Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian

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Biography

One of Duse's first roles was in

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's debut feature '' Ossessione'' (1942). Outside Italy, Duse is known for his role in ''

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'' as Don Tommasino in 1990, replacing Corrado Gaipa, who died one year prior to the film's release. Duse mostly starred in Italian films, although he also appeared in ''

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'', and in '' When in Rome''. In 1989, Duse starred in the film '' Queen of Hearts'', and he won the Jury Distinction Award at the

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'' (1942) – Un giocatore di carte * ''Redenzione'' (1943) * ''Il treno crociato'' (1943) – Sallustri (uncredited) * '' Ossessione'' (1943) – L'agente di polizia * '' I'll Always Love You'' (1943) – Il fidanzato di Clelia (uncredited) * '' Two Anonymous Letters'' (1945) – Ettore * '' The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) – Cesare * ''Inquietudine'' (1946) – Pietro * '' Tragic Hunt'' (1947) – Giuseppe * ''Uomini senza domani'' (1948) * '' Il cavaliere misterioso'' (1948) * '' Guarany'' (1948) * '' The Earth Cries Out'' (1949) * ''La figlia della Madonna'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) – L'agent / l'agente * '' Return to Naples'' (1949) – Mario * ''Notte di nebbia'' (1949) * ''Le due madonne'' (1949) * '' Altura'' (1949) * '' Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * '' I'm the Capataz'' (1951) – Puchero * '' Attention! Bandits!'' (1951) – Domenico * ''Santa Lucia Luntana'' (1951) * '' Salvate mia figlia'' (1951) * '' Infame accusa'' (1952) * '' Addio, figlio mio!'' (1953) – Il levantino, capo della banda * '' Empty Eyes'' (1953) – Evasio, butler (uncredited) * '' Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' (1953) – Ufficiale che trova la collana * ''Terra straniera'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) – Ispettore de Santis * ''Disonorata (senza colpa)'' (1954) – Sergio Vosulich * '' Via Padova 46'' (1954) – Policeman at the Airport (uncredited) * ''Ultima illusione'' (1954) * '' Il seduttore'' (1954) – Dante (uncredited) * '' Disowned'' (1954) – Filippo * ''Un giglio infranto'' (1956) – Il conte Zimmer * ''A vent'anni è sempre festa'' (1957) – Piani * ''

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'' (1960) * '' A Man for Burning'' (1962) – Bastiano * ''Odio mortale'' (1962) – Guercio * '' A Girl... and a Million'' (1962) – Policeman at the studio (uncredited) * ''Tempo di Roma'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' The Possessed'' (1965) * '' Two Sergeants of General Custer'' (1965) * '' I Knew Her Well'' (1965) – Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited) * '' Requiescant'' (1967) – El Doblado * ''Lo straniero'' (1967) – Lawyer * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion'' (1970) – Canes * '' Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera'' (1970) – Butler * '' Let's Have a Riot'' (1970) – Morelli * '' The Syndicate: A Death in the Family'' (1970) – Mac Brown * '' Corbari'' (1970) – Martino * '' Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire'' (1971) – Father of Marco * ''

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'' (1972) – Giudice * ''

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'' (1972) – Director of 'Messaggero' * '' Black Turin'' (1972) – Camarata * ''Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi'' (1972) * '' Il caso Pisciotta'' (1972) – Il cappellano * ''Amore e morte nel giardino degli dei'' (1972) * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) – Police officer * '' City Under Siege'' (1974) – Ragusa * ''Il bacio di una morta'' (1974) – Cemetery caretaker * '' Ready for Anything'' (1977) – The Butler * '' Il prefetto di ferro'' (1977) * '' Beast with a Gun'' (1977) – Caroli * ''La bravata'' (1977) * '' Queen of Hearts'' (1989) – Nonno * ''

'' (1990) – Don Tommasino * '' Enchanted April'' (1991) – Domenico * ''Il tempo del ritorno'' (1993) * '' The Mysterious Enchanter'' (1996) – Father Medelana * '' Ecco fatto'' (1998) – Man at laundrette * ''Fate un bel sorriso'' (2000) * '' When in Rome'' (2002) – Paolo's Grandfather (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duse, Vittorio 1916 births 2005 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors 20th-century Italian male actors Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 20th-century Italian screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers