Felice Orlandi (18 September 1925 – 21 May 2003)[1] was an Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as The Pusher (1960), Bullitt (1968), Catch-22 (1970) and The Driver (1978). He also appeared in numerous TV series during the 1960s-1980s, including Gunsmoke, Mannix, Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O and Hill Street Blues.[2]
Felice Orlandi | |
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Born | (1925-09-18)18 September 1925 Avezzano, Italy |
Died | 21 May 2003(2003-05-21) (aged 77) Burbank, California, United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Alice Ghostley (1953–2003; his death) |
A native of Avezzano in Italy, he was raised in Cleveland, and earned a theater arts degree at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University). He made his Broadway debut in 1954 in The Girl on the Via Flaminia. He was married to actress Alice Ghostley for 52 years.[3]
Orlandi died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, at age 77.[4] He is buried in part of the Ghostley family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[1] Upon her death in 2007, his wife Alice, was buried beside Alice's sister, Gladys and their parents are also interred here. The cemetery is approximately 130 miles (210 km) from where the family lived when the sisters were children.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Killer's Kiss | Gangster | |
1956 | The Harder They Fall | Vince Fawcett | |
1958 | Never Love a Stranger | Bert | |
1960 | The Pusher | The Pusher | |
1968 | Bullitt | Albert Renick | |
1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Mario | |
1970 | Catch-22 | Man in Black | |
1972 | The Outside Man | Anderson | |
1973 | The Outfit | Frank Orlandi | |
1975 | Hard Times | Le Beau | |
1978 | The Driver | Gold Plainclothesman | |
1980 | The Long Riders | Mr. Reddick | |
1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Tony | "The Satanic Piano" episode |
1989 | Hit List | Joey DeSalvo | |
1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Warden | (final film role) |
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