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Amedeo Nazzari(1907-1979)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Amedeo Nazzari
A reflective account on the life and work of Catalonian filmmaker Josep Torella i Pineda. This documentary, shot from the perspective of a young, filmmaking ingenue, lends itself to gently initiate the spectator from the life and work of the man into a revealing look at his career not merely as a filmmaker and angry writer but also as Josep Torella the friend, husband, confidant and patriarch as told by those closest to him.
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Amedeo Nazzari was born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nights of Cabiria (1957), The Bandit (1946) and Chains (1949). He was married to Irene Genna. He died on 5 November 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornDecember 10, 1907
DiedNovember 5, 1979(71)
BornDecember 10, 1907
DiedNovember 5, 1979(71)
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    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Nights of Cabiria
8.1
  • Alberto Lazzari
  • 1957
The Bandit (1946)
The Bandit
6.8
  • Ernesto
  • 1946
Gianfranco Magalotti, Amedeo Nazzari, and Yvonne Sanson in Chains (1949)
Chains
6.7
  • Guglielmo Aniello
  • 1949
Tormento (1950)
Tormento
6.3
  • Carlo Guarnieri
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Melodrammore (1978)
    Melodrammore
    4.8
    • Amedeo Nazzari
    • 1978
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Pinaldi
    • 1976
  • Ingrid Bergman and Liza Minnelli in A Matter of Time (1976)
    A Matter of Time
    5.1
    • Tewfik
    • 1976
  • Alle origini della mafia (1976)
    Alle origini della mafia
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • The Senator
    • 1976
  • Signora Ava (1975)
    Signora Ava
    TV Mini Series
    • Il colonnello De Risio
    • 1975
  • The Valachi Papers (1972)
    The Valachi Papers
    6.4
    • Gaetano Reina
    • 1972
  • Alain Delon, Irina Demick, Jean Gabin, and Lino Ventura in The Sicilian Clan (1969)
    The Sicilian Clan
    7.4
    • Tony Nicosia
    • 1969
  • La donna di cuori (1969)
    La donna di cuori
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Frank Morgan
    • 1969
  • Rebecca
    TV Movie
    • Massimo De Winter
    • 1969
  • Dal tuo al mio
    TV Movie
    • Il Barone Navartra
    • 1969
  • Ilarion Ciobanu, Richard Johnson, and Antonella Lualdi in Columna (1968)
    Columna
    7.7
    • Emperor Trajan
    • 1968
  • Lex Barker, Amedeo Nazzari, and Maria Perschy in Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967)
    Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
    3.4
    • Bardo Baretti
    • 1967
  • Rita Hayworth, Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul Brynner, Angie Dickinson, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, E.G. Marshall, Anthony Quayle, Gilbert Roland, Harold Sakata, Barry Sullivan, and Eli Wallach in The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
    The Poppy Is Also a Flower
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Capt. Di Nonno
    • 1966
  • Delitto d'amore (1966)
    Delitto d'amore
    • François Derroux
    • 1966
  • Liana Orfei in La cena delle beffe (1965)
    La cena delle beffe
    TV Movie
    • Neri Chiaramantesi
    • 1965

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Ballerine (1936)
    Ballerine
    5.6
    • Giorgio Bianchi (Italian, uncredited)
    • 1936
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. Nazzari
  • Height
    • 6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
  • Born
    • December 10, 1907
    • Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  • Died
    • November 5, 1979
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Irene GennaMay 1960 - November 5, 1979 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Evelina Nazzari
  • Relatives
    • Leonardo Ciocia(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies

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    Tall (6 feet 3 inches), heavy-set Italian stage and screen actor. Studied engineering in his teens. In films from 1935, he began as romantic leads, later graduating to character parts in costume dramas and neo-realist gangster films. Won a Silver Ribbon Award in 1947 for his role in The Bandit (1946).

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