Umberto Orsini
Umberto Orsini (born 2 April 1934) is an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Born in Novara, Orsini gave up his career as notary to attend the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.[1] In the late 1950s, he emerged as a talented stage actor, and in 1960, for the theatrical rapresentation of L'Arialda, he worked for the first time with Luchino Visconti.[1] After a few of secondary roles (that include Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita), Orsini debuted in a leading role in 1962 with the film Il mare, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1969, he was awarded with the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Visconti's The Damned.[1] In 2008, he was nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca.[2]
Selected filmography
- La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Battle of the Worlds (1961)
- Il giorno più corto (1962)
- Il mare (1962)
- Les bonnes causes (1963)
- Mademoiselle (1966)
- The Girl and the General (1967)
- The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
- Candy (1968)
- The Damned (1969)
- Violent City (1970)
- Roma Bene (1971)
- Ludwig (1972)
- The Outside Man (1972)
- Abuso di potere (1972)
- Tony Arzenta (1973)
- Il delitto Matteotti (1973)
- Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
- Puzzle (1974)
- Emmanuelle 2 (1975)
- Une femme à sa fenêtre (1976)
- Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
- Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977)
- Casanova & Co. (1977)
- L'Argent des Autres (1978)
- L'alba dei falsi dei (1978)
- Bionda fragola (1980)
- Pasolini, un delitto italiano (1995)
- Esther (1999)
- Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca (2008)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi, Fabio Melelli, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore.
- ↑ "Ecco le nomination ai David E' 'Caos calmo' il più quotato". Quotidiano.net. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
