George Ardisson

George Ardisson
Born
Giorgio Ardisson

(1931-12-31)31 December 1931
Turin, Italy
Died11 December 2014(2014-12-11) (aged 82)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1992

Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film Arrangiatevi!.[1][2] After several secondary roles in sword-and-sandal and adventure films, he gained a huge success playing Agent 3S3 in the eurospy films Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell and Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun.[2] According to director Sergio Sollima he was chosen for this role thanks to his physical appearance that made him credible as American.[3]

Later Ardisson starred in several more spy films and spanned different genres, including Spaghetti Western and Italo-horror films.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. ^ a b Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010.
  3. ^ Fabio Zanello (4 August 2004). "La regia come match di boxe - Intervista a Sergio Sollima". Sentieri Selvaggi. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

Further reading

  • Matt Blake. Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond. The WildEye Press, 2014. ISBN 0956997317.


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