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Umberto Orsini (born 2 April 1934) is an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Born in Novara, Orsini gave up his career as notary to attend the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. In the late 1950s, he emerged as a talented stage actor, and in 1960, for the theatrical rapresentation of L'Arialda, he worked for the first time with Luchino Visconti. After a few secondary roles (that include Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita), Orsini debuted in a leading role in 1962 with the film Il mare, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1969, he was awarded with the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Visconti's The Damned. In 2008, he was nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca.
Selected filmography
- La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Battle of the Worlds (1961)
- Il giorno più corto (1962)
- Il mare (1962)
- Don't Tempt the Devil (1963)
- Mademoiselle (1966)
- Playgirl (1966)
- The Girl and the General (1967)
- The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
- Candy (1968)
- Interrabang (1969)
- The Damned (1969)
- Violent City (1970)
- Bali (1970)
- Ein großer graublauer Vogel (1971)
- Roma Bene (1971)
- Ludwig (1972)
- The Outside Man (1972)
- Shadows Unseen (1972)
- Tony Arzenta (1973)
- La Tosca (1973)
- Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973)
- The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
- Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
- Puzzle (1974)
- The Antichrist (1974)
- Emmanuelle 2 (1975)
- Smiling Maniacs (1975)
- A Woman at Her Window (1976)
- Gangbuster (1977)
- Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
- Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977)
- Casanova & Co. (1977)
- L'argent des autres (1978)
- Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
- The Fifth Commandment (1978)
- Bionda fragola (1980)
- Who Killed Pasolini? (1995)
- The Bride’s Journey (1997)
- Esther (1999)
- Johnny the Partisan (2000)
- Love Returns (2004)
- The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008)