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Rossano Brazzi

Rossano Brazzi

Acting·1916–1994·118 films

Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957

As Actor

The Italian Job
The Italian Job (1969)Beckerman
The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict (1981)De Carlo
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
Little Women
Little Women (1949)Professor Bhaer
Summertime
Summertime (1955)Renato de Rossi
South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)Emile De Becque
Fear City
Fear City (1984)Carmine
Mondo Cane
Mondo Cane (1962)Self
Legend of the Lost
Legend of the Lost (1957)Paul Bonnard
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)Georgio Bianchi
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven (1967)Giorgio
Krakatoa, East of Java
Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)Giovanni
The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)Lucien Bonaparte
Final Justice
Final Justice (1984)Lamanna
Catherine and I
Catherine and I (1980)Arthur
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)Count Frankenstein
Formula for a Murder
Formula for a Murder (1985)Dr. Sernich
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)Phineas T. Prune
Psychout for Murder
Psychout for Murder (1969)Brigoli
Light in the Piazza
Light in the Piazza (1962)Signor Naccarelli
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification (1965)(archive footage)
Rome Adventure
Rome Adventure (1962)Roberto Orlandi
The Paramedic
The Paramedic (1982)Augusto Pinna
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975)dottor Paluzzi
The Story of Esther Costello
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)Carlo Landi
Volcano
Volcano (1950)Donato
Fatal Frames
Fatal Frames (1996)Dr. Lucidi
The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)Leo (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
The Adventurers
The Adventurers (1970)Baron de Coyne
Redhead
Redhead (1962)Fabio
Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera (1946)Vladimir Dubrowskij
Black Crown
Black Crown (1951)Andrés
Season for Assassins
Season for Assassins (1975)Father Eugenio
It Happens in Roma
It Happens in Roma (1955)Dino Moriani
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)Capt. Sevilla
Condemned to Hang
Condemned to Hang (1953)Juan Pablo de Osuna
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile (1958)Luc Ferrand
We the Living, Part One
We the Living, Part One (1942)Leo Kovalenski
Interlude
Interlude (1957)Tonio Fischer
The Bobo
The Bobo (1967)Carlos Matabosch
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse (1960)Archimede
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)Lorenzo
Loser Takes All
Loser Takes All (1956)Bertrand
Damals
Damals (1943)Pablo, Radrennfahrer und Clown
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings (1959)Charles Edouard de Valhubert
Master of Love
Master of Love (1972)Lorenzo del Cambio
Sex of the Devil
Sex of the Devil (1971)Andrea, the Surgeon
Dark Purpose
Dark Purpose (1964)Count Paolo Barbarelli
Il passatore
Il passatore (1947)Stefano Pelloni
Tosca
Tosca (1941)Mario Cavaradossi
Tragic Spell
Tragic Spell (1951)Pietro
Revenge of the Black Eagle
Revenge of the Black Eagle (1951)Vladimir Dubrovskij
Angela
Angela (1954)Nino
We the Living, Part Two
We the Living, Part Two (1942)Leo Kovalenski
The Third Solution
The Third Solution (1988)Marini
Criminal Affair
Criminal Affair (1968)Ross Simpson
Champagne... e fagioli
Champagne... e fagioli (1980)voce narrante
Un amore
Un amore (1965)Antonio Dorigo
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Mr. Kingstreet's War (1973)Italian Major
Day of Judgment
Day of Judgment (1971)Sheriff
Milady and the Musketeers
Milady and the Musketeers (1952)Conte de la Fere aka Athos
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1972)Tedesco
A Time for Miracles
A Time for Miracles (1980)Fillipo Fillici
Per amore... per magia...
Per amore... per magia... (1967)l'araldo
The Mistress of Treves
The Mistress of Treves (1952)Sigfrido, conte di Treviri
The Fighting Men
The Fighting Men (1950)Saro Costa
One Step to Hell
One Step to Hell (1968)Dr. Hamilton
The Contessa's Secret
The Contessa's Secret (1954)Le comte de Cavour
The Eyes
The Eyes (1969)
Political Asylum
Political Asylum (1975)Embajador Francisco Lara
Caribia - Ein Filmrausch in Stereophonie
Caribia - Ein Filmrausch in Stereophonie (1978)Villeneuve
Brute Force
Brute Force (1941)Fred
Girl of the Golden West
Girl of the Golden West (1942)William
Ritorno
Ritorno (1940)Michele Donato
Processo e morte di Socrate
Processo e morte di Socrate (1939)Simmia
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)Archimede (archive footage)
Eran trecento
Eran trecento (1952)Volpintesta
The Great Dawn
The Great Dawn (1947)Renzo Gamba
Mr. Too Little
Mr. Too Little (1979)Zabo the Great
La resa di Titì
La resa di Titì (1945)Guido, il diplomatico
Soldier's Girl
Soldier's Girl (1967)Fernando Moschino
The Gorgon
The Gorgon (1942)Lamberto Finquinaldo
Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa
Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa (1970)Adolfo Rogano
All for Love
All for Love (1950)Enrico Toselli
Guilt Is Not Mine
Guilt Is Not Mine (1952)
La casa senza tempo
La casa senza tempo (1945)Paolo Sivera
The King's Jester
The King's Jester (1941)Francesco I
I contrabbandieri del mare
I contrabbandieri del mare (1949)Mario
La prigioniera della torre di fuoco
La prigioniera della torre di fuoco (1953)Cesare Borgia
Barrier of the Law
Barrier of the Law (1954)Lt. Mario Grandi
Giro girotondo... con il sesso è bello il mondo
Giro girotondo... con il sesso è bello il mondo (1975)
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
Gli altri, gli altri e noi (1966)Inspector General
Italian Engagement
Italian Engagement (1964)Mario Menacci
Il treno crociato
Il treno crociato (1943)
Silenzio, si gira!
Silenzio, si gira! (1943)Andrea Corsi
Instant Love
Instant Love (1964)Claudio DeSantis
The Genius and the Nightingale
The Genius and the Nightingale (1943)Carlo de Beriot
È caduta una donna
È caduta una donna (1941)dottor Roberto Frassi
Il bravo di Venezia
Il bravo di Venezia (1941)Guido Fuser
Furia
Furia (1947)Antonio
I dieci comandamenti
I dieci comandamenti (1945)(segment "Non commettere atti impuri")
The Voice
The Voice (1982)Priest
The Woman Who Invented Love
The Woman Who Invented Love (1952)Conte Grilli
Il ponte di vetro
Il ponte di vetro (1940)Comandante Mario Marchi
Il corriere del re
Il corriere del re (1947)
Malìa
Malìa (1946)Cola
Small Hotel
Small Hotel (1939)
Son of the Hunchback
Son of the Hunchback (1952)Philippe de Lagardère
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Angels with Bound Hands
The Angels with Bound Hands (1975)
Il diario segreto di una minorenne
Il diario segreto di una minorenne (1968)
La monaca di Monza
La monaca di Monza (1947)conte Egidio
The White Devil
The White Devil (1947)
Il Conte Aquila
Il Conte Aquila (1955)Conte Federico Confalonieri
Flesh and Desire
Flesh and Desire (1954)Giuseppe Guardini
Rossellini Under the Volcano
Rossellini Under the Volcano (1998)Donato (archive footage)
Mort d'un zombie
Mort d'un zombie
I due Foscari
I due Foscari (1942)Jacopo Foscari

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