Mirko Ellis

Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor.

Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in Aldo Vergano's neorealist drama The Sun Still Rises.

On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died. Police believe his death was a suicide.

Selected filmography

The Sun Still Rises (1946) Vanity (1947) Accidenti alla guerra!... (1948) - Von Papen Flying Squadron (1949) - Mario La roccia incantata (1949) Altura (1949) La vendetta di una pazza (1951) Stormbound (1951) - Stefano Trieste mia! (1951) - Karl Melody of Love (1952) - Commissario Costa Rimorso (1952) Deceit (1952) Past Lovers (1953) Daughters of Destiny (1954) - Anthony (segment "Elisabeth") La città canora (1954) - Renato Scala Modern Virgin (1954) - Giacomo Acque amare (1954) - Policeman The Red and the Black (1954) - Norbert de La Mole The Two Orphans (1954) - Jacques Frochard Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954) - Renato Elena and Her Men (1956) - Marbeau Donne, amore e matrimoni (1956) - Andrea Ciao, pais... (1956) - Toni Fantasmi e ladri (1959) Devil's Cavaliers (1959) Noi siamo due evasi (1959) - Philippe Hannibal (1959) - Mago Avventura in città (1959) White Slave Ship (1961) - Lord Graveston I lancieri neri (1962) - Un Membro del Consiglio Gladiator of Rome (1962) - Frasto Taras Bulba, the Cossack (1962) La notte dell'innominato (1962) - Governatore Goliath and the Rebel Slave (1963) - Politician with Marcius The Lion of St. Mark (1963) - Civetta The Ten Gladiators (1963) - Servius Galba Son of the Circus (1963) - Marcos Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) - King Vladimir Old Shatterhand (1964) - Joe Burker The Two Gladiators (1964) - Pertinace Revolt of the Praetorians (1964) - Seiano 100 Horsemen (1964) - One-Eyed Nobleman (uncredited) Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) - Vilfredo, Genserico's Son Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964) - Chief Yellow Hand Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary (1965) Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (1965) - (uncredited) I tre del Colorado (1965) - Capitan Robert Doyle How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966) - Mirko For One Thousand Dollars Per Day (1966) - Wayne Clark Missione sabbie roventi (1966) Web of Violence (1966) Arizona Colt (1966) - Sheriff El Rojo (1966) (1966) - Navarro Trap for Seven Spies (1967) - Hampstead Killer Caliber .32 (1967) - Sheriff Bear Top Secret (1967) - Hardy Tom Dollar (1967) The Last Killer (1967) - Stevens Hate for Hate (1967) - Moxon Dakota Joe (1967) - Paulo The Fuller Report (1968) - Jimmy Persecución hasta Valencia (1968) ...dai nemici mi guardo io! (1968) - El Condor Emma Hamilton (1968) - Le commandant-en-chef John Payne Hora cero: Operación Rommel (1969) - Lt.Robert Mills Battle of the Commandos (1969) - Capt. Adler The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) - 3rd Excellency Long Live Your Death (1971) - Mayor Tequila! (1973) Kid il monello del west (1973) The Biggest Battle (1978) - German Officer in Bar Il medium (1980)