Giancarlo Badessi

Giancarlo Badessi (21 September 1928 – 6 December 2011) was an Italian actor.

Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cobelli. He was also active in cinema and on television, often playing character roles.

Badessi died from a heart attack in Rome, on 6 December 2011, at the age of 83.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 Gangsters '70 1968 Ace High Man with Moustache Promoting the Black Boxer Uncredited1969 Tepepa Sergeant 1969 Colpo di Stato Man offering party 1969 Where Are You Going All Naked? Waiter 1969 Night of the Serpent Ignacio 1969 Eat It Pacetti 1970 Satiricosissimo Nerone 1970 Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! 1971 Confessions of a Police Captain On. Grisì 1971 Roma Bene Rossi 1972 Monta in sella, figlio di… General El Supremo 1972 What Have You Done to Solange? Mr. Erickson 1972 Colpo grosso... grossissimo... anzi probabile 1972 Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor 1972 Aretino's Blue Stories Il precettore 1972 The Grand Duel Publican with Eyepatch 1972 Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura Strangolagalli 1973 Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora! Husband of Gobeida 1973 Daniele e Maria 1973 Halleluja to Vera Cruz 1973 Coronel Buttiglione Commendatore 1973 Giordano Bruno 1974 Il gioco della verità 1974 Innocence and Desire The Rector of seminary 1974 I'll Take Her Like a Father Don Liguori 1974 What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Paglia's Lawyer Uncredited1974 Vermisat Medico del pronto soccorso 1974 The Profiteer Priest 1974 Il trafficone Mayor 1975 How to Kill a Judge Sen. Derrasi 1975 Mondo candido Governatore spagnolo 1975 Silent Action Vittorio Chiarotti 1975 Vergine e di nome Maria 1975 Amore vuol dir gelosia Don Ciro 1975 Povero Cristo Regista teatrale 1976 Salon Kitty Officer with Projector 1976 Todo modo Ventre 1976 Hit Squad The Sex Maniac on telephone 1976 Born Winner Head pastry chef 1977 A Man Called Magnum Avv. Cerullo 1977 Black Journal Lisa's friend 1977 Swindle Baruffaldi - the Atalanta supporter 1978 Il figlio dello sceicco Barnes 1979 Caligula Claudius 1980 Action Gay man in the sauna 1982 Tiger Joe Bronski (final film role)