Claudio Gora

Claudio Gora, Emilio Giordana (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s he did dabble with directing and screenwriting and directed the film Three Strangers in Rome in 1958 which was incidentally the first leading role by Claudia Cardinale. Some of his notable roles includes Adua e le compagne, directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, Tutti a casa by Luigi Comencini, and Dino Risi's A Difficult Life and Il Sorpasso. Selected filmography Torna, caro ideal! (1939) - Francesco Paolo Tosti Wealth Without a Future (1940) - Giovanni Di Cora (1940) - Il fidanzato della segretaria Il Bazar delle idee (1940) Love Me, Alfredo! (1940) - Il compositore Giacomo Varni Eternal Melodies (1940) - L'imperatore Giuseppe Amore imperiale (1941) - Alessio Romowski A Woman Has Fallen (1941) - Mario Document Z-3 (1942) - Paolo Sullich Quarta pagina (1942) - Claudio, l'avvocato Signorinette (1942) - Marco Lancia, lo scrittore Dove andiamo, signora? (1942) - Rudi Lindt, conte di Lerchmann Mater dolorosa (1943) - Giorgio della Valle L'amico delle donne (1943) - Il conte De Simerose La storia di una capinera (1943) - Nino Valentini National Velvet (1944) - Andrea Squadriglia Bianca (1944) - Alessandro, il pilota istruttore Resurrection (1944) - Dimitri Neklindoff Il fiore sotto gli occhi (1944) - Silvio Aroca Nessuno torna indietro (1945) - Andrea The Ten Commandments (1945) - (segment "Non dire falsa testimonianza") Il fabbro del convento (1945) - Des Measures I Met You in Naples (1946) The Models of Margutta (1946) - Andrea Saveri Trepidazione (1946) Fatal Symphony (1947) Preludio d'amore (1947) - Giovanni The Charterhouse of Parma (1948) - Le marquis Crescenzi Veglia nella notte (1948) L'isola di Montecristo (1948) - Dott.