Richard Conte
Birthplace: Jersey City
Born: 1910-03-24
Died: 1975-04-15
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film director; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Richard Conte (born Nicholas Peter Conte; March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American actor. He was known for his starring roles in films noir and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s, including Call Northside 777, Cry of the City, House of Strangers, Whirlpool, The Blue Gardenia, and The Big Combo.
Conte also co-starred in three films opposite Frank Sinatra: the original Ocean's 11, Tony Rome, and Lady in Cement. Later in his career, he achieved recognition for his portrayal of Emilio Barzini, the mob boss rival to Vito Corleone and the principal antagonist of The Godfather (1972).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Reagan (2011)
- La Encadenada (1975) — The Millionaire
- The Godfather (1972) — Emilio Barzini
- Explosion (1969) — Dr. Philip Neal
- Operation Cross Eagles (1969)
- Lady in Cement (1968) — Lt. Santini
- Tony Rome (1967) — Lt. Dave Santini
- Assault on a Queen (1966) — Tony Moreno
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Barabbas
- Circus World (1964) — Aldo Alfredo
- The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Anthony 'Tony' Bergdorf
- They Came to Cordura (1959) — Cpl. Milo Trubee
- The Brothers Rico (1957) — Eddie Rico
- This Angry Age (1957)
- Full of Life (1956) — Nick Rocco
- Bengazi (1955)
- I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) — Tony Bardeman
- Little Red Monkey (1955)
- New York Confidential (1955) — Nick Magellan
- Target Zero (1955)
- The Big Combo (1955) — Mr. Brown
- Highway Dragnet (1954) — Jim Henry
- Mask of Dust (1954)
- Desert Legion (1953) — Crito
- Slaves of Babylon (1953)
- The Blue Gardenia (1953) — Casey Mayo
- The Raiders (1952)
- Hollywood Story (1951) — Larry O'Brien
- The Raging Tide (1951)
- Under the Gun (1951)
- Big Jack (1950)
- The Sleeping City (1950) — Fred Rowan
- Whirlpool (1950) — Dr. William Sutton
- House of Strangers (1949) — Max Monetti
- Thieves' Highway (1949) — Nick Garcos
- Call Northside 777 (1948) — Frank Wiecek
- Cry of the City (1948) — Martin Rome
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) — Bill O'Connell
- The Other Love (1947) — Paul Clermont
Directing
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Frank Sinatra · 4 films
- Henry Hathaway · 3 films
- John Wayne · 3 films
- Lewis Milestone · 3 films
- Lloyd Nolan · 3 films
- Shelley Winters · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.