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Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni
	Manni in Johnny Oro (1967)
Born	6 May 1927; Rome, Italy
Died	27 July 1979 (aged 52); Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1942–1979
Spouse	Mireille Granelli
Partner	Krista Nell (ended 1975)

Ettore Manni (6 May 1927 – 27 July 1979) was an Italian actor, active in film and television from 1952 and 1979. He was a popular leading man during the 1950’s and ‘60s, when he was a star of the peplum genre.^[1] In the following decade, he primarily played supporting roles, with his last appearance in Federico Fellini's City of Women (1980).

Life and career

Manni was born and raised in Rome. While still a university student, he was spotted by director Luigi Comencini, who cast him in the lead role of his crime drama Girls Marked Danger (1952), despite his complete lack of acting experience.^[1] Following the success of the film, Manni turned to acting full-time, appearing in a significant number of films of any genre, becoming in a short time one of the most popular leading men in the Italian cinema.^[1] During the following two decades, Manni became a star of the peplum genre.

His fame declined somewhat in the 1960's, though he maintained a healthy career in supporting roles. He appeared mainly in Spaghetti Westerns and poliziotteschi, though he also took part in several international productions, including films by Delmer Daves (The Battle of the Villa Fiorita, 1965) and Tony Richardson (Mademoiselle, 1966).^[1]

Trading on his reputation as a rugged, masculine screen hero, Manni was cast in a co-starring role by Federico Fellini as Dr. Xavier Katzone in his surreal 1980 "battle-of-the-sexes" comedy City of Women. It would be his last film role, as he died shortly after completing his scenes.^[1]

Personal life

Manni was married to actress actress Mireille Granelli, whom he met during the filming of Hercules, Prisoner of Evil. The two had a daughter together, named Alessia.

After their divorce, Manni entered a long-term relationship with Krista Nell, until her death from leukemia in 1975.^[2]

Death

Following Nell's death, Manni entered a period of severe depression.^[2]^[3] He died on 27 July 1979, aged 52, at his home in Rome from blood loss caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his thigh.^[3] It is unknown if the injury was accidental or self-inflicted.^[3]

Filmography

Girls Marked Danger (1952) - Carlo Sozzosi
The Three Pirates (1952) - Il Corsaro Nero - Enrico di Ventimiglia
Brothers of Italy (1952) - Il capitano Nazario Sauro
Fatal Desire (1953) - Turiddu
La lupa (1953) - Nanni Lasca
The Ship of Condemned Women (1953) - Da Silva
Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954) - Marcantonio
Attila (1954) - Bleda, brother of Attila
Human Torpedoes (1954) - Marco
Bella non piangere (1955) - Enrico Toti
Le Amiche (1955) - Carlo
Tua per la vita [it] (1955) - Marco Vetti
Folgore Division (1955) - Captain Martini
Yalis, la vergine del Roncador [it] (1955) - Glauco
A Woman Alone (1956) - Giulio, il giornalista
Poor, But Handsome (1957) - Ugo
Dimentica il mio passato (1957) - Juan
Addio sogni di gloria (1957) - Marcello Roveda
Il ricatto di un padre (1957) - Ingegner Paolo Mari
Susanna Whipped Cream (1957) - (uncredited)
Marisa la civetta [it] (1957) - Luigi
Addio per sempre [it] (1958) - Salvatore Improta
Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958) - Raimondi
Giovane canaglia (1958) - Marco
The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958) - Marco Numidio
Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958) - Giovanni
Addio per sempre! (1958) - Salvatore Improta
Ten Ready Rifles (1959) - Miguel
Buen viaje, Pablo (1959) - Pablo
Legions of the Nile (1959) - Curridio
Austerlitz (1960) - Lucien Bonaparte
Cleopatra's Daughter (1960) - Resi - Pharaoh's Physician
The Revolt of the Slaves (1960) - San Sebastiano
Behind Closed Doors (1961) - Il marinaio
Amazons of Rome (1961) - Horatio / Cocles, Roman Consul
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961) - Androclo, King of Thebes
Ursus and the Tartar Princess (1961) - Prince Stefan
The Valiant (1962) - Luigi Durand de la Penne
Samson Against the Sheik (1962)
Lo sceicco rosso (1962) - Mohammad
Attack of the Normans (1962) - Olivier D'Anglon
Quattro notti con Alba (1962) - Sergeant Morettini
The Shortest Day (1963) - Ettore (uncredited)
Gold for the Caesars (1963) - Luna the Celt
La pupa (1963) - Gianni
Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) - Captain Blasco
Rome Against Rome (1964) - Gaius
Mission to Venice (1964) - Giuseppe
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964) - Ilo
Giants of Rome (1964) - Castor
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965) - Father Rossi
Mademoiselle (1966) - Manou
Johnny Oro (1966) - Sheriff Bill Norton
Starblack (1966)
The Devil in Love (1966) - Capitano Gianfigliazzo - The Guard Captain
For a Few Extra Dollars (1966)
Sept hommes et une garce (1967) - Le capitaine autrichien
The Strange Night (1967) - I'ufficiale
The Stranger Returns (1967) - Lt. George Stafford
Untamable Angelique (1967) - Jason
Straniero... fatti il segno della croce! (1968) - Blake Logan
Angelique and the Sultan (1968) - Jason
All'ultimo sangue (1968) - El Chaleco
Bury Them Deep (1968) - Jonathan Clay
The Battle of El Alamein (1969) - Italian Captain
Sartana the Gravedigger (1969) - Baxter Red
Les belles au bois dormantes (1970) - Le docteur Henri Delmas
La salamandra del deserto (1970)
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End (1970) - Sheriff
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows (1970) - Barrett, former Billy Ring
Bali (1970) - Police Commissioner
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) - Il medico fecondatore
That's How We Women Are (1971) - Teresa's Husband (segment "Schiava d'amore")
Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972) - Captain Fox
A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi... (1972) - Police Commissioner
Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io! (1973) - Jonas Dickinson
Super Bitch (1973) - Morell
Tony Arzenta (1973) - Gesmundo - the sauna owner
Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (1973) - Porthos
Chino (1973) - Sheriff
Anna, quel particolare piacere (1973) - Zuco
Buona parte di Paolina (1973) - Il brigante
Young Lucrezia (1974) - Rodrigo Borgia - Papa Alessandro VI
Drama of the Rich (1974) - Il dottore Carlo Secchi
Heroes in Hell (1974) - Bakara
Rabid Dogs (1974) - Bank President
Furia nera (1975) - David Chandler
Calling All Police Cars (1975) - Enrico Tummoli
The Divine Nymph (1975) - Il professore Marco Pisani
Eye of the Cat (1975) - Un amico di cesare
La peccatrice (1975) - Santuzzo
La madama (1976) - Sante Tonnaro
Street People (1976) - Il padre Frank
Crimebusters (1976) - Lawyer Vieri
Meet Him and Die (1976) - Perrone
Oh, Serafina! (1976) - Padre di Serafina
The Rip-off (1977) - Ettore
La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! (1977) - Rampelli
In the Name of the Pope King (1977) - Il conte Ottavio
Silver Saddle (1978) - Thomas Barrett
Il commissario di ferro (1978) - Ingravallo
A Man on His Knees (1979) - Vincenzo Fabbricante
Hypochondriac (1979) - Amministratore dei poderi
La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (1980) - Claudedeu
City of Women (1980) - Dr. Xavier Katzone

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
^ ^a ^b "Decameroticus", Nocturno Dossier n.56, March 2007, p.10
^ ^a ^b ^c Baldo, Ernesto (28 July 1979). "L'ex bello Ettore Nanni muore giocando con una grossa pistola". La Stampa (in Italian). No. 168. p. 11. Retrieved 5 August 2023.