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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
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]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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)

References

External links

• Felice Orlandi at IMDb

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