Francesco Giuseppe "Frank" Puglia (9 March 1892 – 25 October 1975) was an

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film actor. He had small, but memorable roles in films including ''

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'' (a Moroccan rug merchant), ''

Now, Voyager ''Now, Voyager'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. Prouty ...

'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Born in

Linguaglossa Linguaglossa ( scn, Linguarossa) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, located on the northern side of Mount Etna where there is also a ski resort with view on the Ionian sea. It was founded on a lava stream ...

, Catania,

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, the actor started his career as a teen on stage in Italian operas. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1907. He left from

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on the ship ''Italia''. In

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he worked in a laundry before joining an

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theater group. While appearing on stage, he was discovered by

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, which began an acting career spanning over 150 films. He usually played ethnic types in films, and claimed to have learned

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from reading newspapers. He was originally cast as the undertaker, Bonasera, in

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's movie ''

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 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

'' (1972), even participating in

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's screen test, but he fell ill before filming could begin. He was replaced by Sicilian actor Salvatore Corsitto. He died on October 25, 1975 in South Pasadena, California, and he is buried in the

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, California. On August 10, 2016, he was celebrated in his hometown, Linguaglossa.

Filmography

* '' Orphans of the Storm'' (1921) as Pierre Frochard * ''

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'' (1922) as Nema * ''

Isn't Life Wonderful ''Isn't Life Wonderful'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United Artists. It was based on the short story "Isn’t Life Wonderful?" in the ...

'' (1924) as Theodor * ''

Romola ''Romola'' (1862–63) is a historical novel written by Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the fifteenth century. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social poin ...

'' (1924) as Adolfo Spini * ''

The Beautiful City ''The Beautiful City'' ( fa, شهر زیبا /Shahr-e Ziba/) is a 2004 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi. Plot Akbar celebrates his 18th birthday in the detention centre. He has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing mu ...

'' (1925) as Carlo Gillardi * ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'' (1928) as Clown (uncredited) * '' The White Sister'' (1933) as Celebrating Soldier (uncredited) * '' Dinner at Eight'' (1933) as Butler (uncredited) * '' The Solitaire Man'' (1933) as Waiter (uncredited) * '' Men in White'' (1934) as Dr. Vitale * ''

Viva Villa! ''Viva Villa!'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Jack Conway and starring Wallace Beery as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the 1933 book '' Viva Villa!'' by Edgecumb Pinchon a ...

'' (1934) as Pancho Villa's Father * '' Stamboul Quest'' (1934) as German Aide (uncredited) * ''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. Th ...

'' (1934) as Waiter (uncredited) * '' Chained'' (1934) as Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Bordertown'' (1935) as Police Commissioner in Mexico (uncredited) * '' Red Hot Tires'' (1935) as Brazilian Radio Announcer (uncredited) * '' One New York Night'' (1935) as Louis the Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Melody Lingers On'' (1935) as Giuseppe * '' The Perfect Gentleman'' (1935) as Waiter (uncredited) * ''Okay, José'' (1935 short) as Comandante Capitán Lopez (uncredited) * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) as French Officer (uncredited) * ''

Wife vs. Secretary ''Wife vs. Secretary'' (or ''Wife versus Secretary'') is a 1936 comedy drama directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable as a successful businessman, Jean Harlow as his secretary, and Myrna Loy as his wife, supported by Ja ...

'' (1935) as Havana Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Fatal Lady'' (1936) as Felipe (uncredited) * '' His Brother's Wife'' (1936) as Jungle Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Bulldog Edition ''Bulldog Edition'' is a 1936 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film is also known as ''Lady Reporter'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Newspaper editors Ken Dwyer (Ray Walker) and Evans ( Robert Warwick) compete for circulation, and t ...

'' (1936) as Henchman Tony (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Is a Sissy ''The Devil is a Sissy'' is a 1936 American MGM comedy-drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Rowland Brown. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney, three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s. The film premi ...

'' (1936) as 'Grandma' * ''

The Gay Desperado ''The Gay Desperado'' is a 1936 comedy film starring Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, and Nino Martini and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, produced by Mary Pickford, and originally released by United Artists. The film was restored by the UCLA Film and Tel ...

'' (1936) as López * ''

The Public Pays ''The Public Pays'' is a 1936 short crime film directed by Errol Taggart. In 1937, it won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film shows a dramatization of actual court records which tell the stor ...

'' (1936 short) as Moran's Hood (uncredited) * '' The Garden of Allah'' (1936) as Man (uncredited) * '' Love on the Run'' (1936) as Waiter (uncredited) * '' Mama Steps Out'' (1937) as Robert Dalderder - the Priest * '' When You're in Love'' (1937) as Carlos * ''

A Doctor's Diary ''A Doctor's Diary'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor and written by David Boehm and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars George Bancroft, Helen Burgess, John Trent, Ruth Coleman, Ronald Sinclair and Molly Lamont. The film was re ...

'' (1937) as Louie * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) as Postman (uncredited) * '' Maytime'' (1937) as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) * '' We Have Our Moments'' (1937) as Customs Inspector (uncredited) * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) as First Porter (uncredited) * ''

Song of the City ''Song of the City'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Errol Taggart, written by Michael Fessier, and starring Margaret Lindsay, Dean Jagger, J. Carrol Naish, Nat Pendleton, Dennis Morgan and Marla Shelton. It was released on April 2, ...

'' (1937) as Tony * ''

King of Gamblers ''King of Gamblers'' is a 1937 American low-budget gangster film directed by Robert Florey. Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge. (The fi ...

'' (1937) as Mike (uncredited) * '' Exclusive'' (1937) as Johnny (uncredited) * '' You Can't Have Everything'' (1937) as Waiter at Romano's (uncredited) * ''

She's No Lady ''She's No Lady'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ann Dvorak, John Trent and Harry Beresford.Horak p.380 It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an Amer ...

'' (1937) as Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Firefly'' (1937) as Pablo (uncredited) * '' The Bride Wore Red'' (1937) as Alberto * '' Lancer Spy'' (1937) as Monk (uncredited) * '' Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1937) as French Detective Looking for Summitt (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) as Striking Seaman (uncredited) * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howa ...

'' (1937) as Draven Nogais * '' Change of Heart'' (1938) as Lucio (uncredited) * '' Invisible Enemy'' (1938) as Signor Bramucci * '' A Trip to Paris'' (1938) as Waiter (uncredited) * '' Yellow Jack'' (1938) as Stagamonte (uncredited) * '' Rascals'' (1938) as Florist * ''Joaquin Murrieta'' (1938 short) as Bronco (uncredited) * ''

Tropic Holiday ''Tropic Holiday'' is a 1938 American musical film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Bob Burns, Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland. The film was nominated for the Academy Award's Best Original Score. Cast * Bob Burns as Breck Jones * Dorot ...

'' (1938) as Co-Pilot (uncredited) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) as Citizen #2 * ''

Barefoot Boy ''Barefoot Boy'' is Larry Coryell's only studio album for the Flying Dutchman label, a company created by Impulse! Records founder Bob Thiele. The album was produced by Thiele with assistance from Lillian Seyfert and engineered by Eddie Kramer. ...

'' (1938) as Hank * '' Spawn of the North'' (1938) as Red's Gang Member #2 (uncredited) * '' The Sisters'' (1938) as Wireless Operator (uncredited) * ''

The Shining Hour ''The Shining Hour'' is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage, based on the 1934 play '' The Shining Hour'' by Keith Winter, and starring Joan Crawford and Margaret Sullavan. The supporting cast of the MGM film features ...

'' (1938) as Maurice - the Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Ivan * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) as Alphonse * ''

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'' (1939) as Rug Dealer * ''

Pirates of the Skies ''Pirates of the Skies'' (aka ''Plane 66'') is a 1939 American action film directed by Joseph A. McDonough and written by Lester Cole and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis Toomey, Marion Martin, Samuel S. Hin ...

'' (1939) as Jerry Petri * ''

Mystery of the White Room ''Mystery of the White Room'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack and Joan Woodbury.Weaver & Brunas p.441 A surgeon is killed during the middle of an operation when the hospital room is thr ...

'' (1939) as Tony * '' Society Lawyer'' (1939) as Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Forged Passport'' (1939) as Chief Miguel * '' Code of the Secret Service'' (1939) as Train Conductor (uncredited) * '' The Girl and the Gambler'' (1939) as Gomez * ''

In Old Caliente ''In Old Caliente'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Plot Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their me ...

'' (1939) as Don José Vargas * ''

Maisie Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show '' The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the te ...

'' (1939) as Ernie * ''

The Spellbinder ''The Spellbinder'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively, written by Thomas Lennon and Joseph Fields, and starring Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane and Linda Hayes. It was released on July 28, 1939, by RKO ...

'' (1939) as Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agr ...

'' (1939) as Police Capt. Luther (uncredited) * ''

In Name Only ''In Name Only'' is a 1939 romantic film starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis, directed by John Cromwell. It was based on the 1935 novel ''Memory of Love'' by Bessie Breuer. The fictional town where it is set, Bridgefield, Conn ...

'' (1939) as Manager - Tony's Cafe (uncredited) * ''

Lady of the Tropics ''Lady of the Tropics'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. Plot While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, freeload ...

'' (1939) as Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited) * ''The Monroe Doctrine'' (1939 short) as King Ferdinand VII * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) as Handwriting Expert (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan in City in Darkness ''City in Darkness'', also known as ''Charlie Chan in City in Darkness'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, and Richard Clark. It is one of the films in the Charlie Chan film series, ...

'' (1939) as Gendarme at Steamship Office (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) as Ivan (uncredited) * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1940) as Harry 'Hardway' Lockett * '' I Take This Woman'' (1940) as Milt (scenes deleted) * ''

Castle on the Hudson ''Castle on the Hudson'' (UK title: ''Years Without Days'') is a 1940 American film noir drama directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief is sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by th ...

'' (1940) as Tony (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan in Panama ''Charlie Chan in Panama'' is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler. It is an unaccredited remake of Jacques Deval's novel "Marie Galante", produced by 20th Century Fox in 1934, directed by Henry King. Plot Charlie Chan must stop a spy from ...

'' (1940) as Achmed Halide * ''

'Til We Meet Again ''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''One Way Passage'' and itself was remade i ...

'' (1940) as Mexican Bartender (uncredited) * '' Torrid Zone'' (1940) as Rodriguez * '' Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!'' (1940) as Headwaiter * ''

Argentine Nights ''Argentine Nights'' is a 1940 musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring The Andrews Sisters. It was their first film. Premise Three conmen go to Argentina to escape their creditors. Production The Ritz Brothers appeared in the fil ...

'' (1940) as Police Chief (uncredited) * ''

Rangers of Fortune ''Rangers of Fortune'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Wood. The plot revolves around three heroes, played by Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, and Gilbert Roland, as they battle a ruthless land baron who is intent on driving out s ...

'' (1940) as Stefan (uncredited) * '' Down Argentine Way'' (1940) as Montero * '' Arise, My Love'' (1940) as Father Jacinto * ''The Flag of Humanity'' (1940 short) as Henry Dunant (uncredited) * ''

Meet the Wildcat ''Meet the Wildcat'' is an American 1940 mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay. Plot One day in Mexico, magazine photographer Ann Larkin is in a museum when she happens to see a man steal a painting. Pu ...

'' (1940) as Chief of Police * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940) as Proprietor * '' No, No, Nanette'' (1940) as Art Critic (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Tomas Almedo (uncredited) * '' Tengo fe en ti'' (1940) as Enrico Buriani * ''

That Night in Rio ''That Night in Rio'' is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate tempora ...

'' (1941) as Pedro * ''

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'' (1941) as Pedro Gonzales * '' The Parson of Panamint'' (1941) as Joaquin Fuentes * ''

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'' (1941) as Dapper Officer (uncredited) * '' Law of the Tropics'' (1941) as Tito * '' Always in My Heart'' (1942) as Joe Borelli * ''

Secret Agent of Japan ''Secret Agent of Japan'' is a 1942 film directed by Irving Pichel. It was the first American anti-Japanese war film produced by a major studio after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film stars Preston Foster as a nightclub owner in Shanghai who b ...

'' (1942) as Eminescu * '' Jungle Book'' (1942) as The Pundit * '' Who Is Hope Schuyler?'' (1942) as Baggott * ''

Escape from Hong Kong ''Escape from Hong Kong '' is a 1942 American comedy film. Plot Valerie Hale (Marjorie Lord) is a double agent working for the British, with information on a secret plan for the Allies to help Chiang Kai-shek repel the Axis powers from Hong K ...

'' (1942) as Kosura * ''

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'' (1942) as Father Carlos (uncredited) * '' The Boogie Man Will Get You'' (1942) as Silvio Baciagalupi (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) as Giuseppe (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) as Moroccan Rug Merchant (uncredited) * '' Journey into Fear'' (1942) as Colonel Haki's Office Aide (uncredited) * '' Mission to Moscow'' (1943) as Trial Judge Ulrich (uncredited) * ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...

'' (1943) as Captain Carpolis (uncredited) * '' Pilot No. 5'' (1943) as Nikola * ''

Background to Danger ''Background to Danger'' is a 1943 World War II spy film starring George Raft and featuring Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Based on the 1937 novel '' Uncommon Danger'' by Eric Ambler and set in politically neutral Turkey, ...

'' (1943) as Syrian Vendor (uncredited) * ''

For Whom the Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigne ...

'' (1943) as Captain Gomez * '' Phantom of the Opera'' (1943) as Villeneuve * ''

Princess O'Rourke ''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origin ...

'' (1943) as Greek Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) as Native Dealer (uncredited) * '' Tarzan's Desert Mystery'' (1943) as Magistrate * '' Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves'' (1944) as Prince Cassim * '' Passage to Marseille'' (1944) as Older Guard (uncredited) * '' This Is the Life'' (1944) as Music Teacher * '' Dragon Seed'' (1944) as Wu Lien's Old Clerk (uncredited) * '' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) as Tala (uncredited) * ''

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

'' (1944) as Señor Machado * '' Together Again'' (1944) as Leonardo (uncredited) * ''

A Song to Remember ''A Song to Remember'' is a 1945 American biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde. Plot Freder ...

'' (1945) as Monsieur Jollet (uncredited) * ''

Roughly Speaking ''Roughly Speaking'' is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in November 2006. The album was recorded without computerized modern digital recording techniques. Instead, the group employed the same type of a ...

'' (1945) as Tony (uncredited) * '' Blood on the Sun'' (1945) as Prince Tatsugi * '' Week-End at the Waldorf'' (1945) as Emile * ''

Without Reservations ''Without Reservations'' is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ''Thanks, God! I'll Take It From H ...

'' (1946) as Ortega * '' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) as Italian Grocer (uncredited) * ''

My Favorite Brunette ''My Favorite Brunette'' is a 1947 American romantic comedy film and film noir parody, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about a baby photographer on deat ...

'' (1947) as Baron Montay * ''

Stallion Road ''Stallion Road'' is a 1947 American Drama Western film directed by James V. Kern, written by Stephen Longstreet, and starring Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Peggy Knudsen, Patti Brady and Harry Davenport. It was released by Warner ...

'' (1947) as Pelon * '' Fiesta'' (1947) as Doctor * ''

Brute Force Brute Force or brute force may refer to: Techniques * Brute force method or proof by exhaustion, a method of mathematical proof * Brute-force attack, a cryptanalytic attack * Brute-force search, a computer problem-solving technique People * Brut ...

'' (1947) as Signore Ferrara * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) as The Guide * '' The Lost Moment'' (1947) as Pietro * '' Road to Rio'' (1947) as Rodrigues * '' Dream Girl'' (1948) as Antonio * ''

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronat ...

'' (1948) as Nicolas de Houppeville, a Judge * ''

Bride of Vengeance ''Bride of Vengeance'' is a 1949 adventure film set in the Italian Renaissance era, directed by Mitchell Leisen. Plot Lucrezia Borgia's brother Cesare Borgia has her second husband Prince Bisceglie killed in order to marry her to Alfonso I d' ...

'' (1949) as Bolfi * ''

Colorado Territory The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the ...

'' (1949) as Brother Tomas * '' Special Agent'' (1949) as Grandfather Devereaux * '' Bagdad'' (1949) as Saleel * ''

Captain Carey, U.S.A. ''Captain Carey, U.S.A.'' is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. An American returns to post– World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. The film was based on the novel ...

'' (1950) as Luigi * '' Black Hand'' (1950) as Carlo Sabballera * ''

Federal Agent at Large ''Federal Agent at Large'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by George Blair, written by Albert DeMond and starring Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor, Estelita Rodriguez, Thurston Hall and Frank Puglia. The film was released o ...

'' (1950) as Angelo 'Angel' Badillo * '' The Desert Hawk'' (1950) as Ahmed Bey * '' Walk Softly, Stranger'' (1950) as A.J. Corelli * ''

Double Crossbones ''Double Crossbones'' is a 1951 American comedy adventure film distributed by Universal International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Charles Barton, and stars Donald O'Connor and Helena Carter. It was shot in Technicolor and was re ...

'' (1951) as Debtor (uncredited) * ''

The Bandits of Corsica ''The Bandits of Corsica'', alternative title ''The Return of the Corsican Brothers'', is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Richard Greene, Paula Raymond and Raymond Burr. It is loosely based on the 1844 novella ...

'' (1953) as Riggio * ''

Son of Belle Starr ''Son of Belle Starr'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Keith Larsen, Dona Drake and Peggie Castle.Prassel, p. 229. The film's sets were designed by the art direction was by Dave Milton. It was shot in C ...

'' (1953) as Manuel * ''

The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...

'' (1953) as Mr. Spezzato * ''

The Steel Lady ''The Steel Lady'' (also known as ''Treasure of Kalifa'') is a 1953 American action film directed by Ewald André Dupont starring Rod Cameron and Tab Hunter. In the film, four Americans are stranded in the deserts of North Africa. They discover a ...

'' (1953) as Sheik Taras * '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) as Don Orosco (uncredited) * ''

Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova ...

'' (1954) as Carabaccio * '' The Shanghai Story'' (1954) as Mr. Chen * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) as Bruno (uncredited) * ''

Serenade In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Itali ...

'' (1956) as Manuel Montes * ''

The First Texan ''The First Texan'' is a 1956 American Western film in CinemaScope and Technicolor directed by Byron Haskin. It stars Joel McCrea and Felicia Farr.The Burning Hills ''The Burning Hills'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope Western directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, based on a 1956 novel by Louis L'Amour. Plot When Trace Jordan's brother is murdered and several of their horses ...

'' (1956) as Tio Perico * ''

Accused of Murder ''Accused of Murder'' is a 1956 American Trucolor film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane and starring David Brian, Vera Ralston and Sidney Blackmer. Plot Nightclub singer Ilona Vance is accused of murder because she was the last person to ...

'' (1956) as Cesar Cipriano * ''

Duel at Apache Wells ''Duel at Apache Wells'' (also known as ''Durango Kid der Rächer'' in Austrian and West German territories) is a 1957 American Western film in Naturama directed by Joseph Kane (credited as Joe Kane) for Republic Pictures. It was written by Ro ...

'' (1957) as Señor Valdez * ''

20 Million Miles to Earth ''20 Million Miles to Earth'' (also known as ''The Beast from Space'') is a 1957 American horror science fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It was produced by Charles H. S ...

'' (1957) as Dr. Leonardo * '' The Black Orchid'' (1959) as Henry Gallo * '' Cry Tough'' (1959) as Lavandero * '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962) as Papa Stavros * '' The Sword of Ali Baba'' (1965) as Cassim * ''Operation Razzle-Dazzle'' (1966 TV movie) * ''

The Spy in the Green Hat ''The Spy in the Green Hat'' is a 1967 feature-length film version of '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''s third season two-part episode " The Concrete Overcoat Affair". The episodes were originally broadcast in the United States on November 25, 1966 and ...

'' (1967) as Padre * ''A Bell for Adano'' (1967 TV movie) as Afronti * ''

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole ''Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole'' is a 1972 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jud Taylor and starring Susan Hayward, Darren McGavin, Michael Constantine, Michele Nichols, Dane Clark, Beverly Garland and Jeanette Nolan. Plot A widowed ...

'' (1972 TV movie) as Mr. Alissandro * ''

Mr. Ricco ''Mr. Ricco'' is a 1975 crime drama film directed by Paul Bogart and starring Dean Martin in his last leading film role, along with Eugene Roche, Denise Nicholas and Cindy Williams. Plot A murder charge is dropped against San Francisco black mili ...

'' (1975) as Uncle Enzo

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