{{short description|Swiss-Italian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Mirko Ellis | image = Mirko Ellis 1953.jpg | caption = Ellis in ''Cineguida'' magazine, 1953 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|9|4}} | birth_place = Locarno | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|9|11|1923|9|4}} | death_place = Alghero | occupation = actor | years_active = 1946-1981 | spouse = }} '''Mirko Ellis''' (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor.<ref name=jss>{{cite dictionary |first1=Enrico |last1=Lancia |first2=Fabio |last2=Melelli |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema |publisher=Gremese |date=19 October 2006 |isbn=8884404258 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8pevDl3NMUkC}}</ref>
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''.<ref name=jss /> One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of Maria Melato.<ref name="jss"/> He later alternated important roles and character roles, in genre films and television productions.<ref name=jss /> Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in Alghero, Sardinia.<ref name=jss /><ref name=bfb>{{cite news |title=91enne cade dal 4° piano e muore: ennesima tragedia ad Alghero |url=http://www.algheroeco.com/91enne-cade-dal-4-piano-e-muore-ennesima-tragedia-ad-alghero/ |access-date=22 October 2014 |work=Alghero Eco |date=11 September 2014 |issn=2532-618X |language=it}}</ref>
On 11 September 2014, Ellis fell from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment and died.<ref name=bfb /> Police believe his death was a suicide.<ref name=bfb />
== Selected filmography == {{Div col}} * ''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) {{div col end}}
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