George Ardisson
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| Born | Giorgio Ardisson 31 December 1931 |
| Died | 11 December 2014 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960-1992 |
Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film Arrangiatevi!.[1][2] After several secondary roles in sword-and-sandal and adventure films, he gained a huge success playing Agent 3S3 in the eurospy films Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell and Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun.[2] According to director Sergio Sollima he was chosen for this role thanks to his physical appearance that made him credible as American.[3]
Later Ardisson starred in several more spy films and spanned different genres, including spaghetti western and Italo-horror films.
Selected filmography
- Morgan, the Pirate (1960)
- Erik the Conqueror (1961)
- Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
- A Queen for Caesar (1962)
- Grand Canyon Massacre (1964)
- The Long Hair of Death (1964)
- Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965)
- Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
- Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
- Operation Counterspy (1966)
- Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966)
- Countdown to Doomsday (1966)
- Omicidio per appuntamento (1967)
- La lunga sfida (1967)
- May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968)
- A Suitcase for a Corpse (1970)
- La nipote (1974)
- Commissariato di notturna (1974)
- L'ingenua (1975)
- Faccia di spia (1975)
- La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu (1975)
- Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)
- Carcerato (1981)
- Amok (1983)
- Una donna da guardare (1990)
References
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- ^ a b Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010.
- ^ Fabio Zanello (4 August 2004). "La regia come match di boxe - Intervista a Sergio Sollima". Sentieri Selvaggi. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
Further reading
- Matt Blake. Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond. The WildEye Press, 2014. ISBN 0956997317.
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