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Occupation
  
Actor, film director

Years active
  
1938-1967


Name
  
Leonardo Cortese

Role
  
Film actor

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Born
  
24 May 1916 (
1916-05-24
)
Rome, Italy

Died
  
October 31, 1984, Rome, Italy

Spouse
  
Margherita Ligios (m. 1941–1977)

Movies
  
A Garibaldian in the Convent, The Three Pilots

Siblings
  
Elvira Cortese, Guglielmo Cortese

Parents
  
Luca Cortese, Beatrice Arena

Similar People
  
Mario Mattoli, Carmine Gallone, Goffredo Alessandrini, Giorgio Capitani, Vittorio De Sica

Leonardo Cortese (24 May 1916 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in 39 films between 1938 and 1962. He also directed eight films between 1952 and 1967. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.

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Selected filmography

  • The Widow (1939)
  • First Love (1941)
  • The Queen of Navarre (1942)
  • Yes, Madam (1942)
  • Un garibaldino al convento (1942)
  • The Three Pilots (1942)
  • The Ways of Sin (1946)
  • Cab Number 13 (1948)
  • The Flame That Will Not Die (1949)
  • A Night of Fame (1949)
  • Feathers in the Wind (1950)
  • Song of Spring (1951)
  • Miniseries

  • Romeo e Giulietta dir. Franco Enriquez (1954), as Mercuzio
  • L'armadietto cinese (1956)
  • Il club dei suicidi (1957), from Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • Così per gioco as director (1979)
  • References

    Leonardo Cortese Wikipedia