Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 - March 19, 1992), born Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, Italy, was a television and screen actor. He adopted the stage name Danova when he turned to acting in Rome at the end of World War II. He migrated to the United States in the 1950s to make the film Don Giovanni (Don Juan) in 1955. He was contracted to MGM in 1956. Other appearances include The Man Who Understood Women. He tested for a part in Ben Hur, but his big break was ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Animal House
1978
as Mayor Carmine DePasto
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
The Astral Factor
1978
as Mario
Demonstrating that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a convicted strangler studies the paranormal and finds a way to render himself invisible. ...
Tentacles
1977
as John Corey
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea w...
Scorchy
1976
as Philip Bianco
Seattle undercover narc Jackie Parker is out to bust the drug smuggling ring commanded by Philip Bianco.
A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975
as Dottore
A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.
Death Cruise
1974
as Captain Vettori
Several couples are notified that they have won an ocean cruise, but they actually have been lured onto a ship so that they can be murdered.
Horowitz in Dublin
1973
as George
A New York cop, Dan Horowitz, arrives in Dublin to pay respects to the Irish parents of his young wife who had recently died. He suddenly finds himse...
Mean Streets
1973
as Giovanni Cappa
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Decisions! Decisions!
1971
as Dieter Klaus
A salesman and a sexologist have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
as Second Ernesto
While on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has disappeared. After reporting it to the police, a man shows u...
Che!
1969
as Ramon Valdez
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually r...
Chamber of Horrors
1966
as Anthony Draco
A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes...
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Pepe Pepponi
Tom Meade mistakenly dials the gorgeous European film star Didi at her Oregon hotel. Didi, who has escaped Hollywood to avoid being typecast as a bomb...
Viva Las Vegas
1964
as Count Elmo Mancini
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets...
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
as Paolo Cellini
Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of hi...
Cleopatra
1963
as Apollodorus
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Tommy Barban
Against the counsel of his friends, psychiatrist Dick Diver marries Nicole Warren, a beautiful but unstable young woman from a moneyed family. Thoroug...
Valley of the Dragons
1961
as Hector Servadac
In 1881 Algeria, an American soldier and a French aristocrat are about to have a duel over a woman when a comet hurtling past the Earth draws them int...
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
as Major Marco Ranieri
A film director turns his actress wife into a star, leading to marital problems.
Tarzan, the Ape Man
1959
as Harry Holt
An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.
These Sacred Holidays
1956
as Ralph Carigan
Georges Pinson, who wants to spend his holidays on the riviera with his wife and his two kids,buys a car.His neighbors and the drivers who overtake hi...
Incatenata dal destino
1956
as Kirk Mauri
Don Giovanni
1955
as Don Giovanni
Don Juan arrives in a Spanish town and immediately becomes embroiled in amorous adventures. While looking for love affairs, he meets the beautiful Don...
Non scherzare con le donne
1955
as Cesare il fusto
Loves of Three Queens
1954
as Il conte Sigfride (segment: I Cavalieri dell'illusione)
At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But a professor intervenes to prevent the verdict, re...
The Fate of Two Queens
1954
Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed the Genoveffa di Brabante part whereas Allégret was...
Crossed Swords
1954
as Raniero
Nobleman Rainiero, Sidonia's duke son, comes back home with his friend Renzo. Soon after arrival, Renzo will get in a big trouble and he will be force...
Dappled Mare
1953
as Sandro Fabbri
Ruggero Pascoli, the father of poet Giovanni Pascoli, is killed by a corrupt officer. His body is brought back home by a mare that will, several years...
Toys and perfumes
1953
as Lorenzo
I tre corsari
1952
as Carlo di Ventimiglia, il Corsaro Verde
The castle of the counts of Ventimiglia is conquered by the spanish Van Gould, who kills the count and sends his three sons in the Antilles. The ship ...
Processo contro ignoti
1952
as L'avvocato Enzo Pirani
Pentimento
1952
as Sandro
A cabaret singer, now a widow, is dethroned and expelled downstairs by a fiery rival.
El correo del rey
1951
as Marcos de Malta
King Charles V sent his confidant, Don Fernando,from France to the Spanish Court carrying an important documentation. However, the frigate where he tr...
El final de una leyenda
1951
as Carlos Montaña
Monaca santa
1949
The Captain's Daughter
1947
as Piotr Grinev
A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story.