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Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor.


Life and career

Born in
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, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several
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theatrical companies. Discovered by
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, who offered him a role of weight in the film '' In the Name of the Law'', following the success of the film Balsamo moved to Rome where he had a long film career as a
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, mainly cast in roles of Sicilian criminals and villains. He also worked as a production coordinator and a production runner for the companies Fortunia Film and
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. Balsamo was also author of two plays in Sicilian language, ''Casa Cantoniera'' and ''Tila di ragnu''.


Selected filmography

* '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) - Francesco Messana * ''
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'' (1950) - Ciro Sollima * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) - Antonio Schepisi * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) - Sergente siciliano al fronte * '' Behind Closed Shutters'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Tragic Serenade'' (1951) * ''La vendetta di una pazza'' (1951) * '' Anna'' (1951) - Un agente di pubblica sicurezza (uncredited) * '' What Price Innocence?'' (1952) - Giovanni * ''Ergastolo'' (1952) * '' Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) - Il Francese * '' I tre corsari'' (1952) - Van Stiller * '' Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'' (1952) - Van Stiller * ''La carovana del peccato'' (1953) * '' Addio, figlio mio!'' (1953) - Martinelli * '' Neapolitan Turk'' (1953) - Luigi * '' La lupa'' (1953) - Don Antonio, Imbornone's Secretary * '' The Ship of Condemned Women'' (1953) - Duràn * '' Genoese Dragnet'' (1954) - Giovanni Feruglio * '' Letter from Naples'' (1954) - The Police Commissioner * '' Cuore di mamma'' (1954) - Biagio Carrino * ''Acque amare'' (1954) - Police Commissioner * '' It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) - Taxi driver * ''La Luciana'' (1954) * '' Buonanotte... avvocato!'' (1955) - Commissar * '' The White Angel'' (1955) - Un poliziotto * ''Suonno d'ammore'' (1955) - Arturo, Padre di Maria * ''La rossa'' (1955) - Un brigadiere dei carabinieri * ''Accadde al penitenziario'' (1955) - Detenuto mafioso * ''La moglie è uguale per tutti'' (1955) - The Sicilian Passenger on Bus * ''Una sera di maggio'' (1955) * '' Andalusia Express'' (1956) - Rubio * '' Arrivano i dollari!'' (1957) - Ernesto * '' Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * '' Policarpo'' (1959) - Poliziotto (uncredited) * '' The Magistrate'' (1959) - The Sea Captain * '' The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' (1959) * '' The Giant of Marathon'' (1959) - Ship's Captain * '' Ferdinando I re di Napoli'' (1959) - The Jailer * ''I baccanali di Tiberio'' (1960) * ''
La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life'Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars M ...
'' (1960) - (uncredited) * '' Un militare e mezzo'' (1960) - Porter * '' Knight of 100 Faces'' (1960) - Aiutante di Fosco * ''Le bal des espions'' (1960) * '' Pirates of the Coast'' (1960) - Brook * ''Rapina al quartiere Ovest'' (1960) * ''Robin Hood e i pirati'' (1960) * ''Un dollaro di fifa'' (1960) - Poker Player * ''
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'' (1961) - Colonel Pallavicino * ''L'onorata società'' (1961) * '' The Secret of the Black Falcon'' (1961) - Sancho * '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961) - Un compagno socialista (uncredited) * '' Queen of the Seas'' (1961) - Captain of the Guard * '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) - Andros * '' The Italian Brigands'' (1961) - Scannamorti * ''Duello nella sila'' (1962) * ''Odio mortale'' (1962) - Herrera * ''
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'' (1962) - Partisan * ''
Zorro and the Three Musketeers ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' (, also known as ''Mask of the Musketeers'' and ''Zorro vs. the Three Musketeers'') is a 1963 Italian comedy-adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Gordon Scott. Plot In the 17th century, Zorro j ...
'' (1963) * '' The Eye of the Needle'' (1962) - Father of Nicola * '' L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato'' (1963) - Primo Cittadino appestato * '' Samson and the Slave Queen'' (1963) - Joaquim * ''
Hercules and the Masked Rider ''Hercules and the Masked Rider'' (, also known as ''Goliath and the Masked Rider'') is a 1963 Italian peplum film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Alan Steel and Mimmo Palmara. A crossover film, it is set in the seventeenth c ...
'' (1963) * ''Una spada nell'ombra'' (1963) - Zingano * '' Hercules and the Black Pirates'' (1964) * '' Hercules Against Rome'' (1964) - Tauras * '' Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) - (uncredited) * '' Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' (1964) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus'' (1965) - Messenger * '' Giant of the Evil Island'' (1965) - Navarro * '' How We Robbed the Bank of Italy'' (1966) - Fake Nurse * ''Zorro il ribelle'' (1966) - Salvador * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (1966) * ''La notte dell'addio'' (1966) * ''7 monaci d'oro'' (1966) - Brigadiere (uncredited) * '' Danger!! Death Ray'' (1967) - Henchman 'X2' (uncredited) * ''Il magnifico Texano'' (1967) - Stark Henchman (uncredited) * ''2 RRRingos no Texas'' (1967) - Poker player * ''Non mi dire mai good-bye'' (1967) * ''Delitto a Posillipo - Londra chiama Napoli'' (1967) - Rosario (uncredited) * ''Due occhi per uccidere'' (1968) * ''I 2 pompieri'' (1968) * '' I 2 deputati'' (1968) - PCI member * '' Zorro in the Court of England'' (1969) - Dice gambler * '' Il ragazzo che sorride'' (1969) - Assistant of engineer * ''
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'' (1969) - Cook (uncredited) * ''Zorro, the Navarra Marquis'' (1969) - Apothecary * ''I 2 magnifici fresconi'' (1969) - don Mimì Cannaruta * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'' (1969) * '' Poppea's Hot Nights'' (1969) * '' Satiricosissimo'' (1970) - Pedlar (uncredited) * ''Ma chi t'ha dato la patente?'' (1970) * '' W le donne'' (1970) - Marshal Palombi * ''Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera'' (1970) - Creditor (uncredited) * '' Mezzanotte d'amore'' (1970) - Prison Guard * ''I due maggiolini più matti del mondo'' (1970) * ''Due bianchi nell'Africa nera'' (1970) * '' I due maghi del pallone'' (1970) - Manager of Ghiandineddese * ''Zorro il cavaliere della vendetta'' (1971) - (final film role)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balsamo, Ignazio 1912 births 1994 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Catania 20th-century Italian male actors