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Franco Ressel

Franco Ressel

Actor · Died April 30, 1985, aged 60 · Naples, Campania, Italy

Franco Ressel (1925 - 1985) was an Italian actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1925
Died
April 30, 1985 (aged 60)
From
Naples, Campania, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Franco Ressel's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
28%
Power
28%
Survival
15%
Bonds
12%
Self
12%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 8

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
9
Absurd
6
Dread
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Franco Ressel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Franco Ressel'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

111 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tit for Tat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as il notaio

  • L'Homme de Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mr. de Bragard

  • Petomaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Guglielmo II

  • The Ship Sails On(1983)

    as Il Medico (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Count Tacchia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Bakterion(1982)

    as Mr. Milton

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Le rose di Danzica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Il prete

  • The Perfect Presence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Sir Edmund Orme

  • The Devil's Game(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Edmund Orme

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Minister's Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Le Ministre

  • Star Odyssey(1979)

    as Commander Barr

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sgt. Phillips

  • Magnum Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Zimmer

  • Bobby Deerfield(1977)

    as Man with Dog

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Franco

  • California(1977)

    as Full

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nazis dans le rétro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Général Keitel

  • Fear in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Judge Lo Cascio

  • Nick the Sting(1976)

    as Parker

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Povero Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Convictee

  • For Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Doctor in Geneva

  • The Tree of Guernica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Onesimo

  • The Left Hand of the Law(1975)

    as Lombardi's Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Calling All Police Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Gynaecologist

  • The Black Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kluger

  • Cagliostro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Morandi, News editor

  • The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as architetto

  • Silence the Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as L'ingegner Aldo Marchetti

  • The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine(1974)

    as Alfonso Fuentes, Lucita's Father

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Manone il ladrone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as avvocato

  • Bad Kids of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Long Lasting Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The Doctor

  • The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her(1973)

    as l'avvocato di Caterina

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Off-Road Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Piero Badani

  • Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes(1973)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Un amore così fragile, così violento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Maresciallo

  • Treasure Island(1972)

    as Sgt. Dance (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services(1972)

    as D'Angelo

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Two Sons of Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Armstrong

  • Naked Girl Killed in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Bruno - the butler (uncredited)

  • Eye in the Labyrinth(1972)

    as Eugene

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Valachi Papers(1972)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Where the Bullets Fly(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Devil with Seven Faces(1971)

    as Inspector Rinker

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trinity Is Still My Name(1971)

    as Maitre D'

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • They Call Him Cemetery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Judge

  • Cross Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tommy Brown

  • Oasis of Fear(1971)

    as Record buyer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Trap(1971)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Trafic(1971)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lady Caliph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Un industriel

  • Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay(1970)

    as Samuel Piggot

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Superinvisible(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Maniacs on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Zorro in the Court of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Lord Percy Moore

  • Rangers Attack at Hour X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Sins of Madame Bovary(1969)

    as Adolphe Lheureus

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sabata(1969)

    as Stengel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tarzana: The Wild Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Groder

  • The Labyrinth of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Fetishist

  • Un corpo caldo per l'inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mr. Wilkins

  • Il ragazzo che sorride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mine owner

  • L'amore è come il sole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Mercenary(1968)

    as Studs

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Son of Black Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Generale Volkonsky

  • Dead for a Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mr. Hartman

  • The Narco Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Javier

  • The Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Inspector

  • Lucrezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ambasciatore d'Aragona

  • All on the Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Reikovic

  • Gangsters '70 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Man, Pride & Vengeance(1967)

    as Kommandant

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Crónica de nueve meses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Juan

  • Tom Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mr. Gaber

  • Assault on the State Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Elias

  • L'uomo dal pugno d'oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Alexis Krasna

  • Fistful of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Krasna

  • Snow Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Blueprint for a Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Steve Brand

  • Delitto a Posillipo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Rojo(1966)

    as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rififi ad Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Max Fischer

  • Taste of Killing(1966)

    as Aarons

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • War Between the Planets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as -

  • Password: Kill Agent Gordon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Albert Kowalski / Ms. Kastiadis

  • James Tont Operation T.W.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Jack Clifford - the spaceman

  • The Upper Hand(1966)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • In a Colt's Shadow(1965)

    as Harold Jackson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • War Italian Style(1965)

    as Col. Jaeger

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • James Tont Operation U.N.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Operation Atlantis(1965)

    as Fritz (as Frank Ressel)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • From the Orient with Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Goldwyn

  • Hercules the Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Eteocles

  • Challenge of the Gladiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • So In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Secret of the Sphinx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Totò versus the Black Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as il comandante spagnolo sfregiato

  • Blood and Black Lace(1964)

    as Marchese Riccardo Morelli

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Nudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as regista Pagiolini

  • I 4 moschettieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as lord Buckingham

  • The Monk of Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Evil Eye(1963)

    as Arresting Officer at Airport (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lo smemorato di Collegno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Agente Pubblicitario

  • The Four Monks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Il Barone Cimino

  • His Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as René

  • Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Capo cameriere

  • Erik the Conqueror(1961)

    as King Lotar

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World(1961)

    as Warrior of Khan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Wonders of Aladdin(1961)

    as Vizier's Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rome, 1585 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Grillo

  • The Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Dottore Francesconi

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles from 1961 to 1984; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Trafic (1971)

$52K worldwide

Highest rated

Blood and Black Lace (1964)

Midcredits 85th

Film career

19611984

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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
Acting111 of 111: 111 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1960s55 · acting1970s46 · acting1980s10 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
616676

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 Franco Ressel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 38 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Mr. Superinvisible (1970)

72nd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ship Sails On (1983)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 41. 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 Franco Ressel'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 42 · 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 Franco Ressel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Franco Ressel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Hundar shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles