Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian.
Born in
Trieste
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, D'Orsi took a degree in law in 1953, but he was already active in theater from 1950, performing in small companies of prose and
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ...
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From 1962 till his death, D'Orsi was a prolific supporting actor, appearing in as many as fifteen films a year. He died in Rome at 47 from kidney failure.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Girl... and a Million'' (1962)
* ''
The Thursday
''The Thursday'' ( it, Il giovedì) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
* Walter Chiari as Dino Versini
* Michèle ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Girl from Parma
''La parmigiana'' (internationally released as ''The Girl from Parma'') is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. The film describes the disappointing sentimental experiences of an orphan girl (Catherine Spaak).
Cast
* ...
'' (1963)
* ''
The Hours of Love'' (1963)
* ''
Shivers in Summer'' (1963)
* ''
The Verona Trial
''Il processo di Verona'' (internationally released as ''The Verona Trial'') is a 1963 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film tells of the final phases of the Italian fascist regime, in particular the affair of the 1944 ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Countersex
''Controsesso'', internationally released as ''Countersex'', is a 1964 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Franco Rossi, Marco Ferreri and Renato Castellani. All the episodes have sex as main theme. The episode of Ferreri is considered by ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Let's Talk About Women
''Se permettete parliamo di donne'' (internationally released as ''Let's Talk About Women'') is a 1964 Italian comedy film. It represents the directorial debut of Ettore Scola. The film consists of nine segments, all played by Vittorio Gassman ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1965)
* ''
I soldi
''I soldi'' is a 1965 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini.
Cast
*Sylva Koscina as Leda
*Tomas Milian as Bob
*Enrico Maria Salerno
* Alberto Lionello
*Barbara Steele
* Agnès Spaak
*Andrea Checchi
*Carlo Giuffrè
* Maria ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Hot Frustrations
''Hot Frustrations'' (french: La Traite des blanches, it, S.2.S. - Base morte chiama Suniper, also known as ''I Am a Fugitive from a White Slave Gang'' and ''Frustrations'') is a 1965 French-Italian drama film written and directed by Georges C ...
'' (1965)
* ''
I complessi
''I complessi'' is a 1965 commedia all'italiana anthology film consisting of three episodes.
Cast
;''Una giornata decisiva''
*Nino Manfredi: Quirino Raganelli
*Ilaria Occhini: Gabriella
* Riccardo Garrone: Alvaro Morandini
*Umberto D'Orsi: E ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Rita the American Girl
''Rita the American Girl'' (Italian: ''Rita, la figlia americana'') is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Piero Vivarelli with Totò and Rita Pavone.Fehrenbach & Poiger p.159
Plot
Professor Serafino Benvenuti is a master of classical ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Death Walks in Laredo'' (1966)
* ''
Blockhead
Blockhead(s) may refer to:
Films
* ''The Blockhead'', a 1921 German silent film
* '' Block-Heads'', a 1938 film starring Laurel and Hardy
* ''Blockhead'' (film), a 1966 Italian film
Music
* Blockhead (music producer) (born 1976), American hip- ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Golden Chameleon
''Golden Chameleon'' (Italian: ''Colpo doppio del camaleonte d'oro'') is a 1967 Italian comedy crime film directed by Giorgio Stegani and starring Mark Damon, Luisa Baratto and Magda Konopka.Lancia & Melelli p.117
Cast
* Mark Damon as Vittorio ...
'' (1967)
* ''
The Black Sheep'' (1968)
* ''
The Two Crusaders
''The Two Crusaders'' ( it, I due crociati) is a 1968 comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini, co-written by horror icon Lucio Fulci and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot
Viscount Ciccio is on the bill, so the people who live ...
'' (1968)
* ''
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera
''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'' (''Franco, Ciccio and Blackbeard the Pirate'') is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Is a parody of the 1883 adventure novel '' Treasure Island ...
'' (1969)
* ''
I See Naked
''Vedo nudo'' (internationally released as ''I See Naked'') is a 1969 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Dino Risi. All the episodes have sex as main theme and all star Nino Manfredi, who plays seven different characters. The film represe ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Normal Young Man
''Normal Young Man'' ( it, Il giovane normale) is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.
It is based on the novel with the same name written by Umberto Simonetta.
Cast
* Lino Capolicchio: Giordano
* Janet Agren: Diana
* Eugene W ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Circuito chiuso'' (1969)
* ''
Basta guardarla'' (1970)
* ''
La ragazza del prete
''La ragazza del prete'' (''The girlfriend of the priest'') is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Cast
* Nicola Di Bari: Don Michele / Nicola
* Susanna Martinková: Erika
* Isabella Biagini: Maria Innocenza Fu ...
'' (1970)
* ''
I due maghi del pallone
''I due maghi del pallone'' (''The two wizards of the ball'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot summary
Ciccio Ingrassetti is the PR of a milanese pharmaceutical firm whic ...
'' (1970)
* ''
Ma che musica maestro
''Ma che musica maestro'' is a 1971 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mariano Laurenti. It is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''.
Plot
Between the two villages of Santa Veronica Bassa and Santa Veron ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Oasis of Fear
''Oasis of Fear'' ( it, Un posto ideale per uccidere, lit=An Ideal Place to Kill) is an Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Irene Papas, Ornella Muti and Ray Lovelock. It was produced by Carlo Ponti.
The film was releas ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?
''Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' ( it, Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale) is a 1972 Italian thriller film directed by Giuseppe Vari and starring Lou Castel. The hardcore inserts were edited for some foreign markets. ...
'' (1972)
* ''
My Name Is Shanghai Joe'' (1972)
* ''
Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'' (1972)
* ''
Return of Halleluja
''Return of Halleluja'' ( it, Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja, also known as ''The West Is Very Close, Amigo'') is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring George Hilton. It is the seq ...
'' (1972)
* ''
Naughty Nun'' (1972)
* ''
Snow Job'' (1972)
* ''
Man Called Invincible
''Man Called Invincible'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto, also known as ''They Called Him the Player with the Dead'', ''In the West There Was a Man Named Invincible'' and ''Tricky Dicky'') is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti West ...
'' (1973)
* ''
Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!
''Fuori uno sotto un altro... arriva il passatore'' (internationally released as ''Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!'', ''God Help Us, Here Comes the Passatore!'' and ''Holy God, It's the Passatore'') is a 1973 Italian adventure- comedy film dir ...
'' (1973)
* ''
The Balloon Vendor
''The Balloon Vendor'' ( it, Il venditore di palloncini, also released as ''Last Moments'' and ''The Last Circus Show'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore.
Cast
* Renato Cestiè as Giacomino
...
'' (1974)
* ''
L'arbitro'' (1972)
* ''
The Sensual Man
''The Sensual Man'' ( it, Paolo il caldo, also known as ''The Sensuous Sicilian'') is a 1974 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario.
It is loosely based on the novel of the same name written by Vitaliano Brancati. It was shot ...
'' (1974)
References
External links
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Italian male film actors
1929 births
Actors from Trieste
1976 deaths
20th-century Italian male actors
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