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Roland Carey
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Roland Carey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-02-20,Lausanne, Switzerland
Gender
Male
Biography
This 1960s Italian epic star of Swiss-French dual nationality was different from most other "peplum" actors in that he actually went to drama school. Born in Lausanne in 1933 of an Irish father and French mother, Roland attended the Paris Conservatory, and his early work on the Paris stage included the role of Fortinbras in Hamlet, plus several performances for the Comedie-Francaise. From 1951 he played small parts in French films and eventually made his international screen debut in 1956 with a small part in Trapeze in which he doubled for Burt Lancaster. In 1959 he tried his luck in Hollywood, but owing to work permit problems was only given television bit parts in Bonanza, Laramie, The Twilight Zone, U.S. Steel Hour and Thriller. Returning to Europe, he appeared in the television series Tales of the Vikings produced in Munich for Kirk Douglas's company. This attracted the attention of the Rome studios who were seeking athletic actors to play in historical epics. Since Roland's CV listed his sporting activities as tennis, horse riding, ice hockey, roller hockey, soccer, American football, skiing, water skiing, swimming, motor racing, sailing, boxing, karate, fencing, cycling, motocross, side-car racing, volleyball, basketball and rafting, it was hardly surprising that Riccardo Freda selected him for the lead part of mythological hero Jason in The Giants of Thessaly (1960). He also starred in Sword of El Cid (1963) and Revolt of the Barbarians (1964). After the epics Roland switched to more artistic parts and cameo roles, and used the pseudonym "Rod Carter" for action movies. Because of his theatrical experience he was also in demand as a voice actor at Fono Roma where he dubbed Italian pictures into French, but he also speaks fluent English, German and Italian. Since 1982 he has been based almost entirely in Switzerland, although he lives near Florence. Thank you to the Cinematheque Suisse for assisting with this biography, and special thanks to Roland Carey for his kind help.

Filmography

Three Colors: Red

7.9

Three Colors: Red
1994-05-12

The Doll of Satan

4.52

The Doll of Satan
1969-06-12

The Giants of Thessaly

4.667

The Giants of Thessaly
1960-12-06

0

Bang!
2019-08-04

The Revolt of the Barbarians

5

The Revolt of the Barbarians
1964-12-18

The Sword of El Cid

4.3

The Sword of El Cid
1962-12-24

Lady Country Doctor

6

Lady Country Doctor
1958-10-31

The Fall of the Roman Empire

6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964-03-24

Mission to Caracas

0

Mission to Caracas
1965-10-06

0

Nailed Lips
1970-02-12

Labbra vogliose

0

Labbra vogliose
1981-07-23

Le porno investigatrici

0

Le porno investigatrici
1981-12-16

Super Hard Love

0

Super Hard Love
1982-06-15

6.5

Sesso acerbo
1981-09-17

0

Desire
1981-01-01

A House of Sand

0

A House of Sand
1962-06-01

5.2

They Were Five
1952-01-23

48 Hours to Acapulco

5.5

48 Hours to Acapulco
1967-11-30