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Cesare Danova
Acting

Cesare Danova
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-03-01,Bergamo, Italy
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

7.053

Mean Streets
1973-10-14

6.2

Viva Las Vegas
1964-02-08

9

Dappled Mare
1953-10-23

7

Animal House
1978-07-28

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

5.296

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966-06-08

Decisions! Decisions!

10

Decisions! Decisions!
1971-09-11

Chamber of Horrors

5.552

Chamber of Horrors
1966-10-19

8

I tre corsari
1952-10-16

Valley of the Dragons

5.75

Valley of the Dragons
1961-10-31

4.417

Scorchy
1976-10-08

El correo del rey

8

El correo del rey
1951-02-19

Tarzan, the Ape Man

4.5

Tarzan, the Ape Man
1959-10-01

Honeymoon with a Stranger

7

Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969-12-23

The Man Who Understood Women

3.875

The Man Who Understood Women
1959-10-02

Processo contro ignoti

9

Processo contro ignoti
1952-10-01

Horowitz in Dublin

10

Horowitz in Dublin
1973-12-12

Gidget Goes to Rome

5

Gidget Goes to Rome
1963-08-07

The Captain's Daughter

7.667

The Captain's Daughter
1947-10-08

4.6

Tentacles
1977-02-25

8

Pentimento
1952-04-09

Incatenata dal destino

9

Incatenata dal destino
1956-02-24

4.5

Crossed Swords
1954-05-20

These Sacred Holidays

5.667

These Sacred Holidays
1956-05-30

El final de una leyenda

8

El final de una leyenda
1951-02-04

5

Che!
1969-06-27

The Astral Factor

4.4

The Astral Factor
1978-02-01

7.058

Cleopatra
1963-06-12

9

Monaca santa
1949-07-01

Loves of Three Queens

9

Loves of Three Queens
1954-12-24

The Fate of Two Queens

8

The Fate of Two Queens
1954-12-24

9

Don Giovanni
1955-07-28

Toys and perfumes

7

Toys and perfumes
1953-01-01

Tender Is the Night

5.667

Tender Is the Night
1962-01-19

5.833

Death Cruise
1974-10-30

A Matter of Wife... and Death

6.667

A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975-04-10

Non scherzare con le donne

6.333

Non scherzare con le donne
1955-01-01

Catch Me If You Can!

7

Catch Me If You Can!
1959-01-01

Cavalcata d'eroi

0

Cavalcata d'eroi
1950-04-21

5.658

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.331

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

Garrison's Gorillas

8.063

Garrison's Gorillas
1967-09-06

Trapper John, M.D.

6.568

Trapper John, M.D.
1979-09-23

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

6.875

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966-09-13

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

7.11

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

6.176

That Girl
1966-09-08

Chico and the Man

6.154

Chico and the Man
1974-09-13

6.9

Maude
1972-09-12

Charlie's Angels

6.705

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

6.074

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.878

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

Arrest and Trial

8.25

Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15

7.788

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.6

The Fall Guy
1981-11-04

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

The Sandy Duncan Show

10

The Sandy Duncan Show
1972-09-17

6.978

Vega$
1978-09-20

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

5.625

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979-09-25

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

7.173

McCloud
1970-02-17

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

7.796

Automan
1983-12-15

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

7

The Manhunter
1974-09-11

6.75

Blacke's Magic
1986-01-05

7.235

Honey West
1965-09-17

7

Eischied
1979-09-21

6.75

Stoney Burke
1962-10-01

7.5

Nero Wolfe
1981-12-24

7.4

Breaking Point
1963-09-16

Vacation Playhouse

8

Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22

The Roaring 20's

0

The Roaring 20's
1960-10-15

13 Queens Blvd.

8

13 Queens Blvd.
1979-03-20

The Green Hornet

7.312

The Green Hornet
1966-09-09

7.833

Matt Helm
1975-09-20

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

Charlie's Angels

6.705

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.097

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

5.2

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971-09-18