Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film

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and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...

, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film ''

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'' directed by

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. Back in Italy, he attended the

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, then he began an intense career as a character actor. His first Italian film was ''La peccatrice'' by

Amleto Palermi Amleto Palermi (11 July 1889 – 20 April 1941) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1914 and 1942. He directed ''The Old Lady'', which starred Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Sele ...

(1940). In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film ''Amazzonia terra sconosciuta''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1937) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Man with a Cross'' (1943) * '' Giacomo the Idealist'' (1943) * ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, di Lamp ...

'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * '' Against the Law'' (1950) * '' Wolves Hunt at Night'' (1952) * '' Prisoner in the Tower of Fire'' (1952) * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1953) * '' Barrier of the Law'' (1954) * '' Vanina Vanini'' (1961) * ''

Terror of the Steppes ''Terror of the Steppes'' ( it, I predoni della steppa, also known as ''The Mighty Khan'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film written and directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris. Plot Cast * Kirk Morris as Sandar Khan * Moira Orfei ...

'' (1964) * '' 30 Winchester per El Diablo'' (1965) * '' Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' (1966) * ''

No Diamonds for Ursula ''No Diamonds for Ursula'' (Italian: ''I diamanti che nessuno voleva rubare'') is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Gino Mangini and starring Jeanne Valérie, Salvo Randone and Dana Andrews.McKay p.191 Cast * Jeanne Valérie as Ursula * ...

'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' A Barrel Full of Dollars'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Death Smiles at a Murderer ''Death Smiles on a Murderer'' ( it, La morte ha sorriso all'assassino; English title sequence: ''Death Smiles at Murder'') is a 1973 Italian horror film directed by Joe D'Amato and starring Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski and Luciano Rossi. Plot 1906 ...

'' (1973) * ''

Return of Shanghai Joe ''Return of Shanghai Joe'' ( it, Il ritorno di Shanghai Joe) is a 1975 Western film directed by Bitto Albertini and starring Klaus Kinski. Plot The medicine show man Bill Cannon gives refuge to the bandit Pedro Gomez, who is wounded by the men o ...

'' (1975) * '' Cuore di cane'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' I'm Photogenic'' (1980)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dottesio, Attilio 1909 births 1989 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Brescia 20th-century Italian male actors Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni