Silvano Tranquilli (23 August 1925 – 10 May 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Silvano Tranquilli attended theatre lessons at the Sharoff Academy, and started his stage activity with the theatrical companies of Salvo Randone and

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. In 1959 he made his television debut, and later acted in more than 100 television productions, achieving his main success with the TV-series ''

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''. In the early 1960s he also started a prolific film career as character actor. He died in Rome, at 71, shortly after his theatrical comeback with the company Stabile del Giallo.

Selected filmography

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Adriana Lecouvreur ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' () is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play '' Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 ...

'' (1955) * '' Il conte Aquila'' (1955) * ''Napoli sole mio!'' (1958) - Segretario del Impresario * ''Perfide ma... belle'' (1959) - The Telephone Technician (uncredited) * ''I piaceri del sabato notte'' (1960) - Il vice commissario * '' The Horrible Dr. Hichcock'' (1962) - Dr. Kurt Lowe * ''

Castle of Blood ''Castle of Blood'' ( it, Danza Macabra, links=no) is a 1964 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici and Georges Rivière. The film was initially commissioned to director ...

'' (1964, aka ''Danse Macabre'') - Edgar Allan Poe * '' I due sanculotti'' (1966) - Robespierre * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (1966) - Il tenente Bertolucci * '' The Invisible Woman'' (1969) - Andrea * '' Help Me, My Love'' (1969) - Valerio Mantovani * ''

Senza sapere niente di lei ''Senza sapere niente di lei'' (internationally released as ''Unknown Woman'') is a 1969 Italian giallo film produced and directed by Luigi Comencini. It is based on the novel ''La morale privata'' by Antonio Leonviola. For this film Paola Pitag ...

'' (1969) - L'ing. Zappengo * '' Lonely Hearts'' (1970) - Diego * '' Sunflower'' (1970) - L'operaio italiano * '' Mafia Connection'' (1970) - Commissario Modica * ''Quella chiara notte d'ottobre'' (1970) * ''L'Explosion'' (1971) - Aubrey * '' Black Belly of the Tarantula'' (1971) - Paolo Zani * '' Web of the Spider'' (1971) - William Perkins * ''

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'' (1971) - Roger * '' The Bloodstained Butterfly'' (1971) - Inspector Berardi * ''Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento'' (1972) - Doc O'Donnell * '' Smile Before Death'' (1972, a.k.a. ''Smile of the Hyena'') - Marco * '' So Sweet, So Dead'' (1972) - Paolo Santangeli * ''Il mio corpo con rabbia'' (1972) * ''La gatta in calore'' (1972) - Antonio * ''Mia moglie, un corpo per l'amore'' (1973) - Paolo * ''Giorni d'amore sul filo di una lama'' (1973) * ''

La bonne année ''La bonne année'' (also known in the United States as ''Happy New Year'') is a 1973 film directed by Claude Lelouch. It tells the story of a gangster who organises a successful heist but is himself caught and jailed. Released early, he not only ...

'' (1973) - L'amant italien * '' High Crime'' (1973) - Franco Griva * '' The Violent Professionals'' (1973) - Gianni Viviani * '' Tony Arzenta - Big Guns'' (1973) - Montani - the Interpol officer * ''Ceremonia sangrienta'' (1973) - Médico * ''

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' ( it, Il suo nome faceva tremare...Interpol in allarme or it, Dio, sei proprio un padreterno!) is a 1973 crime-comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, and starring Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco and Edwige Fenech. Pl ...

'' (1973) - Sylvester * ''Tecnica di un amore'' (1973) - Andrea * ''Diario di un italiano'' (1973) - Alberto * '' And Now My Love'' (1974) * ''Madeleine... anatomia di un incubo'' (1974) - Dr. Shuman * '' The Balloon Vendor'' (1974) - Dr. Novelli * ''

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'' (1974–1976, TV series) - Louis Palm * '' Manhunt in the City'' (1975) - Paolo Giordani * ''

Down the Ancient Staircase ''Down the Ancient Staircase'' ( it, Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi * Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani * Marthe Keller - Bianca * Barbar ...

'' (1975) - Professor Rospigliosi * '' Violent Rome'' (1975) - Capo della Squadra mobile * '' Syndicate Sadists'' (1975) - Dr. Marco Marsili * '' So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...'' (1975) - Doctor Batrucchi * '' Lips of Lurid Blue'' (1975) - Davide Levi * ' (1976) * '' Violent Naples'' (1976) - Paolo Gervasi * ''La bravata'' (1977) * ''L'affaire Suisse'' (1978) - Zurlini * '' Star Odyssey'' (1979, a.k.a. ''Seven Gold Men in Space'') * '' The Finzi Detective Agency'' (1979) - Augusto Moser * ''

The Pumaman ''The Pumaman'' ( it, L'uomo puma) is a 1980 Italian superhero film co-written and directed by Alberto De Martino, starring Walter George Alton as the title character and Donald Pleasence as the villain. It was featured in a 1998 episode of ''Mys ...

'' (1980) - Ambassador Dobson * ''Tranquille donne di campagna'' (1980) * ''L'ultimo giorno'' (1985) - Carlo Salvi * ''

Don Bosco John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century. While working ...

'' (1988) * ''Odore di spigo'' (1990)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tranquilli, Silvano 1925 births 1997 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male film actors People of Lazian descent 20th-century Italian male actors