Vittorio Duse was born on March 21, 1916, in Loreto, Ancone, Marche, Italy. After graduating from The Expiremental Cinema Centre he was given small roles in “Il cavaliere senza nome” by Ferrucio Cerio (1941) “The Lady of the West”, “Girarabub”, “The Lion of Damasacus” all in 1942. His first large role came as the commissioner in 1943's “Obsession” directed by Luchino Visconti. After this he was hired by such directors as Vergano, De Santis, Camerini and Lizzani. Duse also tried to become a director with 1954's “L’ultima illusione” and again 1955's “Il nostro campione” and finally with “A vent'anni è sempre festa” in 1957. In 1990 he had a small part in Copolla’s “The Godfather - Part III”.
Duse passed away on June 2, 2005, in Rome at the age of 89.
Vittorio appeared in four Euro and Spaghetti westerns: “Una signora dell’ovest” (Lady of the West) in 1942, “Io sono il capataz” (The Return of Pancho Villa) as Puchero in 1950, “I due sergenti del generale Custer” (The Two Sergeants of General Custer) in 1965 and “Requiescant” (Kill and Pray) as ‘El Doblado’ in 1967.
DUSE, Vittorio (aka Victor Duncan, Victor Duse)
[3/21/1916, Loreto, Marche, Italy – 6/2/2005, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – producer,
production manager, director, writer, film actor.
Lady of the West – 1942
The Return of Pancho Villa – 1950 (Puchero)
The Two Sergeants of General Custer – 1965
Kill and Pray – 1967 'El Doblado' [as Victor Duse]
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