Felice Orlandi

Felice Orlandi (18 September 1925 – 21 May 2003)[1] was an Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as The Pusher (1960), Bullitt (1968), Catch-22 (1970) and The Driver (1978). He also appeared in numerous TV series during the 1960s-1980s, including Gunsmoke, Mannix, Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O and Hill Street Blues.[2]

Felice Orlandi
Born(1925-09-18)18 September 1925
Avezzano, Italy
Died21 May 2003(2003-05-21) (aged 77)
Burbank, California, United States
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Alice Ghostley (1953–2003; his death)

A native of Avezzano in Italy, he was raised in Cleveland, and earned a theater arts degree at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon). He made his Broadway debut in 1954 in The Girl on the Via Flaminia. He was married to actress Alice Ghostley.

Orlandi died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, at age 77.[3] He is buried next to his wife (and near to his parents-in-law and sister-in-law) at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1955Killer's KissGangster
1956The Harder They FallVince Fawcett
1958Never Love a StrangerBert
1960The PusherThe Pusher
1968BullittAlbert Renick
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Mario
1970Catch-22Man in Black
1972The Outside ManAnderson
1973The OutfitFrank Orlandi
1975Hard TimesLe Beau
1978The DriverGold Plainclothesman
1980The Long RidersMr. Reddick
1989Hit ListJoey DeSalvo
1990Another 48 Hrs.Warden(final film role)

References
  1. "Felice Orlandi (1925-2003)". Findagrave.com.
  2. "Felice Orlandi". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Felice Orlandi, 78; Versatile Actor in Film, Plays and TV". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. "Felice Orlandi". findagrave.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.


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