Howard Ross (actor)

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Howard Ross
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Ross in Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
Born
Renato Rossini

(1941-01-10) 10 January 1941 (age 83)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1995

Howard Ross (born Renato Rossini; 10 January 1941) is an Italian film actor. [1]

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Born in Rome, Rossini got his first major roles in peplum films. [2] In the mid-1960s, he adopted the stage name Howard Ross. [2] He was mainly active in genre films, specializing in adventure films, giallo films and poliziotteschi . [2]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "New York Times: Howard Ross - filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  2. 1 2 3 Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 165–166. ISBN   8884402697.


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