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Gabriele Ferzetti(1925-2015)

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Gabriele Ferzetti in Au service secret de Sa Majesté (1969)
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Elegant, urbane and well-spoken, Gabriele Ferzetti was one of Italy's most prominent international stars of the 1950's and 60's. His passion for the stage had begun with performing in university plays. This paved the way to a scholarship at the Rome Academy of Dramatic Art (Accademia d'arte drammatica). Before long, he was expelled for appearing with a professional theatrical troupe and proceeded to join the National Theatre, and, a year later, the company of Vivi Gioi. As the silver screen beckoned, Ferzetti made his motion picture debut at the age of seventeen in Luigi Chiarini's Via delle cinque lune (1942). After a succession of supporting roles and uncredited bits as an extra, his first genuine lead came opposite Gina Lollobrigida in the comedy La marchande d'amour (1953). This role won him an award from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists and established his reputation as a major romantic star. In its wake came steady offers for more challenging roles across diverse genres. He played the central character, respectively in Puccini (1953) and Les aventures et les amours de Casanova (1955) before excelling as a struggling artist in Michelangelo Antonioni's Femmes entre elles (1955). He impressed again as the failed architect and irresolute playboy Sandro in the controversial L'avventura (1960), again directed by Antonioni.

By the early 60's, Ferzetti's distinguished features had him frequently cast in provocative political dramas as flawed men hiding behind charming, sophisticated facades. He also acquired an international following with character roles in Défi à Gibraltar (1963), Les espions (1965), as a cynical railway baron in Sergio Leone's epic Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968) and as syndicate boss Marc-Ange Draco joining forces with James Bond in Au service secret de Sa Majesté (1969) (his accent was deemed to be too strong, however, and he was dubbed by David de Keyser ). Ferzetti's career continued to prosper during the 70's and beyond,despite occasional missteps (including the incongruously cast Les dix derniers jours d'Hitler (1973) and the box office disaster that was Inchon (1981). During his final years, he restricted his appearances predominantly to the small screen.
BornMarch 17, 1925
DiedDecember 2, 2015(90)
BornMarch 17, 1925
DiedDecember 2, 2015(90)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards in Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)
Il était une fois dans l'Ouest
8.5
  • Morton
  • 1968
Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari, and Monica Vitti in L'avventura (1960)
L'avventura
7.7
  • Sandro
  • 1960
Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in Au service secret de Sa Majesté (1969)
Au service secret de Sa Majesté
6.7
  • Draco
  • 1969
Charlotte Rampling and Dirk Bogarde in Portier de nuit (1974)
Portier de nuit
6.6
  • Hans
  • 1974

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  • Diciotto anni dopo (2010)
    Diciotto anni dopo
    6.8
    • Enrico
    • 2010
  • Tilda Swinton, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono, and Flavio Parenti in Amore (2009)
    Amore
    7.0
    • Edoardo Recchi Senior
    • 2009
  • Une famille formidable (1992)
    Une famille formidable
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Nono
    • 1992–2007
  • Neri Marcorè in Papa Luciani - Il sorriso di Dio (2006)
    Papa Luciani - Il sorriso di Dio
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cardinal Siri
    • 2006
  • Callas et Onassis (2005)
    Callas et Onassis
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Livanos
    • 2005
  • Concorso di colpa (2004)
    Concorso di colpa
    3.9
    • Vito Santamaria
    • 2004
  • Sous le ciel de Sicile (2003)
    Sous le ciel de Sicile
    5.9
    • Tommaso Pasini
    • 2003
  • L'avvocato de Gregorio (2003)
    L'avvocato de Gregorio
    6.1
    • Alfonso
    • 2003
  • Barbara Chiappini in Le ragazze di Miss Italia (2002)
    Le ragazze di Miss Italia
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • The Professor
    • 2002
  • La Tour secrète (2000)
    La Tour secrète
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Father Jacob
    • 2000
  • Un prete tra noi (1997)
    Un prete tra noi
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Ettore
    • 1997
  • Porzûs (1997)
    Porzûs
    5.5
    • Storno vecchio
    • 1997
  • Con rabbia e con amore (1997)
    Con rabbia e con amore
    6.9
    • Leone
    • 1997
  • Natale con papà (1995)
    Natale con papà
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Vittorio
    • 1995
  • Laurence Fishburne and Irène Jacob in Othello (1995)
    Othello
    6.8
    • The Duke of Venice
    • 1995

Additional Crew



  • Les sorcières du bord du lac (1970)
    Les sorcières du bord du lac
    6.0
    • voice dubbing: Gianni Santuccio (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Gardez-vous des filles (1967)
    Gardez-vous des filles
    6.1
    • voice dubbing: Rodd Dana (uncredited)
    • 1967

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Bond 50
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  • Alternative names
    • Gabriel Ferzetti
  • Height
    • 1.75 m
  • Born
    • March 17, 1925
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • December 2, 2015
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed causes)
  • Spouses
      Claudia Verdini1984 - December 2, 2015 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Anna Ferzetti

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    Although he played Diana Rigg's father in Au service secret de Sa Majesté (1969), he is only 13 years her senior.

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