# Mirko Ellis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mirko_Ellis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mirko_Ellis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Ellis > Source revision: 1357066475 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Locarno) | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|9|11|1923|9|4}} | death_place = [Alghero](/source/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.{{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}} Born '''Mirko Korcinsky''' in [Locarno](/source/Locarno) to a family of [Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanians) origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut in 1946, in a critically acclaimed role in [Aldo Vergano](/source/Aldo_Vergano)'s [neorealist drama](/source/Italian_neorealism) ''[The Sun Still Rises](/source/The_Sun_Still_Rises)''. One year later, he debuted on stage in the theatrical company of [Maria Melato](/source/Maria_Melato). He later alternated important roles and [character role](/source/character_role)s, in genre films and television productions. Ellis was married to fellow actress Esther Maring, with whom he lived in [Alghero](/source/Alghero), [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia).{{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}} 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 == {{Div col}} * ''[The Sun Still Rises](/source/The_Sun_Still_Rises)'' (1946) * ''[Vanity](/source/Vanity_(1947_film))'' (1947) * ''Accidenti alla guerra!...'' (1948) - Von Papen * ''[Flying Squadron](/source/Flying_Squadron_(film))'' (1949) - Mario * ''La roccia incantata'' (1949) * ''[Altura](/source/Altura_(film))'' (1949) * ''La vendetta di una pazza'' (1951) * ''[Stormbound](/source/Stormbound)'' (1951) - Stefano * ''[Trieste mia!](/source/Trieste_mia!)'' (1951) - Karl * ''[Melody of Love](/source/Melody_of_Love_(1952_film))'' (1952) - Commissario Costa * ''[Rimorso](/source/Rimorso)'' (1952) * ''[Deceit](/source/Deceit_(1952_film))'' (1952) * ''[Past Lovers](/source/Past_Lovers)'' (1953) * ''[Daughters of Destiny](/source/Daughters_of_Destiny_(film))'' (1954) - Anthony (segment "Elisabeth") * ''La città canora'' (1954) - Renato Scala * ''[Modern Virgin](/source/Modern_Virgin)'' (1954) - Giacomo * ''Acque amare'' (1954) - Policeman * ''[The Red and the Black](/source/The_Red_and_the_Black_(1954_film))'' (1954) - Norbert de La Mole * ''[The Two Orphans](/source/The_Two_Orphans_(1954_film))'' (1954) - Jacques Frochard * ''[Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love](/source/Tripoli%2C_Beautiful_Land_of_Love)'' (1954) - Renato * ''[Elena and Her Men](/source/Elena_and_Her_Men)'' (1956) - Marbeau * ''Donne, amore e matrimoni'' (1956) - Andrea * ''Ciao, pais...'' (1956) - Toni * ''Fantasmi e ladri'' (1959) * ''[Devil's Cavaliers](/source/Devil's_Cavaliers)'' (1959) * ''[Noi siamo due evasi](/source/Noi_siamo_due_evasi)'' (1959) - Philippe * ''[Hannibal](/source/Hannibal_(1959_film))'' (1959) - Mago * ''Avventura in città'' (1959) * ''[White Slave Ship](/source/White_Slave_Ship)'' (1961) - Lord Graveston * ''I lancieri neri'' (1962) - Un Membro del Consiglio * ''[Gladiator of Rome](/source/Gladiator_of_Rome)'' (1962) - Frasto * ''[Taras Bulba, the Cossack](/source/Taras_Bulba%2C_the_Cossack)'' (1962) * ''La notte dell'innominato'' (1962) - Governatore * ''[Goliath and the Rebel Slave](/source/Goliath_and_the_Rebel_Slave)'' (1963) - Politician with Marcius * ''The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) - Civetta * ''[The Ten Gladiators](/source/The_Ten_Gladiators)'' (1963) - Servius Galba * ''[Son of the Circus](/source/Son_of_the_Circus)'' (1963) - Marcos * ''[Hercules Against the Barbarians](/source/Hercules_Against_the_Barbarians)'' (1964) - King Vladimir * ''[Old Shatterhand](/source/Old_Shatterhand_(film))'' (1964) - Joe Burker * ''[The Two Gladiators](/source/The_Two_Gladiators)'' (1964) - Pertinace * ''[Revolt of the Praetorians](/source/Revolt_of_the_Praetorians)'' (1964) - Seiano * ''[100 Horsemen](/source/100_Horsemen)'' (1964) - One-Eyed Nobleman (uncredited) * ''[Revenge of The Gladiators](/source/La_vendetta_dei_gladiatori)'' (1964) - Vilfredo, Genserico's Son * ''[Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West](/source/Buffalo_Bill%2C_Hero_of_the_Far_West)'' (1964) - Chief Yellow Hand * ''[Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary](/source/Agent_077%3A_Mission_Bloody_Mary)'' (1965) * ''[Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible](/source/Gideon_and_Samson%3A_Great_Leaders_of_the_Bible)'' (1965) - (uncredited) * ''[I tre del Colorado](/source/I_tre_del_Colorado)'' (1965) - Capitan Robert Doyle * ''[How We Robbed the Bank of Italy](/source/How_We_Robbed_the_Bank_of_Italy)'' (1966) - Mirko * ''[For One Thousand Dollars Per Day](/source/For_One_Thousand_Dollars_Per_Day)'' (1966) - Wayne Clark * ''Missione sabbie roventi'' (1966) * ''Web of Violence'' (1966) * ''[Arizona Colt](/source/Arizona_Colt)'' (1966) - Sheriff *''[El Rojo](/source/El_Rojo_(film))'' (1966) (1966) - Navarro * ''[Trap for Seven Spies](/source/Trap_for_Seven_Spies)'' (1967) - Hampstead * ''[Killer Caliber .32](/source/Killer_Caliber_.32)'' (1967) - Sheriff Bear * ''[Top Secret](/source/Top_Secret_(1967_film))'' (1967) - Hardy * ''[Tom Dollar](/source/Tom_Dollar)'' (1967) * ''[The Last Killer](/source/The_Last_Killer)'' (1967) - Stevens * ''[Hate for Hate](/source/Hate_for_Hate)'' (1967) - Moxon * ''[Dakota Joe](/source/Dakota_Joe)'' (1967) - Paulo * ''[The Fuller Report](/source/The_Fuller_Report)'' (1968) - Jimmy * ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968) * ''...dai nemici mi guardo io!'' (1968) - El Condor * ''[Emma Hamilton](/source/Emma_Hamilton_(film))'' (1968) - Le commandant-en-chef John Payne * ''Hora cero: Operación Rommel'' (1969) - Lt.Robert Mills * ''[Battle of the Commandos](/source/Battle_of_the_Commandos)'' (1969) - Capt. Adler * ''[The Conspiracy of Torture](/source/The_Conspiracy_of_Torture)'' (1969) - 3rd Excellency * ''[Long Live Your Death](/source/Long_Live_Your_Death)'' (1971) - Mayor * ''[Tequila!](/source/Fuzzy_the_Hero)'' (1973) * ''Kid il monello del west'' (1973) * ''[The Biggest Battle](/source/The_Biggest_Battle)'' (1978) - German Officer in Bar * ''Il medium'' (1980) {{div col end}} == References == == External links == * {{IMDb name|0254995}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Mirko}} Category:1933 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Swiss male film actors Category:Italian male film actors Category:Male Spaghetti Western actors Category:Swiss emigrants to Italy Category:Swiss people of Lithuanian descent Category:Italian people of Lithuanian descent Category:Suicides by jumping in Italy Category:People from Locarno Category:2014 suicides --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mirko Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Ellis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Ellis?action=history)). 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