Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini (born 2 April 1934, in Novara) 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 representation 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

 * Marisa la civetta (1957) - Sailor (uncredited)
 * La Dolce Vita (1960) - Man in Sunglasses That Helps Nadia Strip (uncredited)
 * Love in Rome (1960) - Peppino Barlacchi
 * Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan (1960) - Tommy
 * Battle of the Worlds (1961) - Dr. Fred Steele
 * Caccia all'uomo (1961) - Giovanni Maimonti
 * Io bacio... tu baci (1961) - Paolo
 * Il giorno più corto (1963) - (uncredited)
 * Noche de verano (1963) - Miguel
 * Don't Tempt the Devil (1963) - Philliet
 * Sweet Skin (1963) - Dancer / Ariane's Dance Partner
 * Il mare (1963)
 * L'amore e la violenza (1965) - Roberto
 * Mademoiselle (1966) - Antonio
 *  (1966) - Timo
 * The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) - Postcard Vendor
 * The Girl and the General (1967) - Pvt. Tarasconi
 * Candy (1968) - The Big Guy
 * The Damned (1969) - Herbert Thallman
 * Interrabang (1969) - Fabrizio
 *  (1970) - Morelli
 * Violent City (1970) - Steve
 * Bali (1970) - Carlo Primi
 * Roma Bene (1971) - Prince Rubio Marescalli
 * Trastevere (1971) - L'attore (scenes deleted)
 * Maddalena (1971)
 * Shadows Unseen (1972) - Enrico Gagliardi
 * César and Rosalie (1972) - Antoine
 * I figli chiedono perché (1972) - Father of Michèle
 * The Outside Man (1972) - Alex
 * Ludwig (1973) - Count Von Holnstein
 * La Tosca (1973) - Cesare Angelotti
 * The Assassination of Matteotti (1973) - Amerigo Dumini
 * Tony Arzenta (1973) - Isnello - Gusto's right-hand man
 * Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973) - Diego
 * Puzzle (1974) - Daniele
 * Verdict (1974) - Le médecin du milieu (uncredited)
 * Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974) - Jacques
 * The Antichrist (1974) - Dr. Marcello Sinibaldi
 * Smiling Maniacs (1975) - Erzi
 * Emmanuelle 2 (1975) - Jean
 * Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976) - Avvocato Vito Buscemi
 * A Woman at Her Window (1976) - Rico (Santori)
 * Une fille cousue de fil blanc (1977) - Frédéric
 * Casanova & Co. (1977) - Count Tiretta
 * Gangbuster (1977) - Ing. Farnese
 * Beyond Good and Evil (1977) - Bernard Foester
 * Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977) - Jean
 * The Fifth Commandment (1978) - Sturmführer Hannacker / Vater Redder
 * Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978) - Fabrizzio Conti
 * L'argent des autres (1978) - Blue
 * Amo non amo (1979)
 * Bionda fragola (1980)
 * Elles n'oublient jamais (1994) - Vienne
 * Who Killed Pasolini? (1995) - Altro Magistrato
 * The Bride’s Journey (1997) - Don Diego
 * Cinque giorni di tempesta (1997)
 * Solomon (1997) - Nathan
 * L'ospite (1998) - Antonio
 * Esther (1999) - Memucan
 * Johnny the Partisan (2000) - Pinin
 * Love Returns (2004) - Dr. Ambrosini
 * The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008) - Uncle Lino
 * Al Confini Della Fandonia: L'uomo che flagellò l'intelletto (2008) - Narrator (voice)
 * Marcel! (2022) - The grandfather