Acting
Giancarlo Badessi
Born September 22, 1928 · Lecco, Lombardy, Italy
Died December 6, 2011 · aged 83
Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cobelli. He was also active in cinema and on television, often playing character roles. Badessi died in Rome at the age of 83 from a heart attack, on 6 December 2011. Description…
Known For
Caligula · 1979Caligula
★ 6.01979
MovieDramaHistory
After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.
Salon Kitty · 1976Salon Kitty
★ 5.61976
MovieDramaWar
In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.
Ace High · 1968Ace High
★ 6.51968
MovieWesternAction
After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.
Tepepa · 1969Tepepa
★ 6.51969
MovieWestern
The Mexican guerilla leader Tepepa and his gang fight against the chief of police, Cascorro.
The Grand Duel · 1972The Grand Duel
★ 6.01972
MovieWestern
A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.
Black Journal · 1977Black Journal
★ 5.51977
MovieDramaThriller
A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.
Action · 1980Action
★ 4.61980
MovieDrama
Z-movie actor Bruno Martel has hero syndrome, often quarrelling with directors. He meets fellow actor Doris, who is obsessed with Ophelia but cannot get any Shakespearean bookings. One day, during a nervous breakdown, Bruno 'rescues' Doris from the set, leaving town to encounter various absurd situations.
Innocence and Desire · 1974Innocence and Desire
★ 4.81974
MovieComedyRomance
A young man is temporarily home from a Seminary, but eventually falls in love with his father's young new wife.
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Ace High · 1968Ace High
★ 6.51968
MovieWesternAction
After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.
Man with Moustache Promoting the Black Boxer (uncredited)
The Grand Duel · 1972The Grand Duel
★ 6.01972
MovieWestern
A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.
Blindfolded Innkeeper
