Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Giacomo Rossi Stuart | |
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 Stuart in La minorenne (1974) | |
| Born | 25 August 1925 |
| Died | 20 October 1994 (aged 69) |
| Other name | Jack Stuart |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1993 |
| Spouse | Klara Müller |
| Children | 4; including Kim |
Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian actor, who appeared in nearly 100 film and television series between 1953 and 1989.[1] He was the father of actor Kim Rossi Stuart.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Born in Todi to an Italian father and a Scottish mother, Stuart was a highly successful athlete when young; he competed in the pentathlon. After getting interested in acting, he studied at Actors Studio in New York City.[3]
Some of his earliest roles included the "Hollywood on the Tiber" films War and Peace (1956), A Farewell to Arms (1957), and Five Branded Women (1960). Between 1956 and 1957, he played a recurring role on the Buster Crabbe-starring American television series Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion, which was filmed in Italy.
Between the late 1950s and the late 1970s he was a major actor in Italian genre cinema, playing both leading and supporting roles.[3] He worked with such directors as Mario Bava (Knives of the Avenger, Kill, Baby, Kill), Riccardo Freda (Caltiki - The Immortal Monster), Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Corbucci, and Joe D'Amato. He was sometimes billed as Jack Stuart.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Stuart was married to model Klara Müller. They had four children, including actor Kim (b. 1969), actress Loretta, and stuntwoman Valentina (b. 1978).[3]
Death
[edit]Stuart died in Rome on 20 October 1994, at the age of 69.
Partial filmography
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- Jeunes mariés (1953)
- The Red Cloak (1955)
- War and Peace (1956) - Young Cossack (uncredited)
- Londra chiama Polo Nord (1956) - Henry
- A Farewell to Arms (1957) - Carabiniere (uncredited)
- The Silent Enemy (1958) - Rosati
- Il Conte di Matera (1958) - Duca Paolo Bressi
- The Day the Sky Exploded (1958) - Stuart (uncredited)
- Knight Without a Country (1959) - Ruggero
- Caltiki - The Immortal Monster (1959) - Arturo
- The Night of the Great Attack (1959) - Count Fabio
- Five Branded Women (1960)
- Slave of Rome (1961) - Claudius
- Invasion 1700 (1962)
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) - Ishmael
- The Reluctant Saint (1962)
- The Avenger (1962) - Euryalus
- Catherine of Russia (1963) - Count Poniatowski
- Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Athos
- Gunfight at Red Sands (1963) - Sheriff Lance Corbett
- I diavoli di Spartivento (1963)
- The Last Man on Earth (1964) - Ben Cortman
- Temple of the White Elephant (1964) - Reginald Milliner
- Grand Canyon Massacre (1964) - Sheriff Burt Cooley
- Seven Slaves Against the World (1964) - Gaius
- La vendetta di Spartacus (1964) - Fulvius
- Kidnapped to Mystery Island (1964) - Tremal Naik
- Badmen of the West (1964) - Marshal Gary Smith
- Duel at Sundown (1965) - Quents
- Degueyo (1966) - Norman Sandel
- Knives of the Avenger (1966) - King Arald
- Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) - Dr. Paul Eswai
- War Between the Planets (1966) - Cmdr. Rod Jackson
- Ring Around the World (1966) - The Killer
- Perry Grant, agente di ferro (1966) - Roland
- Snow Devils (1967) - Cmdr. Rod Jackson
- The Glass Sphinx (1967) - Ray
- Occhio per occhio, dente per dente (1967) - Jeff Gordon
- Ragan (1968) - Kohler
- Zorro the Fox (1968) - Don Pedro
- Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar (1968)
- Indovina chi viene a merenda? (1969) - Comandante del Lager
- The Battle of the Damned (1969) - Major Carter
- Viaje al vacío (1969) - Gert Muller
- El 'Che' Guevara (1969) - Prado
- The Five Man Army (1969) - Mexican Officer
- Rendezvous with Dishonour (1970) - Lt. Tibbitt
- El último día de la guerra (1970) - Pvt. Kendall
- Churchill's Leopards (1970) - Major Powell
- Hornets' Nest (1970) - Sgt. Schwalberg
- The Weekend Murders (1970) - Ted Collins
- Kill Django... Kill First (1971) - Johnny
- Something Creeping in The Dark (1971) - Donald Forres
- The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Dr. Richard Timberlane
- The Double (1971) - Giovanni's Brother
- Ben and Charlie (1972) - Hawkins, Pinkerton detective
- The Godfather (1972) - G.I. (uncredited)
- Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento (1972) - Tom Murdock
- Sette scialli di seta gialla (1972) - Victor Morgan
- Super Bitch (1973) - Marco
- Death Smiles at a Murderer (1973) - Dr. von Ravensbrück
- The Off-Road Girl (1973) - Giulio Morganti
- The Lonely Woman (1973) - Richard Leighton
- My Name Is Shanghai Joe (1973) - Tricky the Gambler
- La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1973)
- Last Days of Mussolini (1974) - Jack Donati
- La minorenne (1974) - Carlo Salvi
- Drama of the Rich (1974) - Riccardo Murri
- Zorro (1975) - Fritz von Merkel
- Reflections in Black (1975) - Anselmi
- The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) - Count Richard Marnack
- Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976) - Jimmy
- Terror in Rome (1976) - Stefano's father
- Casanova & Co. (1977) - Marquis Coppafrata (uncredited)
- La notte dell'alta marea (1977) - Guide
- The Biggest Battle (1978) - American Commando Leader
- War of the Robots (1978) - Roger
- Covert Action (1978) - Grant
- Blue Nude (1978) - Donovan
- 7 ragazze di classe (1979) - Enrico Cavallari
- Velvet Hands (1979) - Aufsichtsrat bei Suisse Assurance (uncredited)
- Tempi di guerra (1987) - Professor Amundsen
- Le porte dell'inferno (1989) - Dr. Johns
- Venti dal Sud (1993)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Giacomo Rossi Stuart". My Movies. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Cinematografo: Cast". www.cinematografo.it. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
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