Cesare Danova
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1926
- Died
- March 19, 1992 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Bergamo, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 - March 19, 1992), born Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, Italy, was a television and screen actor. He adopted the stage name Danova when he turned to acting in Rome at the end of World War II. He migrated to the United States in the 1950s to make the film Don Giovanni (Don Juan) in 1955. He was contracted to MGM in 1956. Other appearances include The Man Who Understood Women. He tested for a part in Ben Hur, but his big break was the role of Apollodorus, Cleopatra's personal servant in the 1963 film, Cleopatra directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. While the original script called for a major role for Danova, who was to form a trio of Cleopatra's lovers alongside Harrison's Caesar and Burton's Marc Antony. Though a number of scenes featuring Taylor and Danova were shot, the script was revised and the role truncated as the Burton-Taylor affair made tabloid headlines. What remained was little more than a cameo. The following year he starred as Count Elmo Mancini in Viva Las Vegas as Elvis Presley's rival for both Ann Margaret's Rusty Martin and for the Las Vegas Grand Prix (predictably losing both to Elvis's Lucky Jackson). In 1967, Danova had another break with the TV series, Garrison's Gorillas, in which he played the role of Actor. Clearly inspired by the hit film, The Dirty Dozen and the hit TV series Mission: Impossible, the series had an ensemble cast but, unfortunately, only ran for 26 episodes. Two of his best roles were as the neighborhood mafia Don, Giovanni Cappa, in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and as the corrupt town mayor, Carmine DePasto, in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). He also acted in three episodes of The Rifleman, and regularly appeared as a guest star on numerous television series, including Murder, She Wrote, Maude, Falcon Crest, and the revival of Mission: Impossible (1988–90). He died of a heart attack at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles while attending a meeting of the Foreign Language Film committee. His mausoleum is in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Danova was married twice and had two sons, Marco & Fabrizio, by his first wife, Pamela. He was an expert horseman, avid polo player, and an excellent archer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cesare Danova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Blacke's Magic
TV · as Nick Gasparini · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Edmund Cavette · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Roger Duquesne · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Alonzo Delomo · 1 ep
Automan
TV · as Captain Romano · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
Falcon Crest
TV · as Count Antoine de Muriac · 2 eps
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
The Fall Guy
TV · 1 ep
Nero Wolfe
TV · 1 ep
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as President Manuel Ebenez · 1 ep
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
TV · 1 ep
Eischied
TV · 1 ep
13 Queens Blvd.
TV · 1 ep
Animal House
Movie · as Mayor Carmine DePasto
The Astral Factor
Movie · as Mario
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Tentacles
Movie · as John Corey
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Fedalio Cevini · 1 ep
Scorchy
Movie · as Philip Bianco
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Frank Bartone, Franco Cirella · 1 ep
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Movie · as Dottore
Matt Helm
TV · as Knebel · 1 ep
Death Cruise
Movie · as Captain Vettori
Chico and the Man
TV · 1 ep
The Manhunter
TV · 1 ep
Mean Streets
Movie · as Giovanni Cappa
Horowitz in Dublin
Movie · as George
Police Story
TV · 2 eps
Maude
TV · as Russell Asher · 1 ep
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
The Sandy Duncan Show
TV · 1 ep
Decisions! Decisions!
Movie · as Dieter Klaus
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
McMillan & Wife
TV · 1 ep
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Francois · 1 ep
Night Gallery
TV · as Man (segment "Smile, Please") · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Movie · as Second Ernesto
Che!
Movie · as Ramon Valdez
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Alfieri · 1 ep
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 26 eps
Mannix
TV · 3 eps
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Movie · as Pepe Pepponi
Chamber of Horrors
Movie · as Anthony Draco
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Count Egan · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
The Green Hornet
TV · as Felix Garth · 2 eps
Honey West
TV · as Abbott · 1 ep
Viva Las Vegas
Movie · as Count Elmo Mancini
Daniel Boone
TV · as Michelet, Henri Le Gaux · 2 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Count Cesare Guardia · 1 ep
Gidget Goes to Rome
Movie · as Paolo Cellini
Cleopatra
Movie · as Apollodorus
Arrest and Trial
TV · 1 ep
Breaking Point
TV · 1 ep
Vacation Playhouse
TV · as Mario Cellini · 1 ep
Tender Is the Night
Movie · as Tommy Barban
The Lucy Show
TV · as Umberto Fabriani · 1 ep
Stoney Burke
TV · 1 ep
Valley of the Dragons
Movie · as Hector Servadac
Outlaws
TV · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
Tarzan, the Ape Man
Movie · as Harry Holt
The Man Who Understood Women
Movie · as Major Marco Ranieri
Catch Me If You Can!
Movie · as Dante Andare
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Father Juan Perez · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · as Count Di Montova · 3 eps
Incatenata dal destino
Movie · as Kirk Mauri
These Sacred Holidays
Movie · as Ralph Carigan
Don Giovanni
Movie · as Don Giovanni
Non scherzare con le donne
Movie · as Cesare il fusto
Crossed Swords
Movie · as Raniero
Loves of Three Queens
Movie · as Il conte Sigfride (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
The Fate of Two Queens
Movie
Dappled Mare
Movie · as Sandro Fabbri
Toys and perfumes
Movie · as Lorenzo
I tre corsari
Movie · as Carlo di Ventimiglia, il Corsaro Verde
Processo contro ignoti
Movie · as L'avvocato Enzo Pirani
Pentimento
Movie · as Sandro
El correo del rey
Movie · as Marcos de Malta
El final de una leyenda
Movie · as Carlos Montaña
Cavalcata d'eroi
Movie · as Massimo Ruffo
Monaca santa
Movie
The Captain's Daughter
Movie · as Piotr Grinev