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Rossano Brazzi

Born 1916-09-18

Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957), South Pacific (1958), Count Your Blessings (1959),The Light in the Piazza (1962), and The Italian Job (1969). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rossano Brazzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Italian Job 1969 · 7.2 The Final Conflict 1981 · 5.5 The Barefoot Contessa 1954 · 6.9 Summertime 1955 · 7.1 A Dog's Life 1962 · 6.2 Fear City 1984 · 5.7 Legend of the Lost 1957 · 6.1 Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 · 6.2 Woman Times Seven 1967 · 5.8 Rome Adventure 1962 · 6.4 The Battle of Austerlitz 1960 · 6.2 Interlude 1957 · 6.2 Fatal Frames 1996 · 4.0 Vulcano 1950 · 6.8