Cesare Danova
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Cesare Danova | |
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Born | Cesare Deitinger March 1, 1926 Rome, Italy |
Died | March 19, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Resting place | Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, California |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1947–1992 |
Spouse(s) | Pamela Matthews (1955–1963) (divorced) 2 children Patricia Chandler (1977–1992) (his death) |
Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 – March 19, 1992) was an
Life and career
Born as Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo,[note 1][1] Italy to an Austrian father[note 2][2] and an Italian mother, he adopted Danova as his stage name after becoming an actor in Rome at the end of World War II. After the film Don Juan (1955) he immigrated to the United States. He was contracted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1956.[3]
His appearances include
In 1967, Danova played the role of Actor in the TV series
Death
Danova died of a heart attack on March 19, 1992, aged 66,[6] at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles while attending a meeting of the Foreign Language Film committee.[citation needed][note 3][1]
Family
Danova was married twice and had two sons, Marco and Fabrizio, by his first wife, Pamela.
Selected filmography
- The Captain's Daughter (1947) – Piotr Andrejevich Grinev
- Monaca santa (1949) – Angelo De Blase
- Cavalcade of Heroes (1950) – Massimo Ruffo
- El final de una leyenda (1951) – Carlos Montaña
- The King's Mail (1951) – Marcos de Malta
- Repentance (1952) – Sandro
- The Black Mask (1952) – Villeneuve
- The Three Pirates (1952) – Il Corsaro Verde – Carlo di Ventimiglia
- Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (1953)
- Cavallina storna (1953) – Sandro
- Balocchi e profumi (1953) – Lorenzo
- Processo contro ignoti(1953) – Avv. Enzo Pirani
- Crossed Swords (1954) – Raniero
- Loves of Three Queens (1954) – Count Siegfried (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
- I cavalieri dell'illusione (1954)
- Don Juan (1955) – Don Giovanni
- Non scherzare con le donne (1955)
- Incatenata dal destino (1956) – Kirk Mauri
- Ces sacrées vacances (1956) – Ralph Carigan
- The Rifleman (1958-1963) – Duel of Honor, Baranca, The Guest
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) – Harry Holt
- The Man Who Understood Women (1959) – Major Marco Ranieri
- Catch Me If You Can (1959)
- Valley of the Dragons(1961) – Hector Servadac
- Tender Is the Night (1962) – Tommy Barban
- Cleopatra (1963) – Apollodorus
- Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) – Paolo Cellini
- Viva Las Vegas (1964) – Count Elmo Mancini
- Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) – Pepe Pepponi
- Chamber of Horrors (1966) – Anthony Draco
- Che!(1969) – Ramon Valdez
- Horowitz in Dublin (1973)
- Mean Streets (1973) – Giovanni
- A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975) – Dottore
- Scorchy (1976) – Philip Bianco
- Tentacles (1977) – John Corey
- The Astral Factor (1978) – Mario
- Animal House (1978) – Mayor Carmine DePasto
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Cesare Danova; Performed in 300 Movies". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ISBN 9781610699952. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Cesare Danova profile at TCM.com
- ^ "Viva Las Vegas (1964) – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Cesare Danova at IMDb
- Cesare Danova at Find a Grave