Giacomo Rossi Stuart | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1925 |
Birth Place: | Todi, Italy |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1953–1989 |
Spouse: | Klara Müller |
Children: | Kim Rossi Stuart, Loretta Rossi Stuart, Valentina Rossi Stuart |
Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 - 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989.[1] including the Gamma One science fiction film series.
Born in Todi to an Italian father and a Scottish mother, Stuart was a highly successful athlete when young; he competed in the pentathlon. After getting interested in acting, he studied at Actors Studio in New York City.[2]
Between the late 1950s and the late 1970s he was a major actor in Italian genre cinema.[3] His children also went into acting: son Kim Rossi Stuart and daughter Valentina Rossi Stuart, who also is a stuntwoman.[4]