Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an

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actor. He is also a translator,

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and

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. He is fluent in

and

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languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the

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'' Dèmoni'' (''Demons''). His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in

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's film ''

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'' though in the English dubbing, his voice was replaced with another actor's deeper voice. The only DVD that retains his original voice on the English dub is the UK release from Arrow Films. In 2024 he published his first book, ''La bellezza nel destino''.

Personal life

Urbano Barberini is married to Viviana Broglio and has a son; he considers himself Roman Catholic.

Filmography

*''Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani'' (1984) – Luca Stella *''

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'' (1985) – Himself *'' Il diavolo sulle colline'' (1985) *'' Dèmoni'' (1985) – George *'' La vita di scorta'' (1986) *''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the La Scala, Teatro alla Scala, M ...

'' (1986) – Cassio *''

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'' (1987) ''The Changeling 2'' – Marco *''

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'' (1987) – Tarl Cabot *''

'' (1987) – Inspector Alan Santini *''

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'' (1988) – Stanley *'' Outlaw of Gor'' (1988) – Prof. Tarl Cabot *'' The Black Cat'' (1989) – Marc Ravenna *'' Torrents of Spring'' (1989) – Baron Von Doenhof *''Rouge Venise'' (1989) *'' Courage Mountain'' (1989) – Italian Captain *''Strepitosamente... flop'' (1991) – Massimo *''

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'' (1996) – Nahbi *''Ultimo bersaglio'' (1996) – Wolf Körmendi *''

Stella's Favor ''Stella's Favor'', originally ''Mi fai un favore'', is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Scarchilli. Cast * Ornella Muti: Stella * Maria Amelia Monti: Roberta * Claudio Bigagli: Leonardo * Jo Champa: Stefania * Alessandro Ga ...

'' (1996) – Tommy *'' Come mi vuoi'' (1996) – Gaia *''The Eighteenth Angel'' (1997) – Monk *''Le complici'' (1998) *''Borderline'' (1998) – Alex *'' Milonga'' (1999) – Person B *''Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'' (2002) *'' Adored: Diary of a Porn Star'' (2003) – Federico Soldani *''Signora'' (2004) – Marcello *''Nel mio amore'' (2004) – Fausto *'' The Fine Art of Love'' (2005) – Prince *'' Casino Royale'' (2006) – Tomelli *''Fantasmi al Valle'' (2012) *'' Roam Rome Mein'' (2019) *''

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'' (2021) – Duncan *'' Diabolik: Ginko Attacks!'' (2022) – Duncan

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barberini, Urbano 1961 births Living people Male actors from Rome Royalty and nobility actors Colonna family Italian Roman Catholics