Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989.

Biography

Born in

Todi Todi () is a town and '' comune'' (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction. ...

to an Italian father and a Scottish mother, Stuart was a highly successful athlete when young; he competed in the

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. After getting interested in acting, he studied at

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. Between the late 1950s and the late 1970s he was a major actor in Italian genre cinema. His children also went into acting: son

Kim Rossi Stuart Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director. Early life and career Rossi Stuart was born in Rome. His father, Giacomo, was an actor of Italian and Scottish descent (his mother was Scottish). Kim's mother, Klara ...

and daughter Valentina Rossi Stuart, who also is a stuntwoman.

Selected filmography

* ''Jeunes mariés'' (1953) * ''

The Red Cloak ''The Red Cloak'' (Italian: ''Il mantello rosso'') is a 1955 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Patricia Medina, Fausto Tozzi and Jean Murat.Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990 p.134 ...

'' (1955) * ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' (1956) - Young Cossack (uncredited) * ''Londra chiama Polo Nord'' (1956) - Henry * ''

A Farewell to Arms ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the am ...

'' (1957) - Carabiniere (uncredited) * '' The Silent Enemy'' (1958) - Rosati * '' Il Conte di Matera'' (1958) - Duca Paolo Bressi * '' The Day the Sky Exploded'' (1958) - Stuart (uncredited) * '' Knight Without a Country'' (1959) - Ruggero * '' Caltiki - The Immortal Monster'' (1959) - Prof. Rodríguez's Assistant * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Count Fabio * ''

Five Branded Women ''Five Branded Women'' is a 1960 Italian-American film directed by Martin Ritt (his only war film) and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It features an international cast including Silvana Mangano, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeanne Moreau and Vera Miles. ...

'' (1960) * '' Slave of Rome'' (1961) - Claudius * '' Invasion 1700'' (1962) * ''

Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...

'' (1962) - Ishmael * '' The Reluctant Saint'' (1962) * '' The Avenger'' (1962) - Euryalus * '' Catherine of Russia'' (1963) - Count Poniatowski * '' Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' (1963) - Athos * ''

Duello nel Texas ''Duello nel Texas'', also known as ''Gunfight at Red Sands'' and ''Gringo'', is a 1963 Italian/Spanish international co-production directed by Ricardo Blasco and Mario Caiano, and produced by Albert Band as his first Spaghetti Western. It was al ...

'' (1963) - Sheriff Lance Corbett * '' I diavoli di Spartivento'' (1963) * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1964) - Ben Cortman * '' Temple of the White Elephant'' (1964) - Reginald Milliner * '' Grand Canyon Massacre'' (1964) - Sheriff Burt Cooley * '' Seven Slaves Against the World'' (1964) - Gaius * '' The Revenge of Spartacus'' (1964) - Fulvius * '' Kidnapped to Mystery Island'' (1964) - Tremal Naik * ''Badmen of the West'' (1964) - Marshal Gary Smith * '' Duel at Sundown'' (1965) - Quents * '' Degueyo'' (1966) - Norman Sandel * '' Knives of the Avenger'' (1966) - King Arald * ''

Kill, Baby, Kill ''Kill, Baby, Kill'' ( it, Operazione paura, ) is a 1966 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava and starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart and Erika Blanc. Written by Bava, Romano Migliorini, and Roberto Natale, the film focuses on a small Car ...

'' (1966) - Dr. Paul Eswai * ''War Between the Planets'' (1966) - Cmdr. Rod Jackson * '' Ring Around the World'' (1966) - The Killer * ''Perry Grant, agente di ferro'' (1966) - Roland * ''Snow Devils'' (1967) - Cmdr. Rod Jackson * '' The Glass Sphinx'' (1967) - Ray * ''Occhio per occhio, dente per dente'' (1967) - Jeff Gordon * '' Ragan'' (1968) - Kohler * ''Zorro the Fox'' (1968) - Don Pedro * ''Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar'' (1968) * '' Indovina chi viene a merenda?'' (1969) - Comandante del Lager * ''The Battle of the Damned'' (1969) - Major Carter * ''Viaje al vacío'' (1969) - Gert Muller * ''El 'Che' Guevara'' (1969) - Prado * '' The Five Man Army'' (1969) - Mexican Officer * '' Rendezvous with Dishonour'' (1970) - Lt. Tibbitt * ''El último día de la guerra'' (1970) - Pvt. Kendall * '' Churchill's Leopards'' (1970) - Major Powell * ''

Hornets' Nest ''Hornets’ Nest'' is a 1970 Italian-American war film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, and Sergio Fantoni. The plot focuses on a group of boys aged 7–14 who survive a massacre in their village in Northern It ...

'' (1970) - Sgt. Schwalberg * '' The Weekend Murders'' (1970) - Ted Collins * '' Kill Django... Kill First'' (1971) - Johnny * '' Something Creeping in The Dark'' (1971) - Donald Forres * '' The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' (1971) - Dr. Richard Timberlane * '' The Double'' (1971) - Giovanni's Brother * '' Ben and Charlie'' (1972) - Hawkins, Pinkerton detective * ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 The Godfather (novel), novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al ...

'' (1972) - G.I. (uncredited) * ''Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento'' (1972) - Tom Murdock * '' Sette scialli di seta gialla'' (1972) - Victor Morgan * '' Super Bitch'' (1973) - Marco * '' Death Smiles at a Murderer'' (1973) - Dr. von Ravensbrück / Walter's Father * ''La ragazza fuoristrada'' (1973) - Giulio Morganti * ''Peccato mortale'' (1973) - Richard Leighton * '' My Name Is Shanghai Joe'' (1973) - Tricky the Gambler * ''La ragazza dalla pelle di luna'' (1974) * '' Last Days of Mussolini'' (1974) - Jack Donati * '' La minorenne'' (1974) - Carlo Salvi * '' Drama of the Rich'' (1974) - Riccardo Murri * '' Zorro'' (1975) - Fritz von Merkel * '' Reflections in Black'' (1975) - Anselmi * '' The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' (1975) - Count Richard Marnack * ''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' (1976) - Jimmy * '' Terror in Rome'' (1976) - Stefano's father * '' Casanova & Co.'' (1977) - Marquis Coppafrata (uncredited) * ''La notte dell'alta marea'' (1977) - Guide * '' The Biggest Battle'' (1978) - American Commando Leader * '' War of the Robots'' (1978) - Roger * '' Covert Action'' (1978) - Grant * ''Blue Nude'' (1978) - Donovan * ''7 ragazze di classe'' (1979) - Enrico Cavallari * '' Velvet Hands'' (1979) - Aufsichtsrat bei Suisse Assurance (uncredited) * ''Tempi di guerra'' (1987) - Professor Amundsen * ''Le porte dell'inferno'' (1989) - Dr. Johns

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi Stuart, Giacomo 1925 births 1994 deaths People from Todi Italian male film actors Italian people of Scottish descent 20th-century Italian male actors Actors Studio alumni