Actor
Robert Rietti
February 8, 1923 · Paddington, London, England, UK
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.
Notable work
6.8Hannibal (2001)
as Sogliato
8Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Majid (voice) (uncredited)
7.4The Omen (1976)
as Monk
6.1Never Say Never Again (1983)
as Italian Minister
7.6Doctor Zhivago (1965)
as Kostoyed (voice) (uncredited)
7.1Frenzy (1972)
as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
7.3The Guns of Navarone (1961)
as Mallory - German Voice (voice) (uncredited)
6.9The Italian Job (1969)
as Police Chief
6Barbarella (1968)
as Professor Ping (voice)
7.8Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
as Various small roles
7.1Cross of Iron (1977)
as German Officer (voice) (uncredited)
7.8A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
as Man in Stairway (uncredited)
Often works with
Peter O'Toole
3 titles together
Lawrence of Arabia, The Bible: In the Beginning..., Becket
Alec Guinness
3 titles together
Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Fall of the Roman Empire
Omar Sharif
3 titles together
Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Fall of the Roman Empire
Anthony Quinn
3 titles together
Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, Jesus of Nazareth
Anthony Quayle
3 titles together
Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Fall of the Roman Empire
David Niven
3 titles together
The Guns of Navarone, A Matter of Life and Death, Trail of the Pink Panther
Full filmography · 115
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as Premier Bedloe
2002
Hannibal
as Sogliato
20016.8
Hilary and Jackie
as Italian Flunky
19986.6
The Sea Change
as Luigi
1998
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Franz Hoffman
1991
30 Door Key
cast
1991
Madame Sousatzka
as Leo Milev
19886.9
Love with a Perfect Stranger
as Bruno
1986
Last Video and Testament
as Marcello
1984
Never Say Never Again
as Italian Minister
19836.1
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (voice)
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Various roles (voice)
19825.1