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Suavely handsome leading man in Italian films of the late 1940s and 50s who signed with MGM in 1956. A prolific actor who was featured in more than 350 films and TV productions, Danova appeared in supporting roles in such Hollywood productions as "Tender is the Night" (1962), "Gidget Goes to Rome" (1963) and "Viva Las Vegas" (1964). He brought a smooth sophistication to the role of Harvey Keitel's mob-connected uncle Giovanni in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" (1973)....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Invisible Strangler - ( / 1984 / Released / Seymour Borde & Associates )
National Lampoon's Animal House - ( Mayor Carmine DePasto / 1978 / Released / )
Tentacoli - ( John Corey / 1977 / Released / AIP )
Scorchy - ( Philip Bianco / 1976 / Released / )
Mean Streets - ( Giovanni / 1973 / Released / )
Che! - ( Ramon Valdez / 1969 / Released / )
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! - ( Pepe / 1966 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
Viva Las Vegas - ( Count Elmo Mancini / 1964 / Released / )
Cleopatra - ( Apollodorus / 1963 / Released / )
Gidget Goes to Rome - ( Paolo Cellini / 1963 / Released / )
Tender Is the Night - ( Tommy Barban / 1962 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Man Who Understood Women - ( Marco Ranieri / 1959 / Released / )
Crossed Swords - ( Raniero / 1954 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Loves of Three Queens - ( / 1954 / Released / Pathe Cinema )
TV Credits
Blacke's Magic ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
A Matter of Wife... and Death ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
Ryan's Hope ( 1975 / Released ): Actor
Death Cruise ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
Honeymoon With a Stranger ( 1969 / Released ): Actor
In the Heat of the Night ( Released ): Actor
Murder, She Wrote ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Suavely handsome leading man in Italian films of the late 1940s and 50s who signed with MGM in 1956. A prolific actor who was featured in more than 350 films and TV productions, Danova appeared in supporting roles in such Hollywood productions as "Tender is the Night" (1962), "Gidget Goes to Rome" (1963) and "Viva Las Vegas" (1964). He brought a smooth sophistication to the role of Harvey Keitel's mob-connected uncle Giovanni in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" (1973). A frequent TV performer, Danova starred on his own series "Garrison's Gorillas" (1967) and was a guest on "The Rifleman", "Mission: Impossible" and "Murder, She Wrote", among others.

Profession(s):
Actor
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Milestones (Back to top)
1992 Suffered a heart attack during a meeting of the Foreign Film Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, March 19
1956 Signed with MGM in Hollywood
1947 Film acting debut, "La Figlia del Capitano/The Captain's Daughter"

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