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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-09-18

Day of Death

1994-12-24 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Also Known As

Rosanno Brazzi

Edward Ross

روسانو براتزی

Rossano Brazzi

Biography

Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957), South Pacific (1958), Count Your Blessings (1959),The Light in the Piazza (1962), and The Italian Job (1969). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rossano Brazzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Italian Job

1969

The Italian Job

as

Beckerman

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

1974

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

as

Count Frankenstein

Rossellini Under the Volcano

1998

Rossellini Under the Volcano

as

Donato (archive footage)

The Final Conflict

1981

The Final Conflict

as

De Carlo

Mr. Kingstreet's War

1973

Mr. Kingstreet's War

as

Italian Major

Legend of the Lost

1957

Legend of the Lost

as

Paul Bonnard

Mondo Cane

1962

Mondo Cane

as

Self

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

The Barefoot Contessa

as

Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

Fatal Frames

1996

Fatal Frames

as

Dr. Lucidi

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain

as

Georgio Bianchi

Woman Times Seven

1967

Woman Times Seven

as

Giorgio

Little Women

1949

Little Women

as

Professor Bhaer

Light in the Piazza

1962

Light in the Piazza

as

Signor Naccarelli

The Battle of Austerlitz

1960

The Battle of Austerlitz

as

Lucien Bonaparte

South Pacific

1958

South Pacific

as

Emile De Becque

Fear City

1984

Fear City

as

Carmine

Catherine and I

1980

Catherine and I

as

Arthur

Summertime

1955

Summertime

as

Renato de Rossi

Rome Adventure

1962

Rome Adventure

as

Roberto Orlandi

A Certain Smile

1958

A Certain Smile

as

Luc Ferrand

Condemned to Hang

1953

Condemned to Hang

as

Juan Pablo de Osuna

The Adventurers

1970

The Adventurers

as

Baron de Coyne

Dark Purpose

1964

Dark Purpose

as

Count Paolo Barbarelli

Psychout for Murder

1969

Psychout for Murder

as

Brigoli

Day of Judgment

1971

Day of Judgment

as

Sheriff

Instant Love

1964

Instant Love

as

Claudio DeSantis

Volcano

1950

Volcano

as

Donato

Uncertain Verification

1965

Uncertain Verification

as

(archive footage)

The Bobo

1967

The Bobo

as

Carlos Matabosch

Siege of Syracuse

1960

Siege of Syracuse

as

Archimede

Barrier of the Law

1954

Barrier of the Law

as

Lt. Mario Grandi

The Four Truths

1962

The Four Truths

as

Leo (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")

Flesh and Desire

1954

Flesh and Desire

as

Giuseppe Guardini

Interlude

1957

Interlude

as

Tonio Fischer

Count Your Blessings

1959

Count Your Blessings

as

Charles Edouard de Valhubert

All for love

1950

All for love

as

Enrico Toselli

Il passatore

1947

Il passatore

as

Stefano Pelloni

One Step to Hell

1968

One Step to Hell

as

Dr. Hamilton

Honeymoon with a Stranger

1969

Honeymoon with a Stranger

as

Capt. Sevilla

Aquila Nera

1946

Aquila Nera

as

Vladimir Dubrowskij

Angela

1954

Angela

as

Nino

Il ponte di vetro

1940

Il ponte di vetro

as

Comandante Mario Marchi

Milady and the Musketeers

1952

Milady and the Musketeers

as

Conte de la Fere aka Athos

Black Crown

1951

Black Crown

as

Andrés

Redhead

1962

Redhead

as

Fabio

Sex of the Devil

1971

Sex of the Devil

as

Andrea, the Surgeon

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

1966

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

as

Phineas T. Prune

We the Living, Part Two

1942

We the Living, Part Two

as

Leo Kovalenski

The Great Waltz

1972

The Great Waltz

as

Tedesco

The Eyes

1969

The Eyes

as

Silenzio, si gira!

1943

Silenzio, si gira!

as

Andrea Corsi

Mr. Too Little

1978

Mr. Too Little

as

Zabo the Great

Loser Takes All

1956

Loser Takes All

as

Bertrand

It Happens in Roma

1955

It Happens in Roma

as

Dino Moriani

The Contessa's Secret

1954

The Contessa's Secret

as

Le comte de Cavour

Brute Force

1941

Brute Force

as

Fred

Gli altri, gli altri e noi

1966

Gli altri, gli altri e noi

as

Inspector General

È caduta una donna

1941

È caduta una donna

as

dottor Roberto Frassi

Master of Love

1972

Master of Love

as

Lorenzo del Cambio

The King's Jester

1941

The King's Jester

as

Francesco I

Furia

1947

Furia

as

Antonio

Political Asylum

1975

Political Asylum

as

Embajador Francisco Lara

The Paramedic

1982

The Paramedic

as

Augusto Pinna

Il bravo di Venezia

1941

Il bravo di Venezia

as

Guido Fuser

Criminal Affair

1968

Criminal Affair

as

Ross Simpson

La resa di Titì

1945

La resa di Titì

as

Guido, il diplomatico

Vivi ragazza vivi!

1971

Vivi ragazza vivi!

as

padre di Barbara

The Mistress of Treves

1952

The Mistress of Treves

as

Sigfrido, conte di Treviri

Revenge of the Black Eagle

1951

Revenge of the Black Eagle

as

Vladimir Dubrovskij

Tosca

1941

Tosca

as

Mario Cavaradossi

Eran trecento

1952

Eran trecento

as

Volpintesta

Soldier's Girl

1967

Soldier's Girl

as

Fernando Moschino

The Third Solution

1988

The Third Solution

as

Marini

The Voice

1982

The Voice

as

Priest

Ritorno

1940

Ritorno

as

Michele Donato

Un amore

1965

Un amore

as

Antonio Dorigo

Season For Assassins

1975

Season For Assassins

as

Father Eugenio

Italian Engagement

1964

Italian Engagement

as

Mario Menacci

Damals

1943

Damals

as

Pablo, Radrennfahrer und Clown

Son of the Hunchback

1952

Son of the Hunchback

as

Philippe de Lagardère

Il Conte Aquila

1955

Il Conte Aquila

as

Conte Federico Confalonieri

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

1977

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

as

Archimede (archive footage)

La casa senza tempo

1945

La casa senza tempo

as

Paolo Sivera

We the Living, Part One

1942

We the Living, Part One

as

Leo Kovalenski

Formula for a Murder

1985

Formula for a Murder

as

Dr. Sernich

Champagne... e fagioli

1980

Champagne... e fagioli

as

voce narrante

The Gorgon

1942

The Gorgon

as

Lamberto Finquinaldo

The Woman Who Invented Love

1952

The Woman Who Invented Love

as

Conte Grilli

The Great Dawn

1947

The Great Dawn

as

Renzo Gamba

A Time for Miracles

1980

A Time for Miracles

as

Fillipo Fillici

The Fighting Men

1950

The Fighting Men

as

Saro Costa

Final Justice

1984

Final Justice

as

Lamanna

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Zeno Stavrik

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Vincenti Donettelli

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Inspector Pastori

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Alex Staphos

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Salim Douad

Melissa

Melissa

as

Guy Foster

Blaues Blut

Blaues Blut

as

Prof. Donelli

Coralba

Coralba

as

Marco Danon

La promessa

La promessa

as

Commissario Matthäi

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

as

Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas

The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions

as

Rana von Bhithor

Orient Express

Orient Express

as

André Val-Bergot

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Signor Falzoni

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance

as

Castello

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Sir Manuel Carmargue

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Karim Lazanos

Production

Crew

Directing