Stelvio Rosi (1 August 1938 – 19 December 2018), also known as Stan Cooper, was an Italian film actor.

Stelvio Rosi
Stelvio Rosi in Mezzanotte d'amore (1970)
Born(1938-08-01)1 August 1938
Rome, Italy
Died19 December 2018(2018-12-19) (aged 80)
Other namesStan Cooper
OccupationActor

Life and career

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Born in Rome, Rosi made his film debut as a child actor in 1942, in Ferdinando Maria Poggioli's Yes, Madam.[1] He reprised his acting career in the early 1960s and was initially used almost exclusively in teen comedies and musicarelli films.[1] In 1968 he changed his image and his name and as Stan Cooper he was cast in the leading roles in a number of genre films, often adventure or war films.[1] He worked several times with director José Luis Merino.[1] In 1973 he retired from his acting career and moved to South America, where among other things he worked as a film and video producer in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1942 Sissignora
1961 Gli attendenti
1962 Crazy Desire Il Biondo
1962 Eighteen in the Sun George
1963 The Leopard
1963 The Shortest Day Soldato austriaco Uncredited
1963 Maskenball bei Scotland Yard - Die Geschichte einer unglaublichen Erfindung Giorgio Bonetti
1963 Gli onorevoli Michele, Il biondino
1964 Full Hearts and Empty Pockets [it] Gianni
1964 What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Blond boy pipe smoking
1964 In ginocchio da te Giorgio Di Bassano
1964 Canzoni, bulli e pupe Giorgio Bonetti
1965 Soldati e caporali Gino Zangheri
1965 La violenza e l'amore (segment "L'amore")
1965 Non son degno di te Giorgio Di Bassano
1965 Se non avessi più te Giorgio
1966 Sex Quartet Minor Role (segment "Fata Elena"), Uncredited
1967 Stasera mi butto Fabrizio
1968 Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar Lt. Robert Rava
1969 Battle of the Last Panzer Lt. Hunter
1969 Hell Commandos Sgt. Arthur Nolan
1969 Il suo nome è Donna Rosa Giorgio De Barberis
1969 The Conspirators Ufficiale delle guardie Uncredited
1969 Zum zum zum n° 2 Gianni
1969 Pensiero d'amore Curd
1969 Lisa dagli occhi blu Luca Castellotti
1969 Strada senza uscita Amico di Sergio
1970 Paths of War Martin / Morgan
1970 Mezzanotte d'amore Giorgio
1970 More Dollars for the MacGregors Ross Steward
1971 Something Creeping in The Dark Dr. Williams
1971 Venga a fare il soldato da noi Ambrogio Martinelli
1972 Monta in sella!! Figlio di... Sam Madison
1972 Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento Hike
1972 La rebelión de los bucaneros Capitano Mallory
1972 Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado Carter
1973 Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! Scaramouche
1973 Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro Aramis
1973 The Hanging Woman Serge Chekov
1975 Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas Stefano
1975 Costinha o Rei da Selva
1975 O Estranho Vicio do Dr. Cornélio
1975 O Homem da Cabeça de Ouro
1975 Amantes, Amanhã Se Houver Sol (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422610.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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