Esterhazy, Andrea

[Johan Melle]

Andrea Esterhazy in The Salamander (1981)

Like several other generici who were active in Italian cinema, Andrea Esterhazy (alias Bondy Esterhazy) was a nobleman - more precisely a count. His full name was Count András Béla Péter Hubert Esterházy and he was born on 19th October 1913 in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1]

Known as Bandi (sometimes spelled Bondy or Bondi) to his friends, Andrea worked at the Foreign Ministery in Budapest before the outbreak of WW2. In 1947, he was sent to Rome as an embassy secretary, and enjoyed life there so much that he remained for the rest of his life.[1]

He embarked on a career as an actor, and because he was a fluent speaker of German, Hungarian, Italian, French and English, he was cast in small roles in a number of international productions shot in Rome, such as War and Peace (1956), 55 Days at Peking (1963), Obsession (1976) and The Salamander (1981). The majority of Andrea's roles were small (though most of them were speaking parts), but he occasionally played larger roles, such as I gabbiani volano basso (1978).

He died in 1984.[1]

Filmography

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1952

1. Le infedeli .... Party guest (uncredited)
   
   1953
2. Roman Holiday .... Embassy staffer (uncredited)
3. The Man From Cairo / Dramma nella Kasbah .... Nightclub customer (uncredited)
   
   1955
4. Addio, Napoli! .... Judge (uncredited)
   
   1956
5. Totò lascia o raddoppia? .... Nightclub customer (uncredited)
6. War and Peace .... Dolokhov's second at duel (uncredited)
   
   1957
7. A Farewell to Arms .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
   
   1958
8. Giovani mariti .... Guest at 3rd wedding reception (uncredited)
9. The Naked Maja .... Count De Fuentes (uncredited)
   
   1959
10. Annibale .... Slave who betrays Silvia (uncredited)
11. Storie d'amore proibiti (Le secret du chevalier d'Eon) .... Foreign ambassador (uncredited)
12. Tutti innamorati .... Priest at the opening ceremony (uncredited)
    
    1961
13. Il relitto .... Party guest (uncredited)
14. Madame Sans-Gêne .... role? (uncredited)
    
    1962
15. Il Commissario .... Politician (uncredited)
16. La congiura dei Dieci .... Nobleman (uncredited)
17. Sodoma e Gomorra .... Man at the banquet (uncredited)
    
    1963
18. 55 Days at Peking .... Austrian Minister (uncredited)
19. Gidget Goes to Rome .... Butler (uncredited)
20. The Cardinal .... Cardinal (uncredited)
21. The Pink Panther .... Holiday guest at Cortina d'Ampezzo (uncredited)
    
    1965
22. Su e giù - segment 4: "Il Colpo del Leone" .... role?
    
    1966
23. I Spy (TV series) S. 2, Ep. 4: "Vendetta" .... Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
    
    1967
24. Arriva Dorellik .... Night club manager (uncredited)
25. Il tigre .... Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
26. La cintura di castità .... Nobleman (uncredited)
27. Le dolci signore .... Party guest (uncredited)
28. La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin .... Professor Stevens (uncredited)
29. Scusi facciamo l'amore? .... Man waiting the funeral (uncredited)
30. Troppo per vivere, poco per morire .... Man at the award (uncredited)
    
    1968
31. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell .... Friend of the Countess (uncredited)
32. Heißer Sand auf Sylt .... Dr. Bauer (credited as "André Esterhazy")
33. House of Cards .... Party guest (uncredited)
34. Le petit baigneur / Si salvi chi può .... Boat dealer (uncredited)
35. Ruba al prossimo tuo .... Mario Marini (credited as "Andrea Esterasy")
36. Tre passi nel delirio - segment "William Wilson" .... Card-playing officer (uncredited)
37. Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire .... Townsman (uncredited)
    
    1969
38. 5 per l'inferno .... American military officer (uncredited)
39. Amarsi male .... Business associate (uncredited)
40. Dove vai tutta nuda? .... The minister, a party guest (uncredited)
41. Oh dolci baci e languide carezze .... Party guest (uncredited)
42. Scacco alla regina .... Party guest (uncredited)
43. 12 + 1 .... Notary (uncredited)
    
    1970
44. Colpo rovente .... Radio announcer (uncredited)
45. Hornets' Nest .... General Dohrmann (credited as "Bondy Esterhazy")
46. The Adventurers .... Man at fashion show (uncredited)
47. Waterloo .... The Duke of Richmond (uncredited)
    
    1971
48. Morte a Venezia .... Hotel guest (uncredited)
49. Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse ufficio imposte .... Commendator Borgnelli (uncredited)
    
    1972
50. Avanti! / Che cosa è successo tra mio padre e tua madre? .... Hotel guest (uncredited)
51. Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma .... Cappellini, fascist (uncredited)
52. Ludwig .... Officer (uncredited)
    
    1973
53. Ash Wednesday .... Conte d'Arnoud (credited)
54. Io e lui .... Party guest (uncredited)
55. Polvere di stelle .... Man granting his wife to Americans / American major (uncredited)
    
    1974
56. Daisy Miller .... Doctor (credited as "Bondy Esterhazy")
57. Identikit .... Airplane passenger (uncredited)
58. L'erotomane .... Member on the board of directors (uncredited)
59. Nipoti miei diletti .... Brothel client (uncredited)
    
    1975
60. A mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere .... Party guest (uncredited - pic lost)
61. La casa dell'esorcismo .... American tourist (uncredited)
62. La parola, il fatto: Anarchia .... role? (credited as André Estherhazy)
63. Mahogany .... Man at fashion show (uncredited)
64. Quel movimento che mi piace tanto .... Party guest (uncredited)
65. The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV) .... Footman (uncredited)
    
    1976
66. A Matter of Time .... Jeweler (credited)
67. Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni .... Nightclub client at the bar (uncredited)
68. Bordella .... Bar customer (uncredited)
69. Cadaveri eccellenti .... Party guest (uncredited)
70. Cassandra Crossing .... Train passenger (uncredited)
71. Il comune senso del pudore .... Man at cinema (uncredited)
72. L'eredità Ferramonti .... Party guest (uncredited)
73. Languidi baci... perfide carezze .... Party guest (uncredited)
74. Obsession .... D'Annunzio (credited)
75. Tutti possono arrichire tranne i poveri .... role? (uncredited - uncertain identification)
    
    1977
76. Il gatto .... Judge (uncredited)
77. Il ginecologo della mutua .... Professor Cavendish (uncredited)
78. Holocaust 2000 .... Doctor (uncredited)
    
    1978
79. I gabbiani volano basso .... Calvi (credited)
80. Il furto della Gioconda (TV mini-series) .... Judge (uncredited)
81. Le témoin / Il testimone .... Monsignore (credited as "Andrea Estherazi")
    
    1980
82. Il treno per Istambul (TV mini-series) - ep. 1 .... Sir Henry (credited as "Andrea Estherhazy")
83. La cage aux folles II / Il vizietto II .... Guest at Manderstam's birthday party (uncredited)
    
    1981
84. Lion of the Desert .... Announcer at Italian military ball (uncredited)
85. The Salamander .... Minister of Defence (credited as "André Esterhazy")
    
    1982
86. Identificazione di una donna .... Party guest (uncredited)
87. Morte in Vaticano .... Cardinal (credited)
88. Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande .... Card player (uncredited)
89. Verdi (TV mini-series) .... Husband of Giuseppina's singing pupil (uncredited)
    
    1983
90. Notturno .... Ambassador in Germany (uncredited)

Notes and sources

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1. de.esterhazy.net

[carlos]

Going chronologically we will start with his 50s appearances.

Roman Holiday (1953) - uncredited as an embassy staffer

War and Peace (1956) (uncredited) - pics by Ciavazzaro

The Naked Maja (1958) as Party guest (uncredited) - pic by Johan Melle

Whereas all sources list his character as Count De Fuentes, he's not referred to by name in the film


Annibale (1959) - uncredited role as a slave - post by Johan Melle

[carlos]

Moving to 1960s

Il commissario (1962) (uncredited) .... Politician - post by Ghibarian

55 Days at Peking (1963) as the Austrian Minister - post by TRS

For you Johan, of course too for all other usere her (but Johan is the big Esterhazy-fan )! - post by TRS
Esterhazy in The Pink Panther (1963) as Holiday guest at Cortina d'Ampezzo

La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967) (uncredited) Professor Stevens - post by Johan Melle

Arriva Dorellik (1967) (uncredited) as Night club manager - post by Johan Melle

Andrea in Scusi facciamo l'amore ? (1967) as Man at the funeral - post by Ciavazzaro

In the German film Heißer Sand auf Sylt (1968) as Dr. Bauer (credited as André Esterhazy) - pics by Johan

Esterhazy appears uncredited as an officer who plays cards at Brigitte Bardot's table in Tre passi nel delirio (1968) - segment "William Wilson" - post by Johan

[carlos]

Continuing with the 1960s and into the 70s

Troppo per vivere, poco per morire (1967) (uncredited) .... Man at the award - post by Emiliano

Another uncredited role for Count Esterhazy in 5 per l'inferno (1969) as American military officer - post by Johan Melle

Andrea has a nice little role as a notary in 12 + 1 (1969) - post by Ciavazzaro

He is uncredited - at least in the English version

Amarsi male (1969) uncredited as business associate - post by Johan Melle

Esterhazy as a party guest in Scacco alla regina (1969) - post by Rogerio Ferraz

Colpo rovente (1970) (uncredited) ... Radio announcer - post by mortimer

Waterloo (1970), uncredited as the Duke of Richmond - post by Johan Melle

[carlos]

Funny small speaking role for him as Commendator Borgnelli in Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse ufficio imposte (1971) (uncredited) - post by Ghibarian

Avanti a.k.a. Che cosa è successo tra mio padre e tua madre? (1972) (uncredited) .... Hotel guest - post by Ghibarian

Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma (1972) (uncredited) .... Cappellini, a fascist - post by Ghibarian

Esterhazy in another important film - Visconti's Ludwig (1972). He's not easy to see because in the first picture he is not in focus, and in the second he is far in the background but it is him for certain! - post by Johan Melle

Andrea's credited role from Ash Wednesday (1973) as Conte d'Arnoud - post by Ciavazzaro

Here in Io e lui (1973) with many other generici and nobleman generici too - post by Ciavazzaro

Daisy Miller (1974) as doctor - post by TRS

It's veeery hard to see but this is surely Andrea as one of the airplane passengers in Identikit (1974) - post by Johan Melle

And here's a great close-up for him - as one of the members on the board of directors in L'erotomane (1974) - post by Johan Melle

In La casa dell'esorcismo (1975), in which he plays an American tourist who sees Elke Sommer collapsed on the road - post by Ciavazzaro

[carlos]

The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), uncredited as footman - post by Johan Melle

It's hard to see, but he's with Anelli in Bordella (1976) as bar customer - post by Emiliano

I just found out that our dear Andrea is one of the victim of the Cassandra Crossing (1976) disaster - post by Ciavazzaro

Poor Andrea :(


Il comune senso del pudore (1976) (uncredited) .... Man at cinema - post by Ghibarian

[carlos]

Andrea has a little credited role in the Brian De Palma thriller Obsession (1976), an American production - pics by Johan Melle

I know is very hard,but it could be Andrea from Tutti possono arrichire tranne i poveri (1976) ? - post by Ciavazzaro

I don't know. Maybe...? - reply by Johan Melle


Il gatto (1977) (uncredited) .... Judge - post by Ghibarian

Esterhazy is Professor Cavendish (or something similar, hard to say..) in Il ginecologo della mutua (1977) (uncredited) - post by Ghibarian

He also appears uncredited as a doctor in Holocaust 2000 (1977) - identified by Ciavazzaro, pics by Johan Melle

Good, credited role in I gabbiani volano basso (1978) as Calvi - pics by Johan

Le témoin a.k.a. Il testimone (1978) - brief but credited role as a monsignore - pic by Johan

The French credits misspell his name as Andrea Estherazi

[Johan Melle]

And we go into 1980s

Lion of the Desert (1981) uncredited as announcer at Italian military ball

Andrea's credited role as a cardinal in Morte in Vaticano (1982)

Verdi (TV mini series) (1982) uncredited husband of Giuseppina's singing pupil

Notturno (1983) uncredited as ambassador in Germany

[Johan Melle]

Yup! And I even have a new role to report. Andrea appears uncredited in Visconti's Morte a Venezia (1971), where he is visible in a few scenes as a hotel guest:

[mortimer]

New roles

Oh dolci baci e languide carezze (1969) ... Party guest

Languidi baci... perfide carezze (1976) ... Party guest

Il furto della Gioconda (TV mini-series)(1978) ... Judge