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's 1934 film ''Vecchia guardia''. He emerged during the

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, but most of his work was post-

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. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama '' The Jester's Supper''. Varelli is also known for playing "

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'' (1951). His last role was in the film '' Roseanna's Grave'', released posthumously in 1997. Varelli died in

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on 18 August 1996, at the age of 81.

Selected filmography

* '' Vecchia guardia'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1938) - Un ammiratore di Verdi al caffè * ''Inventiamo l'amore'' (1938) - Il secondo giocatore di biliardo (uncredited) * ''Crispino e la comare'' (1938) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) - Un amico di Radesio * ''Follie del secolo'' (1939) - Martin, il cameriere del conte * '' The Secret Lover'' (1941) - Un amico di Renata * ''L'amore canta'' (1941) - Il giovane Longo * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) - Gabriello Chiaramantesi * ''

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'' (1942) - Valeriano (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Il duca Vincenzo / il frate * ''Vivere ancora'' (1945) * ''All'ombra della gloria'' (1945) - Federico * '' Fear No Evil'' (1945) - Marco, il pastore * ''L'angelo e il diavolo'' (1946) - Giorgio Guarnelli * '' The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) - Paolo Venier * '' The Tyrant of Padua'' (1946) - Rodolfo degli Ezzelini * ''L'apocalisse'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1949) - Josef * '' Love and Poison'' (1950) - Egidio d'Averna * '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) - Luciano Manara * ''

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'' (1950) * ''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (1951) - Don Paolo * ''

'' (1951) - Lucan, poet in Nero's court ubbed* '' Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (1951) - Lentulo * '' Stranger on the Prowl'' (1952) - The Neighborhood Patrolman * '' I, Hamlet'' (1952) - Jensen * '' The Man from Cairo'' (1953) - Prof. H. M. Crespi * '' The Pagans'' (1953) - Pope Clement VII * ''

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'' (1953) - Padre Antonio * ''Non vogliamo morire'' (1954) - Louis * '' Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (1954) - Lieutenant * ''Io, Caterina'' (1957) - Cardinale Noellet * ''Orizzonte infuocato'' (1957) * '' Sheba and the Gladiator'' (1959) - Vithos * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Nicola Renzi, 'Mezzanotte' * ''

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'' (1959) - Physician's Assistant (uncredited) * '' The Siege of Syracuse'' (1960) - Kriton * '' Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' (1960) - Mercante #1 * '' The Giants of Thessaly'' (1960) - Argus * '' Duel of Champions'' (1961) - Sabinus * ''

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'' (1962) - Giuseppe d'Arimatea * ''

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'' (1962) - Father Ben (uncredited) * '' The Eye of the Needle'' (1963) - Maioli * ''Vino, whisky e acqua salata'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' Last Plane to Baalbek'' (1964) - Major Fwad * ''

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'' (1965) - Medizinmann Namu * '' Seven Dollars on the Red'' (1966) - 1st Sheriff * ''

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'' (1967) - Morrison * ''Commissariato di notturna'' (1974) * '' The Assisi Underground'' (1985) - The Monsignore * ''

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'' (1987) - Julio * '' Roseanna's Grave'' (1997) - Shoe Shop Owner (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

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