Leonardo Cortese(1915-1984)

Director
Actor
Writer

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Leonardo Cortese

Leonardo Cortese was born on 20 May 1915 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Violence charnelle (1952), Violenza sul lago (1954) and Cavalleria rusticana (1939). He was married to Margherita Ligios. He died on 21 October 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Known for

Violence charnelle (1952)

Violence charnelle

Director

1952

Violenza sul lago (1954)

Violenza sul lago

Director

1954

Cavalleria rusticana (1939)

Cavalleria rusticana

6.2

Turiddu

1939

L'enfant du meurtre (1941)

L'enfant du meurtre

Giuliano de' Medici

1941

Credits

Director

Casa di bambola
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
L'andreana
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1982
Gelosia
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1980
Così per gioco
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1979
Traffico d'armi nel Golfo
5.9
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1977
La donna di picche
7.4
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1972
Un uomo senza volto
TV Movie
- Director
- 1971
Un certo Harry Brent
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1970
Il corvo
TV Movie
- Director
- 1970
La donna di cuori
6.9
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1969
La donna di quadri
6.8
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1968
Sheridan: Squadra omicidi
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1967
Holiday (Incantesimo)
TV Movie
- Director
- 1967
Luisa Sanfelice
6.0
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1966
La figlia del capitano
6.2
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1965

Actor

Alerte sur le Vaillant
6.7
- Italian Commander
- 1962
L'isola del tesoro
6.8
TV Mini Series
- Il cavalier Trelawney
- 1959
Capitan Fracassa
TV Mini Series
- Marchese di Bruyéres
- 1958
L'ex alunno
TV Movie
- 1957
Il club dei suicidi
TV Movie
- Lord Nevil
- 1957
La vita degli altri
TV Movie
- Giorgio
- 1957
Proibito al pubblico
TV Movie
- Giovanni Bayard
- 1955
Adriana Lecouvreur
4.9
- Conte di Chazeul
- 1955
Il conte Aquila
5.7
- Conte Gabrio Casati
- 1955
I più begli occhi del mondo
TV Movie
- Napoleone
- 1954
Il delitto di Lord Arturo Savile
TV Movie
- Lord Arthur Savile
- 1954
Romeo e Giulietta
TV Movie
- Mercuzio
- 1954
L'osteria della posta
TV Movie
- Marchese Leonardo De' Fiorellini
- 1954
Il capitano di Venezia
- Rizzardo
- 1952
Alerte à l'arsenal
- Luciano Mirabelli
- 1951

Writer

Personal details

Born
- May 20, 1915
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
- October 21, 1984
- Rome, Lazio, Italy(cerebral ischemia)
Spouse
- Margherita Ligios1941 - October 1977 (her death)
Other works
Dubbing voice of Cary Grant in the Italian post-synchronized version of Arsenic et vieilles dentelles (1944) (Arsenico e vecchi merletti ).

Did you know

Trivia
Brother of production manager Guglielmo Cortese and of Elvira Cortese.

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