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Birthday: Mar 17, 1925
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy

Gabriele Ferzetti

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Marc Ange Draco 1969
High Voltage Pablo Moncada 1972
The Bible: In the Beginning... Lot 1966
House of Ricordi Giacomo Puccini 1954
L'Avventura Sandro 1960
Le ragazze di Miss Italia professor De Lollis 2002
The Night Porter Hans 1974
The Psychic Emilio Rospini 1977
I Am Love Edoardo Recchi Senior 2010
The Confession Kohoutek 1970
Crucero de verano Carlos Brul y Betancourt 1964
It Happened in '43 Franco Villani 1960
Machine Gun McCain Don Francesco DeMarco 1969
Cannabis Inspector Bardeche 1970
Le Amiche Lorenzo 1955
Come Play With Me Stefano 1968
Porzûs Strono vecchio 1997
We Still Kill the Old Way Avvocato Rosello 1967
The Great Deception Bernard Turquet de Mayenne 1959
The Burning Years Padre di Saverio 1979
Hospitals: The White Mafia Prof. Daniele Vallotti 1973
Appassionata Dr. Emilio Rutelli 1974
End of the Game Dr. Lutz 1978
La calda vita Guido 1964
La Orca Valerio 1976
Crime on a Summer Morning Victor Dermott 1965
1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time 2007
Julia and Julia Alfredo 1988
Jessica Edmondo Raumo 1962
18 Years Later Enrico 2010
An Opera of Violence Self - Actor 2003
A Devil Under the Pillow Anselmo 1968
Three Rooms in Manhattan le comte Larsi 1965
That Splendid November Biagio 1969
Empty Eyes Fernando Maestrelli 1953
Kidnap Don Francesco Salvatore 1974
100 Years of Love Carlo, the Political Prisoner (segm. "Gli ultimi dieci Minuti") 1954
L'amica Paolo Marchesi 1969
A Sentimental Attempt Giulio 1963
Pigs with a P.38 Max Astarita 1978
Donatella Maurizio 1956
Suffocating Heat Gaetano Castelli 1991
La contessa Castiglione (uncredited) 1942
Encounters in the Deep Miles 1979
The Boxer Nick La Caterina / Tony La Monica 1972
A Curious Man Moriondo 1975
A Matter of Time Antonio Vicari 1976
Oedipus Orca Valerio 1977
Last In, First Out Herzog 1978
Imperial Venus Freron 1962
Grog Alberto 1982
Million Dollar Eel Vasco 1971
Bandits in Rome Commissioner 1968
Puccini Giacomo Puccini 1953
Smiling Maniacs Prandó 1975
Quick Trial L'avvocato Finaldi 1974
March's Child Sandro 1958
Con rabbia e con amore 1997
The Protagonists Il Commissario 1968
Love on the Riviera Giulio Ferrari 1958
Adriana Lecouvreur Maurizio di Sassonia 1955
The Wayward Wife Franco Vagnuzzi 1953
Camilla Dott. Mario Rossetti 1954
The Nun of Monza Gian Paolo Osio 1962
Inganno Andrea Vannini 1952
Inchon Turkish Brigadier 1981
Escalation Augusto Lambertinghi 1968
It Happened in Rome Lawyer Alberto Cortini 1957
Parola di ladro Desiderio 1957
Angel in a Taxi Andrea 1958
Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen Vittorio 1994
The Basileus Quartet Mario Cantone 1983
The Possessed Hand Maestro Gomin 1981
Gli amanti di Ravello Sandro Deodata 1951
Sins of Casanova Casanova 1954
Una fredda mattina di maggio Signor Mantoni 1990
So Much Love Lost Frédéric Solingen 1958
William Tell 1948
Best Ever Bond Draco (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002
Love, the Italian Way Alberto Bressan 1960
Better a Widow Don Calogero Minniti 1968
The Hornet's Nest Gaspard 1976
Suggestionata Gregorio 1978
Defend My Love Pietro Leonardi 1956
Beggars and Proud Ones 1972
Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga Il padre di Stella 1976
Beach Casanova Avvocato Leblanc 1962
Love Problems Guido 1968
Die Ringe des Saturn 1993
Nick the Sting Maurice 1976
Red Lips Avvocato Paolo Martini 1960
Torpedo Bay Leonardi 1963
Archeologia del set: Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Sandro (archive footage) (uncredited) 2017
Hitler: The Last Ten Days Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel 1973
The Forbidden Christ (uncredited) 1951
Rencontres Ralph Scaffari 1962
Return to Lisca Bianca Island Sandro (voice) (archive footage) 1983
Concorso di colpa Vito Santamaria 2005
Lost Love Tommaso Pasini 2003
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Tommaso 1960
Welcome Reverend! The veteran 1950
Eruption Roberto Santi 1962
La prova d'amore Angela Father 1974
First Action Hero Ben Costa 1994
Mon premier amour Georges 1978
Clothing the Naked Ludovico Nota 1954
Black as the Heart Signor Noé Alga Croce 1994
Computron 22 Il Nonno 1988
Il prezzo della gloria Comandante Alberto Bruni 1956
Desideri d'estate 1964
Hannibal Senator Quintus Fabius 1959
Everyone's in Love Arturo 1959
The Wages of Sin Self - Actor 2003
Three Forbidden Stories Mario 1952
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair 1990
Death in the Vatican Cardinale Ixaguirre 1982
Lo zappatore 1950
Calling All Police Cars Professor Andrea Icardi 1975
Modern Virgin Gabriele Demico 1954
Callas & Onassis Livanos 2005
Once Upon a Time in the West Morton 1968
Cross of the Living L'abbé Delcourt 1962
The Devil in Love Lorenzo de' Medici 1966
The Shortest Day Tenente in trincea 1963
Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God Card. Giuseppe Siri 2006
Something to Do with Death Self - Actor 2003
The Counterfeiters Dario 1951
Death, Where Is Your Victory? Max 1964
Les Misérables (uncredited) 1948
3000 Million Without an Elevator Raphaël 1972
Gli angeli del potere Dr. Donhal 1990
Un po' di cielo Frank Lo Giudice 1955
Series Cast Year
La voglia di vincere Professor Besson 1987
Quo Vadis? Pisone 1985
The Devil's Game Master Gomin 1981
Private Crimes Dottor Guido Braschi 1993
Delitto e castigo Svidrigajlov 1983
Die goldenen Schuhe Marquesade Buenaventa 1983
Around the World in 80 Days Italian Chief of Police 1989
Papa Luciani - il sorriso di Dio Card. Giuseppe Siri 2006
Édouard et ses filles Antoine di Marco 1990
Divorce His, Divorce Hers Turi Livicci 1973
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