Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Date of Birth:

Mar 17, 1925

Place of Birth:

Rome, Italy

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film Lo Zappatore (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films Puccini (1953) and Casa Ricordi (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial L'Avventura (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man.

Ferzetti starred as Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Marc Ange Draco, although his voice was dubbed by British actor David de Keyser. He was perhaps best known to non-mainstream audiences for his role as the psychiatrist, Hans, in Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974). In the 1970s, he appeared in a significant number of crime films, often as an inspector.

He appeared in Julia and Julia, opposite Laurence Olivier in Inchon (1982), and the cult film, First Action Hero. Later in his career, he played the role of Nono in the TV series Une famille formidable, while also appearing in Luca Guadagnino's 2009 film I Am Love.

Ferzetti died on 2 December 2015, aged 90.

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filmography:

Love Problems Love Problems

1968

Die Ringe des Saturn Die Ringe des Saturn

1993

Nick the Sting Nick the Sting

1976

Beach Casanova Beach Casanova

1962

Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga

1976

Defend My Love Defend My Love

1956

Beggars and Proud Ones Beggars and Proud Ones

1972

Red Lips Red Lips

1960

Torpedo Bay Torpedo Bay

1963

Return to Lisca Bianca Island Return to Lisca Bianca Island

1983

Concorso di colpa Concorso di colpa

2005

Rencontres Rencontres

1962

The Forbidden Christ The Forbidden Christ

1951

Archeologia del set: Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Archeologia del set: Ritorno a Lisca Bianca

2017

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

Suggestionata Suggestionata

1978

The Hornet's Nest The Hornet's Nest

1976

The Basileus Quartet The Basileus Quartet

1983

The Possessed Hand The Possessed Hand

1981

Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen

1994

Angel in a Taxi Angel in a Taxi

1958

It Happened in Rome It Happened in Rome

1957

Parola di ladro Parola di ladro

1957

Gli amanti di Ravello Gli amanti di Ravello

1951

Sins of Casanova Sins of Casanova

1954

Love, the Italian Way Love, the Italian Way

1960

Better a Widow Better a Widow

1968

Best Ever Bond Best Ever Bond

2002

William Tell William Tell

1948

Una fredda mattina di maggio Una fredda mattina di maggio

1990

So Much Love Lost So Much Love Lost

1958

Lost Love Lost Love

2003

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

1960

Once Upon a Time in the West Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

Cross of the Living Cross of the Living

1962

The Devil in Love The Devil in Love

1966

Callas & Onassis Callas & Onassis

2005

Modern Virgin Modern Virgin

1954

Lo zappatore Lo zappatore

1950

Calling All Police Cars Calling All Police Cars

1975

The Shortest Day The Shortest Day

1963

Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God

2006

3000 Million Without an Elevator 3000 Million Without an Elevator

1972

Gli angeli del potere Gli angeli del potere

1990

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1948

Death, Where Is Your Victory? Death, Where Is Your Victory?

1964

Something to Do with Death Something to Do with Death

2003

The Counterfeiters The Counterfeiters

1951

Death in the Vatican Death in the Vatican

1982

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990

Mon premier amour Mon premier amour

1978

Clothing the Naked Clothing the Naked

1954

First Action Hero First Action Hero

1994

La prova d'amore La prova d'amore

1974

Welcome Reverend! Welcome Reverend!

1950

Eruption Eruption

1962

Black as the Heart Black as the Heart

1994

Computron 22 Computron 22

1988

The Wages of Sin The Wages of Sin

2003

Three Forbidden Stories Three Forbidden Stories

1952

Everyone's in Love Everyone's in Love

1959

Hannibal Hannibal

1959

Il prezzo della gloria Il prezzo della gloria

1956

Desideri d'estate Desideri d'estate

1964

Escalation Escalation

1968

Inchon Inchon

1981

Appassionata Appassionata

1974

End of the Game End of the Game

1978

La calda vita La calda vita

1964

Hospitals: The White Mafia Hospitals: The White Mafia

1973

The Burning Years The Burning Years

1979

We Still Kill the Old Way We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

The Great Deception The Great Deception

1959

La Orca La Orca

1976

Crime on a Summer Morning Crime on a Summer Morning

1965

An Opera of Violence An Opera of Violence

2003

A Devil Under the Pillow A Devil Under the Pillow

1968

18 Years Later 18 Years Later

2010

Jessica Jessica

1962

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time 1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007

Julia and Julia Julia and Julia

1988

Porzûs Porzûs

1997

Come Play With Me Come Play With Me

1968

Le ragazze di Miss Italia Le ragazze di Miss Italia

2002

The Night Porter The Night Porter

1974

L'Avventura L'Avventura

1960

House of Ricordi House of Ricordi

1954

High Voltage High Voltage

1972

The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

The Psychic The Psychic

1977

I Am Love I Am Love

2010

Cannabis Cannabis

1970

Le Amiche Le Amiche

1955

Machine Gun McCain Machine Gun McCain

1969

It Happened in '43 It Happened in '43

1960

The Confession The Confession

1970

Crucero de verano Crucero de verano

1964

Three Rooms in Manhattan Three Rooms in Manhattan

1965

That Splendid November That Splendid November

1969

Smiling Maniacs Smiling Maniacs

1975

Quick Trial Quick Trial

1974

March's Child March's Child

1958

Puccini Puccini

1953

Bandits in Rome Bandits in Rome

1968

Grog Grog

1982

Million Dollar Eel Million Dollar Eel

1971

Con rabbia e con amore Con rabbia e con amore

1997

The Protagonists The Protagonists

1968

The Nun of Monza The Nun of Monza

1962

Inganno Inganno

1952

Camilla Camilla

1954

The Wayward Wife The Wayward Wife

1953

Love on the Riviera Love on the Riviera

1958

Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur

1955

Imperial Venus Imperial Venus

1962

Last In, First Out Last In, First Out

1978

A Sentimental Attempt A Sentimental Attempt

1963

Pigs with a P.38 Pigs with a P.38

1978

L'amica L'amica

1969

100 Years of Love 100 Years of Love

1954

Empty Eyes Empty Eyes

1953

Kidnap Kidnap

1974

Donatella Donatella

1956

Suffocating Heat Suffocating Heat

1991

A Matter of Time A Matter of Time

1976

Oedipus Orca Oedipus Orca

1977

A Curious Man A Curious Man

1975

The Boxer The Boxer

1972

La contessa Castiglione La contessa Castiglione

1942

Encounters in the Deep Encounters in the Deep

1979

On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

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