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Cesare Danova (1926–1992)

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Tall, dark, and handsome, Italian actor Cesare Danova (pronounced Chez-a-ray Da-NO-va) was a true Renaissance man. As a boy, it appeared he might become a professional athlete. But his family wanted him to become a doctor. Cesare, by his own account, studied medicine with such diligence that he suffered a nervous breakdown shortly before he was to take his degree... See full bio »

Born:

Cesare Deitinger
in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Died:

(age 66) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Cesare Danova in the title role of "Baranca" Episode 6, Season 3 of The Rifleman. Original Air Date: 11/1/1960
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1992 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Father DiMarco
– The Law on Trial (1992) … Father DiMarco
– Sanctuary (1992) … Father DiMarco
 
1989 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Socrates Colonnades
– The Greek (1989) … Socrates Colonnades
 
1988-1989 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Silvio Conti
 
1987 Hunter (TV series)
Roger Duquesne
– Requiem for Sergeant McCall (1987) … Roger Duquesne
 
1986 Jack and Mike (TV series)
Jake Tompkins
– Taste of Chicago (1986) … Jake Tompkins
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Edmund Cavette
– The Perfect Foil (1986) … Lt. Edmund Cavette
 
1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
President Manuel Ebenez
– Who Is Don Luis Higgins... and Why Is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me? (1986) … President Manuel Ebenez
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
Nick
– Breathing Room (Pilot) (1986) … Nick
 
1985 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Count Antoine de Muriac
– Sharps & Flats (1985) … Count Antoine de Muriac
– Ingress & Egress (1985) … Count Antoine de Muriac
 
1985 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Signore Aldo
– Arrivederci, Jackie (1985) … Signore Aldo
 
1985 Airwolf (TV series)
Alonzo Delomo
– Airwolf II (1985) … Alonzo Delomo
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Daniel Gerard
– Images (1985) … Daniel Gerard
 
1984 Simon & Simon (TV series)
President Gustave Tibaron
– Revolution #9-1/2 (1984) … President Gustave Tibaron
 
1984 Automan (TV series)
Captain Romano
– Ships in the Night (1984) … Captain Romano
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)
King Abdul Ibn Hasim / Mr. Gambacci
– The Kidnapping (1982) … King Abdul Ibn Hasim
– X-22 (1982) … Mr. Gambacci
 
1982 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Warren Alexis
– No Way Out (1982) … Warren Alexis
 
1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Fedalio Cevini
– The Lady from Laramie/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride (1981) … Fedalio Cevini
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Brent Hampton / Governor
– Mr. Nobody/La Liberatora (1981) … Governor
– The Heroine/The Warrior (1981) … Brent Hampton
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Noel Teppman
– Solid Gold Murder (1981) … Noel Teppman
 
1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Nicky Ormond
– To Catch a Dead Man (1981) … Nicky Ormond
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Jonathan Friendly
– Have I Got a Girl for You (1981) … Jonathan Friendly
 
1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Maximillian Metzger
– Sourdough Suite (1981) … Maximillian Metzger
 
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Mr. Medici
– Mystery on the Orly Express (1980) … Mr. Medici
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
– The U.N. Connection (1979)
 
1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Vince Ferrari
– A Desperate Pursuit (1979) … Vince Ferrari
 
1979 13 Queens Boulevard (TV series)
Sergio
– Italian Holiday (1979) … Sergio
 
1976-1979 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Franco Cirella / Frank Bartone
– Terror on Skis (1979) … Franco Cirella
– The Mexican Connection (1976) … Frank Bartone
 
1978 Animal House
Mayor Carmine DePasto
 
1977 Operation Petticoat (TV series)
Bouvier
– And Baby Makes 33 (1977) … Bouvier
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Moustapha
– The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb (1977) … Moustapha
 
1977 Tentacles
John Corey
 
1976 Gemini Man (TV series)
Victor
– Targets (1976) … Victor
 
1976 Scorchy
Philip Bianco
 
1976 A Matter of Wife... and Death (TV movie)
Dottore
 
1976 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Count Emilio
– The Return of Aunt Connie (1976) … Count Emilio
 
1976 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Cavorting Connoisseur
– Can You Chop This? (1976) … Cavorting Connoisseur
 
1976 The Astral Factor
Mario
 
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)
Knebel
– Death Rods (1975) … Knebel
 
1974-1975 Police Story (TV series)
Harold / Valenzuela
– Losing Game (1975) … Valenzuela
– The Gamble (1974) … Harold
 
1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Milo
– Half a Life (1975) … Milo
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
John Amado
– Shivaree on Delancy Street (1974) … John Amado
 
1974 Death Cruise (TV movie)
Captain Vettori
 
1972-1974 Mannix (TV series)
Victor Lucas / Mr. Bramante
– Race Against Time: Part 2 (1974) … Victor Lucas
– Race Against Time: Part 1 (1974) … Victor Lucas
– Light and Shadow (1972) … Mr. Bramante
 
1973 Dusty's Trail (TV series)
Count Arturo
– The Magician (1973) … Count Arturo
 
1973 Mean Streets
Giovanni
 
1971-1973 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Alex / Feliciano
– The Fine Art of Staying Alive (1973) … Feliciano
– Husbands, Wives, and Killers (1971) … Alex
 
1971-1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Francois / Paul Franz
– The 10th Honeymoon (1973) … Francois
– The Conductor and the Lady (1971) … Paul Franz
 
1973 Horowitz in Dublin
 
1972 The Sandy Duncan Show (TV series)
Monet
– Dream a Little Recurring Dream of Me (1972) … Monet
 
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Man (segment "Smile, Please")
– You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan/Smile, Please (1972) … Man (segment "Smile, Please")
 
1972 Maude (TV series)
Russell Asher
– Like Mother, Like Daughter (1972) … Russell Asher
 
1972 Lassie (TV series)
Dominic
– Paths of Courage (Part 2) (1972) … Dominic
– Paths of Courage (Part 1) (1972) … Dominic
 
1970-1972 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Carlo Benadetti / Prince Carlos
– Cover Girl (1972) … Carlo Benadetti
– When in Rome, Don't (1971) … Carlo Benadetti
– Doris Meets a Prince (1970) … Prince Carlos
 
1972 Decisions! Decisions! (TV movie)
Dieter Klaus
 
1971 Cannon (TV series)
Sandoval
– Flight Plan (1971) … Sandoval
 
1969 Honeymoon with a Stranger (TV movie)
Second Ernesto
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Dr. Eric Santos
– The Girl in Chair Nine (1969) … Dr. Eric Santos
 
1969 Che!
Ramon Valdez
 
1969 My Friend Tony (TV series)
– Wedding Cake Blues (1969)
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Alfieri
– Lola in Lipstick (1968) … Alfieri
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Federico Gente
– The Face in the Shower Room Door (1968) … Federico Gente
 
1967-1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Actor
– Time Bomb (1968) … Actor
– The War Diamonds (1968) … Actor
– The Frame-Up (1968) … Actor
– The Plot to Kill (1968) … Actor
– War and Crime (1968) … Actor
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1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Count Cesare Guardia
– The When in Roma Affair (1967) … Count Cesare Guardia
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Felix Garth
– Corpse of the Year: Part 2 (1967) … Felix Garth
– Corpse of the Year: Part 1 (1967) … Felix Garth
 
1965-1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Michelet / Henri Le Gaux
– When a King Is a Pawn (1966) … Henri Le Gaux
– Cain's Birthday: Part 2 (1965) … Michelet
– Cain's Birthday: Part 1 (1965) … Michelet
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Count Egan
– The Lethal Eagle Affair (1966) … Count Egan
 
1966 Chamber of Horrors
Anthony Draco
 
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Pepe Pepponi
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Abbott
– The Gray Lady (1965) … Abbott
 
1965 Bonanza (TV series)
Don Luis Santana
– Woman of Fire (1965) … Don Luis Santana
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Frederico DeMarco
– Birds of a Feather (1964) … Frederico DeMarco
 
1964 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Umberto Fabriani
– Lucy Meets a Millionaire (1964) … Umberto Fabriani
 
1964 Viva Las Vegas
Count Elmo Mancini
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
– A Child of the Center Ring (1964)
 
1963 Gidget Goes to Rome
Paolo Cellini
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Mario Cellini
– A Love Affair Just for Three (1963) … Mario Cellini
 
1963 Cleopatra
Apollodorus
 
1958-1963 The Rifleman (TV series)
Baranca / Count Alfredo di Montova / Mario Rosati
– The Guest (1963) … Mario Rosati
– Baranca (1960) … Baranca
– Duel of Honor (1958) … Count Alfredo di Montova
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Lieutenant Luis Escalon
– Point of Entry (1963) … Lieutenant Luis Escalon
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Augusto Rondino
– The Hat of Sergeant Martin (1963) … Augusto Rondino
 
1962 Tender Is the Night
Tommy Barban
 
1961 Valley of the Dragons
Hector Servadac
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Grigor Zacod
– The Sooner (1961) … Grigor Zacod
 
1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Lee DuVal
– The Release (1961) … Lee DuVal
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
King Cole
– Lucky Charm (1961) … King Cole
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Father Juan Perez
– Treasure Hunt (1961) … Father Juan Perez
 
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Vasquez
– Vasquez (1960) … Vasquez
 
1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
Alain Fabre
– Final Dream (1959) … Alain Fabre
 
1959 Tarzan, the Ape Man
Harry Holt
 
1959 The Man Who Understood Women
Major Marco Ranieri
 
1959 Catch Me If You Can
 
1956 Ces sacrées vacances
Ralph Carigan
 
1956 Incatenata dal destino
Kirk Mauri
 
1955 Non scherzare con le donne
 
1955 Don Juan
Don Giovanni
 
1954 Loves of Three Queens
Il conte Sigfride (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
 
1954 Crossed Swords
Raniero
 
1954 Genoese Dragnet
Avv. Enzo Pirani
 
1954 I cavalieri dell'illusione
 
1953 Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
 
1953 La cavallina storna
Sandro
 
1953 Balocchi e profumi
Lorenzo
 
1952 I tre corsari
Il Corsaro Verde - Carlo di Ventimiglia
 
1952 Pentimento
Sandro
 
1952 The Black Mask
 
1951 El correo del rey
Marcos de Malta
 
1950 Cavalcata d'eroi
Massimo Ruffo
 
1950 El final de una leyenda (as César Danova)
 
1950 The Holy Nun
Angelo De Blase
 
1947 La figlia del capitano
Piotr Andrejevich Grinev
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1982 Matt Houston (TV series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
– X-22 (1982) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1982 Xpose (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Porno: The Deadly Mind Game (1982) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (video documentary)
Judah Ben-Hur (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

César Danova

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Trivia:

Toured Italy in a theater company with someone he considered to be not only a good friend but the greatest of actresses, the legendary Anna Magnani. See more »

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