Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. Born Mirko Korcinsky in

Locarno , neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra , twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia * Karlovy Vary, Czech Re ...

to a family of

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origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in Aldo Vergano's neorealist drama '' The Sun Still Rises''. One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of

Maria Melato Maria Melato (16 October 1885 – 24 August 1950) was an Italian actress of the stage, screen, and radio. Early life Maria Melato was born in Reggio Emilia on 16 October 1885, the daughter of Silvio Melato and Elisa Friggieri. Her father was ...

. He later alternated important roles and

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s, in genre films and television productions. Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in

Alghero Alghero (; ca, label=Alguerese, L'Alguer ; sc, S'Alighèra ; sdc, L'Aliera ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ...

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...

. On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died. Police believe his death was a suicide.

Selected filmography

* '' The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''Accidenti alla guerra!...'' (1948) - Von Papen * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Mario * ''La roccia incantata'' (1949) * '' Altura'' (1949) * ''La vendetta di una pazza'' (1951) * ''

Stormbound ''Stormbound'' or ''La Strada finisce sul fiume'' is a 1950 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Cast *Constance Dowling as Barbara *Andrea Checchi as Rol *Tino Buazzelli as Sergeant *Bianca Doria as Maria *Mirko Ellis ...

'' (1951) - Stefano * '' Trieste mia!'' (1951) - Karl * '' Melody of Love'' (1952) - Commissario Costa * '' Rimorso'' (1952) * '' Past Lovers'' (1953) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (1954) - Anthony (segment "Elisabeth") * ''La città canora'' (1954) - Renato Scala * '' Modern Virgin'' (1954) - Giacomo * ''Acque amare'' (1954) - Policeman * '' The Red and the Black'' (1954) - Norbert de La Mole * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) - Jacques Frochard * '' Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (1954) - Renato * '' Elena and Her Men'' (1956) - Marbeau * ''Donne, amore e matrimoni'' (1956) - Andrea * ''Ciao, pais...'' (1956) - Toni * ''Fantasmi e ladri'' (1959) * '' Devil's Cavaliers'' (1959) * '' Noi siamo due evasi'' (1959) - Philippe * ''

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Pu ...

'' (1959) - Mago * ''Avventura in città'' (1959) * '' White Slave Ship'' (1961) - Lord Graveston * ''I lancieri neri'' (1962) - Un Membro del Consiglio * '' Gladiator of Rome'' (1962) - Frasto * '' Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (1962) * ''La notte dell'innominato'' (1962) - Governatore * '' Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' (1963) - Politician with Marcius * ''The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) - Civetta * '' The Ten Gladiators'' (1963) - Servius Galba * '' Son of the Circus'' (1963) - Marcos * '' Hercules Against the Barbarians'' (1964) - King Vladimir * '' Old Shatterhand'' (1964) - Joe Burker * ''

The Two Gladiators '' The Two Gladiators'' ( it, I due gladiatori, also known as ''Fight or Die'') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Richard Harrison.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . Plot The Roman E ...

'' (1964) - Pertinace * ''

Revolt of the Praetorians ''La Rivolta dei Pretoriani'' (AKA: ''Revolt of the Praetorians'') is a 1964 sword and sandal film about the conspiracy to assassinate the emperor Domitian in the year AD 96, though the historical facts have been heavily fictionized. This film was ...

'' (1964) - Seiano * '' 100 Horsemen'' (1964) - One-Eyed Nobleman (uncredited) * '' Revenge of The Gladiators'' (1964) - Vilfredo, Genserico's Son * '' Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West'' (1964) - Chief Yellow Hand * '' Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary'' (1965) * '' Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible'' (1965) - (uncredited) * ''

I tre del Colorado ''Canadian Wilderness'' ( it, I tre del Colorado/ ''Three From Colorado'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian adventure drama western film directed by Amando de Ossorio. It stars George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2 ...

'' (1965) - Capitan Robert Doyle * '' How We Robbed the Bank of Italy'' (1966) - Mirko * ''

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day ''For One Thousand Dollars Per Day'' ( it, Per mille dollari al giorno, es, Por mil dólares al día, also known as ''Renegade Gunfighter'') is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Silvio Amadio. The title song ""My Gun is Fa ...

'' (1966) - Wayne Clark * ''Missione sabbie roventi'' (1966) * ''Web of Violence'' (1966) * '' Arizona Colt'' (1966) - Sheriff * ''Rojo'' (1966) - Navarro * ''

Trap for Seven Spies '' Trap for Seven Spies'' ( it, Trappola per sette spie, es, Siete espías en la trampa) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish international co-production spy film written and directed by Mario Amendola and starring Yvonne Bastien, Eduardo Fajardo and C ...

'' (1967) - Hampstead * ''

Killer Caliber .32 ''Killer Caliber .32 '' ( it, Killer calibro 32, also known as ''32 Caliber Killer'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Peter Lee Lawrence. Plot Silver kills the seven members of a maske ...

'' (1967) - Sheriff Bear * '' Top Secret'' (1967) - Hardy * '' Tom Dollar'' (1967) * ''

The Last Killer ''The Last Killer'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo killer'', also known as ''Django the Last Killer'') is a 1967 Spaghetti Western movie starring George Eastman and Anthony Ghidra. Plot Ramon's father has a small farm and, like all the other poor farmers ...

'' (1967) - Stevens * ''

Hate for Hate ''Hate for Hate'' ( it, Odio per odio) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Domenico Paolella Domenico Paolella (18 October 1915 - 7 October 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Born in Foggia, between 19 ...

'' (1967) - Moxon * ''

Dakota Joe ''Dakota Joe'' or ''Man and a Colt'' ( es, Un hombre y un Colt) is a 1967 Argentine Spaghetti Western film directed by Tulio Demicheli, produced by Alberto Grimaldi, and starring Robert Hundar, Fernando Sancho, Gloria Milland, Mirko Ellis, Luis ...

'' (1967) - Paulo * ''

The Fuller Report ''The Fuller Report'' ( it, Rapporto Fuller, base Stoccolma, french: Trahison à Stockholm) is a 1968 Italian-French Eurospy film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Ken Clark and Beba Loncar.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, ...

'' (1968) - Jimmy * ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968) * ''...dai nemici mi guardo io!'' (1968) - El Condor * '' Emma Hamilton'' (1968) - Le commandant-en-chef John Payne * ''Hora cero: Operación Rommel'' (1969) - Lt.Robert Mills * '' Battle of the Commandos'' (1969) - Capt. Adler * '' The Conspiracy of Torture'' (1969) - 3rd Excellency * ''

Long Live Your Death ''Long Live Your Death'' (a.k.a. ''Don't Turn the Other Cheek!'', originally titled ''Viva la muerte... tua!'') is a 1971 Italian/Spanish/German international co-production Spaghetti Western / action comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. The f ...

'' (1971) - Mayor * ''

Tequila! ''Fuzzy the Hero'' ( es, Uno, dos, tres... dispara otra vez and it, Tequila!) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish western film directed by Tulio Demicheli, composed by Coriolano Gori and starred by Eduardo Fajardo, John Bartha and Roberto Camardiel Ro ...

'' (1973) * ''Kid il monello del west'' (1973) * ''

The Biggest Battle ''The Greatest Battle'' ( it, Il grande attacco, lit=The Great Attack) is a 1978 Euro War film co-written and directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring an all-star ensemble cast, including Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Berger, Stacy Keach, Ray Lovelock, ...

'' (1978) - German Officer in Bar * ''Il medium'' (1980)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Mirko 1933 births 2014 deaths Swiss male film actors Italian male film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Swiss emigrants to Italy Swiss people of Lithuanian descent Italian people of Lithuanian descent Suicides by jumping in Italy People from Locarno 2014 suicides