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name: "Vittorio Duse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vittorio-duse"
fi1m_id: "vittorio-duse"
imdb_id: "nm0244602"
tmdb_id: 32676
wikidata_id: "Q1044734"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 March 1916"
died: "2 June 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T06:35:33.330375+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Vittorio Duse

## Identity

Vittorio Duse

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vittorio-duse
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vittorio-duse
- **IMDb ID:** nm0244602
- **TMDB ID:** 32676
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1044734
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Duse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044734, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32676

Actor. Born 21 March 1916 in Veneto, Italy. Died 2 June 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 March 1916, Veneto, Italy
- **Died:** 2 June 2005
- **Active:** 1943–1990
- **Also known as:** Витторио Дузе
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (1), 1990s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Duse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044734, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32676

## Biography

Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He trained at the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia and began his career with small roles in the early 1940s.

One of his earliest credited parts was as a police officer in Luchino Visconti's *Ossessione* (1943). He appeared in numerous Italian films, including *The Leopard* (1963) and *Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion* (1970), and took on international roles such as Don Tommasino in *The Godfather Part III* (1990) and Zi Vittorio in *The Sopranos* (2000).

Duse also directed and wrote three films in the mid-1950s. In 1989 he played Nonno in *Queen of Hearts* and received the Jury Distinction Award at the Montréal World Film Festival.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, it.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), Fi1m 63, as Don Tommasino — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)
- *Obsession* (1943), Fi1m 82, as Police Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/obsession-1943.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *When in Rome* (2002), as Paolo's Grandfather
- *Fate un bel sorriso* (2000), Actor
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Zi Vittorio — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Ecco fatto* (1998), as Signore Lavanderia
- *Arcane Sorcerer* (1996), as Father Medelana
- *Il tempo del ritorno* (1994), as padre di Luca
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Flower seller
- *Enchanted April* (1991), as Domenico
- *Il senso della vertigine* (1991), as Uomo attempato
- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), as Don Tommasino — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)
- *Queen of Hearts* (1989), as Nonno
- *Il passo falso* (1983), Actor
- *Mad Dog Killer* (1977), as Giuliana's Father
- *I Am the Law* (1977), as Stationmaster
- *Ready for Anything* (1977), as Maggiordomo
- *Origins of the Mafia* (1976), series, as The Sacristan
- *Majakovskij* (1976), series, as Jakovlev
- *The Knock Out Cop* (1973), as Police Officer
- *Love and Death in the Garden of the Gods* (1972), as Villa Administrator
- *Alfredo, Alfredo* (1972), Actor
- *Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome* (1972), Actor
- *Black Turin* (1972), as Cammarata
- *One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future* (1972), as Father of Marco
- *Don Camillo and the Contestants* (1972), as popolano
- *Birth of the Republic* (1971), series, as Mario Bracci
- *Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion* (1970), as Canes
- *Corbari* (1970), as Martino
- *Red Hot Shot* (1970), as Mac Brown
- *Let's Have a Riot* (1970), as Morelli
- *Open Letter to the Evening News* (1970), Actor
- *La resa dei conti: dal Gran Consiglio al processo di Verona* (1969), as Annio Bignardi
- *Galileo* (1968), Actor
- *The Stranger* (1967), as Lawyer
- *Kill and Pray* (1967), as 'El Doblado'
- *I Knew Her Well* (1965), as Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)
- *Scaramouche* (1965), series, Actor
- *The Possessed* (1965), as The Police Officer
- *Antonio e Cleopatra* (1965), as Menecrate
- *The Leopard* (1963), as Colonel
- *Destination Rome* (1963), as (uncredited)
- *A Man for Burning* (1962), as Bastiano
- *The Loves of Salammbo* (1960), Actor
- *L'isola del tesoro* (1959), series, as Bullet
- *A vent'anni è sempre festa* (1957), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *Ripudiata* (1955), as Filippo
- *Un giglio infranto* (1955), as Zimmer
- *Il nostro campione* (1955), Director, Story, Writer
- *Ultima illusione* (1955), as Ettore · Screenplay, Director
- *The Seducer* (1954), as Dante
- *Foreign Earth* (1954), Actor
- *Frine cortigiana d'Oriente* (1953), as L'Officiel
- *Empty Eyes* (1953), as Evasio, butler
- *Infame accusa* (1953), Actor
- *La peccatrice dell'isola* (1952), as L'ispettore De Santis
- *Salvate mia figlia* (1952), Actor
- *Attention! Bandits!* (1951), as Domenico
- *Io sono il capataz* (1951), as Puchero
- *Santa Lucia Luntana...* (1951), as Senor Juan
- *Il sentiero dell'odio* (1950), as Saverio
- *Welcome Reverend!* (1950), as Il figlio
- *Le due madonne* (1949), Actor
- *The Walls of Malapaga* (1949), Actor
- *La figlia della Madonna* (1949), Actor
- *Altura* (1949), as Barore
- *Notte di nebbia* (1949), Actor
- *Torna a Napoli* (1949), as Mario
- *The Mysterious Rider* (1948), as Ivan
- *Guarany* (1948), Actor
- *Tragic Hunt* (1947), as Giuseppe
- *Outcry* (1946), as Cesare
- *Two Anonymous Letters* (1945), as Ettore
- *I'll Love You Forever* (1943), as Fidanzato di Clelia
- *Obsession* (1943), as Police Officer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/obsession-1943.md)
- *Girl of the Golden West* (1942), Actor

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