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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-08-29

Day of Death

1969-10-08 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Lacco Ameno, Ischia, Italy

Also Known As

Edward Ciannelli

Edward Cianelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Biography

Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, (30 August 1889 - 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eduardo Ciannelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Gilda

Gilda

The Chase

The Chase

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Acting

Houseboat

1958

Houseboat

as

Arturo Zaccardi

The Mummy's Hand

1940

The Mummy's Hand

as

The High Priest

Gunga Din

1939

Gunga Din

as

Guru

Boot Hill

1969

Boot Hill

as

Governor Boone / Moore

Marked Woman

1937

Marked Woman

as

Johnny Vanning

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

as

Dave Reeves

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as

Boss Greer

Dillinger

1945

Dillinger

as

Marco Minelli

The Conspirators

1944

The Conspirators

as

Colonel Almeida (as Edward Ciannelli)

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

as

Marukakis (as Edward Ciannelli)

Mysterious Doctor Satan

1940

Mysterious Doctor Satan

as

Doctor Satan

The People Against O'Hara

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as

Sol 'Knuckles' Lanzetta

Heartbeat

1946

Heartbeat

as

Baron Ferdinand Dvorak

Helen of Troy

1956

Helen of Troy

as

Andros

Cairo

1942

Cairo

as

Ahmed Ben Hassan (as Edward Ciannelli)

I Love Trouble

1948

I Love Trouble

as

John Vega Caprillo

The City Stands Trial

1952

The City Stands Trial

as

Alfonso Navona

Fugitive Lady

1950

Fugitive Lady

as

Ralph Clementi

Mackenna's Gold

1969

Mackenna's Gold

as

Prairie Dog

Passage to Marseille

1944

Passage to Marseille

as

Chief Engineer

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as

Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)

Monster from Green Hell

1957

Monster from Green Hell

as

Mahri

Strange Cargo

1940

Strange Cargo

as

Telez

The Lost Moment

1947

The Lost Moment

as

Father Rinaldo

The Brotherhood

1968

The Brotherhood

as

Don Peppino

On Our Merry Way

1948

On Our Merry Way

as

Maxim

The Vanquished

1953

The Vanquished

as

Claudio's Father

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

as

Maurice Duval

Kitty Foyle

1940

Kitty Foyle

as

Giono

Hitting a New High

1937

Hitting a New High

as

Andreas Mazzini

Winterset

1936

Winterset

as

Trock Estrella

Paris Calling

1941

Paris Calling

as

Mouche

Blind Alibi

1938

Blind Alibi

as

Mitch

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as

Alfred Martino

Storm Over Lisbon

1944

Storm Over Lisbon

as

Blanco

Massacre At Grand Canyon

1964

Massacre At Grand Canyon

as

Eric Dancer

Volcano

1950

Volcano

as

Giulio

Dr. Broadway

1942

Dr. Broadway

as

Vic Telli (as Edward Cianelli)

Incendiary Blonde

1945

Incendiary Blonde

as

Nick the Greek

Forgotten Girls

1940

Forgotten Girls

as

Gorno

The League of Frightened Men

1937

The League of Frightened Men

as

Paul Chapin

Attila

1954

Attila

as

Onegesius

Flight for Freedom

1943

Flight for Freedom

as

Johnny Salvini

Super-Sleuth

1937

Super-Sleuth

as

Professor Herman

Law of the Underworld

1938

Law of the Underworld

as

Rocky

Red Hot Shot

1970

Red Hot Shot

as

Parker

Society Lawyer

1939

Society Lawyer

as

Jim Crelliman

Love Slaves of the Amazons

1957

Love Slaves of the Amazons

as

Crespi

On Such a Night

1937

On Such a Night

as

Ice Richmond

Criminal Lawyer

1937

Criminal Lawyer

as

Gene Larkin

The Stranger's Hand

1954

The Stranger's Hand

as

Dr. Vivaldi

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

as

Kurt von Helger

Sky Raiders

1941

Sky Raiders

as

Felix Lynx

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as

Mr. Krug

The Visit

1964

The Visit

as

Innkeeper (uncredited)

The Creeper

1948

The Creeper

as

Dr. Van Glock

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as

Arturo 'Fingers' Stilletto

Rapture

1952

Rapture

as

Arnaldo

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as

Pofferoff aka Poffy

Risky Business

1939

Risky Business

as

Philip Decarno

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

1939

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as

Henri Armides

They Got Me Covered

1943

They Got Me Covered

as

Baldanacco

Uomini ombra

1954

Uomini ombra

as

Ammiraglio Zora

The Constant Nymph

1943

The Constant Nymph

as

Roberto

La tua donna

1954

La tua donna

as

Gilda

1946

Gilda

as

Cartel Member (uncredited)

To the Victor

1948

To the Victor

as

Firago

The Chase

1966

The Chase

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Scoundrel

1935

The Scoundrel

as

Maurice Stern

Monster from British Hell

2021

Monster from British Hell

as

Mahri (archive footage)

Sul ponte dei sospiri

1953

Sul ponte dei sospiri

as

Inquisitore

The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937

The Girl from Scotland Yard

as

Franz Jorg

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning

as

Nick Petroni (uncredited)

Perilous Holiday

1946

Perilous Holiday

as

Señor Aguirre

Lieutenant Giorgio

1952

Lieutenant Giorgio

as

Barone di Polia

California

1947

California

as

Padre

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as

Cargan

Il ricatto di un padre

1957

Il ricatto di un padre

as

Alessandro Arlandi

They Met in Bombay

1941

They Met in Bombay

as

Giovanni Riccio, the Hotel Manager

Luna nova

1955

Luna nova

as

Pact with the Devil

1950

Pact with the Devil

as

Giacomo Mola

È l'amor che mi rovina

1951

È l'amor che mi rovina

as

Capo delle spie (as Edward Ciannelli)

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

1941

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

as

Dr. Victor Martel

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

as

Luigi

Prince of Foxes

1949

Prince of Foxes

as

Art Dealer (uncredited)

The Wife of Monte Cristo

1946

The Wife of Monte Cristo

as

Jacques Antoine

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

Joe Palooka, Champ

as

Florini

Forbidden

1955

Forbidden

as

Vescovo

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1969

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

as

Jack Rycher

A Bell for Adano

1945

A Bell for Adano

as

Maj. Nasta

Zanzibar

1940

Zanzibar

as

Koski

Mambo

1954

Mambo

as

Il padre di Giovanna (as Edoardo Cianelli)

The Killers of Mussolini

1959

The Killers of Mussolini

as

Marshal Graziani

Voice of Silence

1953

Voice of Silence

as

Padre superiore

Stiletto

1969

Stiletto

as

Don Andrea

The Fighting Men

1950

The Fighting Men

as

Il barone Occhipinti

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as

Innkeeper (uncredited)

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as

Count Enrico Galba

Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas

as

The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men

as

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Dominic De Armand

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Vincent Orlatti

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Don Miguel Cordura

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Gramp Renzi

The Islanders

The Islanders

as

Sebastian

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

as

Waldo

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

as

Bringing Up Buddy

Bringing Up Buddy

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

The Priest

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Victor Luchek

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Father Carlo

Thriller

Thriller

as

Inspector Le Boude

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Climax!

Climax!

as

Amelio

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Tulio Rossi

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Tightrope

Tightrope

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Angelo Delvecchio

Panic!

Panic!

as

Jericho

Jericho

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Pappas

Thriller

Thriller

as

Gen. De La Varra

Studio One

Studio One

as

General Andreas della Rovere

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mr. Marino

Climax!

Climax!

as

Guilio

Climax!

Climax!

as

Martinez

Climax!

Climax!

as

Mr. Brenero

Climax!

Climax!

as

Papa Raoul

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Jack Rycher

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Mr. Martinelli

Production

Crew

Directing