![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: March 1, 1926 in Rome, Italy Death: March 19, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Italian actor "Cesare Danova" came to prominence in such post-war European films as "La Figlia del Capitano" (1947) and "Don Giovanni" (1955), playing the title role in the latter film. In the American-made "Man Who Understood Women" (1959), Danova managed to be both funny and menacing as a murderous cuckolded husband. Few of his American films took full advantage of Danova's talents, tending to cast him as a "typical" hot-blooded Mediterranean, but there have been a few rewarding assignments along the way. As Appolodorus in the budget-busting "Cleopatra" (1963), Danova was one of the few actors whose part wasn't cut to nothing in order to favor the "Elizabeth Taylor"-"Richard Burton" combo. Danova was one of the stars of the TV pilot-cum-theatrical movie "Chamber of Horrors" (1966), and he enjoyed a season's worth of regular TV work as Actor (that was the character's name, not the designation) on the... Full Biography
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