Attilio Dottesio


Attilio Dottesio was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985.
Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film The Pearls of the Crown directed by Sacha Guitry. Back in Italy, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, then he began an intense career as a character actor. His first Italian film was La peccatrice by Amleto Palermi. In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film Amazzonia terra sconosciuta.

Selected filmography

The Pearls of the Crown The Sinner The Hero of Venice The Taming of the Shrew The Man with a Cross Giacomo the Idealist The Charterhouse of Parma The Wolf of the Sila Ring Around the Clock Cavalcade of Heroes Against the Law The Counterfeiters Wolves Hunt at Night Prisoner in the Tower of Fire It's Never Too Late Barrier of the Law Vanina Vanini Terror of the Steppes Two Escape from Sing Sing Gold Train Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend No Diamonds for Ursula Shango A Barrel Full of Dollars