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Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Acting

Born: March 17, 1925Rome, Italy

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film Lo Zappatore (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films Puccini (1953) and Casa Ricordi (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial L'Avventura (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man. Ferzetti starred as Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Marc Ange Draco, although his voice was dubbed by British actor David de Keyser. He was perhaps best known to non-mainstream audiences for his role as the psychiatrist, Hans, in Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974). In the 1970s, he appeared in a significant number of crime films, often as an inspector. He appeared in Julia and Julia, opposite Laurence Olivier in Inchon (1982), and the cult film, First Action Hero. Later in his career, he played the role of Nono in the TV series Une famille formidable, while also appearing in Luca Guadagnino's 2009 film I Am Love. Ferzetti died on 2 December 2015, aged 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriele Ferzetti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
18 Years Later

18 Years Later

Enrico

2010
I Am Love

I Am Love

Edoardo Recchi Senior

2010
1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007
Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God

Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God

Card. Giuseppe Siri

2006
Callas & Onassis

Callas & Onassis

Livanos

2005
Concorso di colpa

Concorso di colpa

Vito Santamaria

2005
Something to Do with Death

Something to Do with Death

Self - Actor

2003
The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin

Self - Actor

2003
An Opera of Violence

An Opera of Violence

Self - Actor

2003
Lost Love

Lost Love

Tommaso Pasini

2003
L'avvocato de Gregorio

L'avvocato de Gregorio

Alfonso

2003
Le ragazze di Miss Italia

Le ragazze di Miss Italia

professor De Lollis

2002
Porzûs

Porzûs

Strono vecchio

1997

Con rabbia e con amore

1997
Black as the Heart

Black as the Heart

Signor Noé Alga Croce

1994
First Action Hero

First Action Hero

Ben Costa

1994

Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen

Vittorio

1994

Die Ringe des Saturn

1993
Suffocating Heat

Suffocating Heat

Gaetano Castelli

1991
Una fredda mattina di maggio

Una fredda mattina di maggio

Signor Mantoni

1990

Gli angeli del potere

Dr. Donhal

1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990
Computron 22

Computron 22

Il Nonno

1988
Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

Alfredo

1988
Return to Lisca Bianca Island

Return to Lisca Bianca Island

Sandro (voice) (archive footage)

1983
The Basileus Quartet

The Basileus Quartet

Mario Cantone

1983
Grog

Grog

Alberto

1982
Death in the Vatican

Death in the Vatican

Cardinale Ixaguirre

1982
The Possessed Hand

The Possessed Hand

Maestro Gomin

1981
Inchon

Inchon

Turkish Brigadier

1981
Encounters in the Deep

Encounters in the Deep

Miles

1979
The Burning Years

The Burning Years

Padre di Saverio

1979
Pigs with a P.38

Pigs with a P.38

Max Astarita

1978
Mon premier amour

Mon premier amour

Georges

1978
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out

Herzog

1978
End of the Game

End of the Game

Dr. Lutz

1978
Suggestionata

Suggestionata

Gregorio

1978
The Psychic

The Psychic

Emilio Rospini

1977
Oedipus Orca

Oedipus Orca

Valerio

1977
A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Antonio Vicari

1976
Nick the Sting

Nick the Sting

Maurice

1976
La Orca

La Orca

Valerio

1976
The Hornet's Nest

The Hornet's Nest

Gaspard

1976
Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga

Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga

Il padre di Stella

1976
Calling All Police Cars

Calling All Police Cars

Professor Andrea Icardi

1975
A Curious Man

A Curious Man

Moriondo

1975
Smiling Maniacs

Smiling Maniacs

Prandó

1975
The Proof of love

The Proof of love

Angela Father

1974
Kidnap

Kidnap

Don Francesco Salvatore

1974
Quick Trial

Quick Trial

L'avvocato Finaldi

1974
Appassionata

Appassionata

Dr. Emilio Rutelli

1974
The Night Porter

The Night Porter

Hans

1974
Hospitals: The White Mafia

Hospitals: The White Mafia

Prof. Daniele Vallotti

1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel

1973
3000 Million Without an Elevator

3000 Million Without an Elevator

Raphaël

1972
Beggars and Proud Ones

Beggars and Proud Ones

1972
High Voltage

High Voltage

Pablo Moncada

1972
The Boxer

The Boxer

Nick La Caterina / Tony La Monica

1972
Million Dollar Eel

Million Dollar Eel

Vasco

1971
Cannabis

Cannabis

Inspector Bardeche

1970
The Confession

The Confession

Kohoutek

1970
L'amica

L'amica

Paolo Marchesi

1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Marc Ange Draco

1969
That Splendid November

That Splendid November

Biagio

1969
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

Don Francesco DeMarco

1969
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

Morton

1968
Bandits in Rome

Bandits in Rome

Commissioner

1968
Love Problems

Love Problems

Guido

1968
Better a Widow

Better a Widow

Don Calogero Minniti

1968
The Protagonists

The Protagonists

Il Commissario

1968
Come Play With Me

Come Play With Me

Stefano

1968
Escalation

Escalation

Augusto Lambertinghi

1968
A Devil Under the Pillow

A Devil Under the Pillow

Anselmo

1968
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

Avvocato Rosello

1967
The Devil in Love

The Devil in Love

Lorenzo de' Medici

1966
The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Lot

1966
Three Rooms in Manhattan

Three Rooms in Manhattan

le comte Larsi

1965
Crime on a Summer Morning

Crime on a Summer Morning

Victor Dermott

1965
Crucero de verano

Crucero de verano

Carlos Brul y Betancourt

1964
Desideri d'estate

Desideri d'estate

1964
La calda vita

La calda vita

Guido

1964
Death, Where Is Your Victory?

Death, Where Is Your Victory?

Max

1964
A Sentimental Attempt

A Sentimental Attempt

Giulio

1963
Torpedo Bay

Torpedo Bay

Leonardi

1963
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

Tenente in trincea

1963
Beach Casanova

Beach Casanova

Avvocato Leblanc

1962
Imperial Venus

Imperial Venus

Freron

1962
Cross of the Living

Cross of the Living

Abbot Delcourt

1962
The Nun of Monza

The Nun of Monza

Gian Paolo Osio

1962
Jessica

Jessica

Edmondo Raumo

1962
Eruption

Eruption

Roberto Santi

1962
Rencontres

Rencontres

Ralph Scaffari

1962
Love, the Italian Way

Love, the Italian Way

Alberto Bressan

1960
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

Tommaso

1960
Long Night in '43

Long Night in '43

Franco Villani

1960
L'Avventura

L'Avventura

Sandro

1960
Red Lips

Red Lips

Avvocato Paolo Martini

1960
Hannibal

Hannibal

Senator Quintus Fabius

1959
The Great Deception

The Great Deception

Bernard Turquet de Mayenne

1959
Everyone's in Love

Everyone's in Love

Arturo

1959
Love on the Riviera

Love on the Riviera

Giulio Ferrari

1958
So Much Love Lost

So Much Love Lost

Frédéric Solingen

1958
Angel in a Taxi

Angel in a Taxi

Andrea

1958
March's Child

March's Child

Sandro

1958
It Happened in Rome

It Happened in Rome

Lawyer Alberto Cortini

1957
Parola di ladro

Parola di ladro

Desiderio

1957
Il prezzo della gloria

Il prezzo della gloria

Comandante Alberto Bruni

1956
Donatella

Donatella

Maurizio

1956
Defend My Love

Defend My Love

Pietro Leonardi

1956
Un po' di cielo

Un po' di cielo

Frank Lo Giudice

1955
Le Amiche

Le Amiche

Lorenzo

1955
Adriana Lecouvreur

Adriana Lecouvreur

Maurizio di Sassonia

1955
Sins of Casanova

Sins of Casanova

Casanova

1954
House of Ricordi

House of Ricordi

Giacomo Puccini

1954
Camilla

Camilla

Dott. Mario Rossetti

1954
Modern Virgin

Modern Virgin

Gabriele Demico

1954
Clothing the Naked

Clothing the Naked

Ludovico Nota

1954
100 Years of Love

100 Years of Love

Carlo, the Political Prisoner (segm. "Gli ultimi dieci Minuti")

1954
Empty Eyes

Empty Eyes

Fernando Maestrelli

1953
Puccini

Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

1953
The Wayward Wife

The Wayward Wife

Professor Franco Vagnuzzi

1953
Three Forbidden Stories

Three Forbidden Stories

Mario

1952
Inganno

Inganno

Andrea Vannini

1952
The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

Dario

1951
The Forbidden Christ

The Forbidden Christ

(uncredited)

1951
Gli amanti di Ravello

Gli amanti di Ravello

Sandro Deodata

1951
Lo zappatore

Lo zappatore

1950
Mountain Smugglers

Mountain Smugglers

Leutnant Berti

1950
Welcome Reverend!

Welcome Reverend!

The veteran

1950
Fabiola

Fabiola

Claudio

1949
William Tell

William Tell

1948
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

(uncredited)

1948
Vertigine d'amore

Vertigine d'amore

1948
La contessa Castiglione

La contessa Castiglione

(uncredited)

1942