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Updated 18 March 2023

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Italian actor

Gabriele Ferzetti is ...

Dead

Born	17 March 1925 in Rome
Died	2 December 2015 in Rome
Age	90 years, 9 months

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	Italy
Occupation	stage actor and film actor

About Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti was an Italian actor who made a name for himself in the film industry during the 1950s and 1960s. Born on March 17, 1925, in Rome, Ferzetti began his acting career in the theater before transitioning to film.

Ferzetti's breakthrough role came in 1953 when he starred in Luchino Visconti's film "Senso." He went on to work with some of the most prominent directors of his time, including Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Sergio Leone.

One of Ferzetti's most memorable performances was in Antonioni's "L'Avventura" (1960), where he played a wealthy businessman who becomes involved in a love triangle. He also appeared in Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), playing the role of the railroad baron Morton.

Ferzetti's career spanned over five decades, and he continued to act in films until his death in 2015. He was known for his suave and sophisticated demeanor, which made him a popular leading man in Italian cinema.

In addition to his acting career, Ferzetti was also a talented painter and sculptor. He exhibited his artwork in galleries throughout Italy and France.

Ferzetti's legacy in the film industry is undeniable, and his contributions to Italian cinema will always be remembered. He was a true icon of his time and will continue to inspire future generations of actors and filmmakers.

References:

- "Gabriele Ferzetti, suave Italian actor, dies at 90" - The Guardian

- "Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian Actor Known for ‘L’Avventura,’ Dies at 90" - The New York Times

- "Gabriele Ferzetti: Italian actor who starred in L'Avventura and Once Upon a Time in the West" - The Independent

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 film by Peter R. Hunt

Inchon

1981 film by Terence Young

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 film directed by Sergio Leone

L'Avventura

1960 film by Michelangelo Antonioni

I Am Love

2009 film by Luca Guadagnino

The Bible: In the Beginning

1966 film by John Huston

Sette note in nero

1977 film by Lucio Fulci

The Night Porter

1974 film by Liliana Cavani

A Matter of Time

1976 film by Vincente Minnelli

End of the Game

1975 film by Maximilian Schell

Le Crime ne paie pas

1962 film by Gérard Oury

The Shortest Day

Italian comedy film

The Confession

1970 film by Costa-Gavras

Julia and Julia

1987 film by Peter Del Monte

Fabiola

1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama

Othello

1995 film by Oliver Parker

Le Amiche

1955 film by Michelangelo Antonioni

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 film by Ennio de Concini

Hannibal

1959 film

Machine Gun McCain

1969 film by Giuliano Montaldo

Cold Sweat

1970 French/ Italian movie

Casa Ricordi

1954 film by Carmine Gallone

Bengasi

1942 film by Augusto Genina

Quo Vadis?

1985 film by Franco Rossi

Cento anni d'amore

1954 film by Lionello De Felice

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967 film by Elio Petri

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

1960 film

Les Misérables

1948 Italian film based on the novel of the same name

Long Night in 1943

1960 film by Florestano Vancini

18 Years Later

2010 film by Edoardo Leo

Crime on a Summer Morning

1965 film by Jacques Deray

Roma come Chicago

1968 film by Alberto De Martino

Venere Imperiale

1963 film by Jean Delannoy

Cannabis

1970 thriller-drama film directed by Pierre Koralnik

La contessa Castiglione

1942 film by Flavio Calzavara

Girls for the Summer

1958 film by Gianni Franciolini

The Wayward Wife

1953 film by Mario Soldati

Three Rooms in Manhattan

1965 film by Marcel Carné

The Ungrateful Heart

1951 film by Guido Brignone

Donatella

1956 film by Mario Monicelli

I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra

1962 film by Vittorio Sala

Porzûs

1997 film by Renzo Martinelli

Via delle Cinque Lune

1942 film by Luigi Chiarini

Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova

1954 film by Stefano Vanzina

First Action Hero

1994 film by Ninì Grassia

Come Play with Me

1968 film by Salvatore Samperi

Guglielmo Tell

1948 film by Giorgio Pàstina, Michał Waszyński

Torpedo Bay

1963 film by Charles Frend, Bruno Vailati

Perdutoamor

2003 film by Franco Battiato

Puccini

1953 film by Carmine Gallone

La monaca di Monza

1962 film by Carmine Gallone

Calling All Police Cars

1975 film by Mario Caiano

Welcome, Reverend!

1950 film by Aldo Fabrizi

Jessica

1962 film by Jean Negulesco

Vespro siciliano

1950 film by Giorgio Pàstina

The Forbidden Christ

1951 film by Curzio Malaparte

Rondini in volo

1950 film by Luigi Capuano

Everyone's in Love

1959 film by Franco Rossi, Giuseppe Orlandini

Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon

1959 film by Jacqueline Audry

Hospitals: The White Mafia

Italian film, 1973

L'arcidiavolo

1966 film by Ettore Scola

Un bellissimo novembre

1969 Italian film

Souvenir d'Italie

1957 Italian film

Incontro con gli umanoidi

1979 film by Tonino Ricci

Three billion without elevator

1972 French-Italian film

Tre storie proibite

1952 film by Augusto Genina

Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà

1974 film by Giovanni Fago

Parola di ladro

1957 film by Nanni Loy, Gianni Puccini

Ripped Off

1972 film by Francesco Prosperi

The Protagonists

1968 film by Marcello Fondato

La calda vita

1963 film by Florestano Vancini

Quartetto Basileus

1982 film by Fabio Carpi

Adriana Lecouvreur

1955 film by Guido Salvini

Difendo il mio amore

1957 film by Giulio Macchi

Il sole negli occhi

1953 film by Antonio Pietrangeli

Il prezzo della gloria

1956 film by Antonio Musu

Appassionata

1974 film by Gianluigi Calderone

Barrier to the North

1950 film by Luis Trenker

Ballerina e Buon Dio

1958 film by Antonio Leonviola

Vertigine d'amore

1950 film by Luigi Capuano

Femmine di lusso

1960 film by Giorgio Bianchi

Nata di marzo

1958 film by Antonio Pietrangeli

Inganno

1952 film by Guido Brignone

Escalation

1968 film by Roberto Faenza

Un tentativo sentimentale

Camilla

1954 film by Luciano Emmer

Lo scippo

1965 film by Nando Cicero

Processo per direttissima

1974 film by Lucio De Caro

Gli amici di Nick Hezard

1976 film by Fernando Di Leo

Le guêpier

1976 film by Roger Pigaut

Grog

1982 film by Francesco Laudadio

Meglio vedova

Italian comedy film

Cross of the Living

1962 film by Ivan Govar

Vatican Conspiracy

1982 film by Marcello Aliprandi

I falsari

1950 film by Franco Rossi

Rencontres

1962 film by Philippe Agostini