Eduardo Ciannelli
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Eduardo Ciannelli | |
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Rome, Italy | |
Resting place | Cimitero Flaminio, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy |
Other names | Edward Ciannelli |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Years active | 1917–1969 |
Spouse |
Alma Wolfe
(m. 1918; died 1968) |
Children | 2 |
Eduardo Ciannelli (30 August 1888 – 8 October 1969) was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. He was sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli.
Early life
Ciannelli was born in
He went to the United States from the
Career on screen
His Hollywood career consists of close to 150 film and television appearances. Notable among these are Marked Woman (1937) with Bette Davis, Strange Cargo (1940) with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and perhaps his most famous role, as the fanatical Thuggee guru in Gunga Din (1939) with Cary Grant. In the 1940 serial Mysterious Doctor Satan, he played the eponymous villain, an evil scientist with an army of robots.
In the 1950s and throughout the 1960s, he divided his time among Italian films such as
Personal life and death
Ciannelli was married to Alma Wolfe from 1918 until her death (1968). They had two sons, Eduardo and Lewis E. Ciannelli, who is also an actor.[citation needed]
On 8 October 1969, Ciannelli died in Rome,[3] and was interred in the Cimitero Flaminio.[citation needed]
Filmography
Selected Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel
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Renato Donatello | Episode "Bitter Wine" |
1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel
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The Father | Episode "Gold and Brimstone" |
1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Priest | Season 7 Episode 19: "Strange Miracle" |
1962 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Marino | Season 7 Episode 20: "The Test" |
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ The City Stands Trial at My Movies.it
- ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved 3 September 2018.