Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an

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actor. He is also a translator,

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and

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. He is fluent in

and French languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the

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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 random p ...

'' (''Demons''). His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in

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's film ''

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'' though in the

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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 *'' Dario Argento's World of Horror'' (1985) - Himself *'' Il diavolo sulle colline'' (1985) *''

'' (1985) - George *'' La vita di scorta'' (1986) *''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887. The ...

'' (1986) - Cassio *''

Until Death ''Until Death'' is a 2007 American vigilante action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Simon Fellows. It was released direct-to-DVD on April 24, 2007. Van Damme plays Anthony Stowe, a corrupt police detective addicted to heroin ...

'' (1987) aka ''The Changeling 2'' - Marco *'' Gor'' (1987) - Tarl Cabot *''

'' (1987) - Inspector Alan Santini *''

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'' (1988) - Stanley *'' Outlaw of Gor'' (1988) - Prof. Tarl Cabot *'' The Black Cat'' (1989) - Marc Ravenna *''

Torrents of Spring ''Torrents of Spring'', also known as ''Spring Torrents'' (russian: Вешние воды ''Veshniye vody''), is an 1872 novella by Ivan Turgenev. It is highly autobiographical in nature, and centers on a young Russian landowner, Dimitry Sanin, ...

'' (1989) - Baron Von Doenhof *''Rouge Venise'' (1989) *'' Courage Mountain'' (1989) - Italian Captain *''Strepitosamente... flop'' (1991) - Massimo *''

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

'' (1996) - Nahbi *''Ultimo bersaglio'' (1996) - Wolf Körmendi *'' Stella's Favor'' (1996) - Tommy *'' Come mi vuoi'' (1996) - Gaia *''The Eighteenth Angel'' (1997) - Monk *''Le complici'' (1998) *''Borderline'' (1998) - Alex *'' Milonga'' (1999) - Person B *''Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'' (2002) *'' Adored: Diary of a Porn Star'' (2003) - Federico Soldani *''Signora'' (2004) - Marcello *''Nel mio amore'' (2004) - Fausto *'' The Fine Art of Love'' (2005) - Prince *'' Casino Royale'' (2006) - Tomelli

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barberini, Urbano 1961 births Living people Male actors from Rome