Luciano Rossi (actor)
Luciano Rossi (born November 28, 1934 in Rome , † May 29, 2005 ibid) was an Italian actor .
Life
After finishing school, Rossi worked in an import / export company, but also attended a theater school. From 1966 he appeared in almost 70 films, initially without mentioning it, but quickly in a more prominent form; he often played the role of a young, mentally battered man who can no longer see the line between madness and genius. In addition to these representations of often sadistic villains, he was also occasionally seen as a sympathetic actor, as in His balls whistle the death song . Most of his films are spaghetti westerns and police films . In the mid-1980s he retired from the acting business and lived, which he always remained unmarried, plagued by major physical and mental problems and accompanied by his nephew, until his death in his hometown of Collepardo .
Rossi also went under the pseudonyms Edward G. Ross and Lou Kamante .
In 2007 the book A violent professional: The films of Luciano Rossi was published , which deals with his career and his roles.
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Django (Django)
- 1966: Kill, Ringo, kill (Uno sceriffo tutto d'oro)
- 1967: Django kills quietly (Bill il taciturno)
- 1967: A Hallelujah for Django (La più grande rapina del west)
- 1967: I come from the end of the world (L'avventuriero)
- 1968: Django - Merciless like the sun (Sentenza di Morte)
- 1968: Django and the gang of the hanged (Preparati la bara!)
- 1968: Run for your life (Corri uomo corri)
- 1969: Hill of Bloody Boots (La collina degli stivali)
- 1969: His bullets whistle the death song (Il pistolero dell 'Ave Maria)
- 1969: Django and the gang of bloodhounds (Django il bastardo)
- 1969: Il Nero - hate was his prayer (L'odio è il mio Dio)
- 1970: Django - The Night of the Long Knives (Ciakmull)
- 1970: Django and Sabata - like bloody vultures (C'è Sartana… vendi la pistola e comprati la bara!)
- 1970: The right and left hand of the devil (Lo chiamavano Trinità)
- 1972: A hallelujah for two left brothers (Jesse & Lester due fratelli in un posto chiamata Trinità)
- 1972: Judas… ¡toma tus monedas!
- 1974: Wolfsblut intervenes (Zanna Bianca alla riscossa)
- 1975: Salon Kitty
- 1976: Camorra - A bull cleans up (Napoli violenta)
- 1976: Two out of control (I due superpiedi quasi piatti)
literature
Kier-La Janisse : A violent professional: The films of Luciano Rossi. Fab Press: Godalming, 2007
Web links
- Luciano Rossi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, Gli attori 2, 2003, p. 164
- ↑ Biography at maniaco-deprebis.com (French)
- ↑ Oren Shai: A violent professional: The films of Luciano Rossi by Kier-La Jannise ( Memento from September 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), book review from March 15, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossi, Luciano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edward G. Ross; Lou Kamante |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 2005 |
| Place of death | Rome |