Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985.
Selected filmography
* ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) – The Gay Race Walker (uncredited)
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The Assassin'' (1961) – Dottore Francesconi
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Rome 1585'' (1961) – Grillo
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Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World'' (1961) – Captain of the Khan's Guards
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The Wonders of Aladdin
''The Wonders of Aladdin'' (Italian: ''Le meraviglie di Aladino'') is a 1961 Italian-French-American adventure comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (with second unit direction by Mario Bava—uncredited in U.S. prints but credited as sole d ...
'' (1961) – Vizier's Lieutenant
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Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) – King Lotar
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Caccia all'uomo Caccia (Italian for "hunt") may refer to:
* Caccia al Re – La narcotici, an Italian television series
* Caccia e Pesca, an Italy-based premium television channel
* Caccia Birch House in New Zealand
* Xagħra, a village in Malta known as Cac ...
'' (1961) – Capo Cameriere (uncredited)
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His Women'' (1961) – René
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Marco Polo
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'' (1962)
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Damon and Pythias
The story of Damon (; , gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (;
or
; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dion ...
'' (1962)
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Lo smemorato di Collegno
''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case.
Plot
A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a ...
'' (1962) – Agente Pubblicitario
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The Four Monks'' (1962) – Il Barone Cimino
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) – Arresting Officer at Airport (uncredited)
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The Monk of Monza'' (1963) – Ufficiale del balzello
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Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) – (uncredited)
* ''Scandali nudi'' (1963) – Regista Pagiolini
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The Four Musketeers'' (1963) – Lord Buckingham
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Revenge of the Musketeers'' (1963)
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Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) – Lo sfregiato
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Blood and Black Lace'' (1964) – Marquis Richard Morell
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What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?'' (1964) – Ufficiale americano (uncredited)
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Secret of the Sphinx'' (1964)
* ''In ginocchio da te'' (1964) – Gian Maria
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Challenge of the Gladiator
''Challenge of the Gladiator'' () is a 1965 Italy, Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Plot
Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his ...
'' (1965)
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Hercules the Avenger'' (1965) – Eteocles
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Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) – Goldwyn
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Operation Atlantis'' (1965) – Fritz
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War Italian Style'' (1965) – Col. Jaeger
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In a Colt's Shadow'' (1965) – Jackson
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James Tont operazione U.N.O.'' (1965)
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The Upper Hand
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As in the former series, affluent single wo ...
'' (1966)
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James Tont operazione D.U.E.'' (1966) – Jack Clifford – the spaceman
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Password: Kill Agent Gordon'' (1966) – Albert Kowalski / Ms. Kastiadis
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Wild, Wild Planet'' (1966) – Lt. Jeffries
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War of the Planets'' (1966) – Freddie (uncredited)
* ''War Between the Planets'' (1966) – Capt. Charles Danton
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Taste for Killing'' (1966) - Aarons
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Rififi in Amsterdam'' (1966) – Max Fischer
* ''Rojo'' (1966) – Wallace
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Blueprint for a Massacre'' (1967)
* ''La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin'' (1967)
* ''El hombre del puño de oro'' (1967) – Krasna
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Assault on the State Treasure'' (1967) – Elias
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Tom Dollar'' (1967) – mr. Gaber
* ''Crónica de nueve meses'' (1967) – Juan
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Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (1967) – Lieutenant Pepe / Commander
* ''Delitto a Posillipo - Londra chiama Napoli'' (1967) – Peter Harriman
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Days of Fire
''Days of Fire'' () is a 1968 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mino Guerrini.
Premise
After being released from prison, elderly Destil plans a heist to secure a peaceful retirement. He forms a gang and attempts to steal a bri ...
'' (1968) – Passenger
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All on the Red
All or ALL may refer to:
عرص
Biology and medicine
* Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer
* Anterolateral ligament, a ligament in the knee
* ''All.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Carlo Allioni (1728–1804), Italian physician and pro ...
'' (1968) – Reikovic
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The Last Chance'' (1968) – Commissioner
* ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968)
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Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better'' (1968) – Mr. Hartman
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The Son of Black Eagle
''The Son of Black Eagle'' () is a 1968 Italian historical film, historical adventure film directed by Guido Malatesta and starring Mimmo Palmara, Edwige Fenech and Franco Ressel. It was inspired by the historic success of Riccardo Freda's ''Black ...
'' (1968) – General Volkonsky
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The Magnificent Tony Carrera'' (1968)
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The Mercenary'' (1968) – Studs
* ''Lucrezia'' (1968) – Ambasciatore d'Aragona
* ''L'amore è come il sole'' (1969)
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Zorro in the Court of England
''Zorro in the Court of England'' () is a 1969 Italian adventure film directed by Franco Montemurro.
Cast
* Spiros Focás: Pedro Suarez / Zorro
* Dada Gallotti: Rosanna Gonzales
* Franco Ressel: Lord Percy Moore
* Massimo Carocci: Pedrito
* ...
'' (1969) – Lord Percy Moore
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Il ragazzo che sorride'' (1969) – Mine owner
* ''Un corpo caldo per l'inferno'' (1969) – Mr. Wilkins
* ''Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion)'' (1969) – Fetishist
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Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' (1969) – Groder
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Sabata'' (1969) – Stengel
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Madame Bovary
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'' (1969) – Adolphe Lheureus
* ''Rangers: attacco ora X'' (1970) – Captain Köhler
* ''Formula 1: Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) – Frank Donovan
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Sartana in the Valley of Death'' (1970) – Norton
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Mr. Superinvisible
''Mr. Superinvisible'' (, also known as ''Mr. Invisible'' and ''The Unseizable Invincible Mr. Invisible'') is a 1970 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was released in the United States as the first film of the K-Tel c ...
'' (1970)
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Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (1970) - Samuel Piggot
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Lady Caliph'' (1970) – Un industriale
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Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
''Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte'' (translation: "Room 17-17, income taxes palace, tax office") is a 1971 Italian heist comedy film directed by Michele Lupo.
Plot
Paduan architect Giambattista Manteghin, actor Romolo More ...
'' (1971) – Gay at Railway Station (uncredited)
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Trafic'' (1971)
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The Deadly Trap'' (1971)
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Oasis of Fear'' (1971) – Man That Buys Aural Porn (uncredited)
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Cross Current'' (1971) – Tommy Brown
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They Call Him Cemetery'' (1971) – Judge
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Trinity Is Still My Name
''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (, lit. "...They Kept Calling Him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a direct sequel to '' They Call M ...
'' (1971) – Maitre D'
* ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) – Lieutenant Dupleix
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The Devil with Seven Faces'' (1971) – Inspector Rinker
* ''Le belve'' (1971) – Attorney (segment "Processo a porte chiuse")
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The Valachi Papers'' (1972) – (uncredited)
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Eye in the Labyrinth'' (1972) – Eugene
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Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' (1972) – Bruno – the butler (uncredited)
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Two Sons of Trinity'' (1972) – Alex Armstrong, '4 assi'
* ''A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi...'' (1972) – D'Angelo
* ''Where the Bullets Fly'' (1972)
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Treasure Island
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'' (1972) – Sgt. Dance (uncredited)
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Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
''Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye'' () is a 1973 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It is also a rare example of an Italian giallo that is set in period, taking place some time in the 1890s.
Plot
In Scotland, a man i ...
'' (1973) – Priest
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The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her'' (1973) – l'avvocato di Caterina
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The Off-Road Girl'' (1973) – Piero Badani
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Mr. Hercules Against Karate'' (1973) – Assistant to Site Administrator
* ''Bad Kids of the West'' (1973) – Wilson
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Long Lasting Days'' (1973) – The Doctor
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The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine'' (1974) – Don Alonso – Lucita's father
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Silence the Witness'' (1974) – L'ingegner Aldo Marchetti
* ''L'eredità dello zio buonanima'' (1974) – L'architetto
* ''Manone il ladrone'' (1974) – Avvocato
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Cagliostro
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Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. He became a gl ...
'' (1975) – Morandi, News editor
* ''Il pavone nero'' (1975) – Kluger / engineer
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Calling All Police Cars'' (1975) – Gynaecologist
* ''La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere!'' (1975) – Lombardi's Lawyer
* ''L'arbre de Guernica'' (1975) – Onesimo
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Povero Cristo'' (1975) – Pregiudicato
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Nick the Sting'' (1976) – Jeweller Parker
* ''Per amore'' (1976) – The Doctor in Geneva
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Paura in città'' (1976) – Lo Cascio
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La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde!'' (1976) – Franco
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California
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'' (1977) – Full
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Bobby Deerfield'' (1977) – Man With Dog
* ''Nazis dans le rétro'' (1977) – Général Keitel
* ''Un amore così fragile, così violento'' (1978) – Maresciallo
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Fearless'' (1978) – Dr. Zimmer
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The Perfect Crime'' (1978) – Sgt. Phillips
* ''Scherzi da prete'' (1978) – Il direttore del giornale
* ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'' (1978)
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Star Odyssey'' (1979) – Cmdr. Barr
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Inchon'' (1981) – Officer Aboard Mt. McKinley (uncredited)
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Panic
Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...
'' (1982) – Mr. Milton
* ''Il conte Tacchia'' (1982)
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And the Ship Sails On'' (1983) – Il medico (uncredited)
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Petomaniac
''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as " Le Pétomane".
Cast
* Ugo T ...
'' (1983) – Guglielmo II°
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A tu per tu'' (1984) – Notary
References
External links
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1925 births
1985 deaths
Male actors from Naples
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors