Occupation Actor, director Years active 1951–1969 | Name Walter Santesso Role Film actor | |
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Born 27 February 1931 ( 1931-02-27 ) Padua, Italy Died January 20, 2008, Padua, Italy Movies La Dolce Vita, Dulcinea, L' Ultima sentenza Similar People Vicente Escriva, Federico Fellini, Mario Bonnard |
Walter Santesso (27 February 1931 in Padua, Italy – 20 January 2008) was an Italian film actor and director. His character name "Paparazzo" in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita has become synonymous with modern celebrity/tabloid photographers, who are collectively referred to as paparazzi.

Filmography
Actor
1969
Mercanti di vergini
1966
Eroe vagabondo
1963
Objetivo: las estrellas as
Lucas
1962
Scano Boa
1962
Girl from La Mancha as
Diego (as Walter Santeso)
1961
L'urlo dei bolidi as
Stefano Valle
1961
Cronache del '22 as
Gianni (segment "Spedizione punitiva")
1960
Madri pericolose as
Peppino detto 'Dolce Vita'
1960
Mobby Jackson
1960
Danger in the Middle East
1960
Love and Larceny as
Paparazzo (uncredited)
1960
La Dolce Vita as
Paparazzo
1959
I mafiosi
1959
Avventura a Capri as
Giulio
1958
Caporale di giornata as
Felice Pavan (uncredited)
1958
Promesse di marinaio as
Marinaio veneto
1958
Gambe d'oro as
Teodoro - giocatore n. 8
1958
Il cielo brucia as
Damonte
1957
Classe di ferro as
Soldatino veneto
1957
El Alamein as
Gennaro
1956
Il suo più grande amore as
Paolo
1954
Canzone d'amore as
Mario
1954
I cinque dell'Adamello as
Piero
1954
Allegro squadrone as
Defaulter
1952
Serenata amara as
Fabrizio
1952
L'homme de ma vie as
Michel
1951
L'ultima sentenza as
Colega d'università
Director
1990
Il volo di Teo
1979
La carica delle patate
1966
Eroe vagabondo
Writer
1979
La carica delle patate (writer)
1966
Eroe vagabondo (screenplay) / (story)
Archive Footage
2020
The Truth About La Dolce Vita (Documentary) as
Paparazzo (uncredited)
References
Walter Santesso Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA