Known for Acting
John Kitzmiller (December 4, 1913 – February 23, 1965) was an American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom. Kitzmiller achieved his greatest fame as a popular and versatile actor in Europe, making an estimated 40 European films. He was the first Black actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor in 1957 for his role in the Yugoslav (Slovenia) film Valley of Peace. He is best-known for his role as Quarrel in the first EON-produced James Bond movie, Dr. No. From Wikipedia.
Born
December 4, 1913
Died
February 23, 1965 (age 51)
Birthplace
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Filmography
46 films, 1 show


Uncle Tom's Cabin
1976 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
A sadistic plantation owner pushes his slaves to the point of rebellion.


The Incredible World of James Bond
1965 · 51m
country: United States
This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the release of Thunderball (1965). Narrated by Alexander Scourby, the 48 minute documentary aired as a one hour special. It included footage of the filming at Silverstone Racetrack, Northamptonshire and of the fight aboard the Disco Volante at Pinewood Studios; media coverage of Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi and Claudine Auger; and archive footage of Ian Fleming at 'Goldeneye', Jamaica.


Uncle Tom's Cabin
1965 · 1h 58m
country: France
In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebellion. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slave Tom plays a central role in this tragedy.


The Sword of the Rebellion
1964 · 1h 22m
country: Italy
A kind of Italian Robin Hood leads a fight against a tyrant and his henchmen.


Indians in the Northwest
1964 · 1h 34m
country: Italy
An Italian man working as a siringuero is exploited by his sadistic boss.


Cave of the Living Dead
1964 · 1h 27m
country: Germany
The German police cannot solve the mystery of the seven murders which have alarmed the local villagers. They call in Inspector Doren of Interpol, and the only clue the Chief Constable can give the detective is the fact that, each time a murder was committed, the electric lights in the whole neighborhood went out. The locals believe that the killings of the young girls are linked to the vague shadows in the caves under the local castle and to the mysterious Curse of the Green Eyes.


Tiger of the Seven Seas
1962 · 1h 30m
country: Italy
Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his men. Unexpectedly Consuelo wins. The same night Tigre is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo escapes, however this is only the first move of Indigo's wife to get to the pirates treasure.


Blood and Defiance
1962 · 1h 36m
country: Unknown
In a Latin American country, a rebel frees the prisoners of the local tyrant. Some traitors cause the death of many of his companions and he births the upcoming revolution.


Dr. No
1962 · 1h 50m
country: United Kingdom
Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.


The Son of Captain Blood
1962 · 1h 28m
country: Spain
The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.


Mars, God of War
1962 · 1h 38m
country: Italy
In days of old there lived a son of Hercules, who dwelt near Mount Olympus, and as a result was endowed with godlike powers. A city of civilized people face an army of rampaging barbarians. The people at once go into battle and pray for deliverance from the horror and destruction weighing so heavily over them. Just as all seems lost, our hero arrives to save the day and the beautiful Princess Daphne from certain death. What follows is a tangled web of mystery and duplicity as the son of Hercules falls in love with the princess but finds himself distracted by the earthly form of Venus, “Goddess Of Love.”


Totòtruffa '62
1961 · 1h 42m
country: Italy
Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-naturedly persecuted him. When their respective unsuspecting children fall in love, the two fathers make peace.


Revolt of the Mercenaries
1961 · 1h 38m
country: Spain
Duchess Patrizia is determined to marry, although against her will, effeminate but powerful Prince Stefano. This is the only way she has found to thwart the plans of Count Keller, her aggressive neighbor, who wants to grab her land.


La corona di fuoco
1961 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
A film directed by Luigi Latini de Marchi


Pirates of the Coast
1960 · 1h 42m
country: France
Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.
Seven in the Sun
Seven in the Sun
1960 · 1h 40m
country: Italy


Two Savages at Court
1959 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
Marco Venier comes back to his father's home town with his servant Kato.


Pensione Edelweiss
1959 · 1h 28m
country: Unknown
A man who was injured in an accident has a visitor in his hospital. The visitor suggests a strange deal.


Lost Souls
1959 · 1h 24m
country: Italy
A gang of violent criminals holds captive a group of young women and men in an abandoned mining complex.


Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
1958 · 1h 40m
country: Italy
The construction of great temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, followed by new and high taxes and the arrival of a plague, create discontent in the population, and threatens the love between a sculptor and a slave.


The Naked Earth
1958 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
Africa, early 20th century, an Englishman marries the girlfriend of a late friend and faces natives and adventures, on the banks of a river infested with crocodiles.


The Mysteries of Paris
1957 · 1h 35m
country: France
Paris 1838, Prince Rodolphe vows on the deathbed of his friend Matilde to find Germain, the woman's son kidnapped by his father at birth. Disguised as a tramp, he wanders the city's slums encountering various characters who either help or hinder him.


A vent'anni è sempre festa
1957 · 1h 18m
country: Italy


Valley of Peace
1956 · 1h 22m
country: Yugoslavia
When the planes bombed a Slovene town, a Slovene boy and a German girl set on a journey towards the valley, in which there is no war. On their way a black American pilot, who jumped of a shoot-down plane, joins them. Although American planes have killed the boy's parents, he accepts the pilot with enthusiasm. The children communicate with him in German and the valley of peace seems like the last paradise place of refuge. The Slovene boy, the German girl, and the American pilot represent a symbolic triangle of peace in this adventure happening in the middle of the War of Liberation.


Il nostro campione
1955
country: Italy


Lacrime d'amore
1954
country: Unknown


Bitter Waters
1954 · 1h 21m
country: Italy
Valerio, a blind man of war, and his little sister Fiorella live with Uncle Mario, who has a shop on the coast.


Big Farewell
1954 · 1h 34m
country: Italy
An Italian woman has a son with an African American soldier after World War II ends.


Desiderio 'e sole
1954 · 1h 30m
country: Italy


Quai des blondes
1954 · 2h
country: Unknown
The blond cigarette trade is raging in the Mediterranean, pitting the crew of a former naval officer, Ferrer, against a band of pirates led by Lucky Esposito. Initially defeated and robbed, Ferrer seeks revenge. Two women emerge, a singer, Barbara, and his former mistress, who now works for Esposito. Ferrer sees death at close quarters, Barbara saves him. The police wipe out Lucky's gang. The future looks brighter for Ferrer.


I Sing for You
1954 · 1h 32m
country: Italy
A famous tenor pawns valuables too often. His strange behavior arouses the suspicions of a detective. The situation is complicated by the fact that both the tenor and the detective are in love with the same woman. Attempts at infidelity, revenge, and spying ensue. In the end, love conquers all.


Non vogliamo morire
1954
country: Italy


Foreign Earth
1954 · 1h 26m
country: Italy
A group of illegal immigrants find a job in a French mine and organizes strikes to improve their working condition.


Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
1953
country: Unknown
Trouble for the Legion
Trouble for the Legion
1953 · 1h 21m
country: Italy
Alberto Gherardi, a sailor is wrongly suspected of murder, flied and enroll into the Foreign Legion. His unfaithful fiancee Irene goes to look for him with his young brother Enrico, but the latter is killed. Will she still manage to free her lover?


La peccatrice dell'isola
1952 · 1h 34m
country: Italy


Massacre in Lace
1952 · 1h 43m
country: France
Cock-eyed reporter Georges Masse enjoys a peaceful vacation in Venice. Which does not please his boss as he is not supposed to be... in vacation! P'tit Louis, Georges' blundering but faithful photographer, is sent to Venice with a mission: pull up his socks. But Georges is not so dormant as he appears. Behind the scenes, he investigates the activities of a gang that cleans out Venice. Quite logically, he soon finds himself face to face with a bunch of shady brutal characters, among whom Zélos, a Greek nightclub owner, and Alessandro Cassidi, a powerful motor manufacturer married to the alluring Clara, twice younger than he is...


Wolves Hunt at Night
1952 · 1h 38m
country: France
A secret agent is summoned by the head of a counter espionage organization, to Trieste where he is to unmask a potential enemy operating in Venice.


Delitto al luna park
1952 · 1h 30m
country: Italy


Variety Lights
1950 · 1h 33m
country: Italy
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.


La forza del destino
1950 · 1h 40m
country: Italy
Film version of the Verdi opera about lovers on the run after the accidental death of the girl's father.


Monastero di Santa Chiara
1949 · 1h 20m
country: Italy
Rudolf a nazi officer falls in love with Ester a jewish singer and tries to save her from deportation hiding her in the Monastery of Santa Chiara.


Ti ritroverò
1949
country: Unknown


Without Pity
1948 · 1h 26m
country: Italy
A struggling woman and a black American soldier fall in love in post-World War II Italy.


Tombolo
1947 · 1h 28m
country: Italy


To Live in Peace
1947 · 1h 27m
country: Italy
An American prisoner, hidden by some Umbrian farmers, meets, drunk, with a German soldier who is also drunk. The two believe that the war is over and embrace each other emotionally. But it is not so and soon the cannon will thunder. Uncle Tigna, who was hiding the prisoner and two of his companions, will fall victim to the Nazis.