione * '' The Merry Widower'' (1950) - Shaphiro * ''

Solo per te Lucia ''Solo per te Lucia'' is a 1952 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Mariella Lotti. Cast *Mariella Lotti as Lucia *Luigi Tosi as Mario *Paolo Panelli as Tonino *Nerio Bernardi as Luciano *Anna Vita as Liliana * ...

'' (1952) * ''

I tre corsari ''The Three Pirates'' (Italian: ''I tre corsari'') is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Soldati. It is based on a novel by Emilio Salgari. Cast * Ettore Manni: Il Corsaro Nero - Enrico di Ventimiglia * Marc Lawrence: Van Gould ...

'' (1952) - Il carceriere Alvaro * '' Guilt Is Not Mine'' (1952) - Andrea * ''

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair ''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'', also known as ''Yolanda'' ( it, Jolanda, la figlia del corsaro nero) is a 1953 Italian film directed by Mario Soldati, and based on the novel Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter by Emilio Salgar ...

'' (1953) * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...

'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''

A Day in Court ''A Day in Court'' (Italian: ''Un giorno in pretura'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno and starring Peppino De Filippo, Silvana Pampanini, Sophia Loren, and Alberto Sordi. The film is an anthology, consisting of a day's cases b ...

'' (1954) - Il fidanzato di Anna * ''

Naples Is Always Naples ''Naples Is Always Naples'' (Italian: ''Napoli è sempre Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Lea Padovani, Renato Baldini and Ubaldo Lay.Chiti & Poppi p.244 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1954) - Il tunisino * ''

Toto in Hell ''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several attem ...

'' (1955) - Belfagor * ''Chéri-Bibi'' (1955) - Conte Ponte-Marie * ''

The Violent Patriot ''The Violent Patriot'' ( it, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere) is a 1956 Italian adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on real life events of the Italian condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. Cast *Vittorio Gassman as Giov ...

'' (1956) - Stefano, padre di Anna * ''Il canto dell'emigrante'' (1956) - Capo banditi * ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957) * ''

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) - Tripolino * ''Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan'' (1960) - Tenente Ezzy Sheridan * ''Gerarchi si muore'' (1961) - Giuseppe, the butler * ''

Son of the Circus ''Son of the Circus'' (French: ''L'enfant du cirque'', Italian: ''Il figlio del circo'') is a 1963 French-Italian musical comedy film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Ramuncho, Antonella Lualdi and Mario Feliciani.Gili & Tassone p.232 The f ...

'' (1963) - Avv. Adami * ''Provaci anche tu, Lionel'' (1973) - Sheridan * '' The Exorcist: Italian Style'' (1975) - Lt. Sheridan (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lay, Ubaldo 1917 births Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors 1984 deaths Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni 20th-century Italian male actors