Serious Senator

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The unidentified actor known as the "Serious Senator" in Annibale (1959)

The unidentified actor known as the "Serious Senator" was active in Italian films at least in the late-50's-mid-60's.

Already greying in the late 50's he has a somewhat squared head, high forehead, small chin and slightly downturned mouth, giving him a serious look. In the early peplum roles found for him he plays your typical generico roles of senators, noblemen and courtiers, hence his nickname.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1956

1. Giovanni dalle bande nere .... Nobleman
2. Totò lascia o raddoppia? .... Bookmaker
   
   1958
3. Afrodite, dea dell'amore .... Courtier
4. Le bellissime gambe di Sabrina .... Spectator at the jewellery show / Rented wedding guest
5. Totò nella luna .... Pentagon officer
   
   1959
6. Annibale .... Senator
7. Ben-Hur .... Nobleman at the chariot race
8. Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna .... Officer
9. Ercole e la regina di Lidia .... Courtier
10. Erode il grande .... Guest at the banquet
11. Il moralista .... Argentine delegate
12. La notte del grande assalto .... Caterina Sforza's general
13. Non perdiamo la testa .... Party guest
    
    1960
14. Cartagine in fiamme .... Senator
15. I cosacchi .... Officer at the ball
16. Il sepolcro dei re .... Ito (uncredited)
17. La vendetta dei barbari .... Courtier
18. Signori si nasce .... Card player in gentlemen's club
    
    1961
19. Il conquistatore di Corinto .... Senator
20. Nefertite, regina del Nilo .... Man in the palace
21. Rosmunda e Alboino .... Priest of King Cunimond
    
    1962
22. Boccaccio '70 .... Man opening the lotto tickets
23. Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie .... Senator
24. I lancieri neri .... Nobleman
25. Zorro alla corte di Spagna .... Nobleman
    
    1963
26. Cleopatra .... Man listening to Caesar describe his plans
27. I compagni .... Restaurant customer
28. Rocambole .... Manager at Maxim's
29. Totò e Cleopatra .... Senator
    
    1965
30. Il segreto del vestito rosso .... Man acting suspiciously at the airport

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Annibale (1959) as Senator

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Ercole e la regina di Lidia (1959) as Courtier, at the back on the right

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La notte del grande assalto (1959) as Caterina Sforza's general

Images upgraded, role amended

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La vendetta dei barbari (1960) as Courtier

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Il conquistatore di Corinto (1961) as Senator

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Nefertite, regina del Nilo (1961) It's not really clear what roles the guys in yellow are playing so I'll go with Man in the palace.

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Zorro alla corte di Spagna (1962) as Nobleman

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I lancieri neri (1962) as Nobleman, hidden under a wig, but the facial shape and serious expression match

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Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna (1959) as an Officer of some kind.

Originally shot in colour, but the only watchable prints currently to be found are in black and white.