Walter Santesso
Italian actor and director
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Born | (1931-02-27)27 February 1931 Padua, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 20 January 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 76) Padua, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1951–1969 |
Walter Santesso (27 February 1931 in Padua, Italy – 20 January 2008) was an Italian film actor and director. His character name "Paparazzo" in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita[1] has become synonymous with modern celebrity/tabloid photographers, who are collectively referred to as paparazzi.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | The Last Sentence | Colega d'università | |
1952 | The Man in My Life | Michel | directed by Guy Lefranc |
1952 | Serenata amara | Fabrizio | |
1954 | The Cheerful Squadron | Defaulter | |
1954 | I cinque dell'Adamello | Piero | |
1954 | Love Song | Mario | |
1956 | Il suo più grande amore | Paolo | |
1957 | El Alamein | Gennaro | |
1957 | Classe di ferro | Soldatino veneto | |
1958 | The Sky Burns | Damonte | |
1958 | Legs of Gold | Teodoro | |
1958 | Promesse di marinaio | Marinaio veneto | |
1958 | Caporale di giornata | Felice Pavan | Uncredited |
1959 | Avventura a Capri | Giulio | |
1959 | I mafiosi | ||
1960 | La Dolce Vita | Paparazzo | |
1960 | Il Mattatore | Paparazzo | Uncredited |
1960 | Le bal des espions | ||
1960 | Mobby Jackson | ||
1960 | Madri pericolose | Peppino detto 'Dolce Vita' | |
1961 | Cronache del '22 | (segment "Spedizione punitiva") | |
1961 | Scano Boa | ||
1961 | L'urlo dei bolidi | Stefano Valle | |
1962 | Dulcinea | Diego | |
1963 | Objetivo: las estrellas | Lucas | |
1966 | Eroe vagabondo | ||
1969 | Mercanti di vergini | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Times retrieved 15th Sept 2010
External links
- Walter Santesso at IMDb
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