Felice Orlandi
Felice Orlandi in Hogan's Heroes 1967
Born(1925-09-18)18 September 1925
Avezzano, Kingdom of Italy
Died21 May 2003(2003-05-21) (aged 77)
Burbank, California, United States
OccupationActor
SpouseAlice Ghostley (m. 1953)

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]

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 50 years.[3]

Orlandi died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, at age 77.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Felice Orlandi". BFI. Archived from the original on May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Felice Orlandi". TV Guide. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Felice Orlandi, Actor". Variety. May 27, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Felice Orlandi, 78; Versatile Actor in Film, Plays and TV". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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