Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Corrado De Cenzo

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Corrado De Cenzo was born in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy on May 18, 1897. He came from a theatrical dynasty, of Neapolitan origin, he was a character actor who appeared mainly in the theater and occasionally in the cinema in about twenty-five films from 1937 until his death in 1942 at the age of 45.

De Cenzo’s only Euro-western was an uncredited role in 1942’s “Una signora dell’ovest” (Lady of the West) based on David Belasco’s story and considered by most as the first modern day Euro-western.

De CENZO, Corrado [5/18/1897, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy – 12/24/1942, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – film actor.

Lady of the West – 1942