Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni (born May 6, 1927 in Rome , † July 27, 1979 there ) was an Italian film actor .
Life
Manni dropped out of his architecture studies (after never finishing medicine and law) to play in Luigi Comencini's girl trafficking (La tratta delle bianche) and, thanks to his looks, his presence and his existing acting skills, developed into a great hope of the Italian cinemas. Among other things, he played alongside Sophia Loren ; several times he portrayed Mark Anton . After initial comedies and sentimental dramas, Manni was often seen in other period films in later years and then in spaghetti westerns, where he could not maintain his level and was seen in increasingly obscure films and roles from the 1960s . In some films he appeared under the pseudonyms Red Carter or Arturo Manny .
When his career again held better roles in the mid-1970s, Manni killed himself while filming Fellini's City of Women (La città delle donne) with a shot in the groin and bled to death. His death remained a mystery as it could never be determined whether it was suicide or an accident. Fellini's prop contained several firearms during filming, especially since Manni, in his final role, “Dr. Xavier Katzone “played a gun freak and womanizer. After the death of his wife Krista Nell (1946–1975) Manni suffered from depression.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Girl trafficking (La tratta delle bianche) - Director: Luigi Comencini
- 1955: The Friends (Le Amiche)
- 1958: uprising of the gladiators (La rivolta dei gladiatori)
- 1959: The Legions of Caesar (Le legioni di Cleopatra)
- 1960: Austerlitz - splendor of an imperial crown (Austerlitz)
- 1961: Hercules conquers Atlantis (Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide)
- 1961: Alarm on the Valiant (The Valiant)
- 1962: The Normans (I normanni)
- 1964: Ursus and the devil's slave (Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi)
- 1966: Ringo with the golden pistols (Johnny Oro)
- 1966: Mademoiselle (Mademoiselle)
- 1967: Indomitable Angélique (Indomptable Angélique)
- 1967: Western Jack (Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola)
- 1968: Angélique and the Sultan (Angélique et le sultan)
- 1968: Cross yourself, stranger (Straniero… fatti il segno della Croce!)
- 1968: For the vultures to eat (All'ultimo sangue)
- 1970: Django and Sartana arrive (Arrivano Django e Sartana ... è la fine!)
- 1970: The dead cast no shadows (Inginocchiati straniero… i cadaveri non fanno ombra!)
- 1972: Colorado - Two scoundrels in a gold rush (Amico mio, frega tu… che frego io!)
- 1973: Wild horses (Valdez il mezzosangue)
- 1976: Bloody Sweat (Poliziotti violenti)
- 1976: The dead pave his way ( Pronto ad uccidere )
- 1978: silver saddle (Sella d'argento)
- 1979: A man on his knees (Un uomo in ginocchio)
- 1980: Fellini's City of Women (La città delle donne)
Web links
- Ettore Manni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- cinema.de: four photos of Manni in "two nights with Cleopatra" (below)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Ettore Manni article , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, pp. 300/301
- ↑ Manni at mymovies (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manni, Ettore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carter, Red; Manny, Arturo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1979 |
| Place of death | Rome |