Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985.
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| Born | 16 July 1909 Brescia, Italy |
| Died | 12 February 1989 (aged 79) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1940–1985 |
Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film The Pearls of the Crown directed by Sacha Guitry.[1] Back in Italy, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, then he began an intense career as a character actor.[1] His first Italian film was La peccatrice by Amleto Palermi (1940).[1] In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film Amazzonia terra sconosciuta.[1]
Selected filmography edit
- The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
- The Sinner (1940)
- The Hero of Venice (1941)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
- The Man with a Cross (1943)
- Giacomo the Idealist (1943)
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
- The Wolf of the Sila (1949)
- Ring Around the Clock (1950)
- Cavalcade of Heroes (1950)
- Against the Law (1950)
- Wolves Hunt at Night (1952)
- Prisoner in the Tower of Fire (1952)
- It's Never Too Late (1953)
- Barrier of the Law (1954)
- Vanina Vanini (1961)
- Terror of the Steppes (1964)
- 30 Winchester per El Diablo (1965)
- Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend (1966)
- No Diamonds for Ursula (1967)
- Shango (1970)
- A Barrel Full of Dollars (1971)
- Heroes in Hell (1973)
- Death Smiles at a Murderer (1973)
- Return of Shanghai Joe (1975)
- Cuore di cane (1976)
- SS Experiment Camp (1976)
- I'm Photogenic (1980)
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Ida Biondi. "Attilio Dottesio". MyMovies. Retrieved 16 August 2013.