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Rossi, Ezio

Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:40

Ezio Rossi in Vita di Cavour (1967)
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Ezio Rossi is a little known actor who worked in Italian film and television for more than 40 years, but about whom absolutely nothing is known.

ANICA lists seven film appearances for him, with the earliest one being Campo di maggio (1935). The other films are all from 1952-55, plus one from 1961. He apparently worked as a generico, appearing in mostly uncredited roles during the 1930s and 40s.

From the mid 1950s and onward, he worked almost exclusively in television, playing credited roles in an impressive amount of TV movies and series up until the mid 1970s. Yet despite being credited, his roles never amounted to much more than that of a generico - nearly always lasting just a few seconds and limited to a single scene. He would often be listed at the end of the cast lists with the additional actors whose roles are unspecified.

Ezio is sometimes difficult to recognize due to the wigs, fake beards and costumes he was outfitted with, but he can be recognized (provided that the print is sufficiently sharp) by a characterisitic wart on his right cheek.

So far I've only found credited roles for Ezio, but there's surely a lot of uncredited work from the 1940s etc to be uncovered.

Filmography

1952
  1. Roma ore 11 .... Giorgetta's father (credited)

    1953
  2. La voce del silenzio .... Priest (credited)

    1955
  3. Il conte Aquila .... Farmer (credited)

    1957
  4. Questa sera si recita a soggetto (TV movie) .... Club patron (credited)

    1958
  5. Aprite: Polizia! (TV series) Ep. 2: "Jazz freddo" .... Croupier (credited)
  6. Canne al venti (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Doctor (credited)
  7. Umiliati e offesi (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Schultz (credited)

    1959
  8. Il romanzo di un maestro (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Old school master (credited)

    1960
  9. L'ultimo zar .... Nobleman (uncredited)
  10. La pisana (TV movie) .... role unknown (credited)
  11. Ragazza mia (TV mini-series) Ep.1 .... The banker (credited)
  12. Tutto da rifare pover'uomo (TV series) Ep. 3 .... The traveller (credited)

    1961
  13. Giallo club (TV series) S. 4, ep. 2, "Omicidio quiz" .... Doctor Cousin (credited)

    1962
  14. Il mondo è una prigione (TV movie) .... Prisoner (credited)
  15. Più rosa che giallo (TV series) Ep. 5: "La signora della collana" .... Gregory Overside (credited)
  16. Una tragedia americana (TV mini-series) Eps. 5, 6 (credited, but not found)

    1963
  17. La sciarpa (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 3, 4 .... First worker (credited)
  18. Ritorna il tenente Sheridan (TV series) S. 1, ep. 2, "Una dote per Ghita" .... Lawrence Bennet (credited)

    1964
  19. Gli equivoci di una notte (1964) (TV movie) .... Role unknown (credited)
  20. I grandi camaleonti (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... The dean (credited)
  21. I miserabili (TV mini-series) Ep. 9: "Ponine" .... Doorman (credited)
  22. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) Ep.: "Un'ombra su Maigret" .... One of Dandurand's associates (credited)
  23. Vita di Michelangelo (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... The bishop (credited, but not found)

    1965
  24. Scaramouche (TV mini-series) - episode 2 .... Master of ceremonies (credited)

    1966
  25. Le avventure di Laura Storm (TV series) - season 2, ep. 1: "Il tredicesimo coltello" .... Stagehand (credited)
  26. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) - ep.: "L'ombra cinese" .... Doctor (credited)

    1967
  27. Caravaggio (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Hospital cook (credited)
  28. Il triangolo rosso (TV series) S. 1, ep. 3: “Corte d’Assise" .... Gualtierotti (credited)
  29. Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... First minister (credited)

    1968
  30. Il circolo Pickwick (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Judge (credited)
  31. L'inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) Ep.: "Il cadavere scomparso" .... Hospital porter (credited)
  32. La donna di quadri (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... Majordomo (credited)
  33. Lazarillo (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... role? (credited)

    1969
  34. I fratelli Karamazov (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 4 .... Orthodox monk (credited)
  35. Il triangolo rosso (TV series) S. 2, ep. 2: “La fuga" .... Old man (credited)

    1970
  36. Papà Goriot (TV mini-series) Eps.1, 2 .... Boarding house lodger (credited)

    1971
  37. ...e le stelle stanno a guardare (TV mini-series) Ep. 6 .... Spectator at the trial (credited)

    1972
  38. All'ultimo minuto (TV series) - season 2, ep. 3: "Il rapido delle 13.30" .... Train passenger (credited)
  39. I demoni (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Second gentleman (credited, but not found)
  40. Il sospetto (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Bookstore clerk (credited)

    1973
  41. Qui squadra mobile (TV series) S. 1, ep. 6: "Senza difesa" .... Dog walker (credited)
  42. Vino e pane (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Client of the "Girasole" (credited)

    1974
  43. Il commissario De Vincenzi (TV series) S. 1, ep. 1: "Il candelabro a sette fiamme" .... Old train passenger (credited)
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Re: Ezio Rossi

Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:42

Roma ore 11 (1952) credited, as Giorgetta's father
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:43

La voce del silenzio (1953) credited, as Priest. ANICA incorrectly lists him as playing the role of Gino.
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:46

Questa sera si recita a soggetto (1957) (TV movie) credited, as Club patron. I've not been able to positively determine exactly when this was broadcast, as I can't find any trace of it in the Radiocorriere TV archives. IMDb lists it as 1956, but the year of production appears to actually be 1957.
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:48

Canne al vento (1958) (TV mini-series) - episode 4, credited, as Doctor
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:50

Umiliati e offesi (1958) (TV mini-series) - episode 1, credited, as Schultz
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:51

Il romanzo di un maestro (1959) (TV mini-series) - episode 1, credited, as Old school master
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:54

Il mondo è una prigione (1962) (TV movie) credited, as Prisoner
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 15:58

Più rosa che giallo (1962) (TV series) - episode 5: "La signora della collana", credited, as Gregory Overside. This series appears to be lost, but there's a picture of Ezio from this episode in Radiocorriere TV. From the plot description, he is playing a famous crime novel writer and appears to have a larger than usual role.
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Post by Johan Melle » 08/08/2020, 16:01

Una tragedia americana (1962) (TV mini-series). Ezio is credited in episodes 5 and 6 among the additional actors, with no role specified. IMDb credits him with playing one of the jurors, but that's incorrect. I wasn't able to spot him, but he could be present among the crowd of spectators at the trial but without being visible on camera.
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