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Rossano Brazzi (1916–1994)

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Rossano Brazzi was an Italian stage and film actor. He was married to Lydia Brazzi until her death, and to Isle Fischer, his second wife, until his death. His first break into films came in 1942, when Zarah Leander's film studio was casting for a leading man to play opposite Leander in the film Damals (At That Time, Le Foyer Perdu)... See full bio »

Born:

in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died:

(age 78) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren at his home in Beverly Hills, CA, 1959. Rossano Brazzi and his neighbor, Jimmy Durante, in his backyard at home in Beverly Hills, CA, 1958. Still of Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific Still of Rossano Brazzi in Legend of the Lost Rossano Brazzi at home with his wife, Lydia, Mitzi Gaynor, and her husband, Jack Bean, 1958. Still of Sophia Loren and Rossano Brazzi in Legend of the Lost
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1996 Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali
Dr. Lucidi
 
1993 Mort d'un zombie (TV movie)
 
1993 Delitti imperfetti (TV movie)
(1993)
 
1990 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Sir Manuel Carmargue
– Put on by Cunning (1990) … Sir Manuel Carmargue
 
1990 Blaues Blut (TV mini-series)
Prof. Donelli
– Gegen die Uhr (1990) … Prof. Donelli
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
Castello
– Pilot (1989) … Castello
 
1988 The Third Solution
Marini
 
1988 Devil's Hill
Mr. Panama
 
1986 Le tiroir secret (TV mini-series)
 
1986 We the Living
Leo Kovalenski
 
1986 La vallée des peupliers (TV series)
Umberto de Lorenzi
 
1986 Honor Thy Father (TV movie)
 
1985 7, Hyden Park: la casa maledetta
Dr. Sernich
 
1985 Final Justice
Don Lamanna
 
1985 Christopher Columbus (TV mini-series)
Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas
 
1984 Fear City
Carmine
 
1984 The Far Pavilions (TV mini-series)
The Rana of Bhithor
– Part Three: Wally and Anjuli (1984) … The Rana of Bhithor
– Part Two: The Journey to Bhithor (1984) … The Rana of Bhithor
– Part One: Return to India (1984) … The Rana of Bhithor
 
1984 L'elemento D (TV movie)
 
1983 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Inspector Pastori
– Straight Through the Hart (1983) … Inspector Pastori
 
1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Signor Falzoni
– Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 1 (1982) … Signor Falzoni (as Rosanno Brazzi)
– Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 2 (1982) … Signor Falzoni (as Rosanno Brazzi)
 
1982 The Paramedic
 
1982 The Voice
 
1981 Anche i ladri hanno un santo
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Anton Jagger
– Perfect Husband, The/Volcano (1981) … Anton Jagger
 
1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict
DeCarlo
 
1980 A Time for Miracles (TV movie)
Fillipo Fillici
 
1980 Champagne... e fagioli
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1980 Io e Caterina
Arthur
 
1980 Orient-Express (TV mini-series)
André Val-Bergot
– Maria (1980) … André Val-Bergot
 
1979 La promessa (TV movie)
 
1979 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Vincenti Donettelli
– Terror on Skis (1979) … Vincenti Donettelli
 
1978 Caribia
 
1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Salim Douad
– The Young and the Fair (1978) … Salim Douad
 
1978 Mr. Too Little
Zabo The Great
 
1977 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Zeno Stavrik
– You Don't See Many Pirates These Days (1977) … Zeno Stavrik
 
1976 Solo la verità (TV mini-series)
– Prima di mezzanotte (1976)
– La morte di Erminia (1976)
– La terza chiave (1976)
– La donna da punire (1976)
 
1975 Il tempo degli assassini
Father Eugenio
 
1975 The Angels with Bound Hands
 
1975 Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero: Dracula in Brianza
Dr. Paluzzi
 
1975 Giro girotondo... con il sesso è bello il mondo
 
1975 Political Asylum
Ambassador Lara
 
1974 Il castello della paura
Count Frankenstein
 
1973 Madigan (TV series)
Liuzza
– The Naples Beat (1973) … Liuzza
 
1972 The Great Waltz
Tedesco
 
1972 Racconti proibiti... di niente vestiti
Lorenzo del Cambio
 
1971 Day of Judgment
Sheriff
 
1971 Vivi ragazza vivi!
padre di Barbara
 
1971 Mister Kingstreet's War
 
1971 Trittico
Andrea, the Surgeon
 
1970 Intimità proibite di una giovane sposa
Adolfo Rogano
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Karim Lazanos
– The Skin Game (1970) … Karim Lazanos
 
1970 Coralba (TV mini-series)
Marco Danon
– Episode #1.5 (1970) … Marco Danon
– Episode #1.4 (1970) … Marco Danon
– Episode #1.3 (1970) … Marco Danon
– Episode #1.2 (1970) … Marco Danon
– Episode #1.1 (1970) … Marco Danon
 
1969 Honeymoon with a Stranger (TV movie)
Capt. Sevilla
 
1969 The Adventurers
Baron de Coyne
 
1969 The Survivors (TV series)
Antaeus Riakos
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
The Count
– Mother Love (1969) … The Count
 
1969 Vita segreta di una diciottenne
 
1969 The Italian Job
Beckerman
 
1969 Psychout for Murder
Brigoli
 
1969 Krakatoa: East of Java
Giovanni
 
1968 Criminal Affair
Ross Simpson
 
1968 King of Africa
Dr. Hamilton
 
1968 Il diario segreto di una minorenne
 
1967 The Bobo
Carlos Matabosch
 
1967 Woman Times Seven
Giorgio - episode 'Amateur Night'
 
1967 Per amore... per magia...
Il narratore
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Luder
– Don't Wait for Tomorrow (1967) … Luder
 
1967 Soldier's Girl
Fernando Moschino
 
1967 Gli altri, gli altri e noi
 
1966 Melissa (TV mini-series)
Guy Foster
– Episode #1.6 (1966) … Guy Foster
– Episode #1.5 (1966) … Guy Foster
– Episode #1.4 (1966) … Guy Foster
– Episode #1.3 (1966) … Guy Foster
– Episode #1.2 (1966) … Guy Foster
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1966 Il Natale che quasi non fu
Phineas T. Prune
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Alex Staphos
– Keep My Share of the World (1966) … Alex Staphos
 
1965 Un amore
Antonio Dorigo
 
1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Lorenzo
 
1964 Engagement Italiano
Mario Menacci
 
1964 Dark Purpose
Count Paolo Barbarelli
 
1964 Pão de Açúcar
Claudio DeSantis
 
1964 Biblioteca di Studio Uno: Al Grand Hotel (TV movie)
Singer (uncredited)
 
1964 Les fables de La Fontaine (TV series)
 
1962 Three Fables of Love
Leo (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
 
1962 Redhead
Fabio
 
1962 Rome Adventure
Roberto Orlandi
 
1962 Light in the Piazza
Signor Naccarelli
 
1960-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Count Vittorio / Julio
– Our Man in Rome (1961) … Count Vittorio
– Slip of the Tongue (1960) … Julio
 
1960 The Battle of Austerlitz
Lucien Bonaparte
 
1960 L'assedio di Siracusa
Archimede
 
1959 Count Your Blessings
Charles Edouard de Valhubert
 
1958 A Certain Smile
Luc Ferrand
 
1958 South Pacific
Emile De Becque
 
1957 Legend of the Lost
Paul Bonnard
 
1957 Interlude
Tonio Fischer
 
1957 The Story of Esther Costello
Carlo Landi
 
1956 Loser Takes All
Bertrand
 
1956 Faccia da mascalzone
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Nick Trinita
– Big Nick (1955) … Nick Trinita
 
1955 Summertime
Renato de Rossi
 
1955 It Happens in Roma
Dino Moriani
 
1955 Il conte Aquila
Conte Federico Confalonieri
 
1954 Angela
Nino
 
1954 The Barefoot Contessa
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
 
1954 The Contessa's Secret
Comte de Cavour
 
1954 Flesh and Desire
Giuseppe Guardini
 
1954 Three Coins in the Fountain
Georgio Bianchi
 
1954 Barrier of the Law
Lt. Mario Grandi
 
1953 Carne de horca
Juan Pablo de Osuna
 
1953 Prisoner in the Tower of Fire
Cesare Borgia
 
1953 C'era una volta Angelo Musco
The story-teller
 
1952 Guilt Is Not Mine
Carlo Rocchi
 
1952 Il figlio di Lagardère
Philippe de Lagardère
 
1952 Milady and the Musketeers
Conte de la Fere aka Athos
 
1952 They Were 300
Volpintesta
 
1952 The Woman Who Invented Love
Conte Grilli
 
1952 Mistress of Treves
Sigfrido
 
1951 Tragic Spell
Pietro
 
1951 Black Crown
Andrés
 
1951 Revenge of Black Eagle
Vladimir Dubrovskij
 
1950 Romanzo d'amore
Enrico Toselli
 
1950 The Fighting Men
Saro Costa
 
1950 Volcano
Donato
 
1949 Little Women
Professor Bhaer
 
1948 I contrabbandieri del mare
Mario
 
1947 The White Devil
Prince André Mdwani - Il diavolo bianco
 
1947 Il corriere del re
Julien Sorel
 
1947 Bullet for Stefano
Stefano Pelloni
 
1947 La grande aurora
Renzo Gamba
 
1947 Furia
Antonio
 
1947 La monaca di Monza
 
1947 Eleonora Duse
Arrigo Boito
 
1946 Return of the Black Eagle
Vladimir Dubrowskij
 
1946 Malìa
Cola
 
1946 Paese senza pace
Tita Nane
 
1945 La casa senza tempo
Capitano Paolo Sivera
 
1945 Merry Chase
Guido, il diplomatico
 
1945 Ten Commandments
(segment "Non commettere atti impuri")
 
1943 Silenzio, si gira!
Andrea Corsi
 
1943 Il treno crociato
Il tenente Alberto Lauri
 
1943 Damals
Pablo
 
1943 The Genius and the Nightingale
Carlo de Beriot
 
1942 I due Foscari
Jacopo Foscari
 
1942 The Gorgon
Lamberto Finquinaldo
 
1942 Addio Kira!
Leo Kovalenski
 
1942 Noi vivi
Leo Kovalenski
 
1942 Girl of the Golden West
William / Manuel
 
1942 Piazza San Sepolcro
 
1941 È caduta una donna
Roberto Frassi
 
1941 The King's Jester
Il re Francesco Iº
 
1941 The Hero of Venice
Guido Fuser, suo figlio
 
1941 The Story of Tosca
Mario Cavaradossi
 
1941 La forza bruta
Fred
 
1940 Musica di sogno
Michele Donato, alias Mac Dynar
 
1940 Kean
Edmund Kean
 
1940 Bridge of Glass
Il comandante Mario Marchi
 
1939 Trial and Death of Socrates
Simmia
 
1939 Small Hotel
 
1938 Il destino in tasca
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1969 Vita segreta di una diciottenne (writer)
 
1969 Psychout for Murder (screenplay / story)
 
1968 Criminal Affair (dialogue / screenplay / story)
 
1968 Il diario segreto di una minorenne (writer)
 
1966 Il Natale che quasi non fu (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (performer: "Some Enchanted Evening" - uncredited)
 
1958 South Pacific (performer: "Twin Soliloquies Wonder How It Feels" 1949 - uncredited, "Some Enchanted Evening" 1949 - uncredited, "Dites Moi" 1949 - uncredited, "Reprise: Some Enchanted Evening" 1949 - uncredited, "Act I Finale" 1949 - uncredited, "This Nearly Was Mine" 1949 - uncredited, "Dites Moi" reprise and Orchestral Finale 1949 - uncredited)
 
1949 Little Women (performer: "None But the Lonely Heart Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt" 1869 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1969 Psychout for Murder (as Edward Ross)
 
1968 Criminal Affair
 
1966 Il Natale che quasi non fu
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1968 Criminal Affair (producer)
 
1954 Barrier of the Law (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 8 August 1977 (1977) … Guest Appearance
 
1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The Galloping Gourmet (TV series)
Himself
– Curried Mutton (1972) … Himself
 
1967 Flash 02 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 November 1966 (1966) … Himself - Guest
 
1965 A Day with Dino (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1962 Mondo cane (documentary)
Himself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Rossano Brazzi (1960) … Himself
 
1957-1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.20 (1960) … Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1957) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV documentary)
Emile de Becque
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase (documentary short)
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1958) Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for ABC-TV called "Portrait of Gina", produced / directed by Orson Welles.

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Alternate Names:

Rosanno Brazzi | Edward Ross

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

Sometimes my face is more beautiful than the leading lady's. See more »

Trivia:

Attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, a city in which he lived since the age of four. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo