Personal Info
Birth date
1923-02-08 (102 Years)
Day of death
2015-04-03
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Paddington, London, England, UK
Also known as
Bobby Rietti
Roberto Rietti
Robert Rietti
Sir Robert Rietti
Robert Rietty
Lucio Herbert Rietti
Robert Rietti
Biography
Robert Rietti, ORI (born Lucio Herbert Rietti; 8 February 1923 – 3 April 2015), was an English actor, voice-over artist, playwright and recording director of Italian descent.[1][2] With over 200 credits to his name, he had a highly prolific career in the British, American and Italian entertainment industries. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
The Avengers
7.7
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).The Professionals
7.5
Overview:
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.Space: 1999
7.1
Overview:
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.The Persuaders!
7.6
Overview:
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.No Hiding Place
3.7
Overview:
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.One Step Beyond
5.6
Overview:
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.Barbarella
5.982
Overview:
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.Lawrence of Arabia
7.996
Overview:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.Frenzy
7.099
Overview:
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.Gawain and the Green Knight
4.6
Overview:
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.The Omen
7.404
Overview:
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.Jesus of Nazareth
7.779
Overview:
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.Never Say Never Again
6.053
Overview:
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.The Hiding Place
6.797
Overview:
Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and caught breaking rationing rules, they are sent to a concentration camp, where their Christian faith keeps them from despair and bitterness.Interpol Calling
6.7
Overview:
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.55 Days at Peking
7
Overview:
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.Reflections in a Golden Eye
6.5
Overview:
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.281
Overview:
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.The New Avengers
7
Overview:
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.498
Overview:
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.The Sea Change
NYR
Overview:
Arrogant businessman Rupert Granger is used to getting everything he wants... everything except Alison. Rupert is determined to win her over, only Alison is not the kind who can be bought. He promises to change, but promises will not rescue him when a cancelled flight leaves him stranded at the airport in Spain. Now his only hope to win her back lies in Chas, an airline passenger stuck at the airport with him. Chas doesn't tolerate any nonsense, while Rupert complains about everything... but Chas is about to give Rupert the personality makeover of a lifetime, one to put Rupert Granger on the right track to winning Alison back.Tank Force!
6.2
Overview:
During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.Doctor Zhivago
7.541
Overview:
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.The Buccaneers
5.5
Overview:
The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6.109
Overview:
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.A Matter of Life and Death
7.75
Overview:
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.Cross of Iron
7.112
Overview:
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.Acting
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as Premier Bedloe
2001Hannibal as Sogliato
1998Hilary and Jackie as Italian Flunky
1998The Sea Change as Luigi
1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady as Franz Hoffman
199130 Door Key as Unknown
1988Madame Sousatzka as Leo Milev
1986Love with a Perfect Stranger as Bruno
1986Call Me Mister (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Last Video and Testament as Marcello
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1 Episode) as Marcello
1983Never Say Never Again as Italian Minister
1983James Bond: The First 21 Years as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (voice)
1982Trail of the Pink Panther as Various roles (voice)
1980Hawk the Slayer as Narrator (uncredited)
1979Avalanche Express as Marenkov (voice)
1978No Longer Alone as Joan's father
1978The Thief of Baghdad as Captain of the Guard (uncredited) (voice)
1977The Professionals (1, 1 Episode) as Ambassador, Gino
1977Gulliver's Travels as Reldresal / King of Blefescu (voice)
1977Jesus of Nazareth (4 Episodes) as Various small roles
1977Cross of Iron as German Officer (voice) (uncredited)
1976The New Avengers (1 Episode) as Dom Carlos
1976The Omen as Monk
1975Space: 1999 (1 Episode) as Sphere (voice)
1975The Hiding Place as Willem ten Boom
1973Gawain and the Green Knight as Green Knight (voice)
1973The Persuaders! as Torino
1972The Adventurer (1 Episode) as Le directeur de la banque
1972The Ruling Class as Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)
1972Frenzy as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
1972Tales from the Crypt as Radio Newscaster (voice)
1971The Persuaders! (1 Episode) as Torino
1971The Last Run as Miguel (voice) (uncredited)
1971Sunday Bloody Sunday as Daniel's Brother
1970Song of Norway as Winding (uncredited)
1970From a Bird's Eye View (1 Episode) as Hotel Clerk
1970You Can't Win 'Em All as Col. Enci (uncredited) (voice)
1969Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Jenkins (voice) (uncredited)
1969The Italian Job as Police Chief
1969The Desperados as Deputy (voice)
1969Hannibal Brooks as Elephant Keeper Kellermann (voice)
1968Barbarella as Professor Ping (voice)
1968The Blood of Fu Manchu as Unknown
1967Hell Is Empty as Robert Grant
1967Reflections in a Golden Eye as Anacleto (voice; uncredited)
1967October Revolution as Lenin (voice)
1967Man in a Suitcase (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Night of the Generals as Driver (voice) (uncredited)
1966Triple Cross as B.B.C. Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
1966The Bible: In the Beginning... as Abraham's Steward
1966Lost Command as Verte (voice) (uncredited)
1965Doctor Zhivago as Kostoyed (voice) (uncredited)
1965Battle of the Bulge as Announcer (uncredited)
1965The Crooked Road as Police Chief
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1964The Fall of the Roman Empire as Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)
1964Becket as Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
1964Hot Enough for June as Unknown
1963The Ceremony as Sanchez / Chief Warden
1963The Sentimental Agent (1 Episode) as Bank Manager
1963The Scarlet Blade as King Charles I
196355 Days at Peking as Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited)
1962Lawrence of Arabia as Majid (voice) (uncredited)
1962On the Beat as Italian Lawyer
1962Man of the World (1 Episode) as Lieutenant Chivaro
1962Time to Remember as Victor
1962Richard the Lionheart (2 Episodes) as Fr. Ignatius
1962Light in the Piazza as The Priest (uncredited)
1961Sir Francis Drake (1 Episode) as Captain Riccardo
1961Middle Course as Jacques
1961Joseph and His Brethren as Pharaoh
1961Hurricane (5 Episodes) as Quico
1961The Guns of Navarone as Mallory - German Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960The Boy Who Stole a Million as Detective
1959No Hiding Place (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Interpol Calling (1 Episode) as Pinelli
1959One Step Beyond (1 Episode) as Bertollini
1958The Key as Dubbing (voice) (uncredited)
1958Tank Force! as Alberto
1957Just My Luck as Italian (uncredited)
1957The Truth About Women as Sultan
1957Seven Thunders as Salvatore (voice)
1957Let's Be Happy as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1956Checkpoint as Frontier Guard
1956The Buccaneers (1 Episode) as Capt. Philip Catalan
1955Mr. Arkadin as Airport Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
1955Stock Car as Roberto
1954The Black Rider as Mario
1954They Who Dare as Italian Officer (uncredited)
1953Melba as Italian Policeman (uncredited)
1953Time Bomb as Unknown
1952The Golden Coach as Unknown
1951Othello as Lodovico (voice)
1950Prelude to Fame as Giuseppe
1949Give Us This Day as Pietro
1948Sleeping Car to Trieste as Vincent (voice)
1946A Matter of Life and Death as Man in Stairway (uncredited)
1938The Challenge as Boy
1935Emil and the Detectives as Professor
1934Doctor's Orders as Horace
1934Girls Will Be Boys as Boy
1934My Song Goes Round the World as Unknown
1934I Spy as Boy
1933Facing The Music as Page Boy
1933Heads We Go as Fattorino the Page Boy
Sound
1987Opera ... ADR Supervisor
Crew
1976The Blue Bird ... Dialect Coach
Writing
1960The Poet ... Writer