Ettore Manni
| Ettore Manni | |
|---|---|
 Manni in Johnny Oro (1967) | |
| Born |
6 May 1927 Rome, Italy |
| Died |
27 July 1979 (aged 52) Rome |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942-1979 |
Ettore Manni (6 May 1927 – 27 July 1979) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 107 films between 1952 and 1979.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Manni debuted as an actor in 1952, when in spite of his acting inexperience he was chosen by Luigi Comencini for the main role in La tratta delle bianche.[1] Following the success of the film Manni interrupted his university studies and started appearing in a significant number of films of any genre, becoming in a short time one of the most popular actors in the Italian cinema.[1] Declined the fame, in the sixties Manni appeared mainly in spaghetti western and peplum films, but he also took part to several international productions, including films by Delmer Daves and Tony Richardson.[1] His last role was Katzone in Federico Fellini's City of Women.[1]
He died in Rome, aged 52, after accidentally shooting himself.[1]
Selected filmography
- Girls Marked Danger (1952)
- I tre corsari (1952)
- Fratelli d'Italia (1952)
- La lupa (1953)
- The Ship of Condemned Women (1953)
- Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)
- Attila (1954)
- Human Torpedoes (1954)
- Cavalleria rusticana (1955)
- Le Amiche (1955)
- Tua per la vita (1955)
- Folgore Division (1955)
- Yalis, la vergine del Roncador (1955)
- A Woman Alone (1956)
- Poveri ma belli (1957)
- Marisa la civetta (1957)
- Addio per sempre (1958)
- Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958)
- The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958)
- Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958)
- Angel in a Taxi (1958)
- Ten Ready Rifles (1959)
- Buen viaje, Pablo (1959)
- Legions of the Nile (1959)
- Austerlitz (1960)
- Cleopatra's Daughter (1960)
- The Revolt of the Slaves (1960)
- Amazons of Rome (1961)
- Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961)
- Ursus and the Tartar Princess (1961)
- Behind Closed Doors (1961)
- The Valiant (1962)
- Lo sceicco rosso (1962)
- Gold for the Caesars (1962)
- Calling All Police Cars(1963)
- La pupa (1963)
- Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963)
- Rome Against Rome (1964)
- Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)
- Giants of Rome (1964)
- The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
- Mademoiselle (1966)
- The Devil in Love (1966)
- For a Few Extra Dollars (1966)
- Sept hommes et une garce (1967)
- The Strange Night (1967)
- Indomptable Angélique (1967)
- Angélique et le Sultan (1968)
- Bury Them Deep (1968)
- Sartana the Gravedigger (1969)
- The Battle of El Alamein (1969)
- La salamandra del deserto (1970)
- Bali (1970)
- Dead Men Don't Make Shadows (1970)
- That's How We Women Are (1971)
- Heroes in Hell (1973)
- Chino (1973)
- Tony Arzenta (1973)
- Super Bitch (1973)
- Anna, quel particolare piacere (1973)
- Drama of the Rich (1974)
- The Divine Nymph (1975)
- Calling All Police Cars (1975)
- Eye of the Cat (1975)
- Street People (1976)
- Crimebusters (1976)
- Meet Him and Die (1976)
- Oh, Serafina! (1976)
- La madama (1976)
- In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
- The Rip-off (1977)
- La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! (1977)
- Silver Saddle (1978)
- Il commissario di ferro (1978)
- A Man on His Knees (1979)
- Hypochondriac (1979)
- City of Women (1980)