Ubaldo Lay
Italian actor (1917-1984)
Ubaldo Lay (14 April 1917 – 27 September 1984) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Ubaldo Bussa, after graduating in law, Lay was admitted to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1939, from which he graduated with honors. He debuted on stage in 1945 and on films in 1946. Active on radio, in 1951 Lay moved to New York City where he hosted several radio programs for Italo-Americans audiences. Back in Italy, he resumed his radio and stage activities and debuted in television in 1956.
Lay's breakout role was Lieutenant Sheridan, that he played in five RAI crime series and in several television films. He also starred in several other successful television series, often directed by Anton Giulio Majano, while his cinema activity was less significant, consisting mainly of supporting roles. Lay died of a cerebral hemorrhage aged 67.
Partial filmography
Monte Cassino (1946) - Don Eusebio
Hey Boy (1948) - Don Pietro (voice, uncredited)
Toto the Sheik (1950) - Il maggiore della legione
The Merry Widower (1950) - Shaphiro
Solo per te Lucia (1952)
I tre corsari (1952) - Il carceriere Alvaro
Guilt Is Not Mine (1952) - Andrea
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (1953)
Captain Phantom (1953) - (uncredited)
A Day in Court (1954) - Il fidanzato di Anna
Naples Is Always Naples (1954) - Il tunisino
Toto in Hell (1955) - Belfagor
Chéri-Bibi (1955) - Conte Ponte-Marie
The Violent Patriot (1956) - Stefano, padre di Anna
Il canto dell'emigrante (1956) - Capo banditi
Terrore sulla città (1957)
The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959) - Tripolino
Chiamate 22–22 tenente Sheridan (1960) - Tenente Ezzy Sheridan
Gerarchi si muore (1961) - Giuseppe, the butler
Son of the Circus (1963) - Avv. Adami
Provaci anche tu, Lionel (1973) - Sheridan
The Exorcist: Italian Style (1975) - Lt.
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