Eduardo Ciannelli
Date of birth: 1889-08-29
Place of birth: Lacco Ameno, Ischia, Italy
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Edward Ciannelli, Edward Cianelli
Biography
Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, (30 August 1889 - 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eduardo Ciannelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Houseboat
1958-11-19
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
The Mummy's Hand
1940-09-20
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the
Gunga Din
1939-01-26
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with
Boot Hill
1969-12-20
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus p
Marked Woman
1937-04-10
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangste
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940-03-07
Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfei
You Can't Escape Forever
1942-10-10
A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpi
Dillinger
1945-04-25
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.
The Conspirators
1944-10-24
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944-06-23
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead bo
Mysterious Doctor Satan
1940-12-13
A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an ar
The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Heartbeat
1946-05-01
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
Helen of Troy
1956-01-26
Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Hele
Cairo
1942-08-17
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Alli
I Love Trouble
1948-01-15
A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.
The City Stands Trial
1952-09-05
Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found i
Fugitive Lady
1950-05-08
A man drives his car off a cliff in an apparent suicide. One insurance investigator is not so sure i
Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups
Passage to Marseille
1944-03-11
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941-03-24
Ventriloquist and world traveler Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the
Monster from Green Hell
1957-05-17
A test rocket carrying wasps to outer space, to study the effects on them of weightlessness and rad
Strange Cargo
1940-03-01
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
The Lost Moment
1947-11-21
In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an early-19
The Brotherhood
1968-12-01
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his ow
On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where h
The Vanquished
1953-10-22
Three tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian stud
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947-11-27
While visiting France, a criminal psychologist tries to clear a disturbed young man of his father's
Kitty Foyle
1940-12-27
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's
Hitting a New High
1937-12-24
A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her M
Winterset
1936-12-03
A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly execu
Paris Calling
1941-12-04
Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government offici
Blind Alibi
1938-05-20
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's lo
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939-08-26
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending
Storm Over Lisbon
1944-10-16
A nightclub star helps trap an enemy agent on the trail of an American newsman.
Massacre At Grand Canyon
1964-05-25
After a search for his father's killers, Wes Evans returns home only to find himself involved in a b
Volcano
1950-02-02
An exiled Italian prostitute shields her sister from a deep-sea diver on an island volcano.
Dr. Broadway
1942-05-09
A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.
Incendiary Blonde
1945-07-25
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York n
Forgotten Girls
1940-03-15
A disillusioned factory worker is charged with the attempted murder of her mother's lover.
The League of Frightened Men
1937-05-25
Nero Wolfe agrees to investigate a series of murders that seem to be tied in with a past Harvard haz
Attila
1954-12-27
Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto
Flight for Freedom
1943-04-14
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles
Super-Sleuth
1937-07-16
A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-li
Law of the Underworld
1938-05-06
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connectio
Red Hot Shot
1970-03-31
Frank was removed from an investigation into Mac Brown, the owner of a pharmaceutical company, who w
Society Lawyer
1939-03-21
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the
Love Slaves of the Amazons
1957-12-01
A party of explorers in the Amazon jungle are captured by a tribe of women, and learn that they are
On Such a Night
1937-08-27
When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
Criminal Lawyer
1937-01-29
Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client, with Be
The Stranger's Hand
1954-01-20
Eight-year-old Roger Court is in Venice expecting to reunite with his father, British diplomat Major
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943-09-07
Four youthful cadets are implicated in a series of murders, and must attempt to clear themselves of
Sky Raiders
1941-04-08
Captain Bob Dayton and Lieutenant Ed Carey are partners in a company called "Sky Raiders" which seek
Foreign Correspondent
1940-08-16
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the i
The Visit
1964-05-06
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she w
The Creeper
1948-09-01
Dr. Morgan and Dr. Cavigny star as a brace of scientists who return from the West Indies with a pote
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967-02-03
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the sce
Rapture
1952-12-13
Artist Pietro Leoni is preoccupied with feminine beauty. While walking near an old castle in Italy,
Reunion in Vienna
1933-06-16
An exiled archduke (John Barrymore) tries to renew romance with a former lover (Diana Wynyard) now w
Risky Business
1939-03-03
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939-07-12
Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond is on the precipice of matrimony to his beloved Phyllis -- but a bank robber
They Got Me Covered
1943-03-04
Bumbling reporter Robert Kittredge has been fired after bungling his latest assignment. His career i
Uomini ombra
1954-11-26
Italian naval secret agents acquire a British codebook and the Italian counter-espionage agents star
The Constant Nymph
1943-06-23
The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. W
La tua donna
1954-01-01
During WWII, Sandro Ademari (Massimo Girotti), head of a group of Italian partisans, to escape from
Gilda
1946-04-25
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
To the Victor
1948-10-26
An American serviceman remains in France after WWII and becomes a black marketeer.
The Chase
1966-02-18
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
The Scoundrel
1935-04-30
A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit fo
Monster from British Hell
2021-06-15
A pair of scientists accidentally create mayhem in the North West of England by unleashing a swarm o
Sul ponte dei sospiri
1953-08-21
Coming of age, a girl is told the truth about her dead father: he is alive, but imprisoned for sever
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937-05-30
A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945-09-27
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
Perilous Holiday
1946-03-20
A tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil viewed
Lieutenant Giorgio
1952-06-27
A lieutenant spends a night of love with a mysterious woman. After a few years he discovers that the
California
1947-02-21
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947-06-05
Writer Kenneth Magee has bet that he can finish a story at rural resort Baldpate Inn, now closed for
Il ricatto di un padre
1957-03-28
A woman tries to gain control of his father's company after he dies.
They Met in Bombay
1941-06-27
A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bom
Luna nova
1955-05-11
A young man leaves the countryside and falls for the owner of a nightclub.
Pact with the Devil
1950-01-11
The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty
È l'amor che mi rovina
1951-09-07
A naive clerk finds himself involved in the theft of a ring containing a dangerous liquid.
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
1941-08-04
A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970-01-02
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Prince of Foxes
1949-11-11
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946-04-22
In this sequel to the original story, Monte Cristo count Edmund Dantes (Martin Kosleck) returns to P
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943-07-12
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war g
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946-05-26
After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits
Forbidden
1955-09-23
Don Paolo, a young parson troubled by his love for Agnese, tries to make peace in a little village i
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969-12-01
Jim Phelps leads the IMF on an assignment to destroy a criminal empire headed by Frank Wayne.
A Bell for Adano
1945-06-21
Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He ha
Zanzibar
1940-03-08
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worsh
Mambo
1954-09-18
A young and poor Venetian woman is invited to a masquerade ball by a charming count.
The Killers of Mussolini
1959-06-04
As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his mini
Voice of Silence
1953-04-01
The film follows men from all walks of life, seeking to give meaning to their lives and rediscover t
Stiletto
1969-07-30
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decide
The Fighting Men
1950-11-01
Saverio Luparello is the manager of Sicilian baron Occipinti's estate. The cunning greedy man intent
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935-12-13
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate
Rose of Santa Rosa
1947-12-25
Angry because his father, Don Manuel Ortega, had arranged a marriage with a girl he has never met, D