Amedeo Nazzari
Biography
Amedeo Nazzari was an Italian male actor born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was also known by the name Salvatore. Over the course of his career he accumulated 123 credited appearances, and his work is catalogued primarily under the acting category. Nazzari’s life spanned 71 years; he passed away in November 1979. His profile is recorded in the TMDB database, which lists his gender as male, his primary occupation as acting, and includes his birth and death details along with the alternate name. The database identifies him as a notable figure in the Italian film industry.
Career overview
Amedeo Nazzari was an Italian actor born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. His career in the performing arts is recorded under the name Amedeo Nazzari, and he was also known by the alternate name Salvatore. According to the Motion Picture Database, Nazzari’s professional activity is classified primarily under acting, and his body of work includes a total of 123 credited appearances. The database lists his gender as male and notes that his life concluded on 5 November 1979, when he died at the age of 71. The information provided does not specify individual titles, genres, or the chronology of his roles, but it confirms that his contributions to film and television were substantial enough to be catalogued in a major entertainment reference source. Nazzari’s personal details, such as his birthplace and dates of birth and death, are documented alongside his professional designation, indicating a career that spanned several decades of Italian cinema. The data set from the database presents him solely as an actor, without reference to other occupations or activities, underscoring his primary identity within the industry as a performer.
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123 titles- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Melodrammore (1978) as Self
- Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
- Origins of the Mafia (1976) as The Senator
- A Matter of Time (1976) as Tewfik
- Derrick (1974) as Dr. Pinaldi
- The Valachi Papers (1972) as Gaetano Reina
- The Sicilian Clan (1969) as Tony Nicosia
- Rebecca (La prima moglie) (1969) as Massimo De Winter
- The Column (1968) as Traian
- Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) as Bardo Baretti
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) as Captain Di Nonno
- Delitto d'amore (1966) as François Derroux
- Le donne del Tenente Sheridan (1965) as Frank Morgan
- Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Thanks
- The Captain's Daughter (1965) as Pugacëv
- Wherever You Are (1964) as Max Branzeri
- Summer Frenzy (1964) as Marcello
- Il gaucho (1964) as Marucchelli
- The Shortest Day (1963) as Soldato strabico col pallottoliere
- The Little Nuns (1963) as Livio Bertana
- Straße der Verheißung (1962) as Herr im seidenen Anzug
- Finden Sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält? (1962)
- The Black Invaders (1962) as Ruiz / André Leboeuf
- La leggenda di Fra Diavolo (1962) as General Hugo
- The Best of Enemies (1961) as Maj. Fornari
- Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (1961) as Amenophis IV
- Journey Beneath the Desert (1961) as Tamal
- The Corsican Brothers (1961) as Orlandi
- Fellini on “Second Look” (1960) as Self
- La contessa azzurra (1960) as Salvatore Acierno
- The Devil Made a Woman (1959) as Coronel
- Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959) as Carabiniere (uncredited)
- Il raccomandato di ferro (1959) as The State Secretary
- Il mondo dei miracoli (1959) as Il presentatore alla conferenza stampa
- Labyrinth (1959) as Professor De Lattre
- The Naked Maja (1958) as Prime Minister Manuel Godoy
- Fast and Sexy (1958) as Ciccone
- Melancholy Autumn (1958) as Andrea, capitano del mercantile
- Il cielo brucia (1958) as Carlo Casati
- Nights of Cabiria (1957) as Alberto Lazzari
- Manos sucias (1957) as Miguel
- La puerta abierta (1957) as Embajador Michel de Caroli
- Pasional (1956)
- The White Angel (1955) as L'ingegnere Guido Carani
- The Intruder (1955) as Carlo Conti
- L'ultimo amante (1955) as Cesare Monti
- Forbidden (1955) as Costantino Corraine
- Torna! (1954) as Roberto Varesi
- Passionately (1954) as Andrea Morandi
- The Rebels of Lomanach (1954) as Jacques Barnaud
- Pietà per chi cade (1954) as Carlo Savelli
- I Always Loved You (1953) as Massimo
- The World Condemns Them (1953) as Paolo Martelli
- A Husband for Anna (1953) as Il dottor Illuminato
- We Are All Murderers (1952) as Docteur Detouche (version italienne)
- He Who Is Without Sin... (1952) as Stefano Brunot
- Times Gone By (1952) as Andrea Fabbri (segment "La morsa")
- The City Stands Trial (1952) as Prosecutor Antonio Spicacci
- The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo (1952) as Capitano Giordani
- La fiammata (1952) as colonnello Felt
- Sensualità (1952) as Riccardo Sartori
- Double Cross (1951) as Pietro
- Lebbra bianca (1951) as Francesco Leverrier, ispettore di polizia
- Nobody's Children (1951) as Guido Canali
- Last Meeting (1951) as Piero Castelli
- Volver a la vida (1951)
- Alina (1950) as Giovanni
- Outlaw Girl (1950) as Beppe Musolino
- Tormento (1950) as Carlo Guarnieri
- The King's Guerrillas (1950) as Michele Pezza detto 'Fra Diavolo'
- Love and Poison (1950) as Franco Santinelli
- Il vedovo allegro (1950) as Professor De Carlo
- Mountain Smugglers (1950) as Major Mauri
- L'invasore (1949) as conte Carlo di Valfreda
- Lure of the Sila (1949) as Rocco Barra
- Chains (1949) as Guglielmo Aniello
- Don Juan de Serrallonga (1949) as Don Juan de Serrallonga
- Romanticismo (1949) as Vitaliano Lamberti
- Conflicto inesperado (1948) as Damian, the butler
- Cuando los ángeles duermen (1947) as Blin / Paolo Rivera
- The Captain's Daughter (1947) as Pugaciov
- Il cavaliere del sogno (1947) as Gaetano Donizetti
- Fatalità (1947) as Renato Scalesi
- The Bandit (1946) as Ernesto
- A Day in the Life (1946) as Captain De Palma
- Malacarne (1946) as zu Bastiano
- Woman of the Mountains (1944) as Rodolfo Morigi
- Apparizione (1943) as Se stesso
- Quelli della montagna (1943) as Tenente Andrea Fontana
- Giorni felici (1943) as Michele
- Harlem (1943) as Amedeo Rossi
- The Jester's Supper (1942) as Neri Chiaramontesi
- Bengasi (1942) as Filippo Colleoni
- The Taming of the Shrew (1942) as Petruccio
- Il romanzo di un giovane povero (1942) as Massimo Odiot
- Fedora (1942) as Loris Ipanov / Ivan Petrovic
- Sancta Maria (1942) as Paolo Wronski
- Sleeping Beauty (1942) as Salvatore, aka 'Il Nero della solfara'
- Il cavaliere senza nome (1941) as Bernardino Visconti
- Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941) as Michelangelo Merisi, il "Caravaggio"
- L'ultimo ballo (1941) as Il professore Stefano Boronkay
- Villa da vendere (1941) as Franco Gádori
- I mariti (1941) as Fabio Regoli
- Scampolo (1941) as Tito Scacchi
- L'uomo del romanzo (1940) as Pietro Lanfranchi
- Dopo divorzieremo (1940) as Phil Gilder
- Beyond Love (1940) as Pietro Mirilli
- È sbarcato un marinaio (1940) as Gianni / Hans
- A Hundred Thousand Dollars (1940) as Woods
- Chunky shoes (1940) as Stefano Di Marco
- You Love Me, I Love You (1939) as Doctor Carlo Cristiani
- La notte delle beffe (1939) as Capatosta
- Cose dell'altro mondo (1939) as Jack
- Montevergine (1939) as Rocco
- Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938) as Luciano Serra
- La casa del peccato (1938) as Giulio
- Il conte di Bréchard (1938) as Francesco di Bréchard
- Fuochi d'artificio (1938) as Gerardo di Jersay
- La fossa degli angeli (1937) as Pietro
- I fratelli Castiglioni (1937) as Fulvio Castiglioni
- Cavalleria (1936) as Umberto Solaro
- Ginevra degli Almieri (1935) as Antonio Rondinelli
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Amedeo Nazzari best known for?
Amedeo Nazzari is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Matter of Time (1976), Derrick (1974), The Valachi Papers (1972), The Sicilian Clan (1969).
When and where was Amedeo Nazzari born?
Amedeo Nazzari was born on December 10, 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. They passed away on November 5, 1979.
How many credits does Amedeo Nazzari have?
Amedeo Nazzari has accumulated over 123 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1935 to 2021.
What is Amedeo Nazzari's background in cinema and television?
Amedeo Nazzari was an Italian male actor born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was also known by the name Salvatore. Over the course of his career he accumulated 123 credited appearances, and his work is catalogued primarily under the acting category. Nazzari’s life spanned 71 years; he passed away ...
Amedeo Nazzari by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Nights of Cabiria (1957) as Alberto Lazzari — aged about 49
- The Sicilian Clan (1969) as Tony Nicosia — aged about 61
- The Best of Enemies (1961) as Maj. Fornari — aged about 53
- We Are All Murderers (1952) as Docteur Detouche (version italienne) — aged about 44
- Double Cross (1951) as Pietro — aged about 43
- He Who Is Without Sin... (1952) as Stefano Brunot — aged about 44
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