Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian actor, who appeared in nearly 100 film and television series between 1953 and 1989. He was the father of actor Kim Rossi Stuart.
Life and career Born in Todi to an Italian father and a Scottish mother, Stuart was a highly successful athlete when young; he competed in the pentathlon. After getting interested in acting, he studied at Actors Studio in New York City.
Some of his earliest roles included the "Hollywood on the Tiber" films War and Peace (1956), A Farewell to Arms (1957), and Five Branded Women (1960). Between 1956 and 1957, he played a recurring role on the Buster Crabbe-starring American television series Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion, which was filmed in Italy.
Between the late 1950s and the late 1970s he was a major actor in Italian genre cinema, playing both leading and supporting roles. He worked with such directors as Mario Bava (Knives of the Avenger, Kill, Baby, Kill), Riccardo Freda (Caltiki - The Immortal Monster), Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Corbucci, and Joe D'Amato. He was sometimes billed as Jack Stuart.
Personal life Stuart was married to model Klara Müller. They had four children, including actor Kim (b. 1969), actress Loretta, and stuntwoman Valentina (b. 1978).
Death Stuart died in Rome on 20 October 1994, at the age of 69.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1953Jeunes mariés1955The Red Cloak1956War and PeaceYoung CossackUncreditedThe House of IntrigueHenry1957A Farewell to ArmsCarabiniereUncredited1958The Silent EnemyRosatiIl Conte di MateraDuke Paolo BressiThe Day the Sky ExplodedStuart1959Knight Without a CountryRuggeroCaltiki - The Immortal MonsterArturoLa notte del grande assaltoCount Fabio1960Five Branded WomenPetarSlave of RomeClaudius1962Invasion 1700Sodom and GomorrahIshmaelThe Reluctant SaintYoung PrelateThe AvengerEuryalus1963Catherine of RussiaCount PoniatowskiZorro and the Three MusketeersAthosThe Shortest DayAustrian SoldierUncreditedGunfight at Red SandsSheriff Lance CorbettI diavoli di SpartiventoVannozzo Duchesca1964Temple of the White ElephantLt. Reginald MillinerThe Last Man on EarthBen CortmanGrand Canyon MassacreSheriff Burt CooleySeven Slaves Against the WorldGaiusLa vendetta di SpartacusFulviusKidnapped to Mystery IslandTremal NaikI magnifici Brutos del WestMarshal Gary Smith1965Duel at SundownQuents1966DegueyoNorman SandelKnives of the AvengerHaraldKill, Baby, KillDr. Paul EswaiWar Between the PlanetsCmdr. Rod JacksonRing Around the WorldThe KillerPerry Grant, agente di ferroRoland1967Snow DevilsCmdr. Rod JacksonThe Glass SphinxRay McCallOcchio per occhio, dente per denteJeff Gordon1968RaganKohlerZorro the FoxDon PedroColpo sensazionale al servizio del SifarBloody Che ContraPrado1969The Battle of the DamnedMaj. CarterIndovina chi viene a merenda?Camp CommandantThe Five Man ArmyMexican OfficerViaje al vacíoGert Müller1970El último día de la guerraPvt. KendallRendezvous with DishonourLt. TibbittChurchill's LeopardsMaj. PowellHornets' NestSgt. SchwalbergThe Weekend MurdersTed Collins1971Kill Django... Kill FirstJohnnyThe DoubleFrank's BrotherSomething Creeping in The DarkDonald ForrestThe Night Evelyn Came Out of the GraveDr. Richard Timberlane1972Ben and CharlieHawkinsSei iellato, amico hai incontrato SacramentoTom Murdock1973Sette scialli di seta giallaVictor MorganLa ragazza dalla pelle di lunaGiacomoAlso assistant directorSuper BitchMarcoThe Lonely WomanRichard LeightonDeath Smiles at a MurdererHerbert von RavensbrückThe Off-Road GirlGiulio MorgantiThe Fighting Fist of Shanghai JoeTricky the Gambler1974Last Days of MussoliniCapt. Jack DonatiLa minorenneCarlo SalviThe Murri AffairRiccardo Murri1975The Bloodsucker Leads the DanceCount Richard MarnackZorroKapitän Fritz von MarkelReflections in BlackAnselmi1976Emanuelle in BangkokJimmyTerror in RomeStefano's FatherCasanova & Co.Marchese CoppafrataUncredited1977La notte dell'alta mareaGuideAlso screenwriter1978Blue NudeDonovanAlso assistant directorThe Biggest BattleU.S. Commando LeaderWar of the RobotsRogerCovert ActionGrant19797 ragazze di classeEnrico CavallariVelvet HandsSupervisorUncredited1987Tempi di guerraProf. Amundsen1989Le porte dell'infernoDr. Johns1993Venti dal Sud
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1956-57Captain Gallant of the Foreign LegionSgt. Andre Rousseau10 episodes1959The Flying DoctorEpisode: "The Secret"1960Tales of the VikingsRurikEpisode: "The Treasure"1962Più rosa che gialloBob FlamerEpisode: "Il secondo nodo scorsoio"1974Philo VancePop CleaverMiniseries; 2 episodes1975Ritratto di signoraCaspar GoodwoodMiniseries; 4 episodes1976Rosso venezianoTullio MoscaoMiniseries; 3 episodes1979Return of the SaintSchefferEpisode: "Appointment in Florence"1980L'eredità della PrioraGombiMiniseries; 4 episodes1983L'amante dell'Orsa MaggioreIl ChiodoMiniseries; 4 episodes
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