Ubaldo Lay (14 April 1917 - 27 September 1984) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in

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as Ubaldo Bussa, after graduating in law, Lay was admitted to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1939, from which he graduated with honors. He debuted on stage in 1945 and on films in 1946. Active on radio, in 1951 Lay moved to

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where he hosted several radio programs for Italo-Americans audiences. Back in Italy, he resumed his radio and stage activities and debuted in television in 1956.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Lay's

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was Lieutenant Sheridan, that he played in five

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crime series and in several television films. He also starred in several other successful television series, often directed by

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, while his cinema activity was less significant, consisting mainly of supporting roles. Lay died of a

cerebral hemorrhage Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e. the parenchyma), into its ventricles, or into both. An ICH is a type of bleeding within the skull and one kind of stro ...

aged 67.

Partial filmography

* ''Monte Cassino'' (1946) - Don Eusebio * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) - Don Pietro (voice, uncredited) * ''

Toto the Sheik ''Toto the Sheik'' () is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Curti p.145 It is a parody of desert films such as '' The Son of the Sheik'' and '' Siren of Atlantis''. Plot Antonio is the humble servant of a r ...

'' (1950) - Il maggiore della legione * ''

The Merry Widower ''The Merry Widower'' () is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, La Jana, Alice Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 392 The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach. It is not to be confused with the 1908 ...

'' (1950) - Shaphiro * '' Solo per te Lucia'' (1952) * '' I tre corsari'' (1952) - Il carceriere Alvaro * ''

Guilt Is Not Mine ''Guilt Is Not Mine'' or ''Unjust Condemnation'' (, ) is a 1952 French-Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Masini and starring Rossano Brazzi, Gaby André and Elvy Lissiak. Plot We are in Maremma. A physician, doctor w ...

'' (1952) - Andrea * ''

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair ''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'', also known as ''Yolanda'' () is a 1953 Italian film directed by Mario Soldati, and based on the novel ''Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter'' by Emilio Salgari. Plot Collected at the age of tw ...

'' (1953) * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' () is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were desig ...

'' (1953) - (uncredited) * '' A Day in Court'' (1954) - Il fidanzato di Anna * '' Naples Is Always Naples'' (1954) - Il tunisino * ''

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'' (1955) - Belfagor * '' Chéri-Bibi'' (1955) - Conte Ponte-Marie * ''

The Violent Patriot ''The Violent Patriot'' () is a 1956 Italian adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on real life events of the Italian condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. Cast *Vittorio Gassman as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere *Constan ...

'' (1956) - Stefano, padre di Anna * ''Il canto dell'emigrante'' (1956) - Capo banditi * ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957) * ''

The Pirate and the Slave Girl ''The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' (, also known as ''The Pirate's Captive'') is a 1959 Italian adventure film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Lex Barker and Chelo Alonso. Plot Captain Drakut, called the "Dragon", is a ruthles ...

'' (1959) - Tripolino * ''Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan'' (1960) - Tenente Ezzy Sheridan * ''Gerarchi si muore'' (1961) - Giuseppe, the butler * '' Son of the Circus'' (1963) - Avv. Adami * ''Provaci anche tu, Lionel'' (1973) - Sheridan * '' The Exorcist: Italian Style'' (1975) - Lt. Sheridan (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lay, Ubaldo 1917 births Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors 1984 deaths Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni 20th-century Italian male actors