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