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Urbano Barberini

Urbano Barberini

Actor · Born September 18, 1961 (65) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an Italian actor. He is also a translator, theater producer and artistic director. He is fluent in Italian and French languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the cult classic Dèmoni (Demons). His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in Dario Argento's film Opera though in the English dubbing, his voice was replaced with another actor's deeper voice. The only DVD that retains his original voice on the English dub is the UK release from Arrow Films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 18, 1961 (65)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Urbano Barberini's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
45%
Bonds
16%
Power
13%
Morality
11%
Ideas
9%
Self
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
  • Allyas George in Demons (1985)
  • Shadowas Inspector Alan Santini in Opera (1987)
  • Heroas Tarl Cabot in Gor (1987)
  • Heroas Cabot in Gor II (1988)
  • Shadowas Fausto in Answer Me (2004)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Absurd
3
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Urbano Barberini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Urbano Barberini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Il grande Boccia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A Taste for Murder(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gennaro Da Vinale

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Diabolik: Ginko Attacks(2022)

    as Ministro della Giustizia

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Diabolik(2021)

    as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dietro la notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Vice Questore

  • Bed Number 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Giulio Curioni Colonna

  • FantastiCozzi(2016)

    as Marc Ravenna (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Il Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as dott. Minutillo

  • Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edwin Ausperg

  • Il peccato e la vergogna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Furio Truzzi

  • Occhio a quei due (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Visigalli

  • Zodiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gildo Lanzi

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    as Tomelli

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as il principe

  • Answer Me(2004)

    as Fausto

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Signora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Marcello

  • Adored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Federico Soldani

  • Il diario di Matilde Manzoni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Maria Josè, l'ultima regina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amedeo d'Aosta

  • Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pater Pierre

  • La vita cambia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Luca

  • Milonga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Aldo, il presentatore

  • Les Montagnes bleues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sylvain

  • Borderline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alex

  • Le complici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Stefano

  • As You Want Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Gaia

  • Ultimo bersaglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Wolf Kormendi

  • The Eighteenth Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Monk

  • Code Name: Wolverine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Della Cortese

  • Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nahbi

  • Stella's Favor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tommy

  • Strathblair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 10 episodes · as Umberto Fabiani

  • Strepitosamente... flop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Massimo

  • TECX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Fabio Cavalcanti

  • Courage Mountain(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Torrents of Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Baron Von Doenhof

  • The Black Cat(1989)

    as Marc Ravenna

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Gor II(1988)

    as Prof. Tarl Cabot

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Until Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marco

  • Miss Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Stanley

  • Opera(1987)

    as Inspector Alan Santini

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gor(1987)

    as Tarl Cabot

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Otello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Cassio

  • Demons(1985)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Devil in the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Poli

  • Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Luca Stella

  • Don Zeno - L'uomo di Nomadelfia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Papa Pio XII

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Courage Mountain (1989)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Opera (1987)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

A Taste for Murder (2026)

Film career

19842026

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 27% of 11 roles
8595

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Urbano Barberini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Answer Me (2004)

71st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casino Royale (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 29/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 43, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Urbano Barberini's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Urbano Barberini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Urbano Barberini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daria Nicolodi shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers