Franco Balducci (23 November 1922 – 7 June 2001) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in
Umbria
Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...
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Italy
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Selected filmography
* ''
Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) - Giacomo
* ''Tempesta su Parigi'' (1948)
* ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...
'' (1948) - (uncredited)
* ''
Il monello della strada'' (1950) - Arizona Bill
* ''
The Crossroads'' (1951)
* ''
Lorenzaccio'' (1951)
* ''
The Captain of Venice'' (1951)
* ''
Stranger on the Prowl'' (1952) - Morelli
* ''
Milady and the Musketeers'' (1952)
* ''
Son of the Hunchback'' (1952)
* ''Le marchand de Venise'' (1953)
* ''Mystery of the Black Jungle'' (1954) - Kammamuri
* ''
The Captain of Venice'' (1954) - Marin Soldero
* ''Black Devils of Kali'' (1954) - Kammamuri
* ''
I cinque dell'Adamello'' (1954) - Renato
* ''Honey degli uomini perduti'' (1956)
* ''Ciao, pais...'' (1956) - Amleto
* ''
Nights of Cabiria'' (1957) - Spectator on the Stage of the Cinema (uncredited)
* ''La grande ombra'' (1957) - Ranuccio
* ''Amarti è il mio destino'' (1957) - Piero
* ''
L'amore più bello'' (1958)
* ''Arrivederci Firenze'' (1958) - Luca
* ''
Head of a Tyrant'' (1959) - Galaad
* ''
You're on Your Own'' (1959)
* ''
Bad Girls Don't Cry'' (1959) - Eliseo
* ''
The Sheriff'' (1960) - Jimmy Jesse's Brother (uncredited)
* ''
The Conqueror of the Orient'' (1960) - Nureddin - Nadir's Companion
* ''
The Hunchback of Rome'' (1960) - Pallaccia
* ''
Two Women'' (1960) - Il tedesco nel pagliaio
* ''
The Lovemakers'' (1961) - Tognaccio
* ''
Tiro al piccione
''Pigeon Shoot'' or ''Pigeon Shooting'' () is a 1961 Italy, Italian war film, war drama film. It represents the directorial debut film of Giuliano Montaldo.
The film entered the competition at Venice Film Festival in 1961.
Cast
*Jacques Charri ...
'' (1961) - Garrani
* ''
Duel of the Titans'' (1961) - Acilio
* ''
Caccia all'uomo'' (1961)
* ''
La bellezza di Ippolita'' (1962) - Beppo
* ''
The Slave'' (1962) - Verus - ship's Commander
* ''
Warriors Five'' (1962) - Conti
* ''
I diavoli di Spartivento'' (1963)
* ''L'ultima carica'' (1964)
* ''
Romeo and Juliet
''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...
'' (1964) - Benvolio
* ''
Pirates of Malaysia'' (1964) - Sambigliong
* ''Genoveffa di Brabante'' (1964) - Rambaldo
* ''
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon'' (1964) - Mobsab / Behar - Tanit's Escort
* ''
I Kill, You Kill'' (1965) - Alex (segment "Il Plenilunio")
* ''
Doc, Hands of Steel'' (1965) - Sheriff
* ''
Made in Italy'' (1965) - The Driver (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3")
* ''
Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) - Pete Wiley
* ''
The Upper Hand'' (1966)
* ''Perry Grant, agente di ferro'' (1966) - Martin
* ''
Sex Quartet'' (1966) - 1st Motorist (segment "Fata Sabina") (uncredited)
* ''
Wanted'' (1967) - Cuzack
* ''
Il tempo degli avvoltoi'' (1967) - Francisco
* ''
Death Rides a Horse
''Death Rides a Horse'' () is a 1967 Italian spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law.
Plot
Bill, a boy whose father was killed and mother and sister were gang-r ...
'' (1967) - Sceriffo
* ''
Lola Colt'' (1967) - (uncredited)
* ''
Day of Anger'' (1967) - Slim
* ''
Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) - Sheriff
* ''
A Long Ride from Hell'' (1968) - Mason
* ''
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' (1968) - Kraut henchman
* ''
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof'' (1968) - Brent
* ''
One on Top of the Other'' (1969) - Officer Loveday
* ''
Night of the Serpent'' (1969) - Luciano
* ''
Rosolino Paternò, soldato...'' (1970)
* ''
Metello'' (1970) - Chellini
* ''
A Man Called Sledge'' (1970) - Un carcerato
* ''No desearás al vecino del quinto'' (1970) - Fred Corleone
* ''
Brancaleone at the Crusades
''Brancaleone at the Crusades'' () is an Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and released in 1970, the sequel to ''L'armata Brancaleone''.
Plot
The film starts where ''L'armata Brancaleone'' has ended. Brancaleone da Norcia leads the ...
'' (1970)
* ''
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' (1971) - McKenna
* ''
La supertestimone'' (1971) - Un detenuto
* ''
Cross Current'' (1971) - Sante Foschi
* ''I due pezzi da 90'' (1971)
* ''Non commettere atti impuri'' (1971)
* ''
1870
Events
January
* January 1
** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.
** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
* January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...
'' (1972, TV Movie) - Remo Bezzi
* ''
The Sicilian Checkmate'' (1972) - Gaetano
* ''
Don't Torture a Duckling'' (1972) - Mr. Spriano - Michele's Father
* ''
The Grand Duel'' (1972) - Bull's Friend
* ''
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno ( , ; ; born Filippo Bruno; January or February 1548 – 17 February 1600) was an Italian philosopher, poet, alchemist, astrologer, cosmological theorist, and esotericist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which concep ...
'' (1973)
* ''
Last Days of Mussolini'' (1974) - Franco Colombo
* ''
The Suspect'' (1975) - Party Functionary with red shirt
* ''
Libera, My Love'' (1975) - The police Commissioner
* ''
Manhunt in the City'' (1975) - Alberto Pirazzini
* ''
Destruction Force'' (1977) - Nino
* ''
Black Journal'' (1977)
* ''
Closed Circuit'' (1978, TV Movie) - Aldo Capocci (final film role)
References
External links
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1922 births
2001 deaths
People from the Province of Perugia
Male actors from Umbria
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
Bettona
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