Rossano Brazzi
Known for
Rossano Brazzi, born in Bologna in 1916, was one of the great Italian romantic leads of postwar international cinema. After a busy career in wartime Italian pictures he crossed over to Hollywood, gaining fame opposite Katharine Hepburn in David Lean s Summertime (1955) and stealing hearts as Emile de Becque in the film of South Pacific (1958). He also appeared in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), embodying the elegant continental gentleman that midcentury audiences adored. Brazzi worked steadily across four decades in Italy and America, a symbol of a certain golden-age screen romance.
Rossano Brazzi
100 Movies
16 Series
Rossano Brazzi, born in Bologna in 1916, was one of the great Italian romantic leads of postwar international cinema. After a busy career in wartime Italian pictures he crossed over to Hollywood, gaining fame opposite Katharine Hepburn in David Lean s Summertime (1955) and stealing hearts as Emile de Becque in the film of South Pacific (1958). He also appeared in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), embodying the elegant continental gentleman that midcentury audiences adored. Brazzi worked steadily across four decades in Italy and America, a symbol of a certain golden-age screen romance.
Movies
Plays Beckerman
The Italian Job
1969
Plays Professor Bhaer
Little Women
1949
Plays De Carlo
The Final Conflict
1981
Plays Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
Plays Emile De Becque
South Pacific
1958
Plays Lucien Bonaparte
Austerlitz
1960
Plays Giorgio
Woman Times Seven
1967
Plays Carmine
Fear City
1984
Plays Giovanni
Krakatoa, East of Java
1969
Plays Renato de Rossi
Summertime
1955
Plays Georgio Bianchi
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
Plays Paul Bonnard
Legend of the Lost
1957
Director
Plays Brigoli
Psychout for Murder
1969
Plays Baron de Coyne
The Adventurers
1970
Plays Signor Naccarelli
Light in the Piazza
1962
Plays Roberto Orlandi
Rome Adventure
1962
Plays Carlo Landi
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
Plays Lorenzo
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
Director
Plays Ross Simpson
Criminal Affair
1968
Plays Augusto Pinna
The Paramedic
1982
Plays Leo (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")
The Four Truths
1962
Plays Dr. Lucidi
Fatal Frames
1996
Plays Tonio Fischer
Interlude
1957
Plays dottor Paluzzi
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
1975
Plays Luc Ferrand
A Certain Smile
1958
Plays Archimede
Siege of Syracuse
1960
Plays Carlos Matabosch
The Bobo
1967
Plays Arthur
Catherine and I
1980
Plays Lamanna
Final Justice
1984
Plays Count Paolo Barbarelli
Dark Purpose
1964
Plays Lorenzo del Cambio
Master of Love
1972
Plays Bertrand
Loser Takes All
1956
Plays Andrea, the Surgeon
Sex of the Devil
1971
Plays Nino
Angela
1954
Plays Vladimir Dubrovskij
Revenge of the Black Eagle
1951
Plays Count Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
1974
Plays Father Eugenio
Season for Assassins
1975
Plays Mario Cavaradossi
Tosca
1941
Plays Marini
The Third Solution
1988
Plays Donato
Volcano
1950
Plays Italian Major
Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973
Plays Conte de la Fere aka Athos
Milady and the Musketeers
1952
Plays Vladimir Dubrowskij
Aquila Nera
1946
Plays Charles Edouard de Valhubert
Count Your Blessings
1959
Plays Andrés
Black Crown
1951
Plays Dino Moriani
It Happens in Roma
1955
Plays Antonio Dorigo
Un amore
1965
Plays Dr. Sernich
Formula for a Murder
1985
Plays Juan Pablo de Osuna
Condemned to Hang
1953
Plays voce narrante
Champagne... e fagioli
1980
TV Shows
Plays Guy Foster
Melissa
1966
Plays Charles Dutilleul
Le Tiroir secret
1986
Plays Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas
Christopher Columbus
1985
Plays Rana von Bhithor
The Far Pavilions
1984
Plays Vincenti Donettelli
Charlie's Angels
1976
Plays Commissario Matthäi
La promessa
1979
Plays Signor Falzoni
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Zeno Stavrik
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Plays Inspector Pastori
Hart to Hart
1979
Plays Alex Staphos
Run for Your Life
1965
Plays Salim Douad
Police Woman
1974
Plays Julio Vaccarous
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Plays André Val-Bergot
Orient Express
1979
Plays Sir Manuel Carmargue
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Plays Karim Lazanos
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Castello
A Fine Romance
1989
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Full Filmography
Fatal Frames
Dr. Lucidi
1996
Film
A Fine Romance
Castello · 1 episode
1989–
TV
The Third Solution
Marini
1988
Film
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Sir Manuel Carmargue · 1 episode
1987–
TV
Le Tiroir secret
Charles Dutilleul · 6 episodes
1986
TV
Christopher Columbus
Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas · 4 episodes
1985
TV
Formula for a Murder
Dr. Sernich
1985
Film
The Far Pavilions
Rana von Bhithor · 3 episodes
1984
TV
Final Justice
Lamanna
1984
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rossano Brazzi still alive?
Rossano Brazzi passed away on December 24, 1994 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Rossano Brazzi?
Rossano Brazzi is best known for roles in The Italian Job, The Final Conflict, The Barefoot Contessa.
How many movies has Rossano Brazzi been in?
Over a 56-year career (since 1938), Rossano Brazzi has appeared in 100 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Rossano Brazzi's first movie?
The career of Rossano Brazzi began with Il destino in tasca (1938).
What is Rossano Brazzi's most recent movie or series?
Rossano Brazzi's most recent release is Fatal Frames, which premiered on February 15, 1996.
What TV shows has Rossano Brazzi appeared in?
On television, Rossano Brazzi has appeared in Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Hawaii Five-O, Hart to Hart.
Rossano Brazzi
1916-09-18 · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957), South Pacific (1958), Count Your Blessings (1959),The Light in the Piazza (1962), and The Italian Job (1969).Rossano Brazzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.