Rosario "Saro" Urzì (24 February 1913 – 1 November 1979)''Il diritto al cinema: cent'anni di courtroom drama e melodrammi giudiziari''
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, and ''

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'' (1972).

Biography

Born in

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, he moved to

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to seek his fortune. He met

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in 1949 and appears in Germi's '' In nome della legge'', a film for which he won

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as Best Supporting Actor. He became Germi's favourite actor, working together with him in '' Path of Hope'' (1950), '' The Railroad Man'' (1956), '' The Facts of Murder'' (1959), '' Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) and most notably '' Seduced and Abandoned'' in 1964. That film earned him Best Actor awards at the

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and the

the following year. He acted in '' Don Camillo'' sequels,

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's '' Beat the Devil'', Luigi Comencini's '' Bread, Love and Jealousy'', and international films such as ''

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'', and

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's ''

'' as Signor Vitelli, father of Michael Corleone's love Apollonia.

Selected filmography

* '' The Dream of Butterfly'' (1939) * ''La conquista dell'aria'' (1939) * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) - Un portatore * ''Tosca'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''Marco Visconti'' (1941) * ''La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1941) * '' A Pistol Shot'' (1942) - Uno dei servitori alla scampagnata (uncredited) * ''Giorno di nozze'' (1942) * '' Odessa in fiamme'' (1942) - (uncredited) * ''Harlem'' (1943) * '' Special Correspondents'' (1943) - Un soldato * ''

The Peddler and the Lady ''The Peddler and the Lady'' (Italian title: ''Campo de' fiori'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Caterina Boratto and Anna Magnani.Reich & Garofalo p.101 Much of the film is set on the Campo d ...

'' (1943) - (uncredited) * '' The Innkeeper'' (1944) * ''La freccia nel fianco'' (1945) - (uncredited) * ''Tombolo, paradiso nero'' (1947) * '' Immigrants'' (1948) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) - Il maresciallo Grifò * ''Monastero di Santa Chiara'' (1949) - Il direttore del teatro * '' Hand of Death'' (1949) - zingaro Marco * '' Pact with the Devil'' (1950) * ''

Hawk of the Nile ''Hawk of the Nile'' ( it, Lo sparviero del Nilo) is a 1950 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Enzo Fiermonte and Silvana Pampanini. Plot In the first half of the nineteenth century the young Leila left Paris, wher ...

'' (1950) - Sahid * ''

Mistress of the Mountains ''Mistress of the Mountains'' (Italian: ''Gente così'') is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Vivi Gioi, Adriano Rimoldi and Camillo Pilotto. Plot In a small town in upper Lombardy near the Swiss border, smugg ...

'' (1950) - sindaco Giusà * ''

Barrier to the North ''Barrier to the North'' ( it, Barriera a Settentrione) is a 1950 Italian mountain film directed by and starring Luis Trenker. It also stars Amedeo Nazzari, Marianne Hold and Margarete Genske. It is sometimes known by the alternative title of '' ...

'' (1950) - Il brigadiere * '' Path of Hope'' (1950) - Ciccio Ingaggiatore * ''

Il monello della strada ''Il Monello della strada'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio. Cast * Erminio Macario: Carletto Po * Ciccio Jacono: Paolino * Luisa Rossi: Anna Galeazzi * Saro Urzì: il commissario * Franco Balducci: Arizona Bill * ...

'' (1950) - Il commissario * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Il brigadiere Carmelo Carlin * ''La vendetta del corsaro'' (1951) - Aguirre * ''Trieste mia!'' (1951) * '' Black Fire'' (1951) * ''

Little World of Don Camillo ''The Little World of Don Camillo'' ( it, Don Camillo; french: Le Petit Monde de don Camillo) is a 1952 Italian-French film directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. It was the first film in the ''"Don Camillo"'' series, which ...

'' (1952) - Brusco * ''Una madre ritorna'' (1952) * ''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' ( it, Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo) is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditry, ...

'' (1952) - Police commissioner Siceli * ''

Fratelli d'Italia "" (; "The Song of the Italians") is a canto written by Goffredo Mameli set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, and is the current national anthem of Italy. It is best known among Italians as the "" (, "Mameli's Hymn"), after the author of th ...

'' (1952) * '' Io, Amleto'' (1952) * ''The Counterfeiters'' (1953) - Maresciallo Terlizi * ''

The Return of Don Camillo ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's set ...

'' (1953) - Brusco - il barbiere * ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Martino * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) - Captain of SS Nyanga * '' Rivalry'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''Cañas y barro'' (1954) - Cañamel * '' Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (1954) - Il capocomico * ''

I cinque dell'Adamello ''I cinque dell'Adamello'' (i. e. "The Five from the Adamello") is a 1954 Italian war drama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Fausto Tozzi and Nadia Gray.Alberto Albertazzi. "I cinque dell'Adamello". ''Intermezzo'' (10/11). 15 ...

'' (1954) - Briscola * '' Don Camillo's Last Round'' (1955) - Brusco, il parucchiere / Brusco, le coiffeur * ''

La ladra ''La ladra'' (french: Les anges aux mains noires) is a 1955 Italian-French crime- melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Lise Bourdin and Fausto Tozzi. Plot Whistle is an orphaned boy, raised in an environment uns ...

'' (1955) - Il Caporale * ''Motivo in maschera'' (1955) * '' The Railroad Man'' (1956) - Gigi Liverani * ''

Engaged to Death ''Engaged to Death'' (Italian: ''I fidanzati della morte'') is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke.Rondolino p.183 The veteran German star Hans Albers appears i ...

'' (1957) - Tulio * ''Marchands de filles'' (1957) * ''Liane, die weiße Sklavin'' (1957) - Polizist Emilio * ''Dinanzi a noi il cielo'' (1957) - Padre di Tom * '' A Man of Straw'' (1958) - Beppe * ''Romarei, das Mädchen mit den grünen Augen'' (1958) - Koch Peppino * ''

Nella città l'inferno ''Nella città l'inferno'' (''Behind Closed Shutters'') is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani. Plot When the wide-eyed Lina (Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) w ...

'' (1959) - Maresciallo del carcere * ''

Son of the Red Corsair ''The Son of the Red Corsair'' (original title: ''Il figlio del corsaro rosso'') is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1908. The novel was adapted for the silver screen in Italy in 1959. Plot summary ...

'' (1959) - Mendoza * ''I mafiosi'' (1959) * '' The Facts of Murder'' (1959) - Maresciallo Saro * ''

Seven in the Sun ''Seven in the Sun'' ( it, Gli avventurieri dei Tropici) is a 1960 Italian adventure film written and directed by Sergio Bergonzelli and starring Frank Latimore and Gianna Maria Canale. Plot Cast * Frank Latimore as Frank * Gianna Maria Canal ...

'' (1960) - Fernand * '' Ça va être ta fête'' (1960) - Alvarez * ''Cavalcata selvaggia'' (1960) * ''Les filles sèment le vent'' (1961) - Buonacasa * ''

A Day for Lionhearts ''Un giorno da leoni'' (internationally released as ''A Day for Lionhearts'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Nanni Loy. The film describes the gradual evolution towards anti-fascism of Italian people during the Second World War. ...

'' (1961) - Il sergente * '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961) - Brusco, il sindaco * ''Liane, die Tochter des Dschungels'' (1961) * ''Lo sgarro'' (1962) * ''Divorzio alla siciliana'' (1963) * '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) - Don Vincenzo Ascalone * ''

The Sucker ''The Sucker'' (french: link=no, Le Corniaud, ) is a French, Italian and Spanish comedy film by Gérard Oury starring Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Plot Leaving Paris for his summer vacation, the naïve Antoine Maréchal has his 2CV totally wr ...

'' (1965) - Tagliella, un garagiste à Naples (uncredited) * ''

Don Camillo in Moscow ''Don Camillo in Moscow'' ( it, Il compagno Don Camillo, "Comrade Don Camillo"; french: Don Camillo en Russie, "Don Camillo in Russia") is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was the fifth film in the Don Camillo series. ...

'' (1965) - Brusco * ''

Mission to Caracas ''Mission to Caracas'' or ''Mission spéciale à Caracas'' is a 1965 spy film directed by Raoul André. Plot Special agent Becker (Roland Carey) is after a briefcase that contains some secret documents. The documents are being smuggled aboard ...

'' (1965) - Emile Vasson * '' Le Chant du monde'' (1965) - Carle * ''

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'' (1966) - Monsieur Simon * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - 2nd Praying Man * '' Modesty Blaise'' (1966) - Basilio * '' The Road to Corinthe'' (1967) - Kalhides * ''Gente d'onore'' (1967) * ''Vivre la nuit'' (1968) * '' Serafino'' (1968) - Uncle Agenore * ''

Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collecti ...

'' (1970) - Pharmacist * ''La prima notte del dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del... giocattolo'' (1970) - The doctor * ''Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo, col complesso della buonanima'' (1971) - John Cardaci * ''

'' (1972) - Signor Vitelli - Sicilian Sequence * '' Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) - Maria Rosa's father * ''

Black Turin ''Black Turin'' ( it, Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful. Cast * Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao * Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao * Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda * Gu ...

'' (1972) - Jaco * ''

Il caso Pisciotta ''Il caso Pisciotta'' (''The Pisciotta Case'') is a 1972 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on actual events involving Gaspare Pisciotta, lieutenant of the bandit Salvatore Giuliano, and his death ...

'' (1972) - Don Vincenzo Coluzzi * ''

Sgarro alla camorra ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (i.e. "Offence to the Camorra") is a 1973 Italian musical- crime film written and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Mario Merola at his film debut. It is regarded as the first sceneggiata film and as a pro ...

'' (1973) * '' Il figlioccio del padrino'' (1973) - Don Salvatore Trizzino * ''Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale'' (1975) - Corporal Martucci * '' Giovannino'' (1976) - Giovannino's father * ''Occhio alla vedova!'' (1976)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Urzi, Saro 1913 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male actors Italian film directors Actors from Catania Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners Nastro d'Argento winners