Cesare Danova
Biography
Cesare Danova was an Italian actor, born Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, who entered film work in Rome after World War II and took the stage name Danova. He moved to the United States after Don Juan (1955) and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1956. His breakthrough came in Cleopatra (1963), where Joseph Mankiewicz cast him as Apollodorus, Cleopatra's servant. In 1964 he played Count Elmo Mancini, Elvis Presley's rival, in Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1967 he appeared as Actor on the short-lived series Garrison's Gorillas. Among his most notable film parts were the crime boss Giovanni Cappa in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and the corrupt mayor Carmine DePasto in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). He made three appearances on The Rifleman and guest starred on many television dramas, ending with a 1992 role as Father DiMarco on In the Heat of the Night.
66years old at death
- Born Bergamo
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Cesare Deitinger
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 15 years1963 to 1978
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About the name
After World War II ended, Cesare Danova began acting in Rome, and it was there that he took Danova as his stage name.
Big break
Danova tried out for a role in Ben Hur, but he got his big break as Apollodorus, Cleopatra's personal servant, in the 1963 movie Cleopatra.
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Cesare Danova shares two films with Elke Sommer, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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