Eduardo Ciannelli

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-08-29 (80 years old)

Deathday

1969-10-08

Place of Birth

Lacco Ameno, Ischia, Italy

Eduardo Ciannelli

Biography

Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, (30 August 1889 - 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eduardo Ciannelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1958

Houseboat

as Arturo Zaccardi

1940

The Mummy's Hand

as The High Priest

1939

Gunga Din

as Guru

1969

Boot Hill

as Governor Boone / Moore

1937

Marked Woman

as Johnny Vanning

1942

1945

Dillinger

as Marco Minelli

1944

The Conspirators

as Colonel Almeida (as Edward Ciannelli)

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

as Marukakis (as Edward Ciannelli)

1940

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as Sol 'Knuckles' Lanzetta

1946

Heartbeat

as Baron Ferdinand Dvorak

1956

Helen of Troy

as Andros

1942

Cairo

as Ahmed Ben Hassan (as Edward Ciannelli)

1948

I Love Trouble

as John Vega Caprillo

1952

The City Stands Trial

as Alfonso Navona

1950

Fugitive Lady

as Ralph Clementi

1969

Mackenna's Gold

as Prairie Dog

1944

Passage to Marseille

as Chief Engineer

1941

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)

1940

1947

The Lost Moment

as Father Rinaldo

1968

The Brotherhood

as Don Peppino

1948

1953

The Vanquished

as Claudio's Father

1947

1940

Kitty Foyle

as Giono

1937

Hitting a New High

as Andreas Mazzini

1936

Winterset

as Trock Estrella

1941

Paris Calling

as Mouche

1938

Blind Alibi

as Mitch

1944

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as Alfred Martino

1964

1950

Volcano

as Giulio

1942

Dr. Broadway

as Vic Telli (as Edward Cianelli)

1945

Incendiary Blonde

as Nick the Greek

1940

1954

Attila

as Onegesius

1943

Flight for Freedom

as Johnny Salvini

1937

Super-Sleuth

as Professor Herman

1970

Red Hot Shot

as Parker

1939

Society Lawyer

as Jim Crelliman

1937

On Such a Night

as Ice Richmond

1937

Criminal Lawyer

as Gene Larkin

1954

The Stranger's Hand

as Dr. Vivaldi

1941

Sky Raiders

as Felix Lynx

1943

1940

1964

The Visit

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

1948

The Creeper

as Dr. Van Glock

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as Arturo 'Fingers' Stilletto

1952

Rapture

as Arnaldo

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as Pofferoff aka Poffy

1939

Risky Business

as Philip Decarno

1939

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Henri Armides

1943

They Got Me Covered

as Baldanacco

1954

Uomini ombra

as Ammiraglio Zora

1943

1946

Gilda

as Cartel Member (uncredited)

1948

To the Victor

as Firago

1966

The Chase

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1935

The Scoundrel

as Maurice Stern

2021

Monster from British Hell

as Mahri (archive footage)

1953

Sul ponte dei sospiri

as Inquisitore

1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning

as Nick Petroni (uncredited)

1946

Perilous Holiday

as Señor Aguirre

1952

Lieutenant Giorgio

as Barone di Polia

1947

California

as Padre

1957

Il ricatto di un padre

as Alessandro Arlandi

1941

They Met in Bombay

as Giovanni Riccio, the Hotel Manager

1950

Pact with the Devil

as Giacomo Mola

1951

È l'amor che mi rovina

as Capo delle spie (as Edward Ciannelli)

1941

1949

Prince of Foxes

as Art Dealer (uncredited)

1946

The Wife of Monte Cristo

as Jacques Antoine

1946

1955

Forbidden

as Vescovo

1945

A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Nasta

1940

Zanzibar

as Koski

1954

Mambo

as Il padre di Giovanna (as Edoardo Cianelli)

1959

The Killers of Mussolini

as Marshal Graziani

1953

Voice of Silence

as Padre superiore

1969

Stiletto

as Don Andrea

1950

The Fighting Men

as Il barone Occhipinti

1935

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

1947

Rose of Santa Rosa

as Don José de Garfias

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