Mirko Ellis

Q: When did Mirko Ellis die?

Mirko Ellis died on September 11, 2014.

Q: How old was Mirko Ellis when they died?

Mirko Ellis was 91 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Mirko Ellis's cause of death?

The cause of death of Mirko Ellis was suicide.

Q: When was Mirko Ellis born?

Mirko Ellis was born on September 4, 1923.

Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor.

Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in Aldo Vergano's neorealist drama The Sun Still Rises. One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of Maria Melato. He later alternated important roles and character roles, in genre films and television productions. Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in Alghero, Sardinia.

On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died. Police believe his death was a suicide.

Selected filmography

The Sun Still Rises (1946)
Vanity (1947)
Accidenti alla guerra!... (1948) - Von Papen
Flying Squadron (1949) - Mario
La roccia incantata (1949)
Altura (1949)
La vendetta di una pazza (1951)
Stormbound (1951) - Stefano
Trieste mia! (1951) - Karl
Melody of Love (1952) - Commissario Costa
Rimorso (1952)
Deceit (1952)
Past Lovers (1953)
Daughters of Destiny (1954) - Anthony (segment "Elisabeth")
La città canora (1954) - Renato Scala
Modern Virgin (1954) - Giacomo
Acque amare (1954) - Policeman
The Red and the Black (1954) - Norbert de La Mole
The Two Orphans (1954) - Jacques Frochard
Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954) - Renato
Elena and Her Men (1956) - Marbeau
Donne, amore e matrimoni (1956) - Andrea
Ciao, pais... (1956) - Toni
Fantasmi e ladri (1959)
Devil's Cavaliers (1959)
Noi siamo due evasi (1959) - Philippe
Hannibal (1959) - Mago
Avventura in città (1959)
White Slave Ship (1961) - Lord Graveston
I lancieri neri (1962) - Un Membro del Consiglio
Gladiator of Rome (1962) - Frasto
Taras Bulba, the Cossack (1962)
La notte dell'innominato (1962) - Governatore
Goliath and the Rebel Slave (1963) - Politician with Marcius
The Lion of St. Mark (1963) - Civetta
The Ten Gladiators (1963) - Servius Galba
Son of the Circus (1963) - Marcos
Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) - King Vladimir
Old Shatterhand (1964) - Joe Burker
The Two Gladiators (1964) - Pertinace
Revolt of the Praetorians (1964) - Seiano
100 Horsemen (1964) - One-Eyed Nobleman (uncredited)
Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) - Vilfredo, Genserico's Son
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964) - Chief Yellow Hand
Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary (1965)
Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (1965) - (uncredited)
I tre del Colorado (1965) - Capitan Robert Doyle
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966) - Mirko
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day (1966) - Wayne Clark
Missione sabbie roventi (1966)
Web of Violence (1966)
Arizona Colt (1966) - Sheriff
El Rojo (1966) (1966) - Navarro
Trap for Seven Spies (1967) - Hampstead
Killer Caliber .32 (1967) - Sheriff Bear
Top Secret (1967) - Hardy
Tom Dollar (1967)
The Last Killer (1967) - Stevens
Hate for Hate (1967) - Moxon
Dakota Joe (1967) - Paulo
The Fuller Report (1968) - Jimmy
Persecución hasta Valencia (1968)
...dai nemici mi guardo io! (1968) - El Condor
Emma Hamilton (1968) - Le commandant-en-chef John Payne
Hora cero: Operación Rommel (1969) - Lt.Robert Mills
Battle of the Commandos (1969) - Capt. Adler
The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) - 3rd Excellency
Long Live Your Death (1971) - Mayor
Tequila! (1973)
Kid il monello del west (1973)
The Biggest Battle (1978) - German Officer in Bar
Il medium (1980)

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