Ennio Balbo (18 April 1922 – 18 June 1989) was an Italian film, television and voice actor.[1]
Ennio Balbo | |
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 Ennio Balbo as Mr. Marras in Sardinia Kidnapped (1968) | |
| Born | 18 April 1922 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 18 June 1989 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1989 |
Biography edit
Born in Naples, Balbo made his debut on stage immediately after the Second World War alongside Paola Borboni and Lamberto Picasso in Luigi Pirandello's Così è se vi pare.[2] He was later a member of the theater company of Gino Cervi, as well as one of the members of the "Society of the Four" alongside Valeria Moriconi, Lia Zoppelli and Gianni Agus.[2] He was also very active as a character actor in films, mainly in villain roles; Balbo took part to numerous Spaghetti Western films in which he was usually credited as Edward Bell.[2] Balbo appeared in over 45 films between 1958 and 1988. He appeared in an episode of the short-lived 1974 ABC police drama Nakia, credited as Edward Bell.
Selected filmography edit
- Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959) - Poliziotto calvo (voice, uncredited)
- The Police Commissioner (1962)
- A Queen for Caesar (1962) - Theodoto
- Catherine of Russia (1963) - count Panin
- Corruption (1963)
- Casanova 70 (1965) - Il giudice
- Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965) - Oskar Stinner - The paralytic
- The Possessed (1965) - Coroner
- Agent 077 From the Orient with Fury (1965) - Professor Franz Kurtz
- Seven Golden Men (1965) - Police Chief
- Kiss the Other Sheik (1965) - Brother of Mohamed (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)
- Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1966) - Police Chief
- Spies Strike Silently (1966)
- Pardon, Are You For or Against? (1966)
- Master Stroke (1967) - Doctor
- Da Berlino l'apocalisse (1967) - Papillon
- Day of Anger (1967) - Turner - Banker
- Two Faces of the Dollar (1967) - Gunsmith (uncredited)
- Qualcuno ha tradito (1967)
- The Day of the Owl (1968) - First Mafioso at the Banquet
- Gunman Sent by God (1968) - Thomas Clerigen
- Sardinia Kidnapped (1968) - Marras
- The Man with the Balloons (1968)
- The Black Sheep (1968) - Father-in-law of Agasti
- Gatling Gun (1968) - Richard Gatling
- The Appointment (1969) - Ugo Perino
- Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) - Mocenigo
- Django the Bastard (1969) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
- Rendezvous with Dishonour (1970) - Chief of Police
- Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970) - General
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) - Alidoro (voice)
- The Great Kidnapping (1973) - Prefetto
- Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment (1973) - Frossi
- Anno uno (1974) - Nenni
- How to Kill a Judge (1975) - Il giudice istruttore
- Il fidanzamento (1975) - Monsignor Solinas
- The Left Hand of the Law (1975) - Lombardi
- Hallucination Strip (1975) - Antiquario
- Street People (1976) - Continenza
- Bestialità (1976)
- Star Odyssey (1979) - Professor Mauri
- Saremo felici (1989)
References edit
- ^ "Ennio Balbo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "E' MORTO ENNIO BALBO PROTAGONISTA DEL TEATRO". La Repubblica. 20 June 1989. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
External links edit
- Ennio Balbo at IMDb
- Ennio Balbo at AllMovie