Eduardo Ciannelli

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Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, (30 August 1889 - 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals.

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Known For

Gilda

Cartel Member (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

Mr. Krug

The Chase

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible

Jack Rycher

I Love Lucy

Mr. Martinelli

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Priest

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mr. Marino

Mackenna's Gold

Prairie Dog

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2021	Monster from British Hell MOVIE	Mahri (archive footage)
1970	Red Hot Shot MOVIE	Parker
1970	The Secret of Santa Vittoria MOVIE	Luigi
1969	Boot Hill MOVIE	Governor Boone / Moore
1969	Stiletto MOVIE	Don Andrea
1969	Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob MOVIE	Jack Rycher
1969	Mackenna's Gold MOVIE	Prairie Dog
1968	The Brotherhood MOVIE	Don Peppino
1967	Garrison's Gorillas TV	Self
1967	The Spy in the Green Hat MOVIE	Arturo 'Fingers' Stilletto
1966	Mission: Impossible TV	Jack Rycher
1966	Jericho TV	Bonaface
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV	Prince Boriarsi
1966	The Time Tunnel TV	Count Enrico Galba
1966	The Chase MOVIE	Party Guest (uncredited)
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV	Carlo Farenti
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV	Arturo 'Fingers' Stilletto
1964	Massacre At Grand Canyon MOVIE	Eric Dancer
1964	The Visit MOVIE	Innkeeper (uncredited)
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	Self
1963	Burke's Law TV	Dominic De Armand
1963	The Fugitive TV	Victor Luchek
1962	The Gallant Men TV	Self
1962	The Virginian TV	Father Carlo
1961	The New Breed TV	Tulio Rossi
1961	Target: The Corruptors! TV	Self
1961	Dr. Kildare TV	Angelo Delvecchio
1961	Dr. Kildare TV	Pappas
1961	Cain's Hundred TV	Vincent Orlatti
1960	Bringing Up Buddy TV	Self
1960	The Islanders TV	Sebastian
1960	Thriller TV	Inspector Le Boude
1960	Thriller TV	Gen. De La Varra
1960	The Tall Man TV	Self
1959	The Detectives TV	Self
1959	Johnny Staccato TV	Waldo
1959	Tightrope TV	Self
1959	The Killers of Mussolini MOVIE	Marshal Graziani
1958	Houseboat MOVIE	Arturo Zaccardi
1958	Naked City TV	Don Miguel Cordura
1957	Love Slaves of the Amazons MOVIE	Crespi
1957	Perry Mason TV	Gramp Renzi
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel TV	Self
1957	Monster from Green Hell MOVIE	Mahri
1957	Il ricatto di un padre MOVIE	Alessandro Arlandi
1957	Panic! TV	Self
1956	Helen of Troy MOVIE	Andros
1955	Matinee Theater TV	Self
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	The Priest
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	Mr. Marino
1955	Forbidden MOVIE	Vescovo
1955	Luna nova MOVIE	Self
1954	Attila MOVIE	Onegesius
1954	Uomini ombra MOVIE	Ammiraglio Zora
1954	Climax! TV	Amelio
1954	Climax! TV	Guilio
1954	Climax! TV	Mr. Brenero
1954	Climax! TV	Martinez
1954	Climax! TV	Papa Raoul
1954	Mambo MOVIE	Il padre di Giovanna (as Edoardo Cianelli)
1954	The Stranger's Hand MOVIE	Dr. Vivaldi
1954	La tua donna MOVIE	Public prosecutor
1953	The Vanquished MOVIE	Claudio's Father
1953	Sul ponte dei sospiri MOVIE	Inquisitore
1953	Voice of Silence MOVIE	Padre superiore
1952	Rapture MOVIE	Arnaldo
1952	The City Stands Trial MOVIE	Alfonso Navona
1952	Lieutenant Giorgio MOVIE	Barone di Polia
1951	I Love Lucy TV	Mr. Martinelli
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Self
1951	È l'amor che mi rovina MOVIE	Capo delle spie (as Edward Ciannelli)
1951	The People Against O'Hara MOVIE	Sol 'Knuckles' Lanzetta
1950	The Fighting Men MOVIE	Il barone Occhipinti
1950	Fugitive Lady MOVIE	Ralph Clementi
1950	Volcano MOVIE	Giulio
1950	Pact with the Devil MOVIE	Giacomo Mola
1949	Prince of Foxes MOVIE	Art Dealer (uncredited)
1949	Rapture MOVIE	Arnaldo
1948	Studio One TV	General Andreas della Rovere
1948	To the Victor MOVIE	Firago
1948	The Creeper MOVIE	Dr. Van Glock
1948	On Our Merry Way MOVIE	Maxim
1948	I Love Trouble MOVIE	John Vega Caprillo
1947	Rose of Santa Rosa MOVIE	Don José de Garfias
1947	The Crime Doctor's Gamble MOVIE	Maurice Duval
1947	The Lost Moment MOVIE	Father Rinaldo
1947	Seven Keys to Baldpate MOVIE	Cargan
1947	California MOVIE	Padre
1946	Joe Palooka, Champ MOVIE	Florini
1946	Heartbeat MOVIE	Ferdinand Dvorak
1946	Gilda MOVIE	Cartel Member (uncredited)
1946	The Wife of Monte Cristo MOVIE	Jacques Antoine
1946	Perilous Holiday MOVIE	Señor Aguirre
1945	The Crime Doctor's Warning MOVIE	Nick Petroni (uncredited)
1945	Incendiary Blonde MOVIE	Nick the Greek
1945	A Bell for Adano MOVIE	Maj. Nasta
1945	Dillinger MOVIE	Marco Minelli
1944	The Conspirators MOVIE	Colonel Almeida (as Edward Ciannelli)
1944	Storm Over Lisbon MOVIE	Blanco
1944	The Mask of Dimitrios MOVIE	Marukakis
1944	Passage to Marseille MOVIE	Chief Engineer
1943	Adventures of the Flying Cadets MOVIE	Kurt von Helger
1943	For Whom the Bell Tolls MOVIE	Self
1943	The Constant Nymph MOVIE	Roberto
1943	Flight for Freedom MOVIE	Johnny Salvini
1943	They Got Me Covered MOVIE	Baldanacco
1942	You Can't Escape Forever MOVIE	Boss Greer
1942	Cairo MOVIE	Ahmed Ben Hassan (as Edward Ciannelli)
1942	Dr. Broadway MOVIE	Vic Telli (as Edward Cianelli)
1941	Paris Calling MOVIE	Mouche, the bartender
1941	I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island MOVIE	Dr. Victor Martel
1941	They Met in Bombay MOVIE	Giovanni Riccio, the Hotel Manager
1941	Sky Raiders MOVIE	Felix Lynx
1941	Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery MOVIE	Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)
1940	Kitty Foyle MOVIE	Giono
1940	Mysterious Doctor Satan MOVIE	Doctor Satan
1940	The Mummy's Hand MOVIE	The High Priest
1940	Foreign Correspondent MOVIE	Mr. Krug
1940	Forgotten Girls MOVIE	Gorno
1940	Zanzibar MOVIE	Koski
1940	Outside the Three-Mile Limit MOVIE	Dave Reeves
1940	Strange Cargo MOVIE	Telez
1939	Angels Wash Their Faces MOVIE	Alfred Martino
1939	Bulldog Drummond's Bride MOVIE	Henri Armides
1939	Society Lawyer MOVIE	Jim Crelliman
1939	Risky Business MOVIE	Philip Decarno
1939	Gunga Din MOVIE	Guru
1938	Blind Alibi MOVIE	Mitch
1938	Law of the Underworld MOVIE	Rocky
1937	Hitting a New High MOVIE	Andreas Mazzini
1937	On Such a Night MOVIE	Ice Richmond
1937	Super-Sleuth MOVIE	Professor Herman
1937	The Girl from Scotland Yard MOVIE	Franz Jorg
1937	The League of Frightened Men MOVIE	Paul Chapin
1937	Marked Woman MOVIE	Johnny Vanning
1937	Criminal Lawyer MOVIE	Gene Larkin
1936	Winterset MOVIE	Trock Estrella
1935	Seven Keys to Baldpate MOVIE	Innkeeper (uncredited)
1935	The Scoundrel MOVIE	Maurice Stern
1933	Reunion in Vienna MOVIE	Pofferoff aka Poffy

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