Felice Orlandi

Felice Orlandi (18 September 1925 – 21 May 2003)[1] was an Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as The Pusher (1960), Bullitt (1968), Catch-22 (1970) and The Driver (1978). He also appeared in numerous TV series during the 1960s-1980s, including Gunsmoke, Mannix, Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O and Hill Street Blues.[2]

Felice Orlandi
Felice Orlandi in Hogan's Heroes 1967
Born(1925-09-18)18 September 1925
Avezzano, Italy
Died21 May 2003(2003-05-21) (aged 77)
Burbank, California, United States
OccupationActor
SpouseAlice Ghostley (m. 1953)

A native of Avezzano in Italy, he was raised in Cleveland, and earned a theater arts degree at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University). He made his Broadway debut in 1954 in The Girl on the Via Flaminia. He was married to actress Alice Ghostley for 50 years.[3]

Orlandi died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, at age 77.[4] He is buried in part of the Ghostley family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Upon her death in 2007, his wife Alice, was buried beside Alice's sister, Gladys and their parents are also interred here. The cemetery is approximately 130 miles (210 km) from where the family lived when the sisters were children.[5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1955Killer's KissGangster
1956The Harder They FallVince Fawcett
1958Never Love a StrangerBert
1960The PusherThe Pusher
1968BullittAlbert Renick
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Mario
1970Catch-22Man in Black
1972The Outside ManAnderson
1973The OutfitFrank Orlandi
1975Hard TimesLe Beau
1978The DriverGold Plainclothesman
1980The Long RidersMr. Reddick
1985Tales from the DarksideTony"The Satanic Piano" episode
1989Hit ListJoey DeSalvo
1990Another 48 Hrs.Warden(final film role)

References
  1. "Felice Orlandi". BFI. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. "Felice Orlandi". TV Guide. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. "Felice Orlandi, Actor". Variety. May 27, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. "Felice Orlandi, 78; Versatile Actor in Film, Plays and TV". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. "Actress Alice Ghostley dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. September 24, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2021.


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