Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor.
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| Born | Giorgio Ardisson 31 December 1931 |
| Died | 11 December 2014 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–1992 |
Life and career
editBorn in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film Arrangiatevi!.[1][2] After several secondary roles in sword-and-sandal and adventure films, he gained a huge success playing Agent 3S3 in the eurospy films Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell and Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun.[2] According to director Sergio Sollima he was chosen for this role thanks to his physical appearance that made him credible as American.[3]
Later Ardisson starred in several more spy films and spanned different genres, including Spaghetti Western and Italo-horror films.
Partial filmography
edit- You're on Your Own (1959) - Walter
- Morgan, the Pirate (1960)
- The Last of the Vikings (1961) - Guntar
- Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) - Teseo
- Erik the Conqueror (1961) - Erik
- Zorro in the Court of Spain (1962) - Riccardo Di Villa Verde / Zorro
- A Queen for Caesar (1962) - Achilles
- Twist, lolite e vitelloni (1962) - Massimo Mauri
- Katarsis (1963) - Gugo, the poet
- Grand Canyon Massacre (1964)
- The Long Hair of Death (1965) - Baron Kurt Humboldt
- Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965) - Walter Ross, Agent 3S3
- Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965, TV Movie) - Leander
- Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - Dolores' model
- Operation Counterspy (1965) - Lord George Moriston
- Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) - Walter Ross, Agent 3S3
- Countdown to Doomsday (1966) - Jeff Milton
- Omicidio per appuntamento (1967) - Vince Dreyser
- La lunga sfida (1967) - Patrick Gordon
- Either All or None (1968) - Amen / Johnny
- May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) - Cjamango McDonald
- Zorro the Fox (1968) - Don Diego di Alcantara / Zorro
- Una ragazza di Praga (1969) - Adam Kryl
- Django Defies Sartana (1970) - Sartana
- A Suitcase for a Corpse (1970) - Clive Ardington
- Chapaqua's Gold (1970) - Doc Harrison
- The Females (1970) - Tommy
- L'uomo più velenoso del cobra (1971) - Tony Garden
- La vergine di Bali (1972) - David Rank
- Sixteen (1973) - Giorgio
- Commissariato di notturna (1974) - Amedeo Furlan aka il Laureando
- La nipote (1974) - Piero / Luigi's friend
- Ciak si muore (1974) - Inspector Menzel
- Il torcinaso (1975) - Police Chief
- La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu (1975) - Trudot
- Faccia di spia (1975) - Patrick
- Una vergine in famiglia (1975) - Ivan Fnrnesi
- Lo stallone (1975) - Guido, padre di Daniela
- L'ingenua (1975) - Piero Spazin
- Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito (1977) - Pietro Santini
- Polizia selvaggia (1977)
- L'assassino speranza delle donne (1977)
- Eyes Behind the Stars (1978) - Agent for 'The Silencers'
- Supersexymarket (1979)
- Il viziaccio (1980)
- Las verdes vacaciones de una familia bien (1980) - Mario Nicosia
- Eroina (1980) - The Trafficant
- Carcerato (1981) - The Police Commissioner
- Don't Look in the Attic (1982) - Casati
- Pin il monello (1982)
- Apocalisse di un terremoto (1982) - Anthony Starace
- Amok (1983) - Le chef de la police
- La donna del mare (1984) - Alfred Wanfel
- I mercenari raccontano (1985)
- Cattivi Pierrot (1985) - Victim
- Delitti (1987) - Chief of Police
- La trasgressione (1987)
- Cross of the Seven Jewels (1987) - Boss from Sicily
- La tempesta (1988)
- La vendetta (1989) - Agent Roberts
- Viaggio di nozze in giallo (1990)
- Una donna da guardare (1991) - prof. Mueller
- Shadow Warriors (1992) - Ninja Master (final film role)
References
edit- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- ^ a b Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010.
- ^ Fabio Zanello (4 August 2004). "La regia come match di boxe - Intervista a Sergio Sollima". Sentieri Selvaggi. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
Further reading
edit- Matt Blake. Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond. The WildEye Press, 2014. ISBN 0956997317.
External links
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