Gabriele Ferzetti
Biography
Gabriele Ferzetti was an Italian actor whose work in film, television and theater ran to more than 160 credits. Born in Rome and trained at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica, he took his first leading role in Lo Zappatore (1950) and became known in Italy as an elegant, aristocratic looking leading man. He won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor twice, for The Wayward Wife (1953) and for We Still Kill the Old Way (1967). His international breakthrough came in Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960) as a restless playboy. He went on to play Lot in The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), the railroad baron Morton in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and the crime boss Marc Ange Draco in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Later roles included the psychiatrist Hans in The Night Porter (1974), police inspectors in 1970s crime films, and Nono in the series Une famille formidable. He appeared in I Am Love (2009).
90years old at death
- Born Rome
- Died Rome
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Pasquale Ferzetti (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 54 years1955 to 2009
First and latest
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Big break
Hunt and Harry Saltzman were watching an Italian film to review another actor when Hunt noticed Ferzetti. Both wanted him, so they convinced the producers to test him.
Beyond film
Ferzetti took the stage in 1948, appearing in As You Like It at Rome's Teatro Eliseo. Luchino Visconti directed the production.
Languages
Ferzetti spoke good English, yet his strong Italian accent led to his lines being dubbed by the British actor David de Keyser.
Gabriele Ferzetti movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michelangelo Antonioni directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Renato Pinciroli's page
Yvonne Furneaux's page
Eleonora Rossi Drago's page
Michelangelo AntonioniDirector, 2 films, 1955 to 1960
All films by Michelangelo Antonioni
Box office
What Gabriele Ferzetti's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$140 million
7 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 9 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$82M58.6% of the total
- 2$35M24.9% of the total
- 3$12M8.6% of the total
- 4$5.4M3.8% of the total
- 5$2.8M2.0% of the total
- 6$2.2M1.6% of the total
- 7$633K0.5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Flaiano Prize | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.