Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film

character actor A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting character (arts), characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrie ...

and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film ''

The Pearls of the Crown ''The Pearls of the Crown'' () is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Martin investigates the history of s ...

'' directed by

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre (aesthetic), boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French ac ...

. Back in Italy, he attended the in

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, then he began an intense career as a character actor. His first Italian film was ''La peccatrice'' by

Amleto Palermi Amleto Palermi (11 July 1889 – 20 April 1941) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1914 and 1942. He directed ''The Old Lady'', which starred Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Selec ...

(1940). In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film ''Amazzonia terra sconosciuta''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1937) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''

The Hero of Venice ''The Hero of Venice'' () is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Man with a Cross ''The Man with a Cross'' () is a 1943 Italian war film directed by Roberto Rossellini and starring Alberto Tavazzi, Roswita Schmidt and Attilio Dottesio. It was the final part of Rossellini's "Fascist trilogy" following '' The White Ship'' (194 ...

'' (1943) * ''

Giacomo the Idealist ''Giacomo the Idealist'' () is a 1943 Italian historical drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Massimo Serato, Marina Berti and Andrea Checchi.Moliterno p.267 It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada. It is based on the nove ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' () is a novel by French writer Stendhal, published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, Lampedusa, Henry James, and Er ...

'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * ''

Ring Around the Clock ''Ring Around the Clock'' (Italian: ''Vogliamoci bene!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo William Tamburella and starring Nando Bruno, Lauro Gazzolo, and Peppino Spadaro.Paietta p.162 The film's sets were designed by Arrigo Equi ...

'' (1950) * ''

Cavalcade of Heroes ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' () is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa (director), Mario Costa and starring Cesare Danova, Carla Del Poggio and Vittorio Sanipoli. It depicts the events around the founding of the short-lived ...

'' (1950) * '' Against the Law'' (1950) * '' The Counterfeiters'' (1951) * '' Wolves Hunt at Night'' (1952) * ''

Prisoner in the Tower of Fire ''Prisoner in the Tower of Fire'' (, also known as ''The Prisoner in the Fuoco Tower'') is a 1953 Italian historical melodrama film written and directed by Giorgio W. Chili. Plot 15th century. Two young people belonging to families in conflict ...

'' (1952) * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1953) * ''

Barrier of the Law ''Barrier of the Law'' () is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1954) * ''

Vanina Vanini ''Vanina Vanini'' is a short story published in 1829 by Stendhal (1783–1842), the pen name of Marie-Henri Beyle. Set in the 1820s during the early Risorgimento, when Italy was under Austrian control, it concerns the love affair of a young Roman ...

'' (1961) * ''

Terror of the Steppes ''Terror of the Steppes'' (, also known as ''The Mighty Khan'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film written and directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris. Plot Cast * Kirk Morris as Sandar Khan * Moira Orfei as Malina * Daniele Vargas ...

'' (1964) * '' 30 Winchester per El Diablo'' (1965) * '' Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' (1966) * '' No Diamonds for Ursula'' (1967) * ''

Shango Shango (Yoruba language: Ṣàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; as Jakuta or Badé; and as Ṣangó in Trinidad Orisha) is an Orisha (or spirit) in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of th ...

'' (1970) * '' A Barrel Full of Dollars'' (1971) * ''

Heroes in Hell ''Heroes in Hell'' is a series of shared world fantasy books, within the genre Bangsian fantasy, created and edited by Janet Morris and written by her, Chris Morris, C. J. Cherryh and others. The first 12 books in the series were published ...

'' (1973) * '' Death Smiles at a Murderer'' (1973) * ''

Return of Shanghai Joe ''Return of Shanghai Joe'' () is a 1975 Western film directed by Bitto Albertini and starring Klaus Kinski. Plot The medicine show man Bill Cannon gives refuge to the bandit Pedro Gomez, who is wounded by the men of Barnes. Before dying, Gomez ...

'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' SS Experiment Camp'' (1976) * ''

I'm Photogenic ''I'm Photogenic'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Italy, early 1980s. Antonio Barozzi (Renato Pozzetto), an aspiring actor, goes to the film stud ...

'' (1980)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dottesio, Attilio 1909 births 1989 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Brescia Male actors from Lombardy 20th-century Italian male actors Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni