Umberto Orsini (born 2 April 1934, in

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) is an Italian stage, television and film actor. Born in

, Orsini gave up his career as notary to attend the

Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the ac ...

. In the late 1950s, he emerged as a talented stage actor, and in 1960, for the theatrical representation of ''L'Arialda'', he worked for the first time with

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...

. After a few secondary roles (that include

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's '' La Dolce Vita''), Orsini debuted in a leading role in 1962 with the film '' Il mare'', directed by

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. In 1969, he was awarded with the

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. ...

for his performance in Visconti's '' The Damned''. In 2008, he was nominated to

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor ( it, David di Donatello per il migliore attore non protagonista) is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandi ...

for his role in '' Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca''.

Selected filmography

* ''Marisa la civetta'' (1957) - Sailor (uncredited) * '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) - Man in Sunglasses That Helps Nadia Strip (uncredited) * ''

Love in Rome ''Un amore a Roma'' (internationally released as ''Love in Rome'') is a 1960 Italian romantic drama film directed by Dino Risi.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il castoro, 1995 Plot Marcello (Baldwin), a young writer, loves Anna (Demonge ...

'' (1960) - Peppino Barlacchi * ''Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan'' (1960) - Tommy * ''

Battle of the Worlds ''Battle of the Worlds'' ( it, Il Pianeta degli uomini spenti, lit=The Planet of Extinct Men) is a 1961 Italian science fiction film directed by Anthony Dawson. The film stars Claude Rains, Bill Carter, and Maya Brent. Plot Dr. Fred Steele (Umber ...

'' (1961) - Dr. Fred Steele * '' Caccia all'uomo'' (1961) - Giovanni Maimonti * ''Io bacio... tu baci'' (1961) - Paolo * '' Il giorno più corto'' (1963) - (uncredited) * ''Noche de verano'' (1963) - Miguel * ''

Don't Tempt the Devil ''Don't Tempt the Devil'' (french: Les Bonnes Causes, it, Il delitto Dupré) is a 1963 French-Italian crime film written and directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Bourvil, Marina Vlady, Virna Lisi and Pierre Brasseur. It is based on the nove ...

'' (1963) - Philliet * ''Sweet Skin'' (1963) - Dancer / Ariane's Dance Partner * '' Il mare'' (1963) * ''L'amore e la violenza'' (1965) - Roberto * '' Mademoiselle'' (1966) - Antonio * ' (1966) - Timo * ''

The Sailor from Gibraltar ''The Sailor from Gibraltar'' is a 1967 British romantic drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jeanne Moreau, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Redgrave, Hugh Griffith and Orson Welles. The screenplay concerns a mysterious woman who wanders the ...

'' (1967) - Postcard Vendor * ''

The Girl and the General ''The Girl and the General'' ( it, La Ragazza e il Generale) is a 1967 Italian anti-war comedy film starring Rod Steiger and Virna Lisi and produced by Carlo Ponti. Plot A young woman (Virna Lisi) and a soldier team up to deliver an Austrian Ge ...

'' (1967) - Pvt. Tarasconi * ''

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'' (1968) - The Big Guy * '' The Damned'' (1969) - Herbert Thallman * '' Interrabang'' (1969) - Fabrizio * ' (1970) - Morelli * ''

Violent City ''Violent City'' ( it, Città violenta, also released as ''The Family'') is a 1970 crime thriller film directed by Sergio Sollima from a screenplay co-written with Lina Wertmüller, starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and Telly Savalas. Br ...

'' (1970) - Steve * ''

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'' (1970) - Carlo Primi * '' Roma Bene'' (1971) - Prince Rubio Marescalli * ''

Trastevere Trastevere () is the 13th '' rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'. Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a li ...

'' (1971) - L'attore (scenes deleted) * ''Maddalena'' (1971) * '' Shadows Unseen'' (1972) - Enrico Gagliardi * ''

César and Rosalie ''César and Rosalie'' (french: César et Rosalie) is a 1972 French romance film starring Yves Montand and Romy Schneider, directed by Claude Sautet. Plot In Paris the beautiful divorcée Rosalie spends time with César, a coarse but good-hearte ...

'' (1972) - Antoine * ''I figli chiedono perché'' (1972) - Father of Michèle * ''

The Outside Man ''The Outside Man'' (French: ''Un homme est mort'') is a 1972 French-Italian thriller set in Los Angeles, directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, and Angie Dickinson. Plot A contract on the lif ...

'' (1972) - Alex * '' Ludwig'' (1973) - Count Von Holnstein * '' La Tosca'' (1973) - Cesare Angelotti * ''

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'' (1973) - Amerigo Dumini * '' Tony Arzenta'' (1973) - Isnello - Gusto's right-hand man * '' Story of a Cloistered Nun'' (1973) - Diego * ''

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'' (1974) - Daniele * ''

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'' (1974) - Le médecin du milieu (uncredited) * ''

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others ''Vincent, François, Paul and the Others'' (french: Vincent, François, Paul et les autres) is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel ''La grande Marrade'' by Claude Néron. Plot Three friends face mid-life crises. P ...

'' (1974) - Jacques * '' The Antichrist'' (1974) - Dr. Marcello Sinibaldi * '' Smiling Maniacs'' (1975) - Erzi * ''

Emmanuelle 2 ''Emmanuelle 2'' (aka ''Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman'', original title ''Emmanuelle: L'antivierge'') is a 1975 French softcore erotica film directed by Francis Giacobetti and starring Sylvia Kristel. The screenplay was written by Bob Elia a ...

'' (1975) - Jean * '' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) - Avvocato Vito Buscemi * '' A Woman at Her Window'' (1976) - Rico (Santori) * ''Une fille cousue de fil blanc'' (1977) - Frédéric * '' Casanova & Co.'' (1977) - Count Tiretta * '' Gangbuster'' (1977) - Ing. Farnese * ''

Beyond Good and Evil ''Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future'' (german: Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft) is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that covers ideas in his previous work ''Thus Spoke Zarathu ...

'' (1977) - Bernard Foester * ''

Goodbye Emmanuelle ''Goodbye Emmanuelle'' (aka ''Emmanuelle 3'') is a 1977 French softcore erotica movie directed by François Leterrier, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The music score is by Serge Gainsbourg. In this sequel, Emmanuelle and Jean move to the Seychell ...

'' (1977) - Jean * ''

The Fifth Commandment ''The Fifth Commandment'' ( it, L'alba dei falsi dei, german: Das fünfte Gebot) is a 1978 Italian-German drama film directed by Duccio Tessari. Cast * Helmut Berger as Bernhard Redder * Peter Hooten as Leo Redder * Evelyne Kraft as Evelyn ...

'' (1978) - Sturmführer Hannacker / Vater Redder * ''

Little Girl in Blue Velvet ''Little Girl in Blue Velvet'' (french: La petite fille en velours bleu) is a 1978 French drama film written and directed by Alan Bridges and starring Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale and Lara Wendel.James L. Limbacher. ''Sexuality in world cinema ...

'' (1978) - Fabrizzio Conti * '' L'argent des autres'' (1978) - Blue * ''Amo non amo'' (1979) * '' Bionda fragola'' (1980) * ''Elles n'oublient jamais'' (1994) - Vienne * ''

Who Killed Pasolini? ''Pasolini, un delitto italiano'' (''Pasolini, an Italian Crime''), internationally released as ''Who Killed Pasolini?'', is a 1995 Italian crime-drama film co-written and directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It was released on 3 July 1996. It depi ...

'' (1995) - Altro Magistrato * '' The Bride’s Journey'' (1997) - Don Diego * ''Cinque giorni di tempesta'' (1997) * ''L'ospite'' (1998) - Antonio * ''

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'' (1999) - Memucan * ''

Johnny the Partisan ''Il partigiano Johnny'', internationally released as ''Johnny the Partisan'', is a 2000 Italian war drama film set in the Second World War and directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on the novel of the same name by Beppe Fenoglio. The film ente ...

'' (2000) - Pinin * ''

Love Returns ''Love Returns'' ( it, L'amore ritorna) is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Rubini. For her performance Giovanna Mezzogiorno won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actress. Cast * Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Luca Florio * ...

'' (2004) - Dr. Ambrosini * ''

The Early Bird Catches the Worm ''The Early Bird Catches the Worm'' ( it, Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Patierno, based on autobiographical book ''Il giocatore (ogni scomessa e un debito)'' by Marco Baldini. Cast *Elio Germ ...

'' (2008) - Uncle Lino * ''Al Confini Della Fandonia: L'uomo che flagellò l'intelletto'' (2008) - Narrator (voice)

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* * 1934 births Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Living people People from Novara Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni {{italy-actor-stub