David Calderisi
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|06|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| occupation = Actor, teacher, theatre director
| alma_mater = McGill University
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
| spouse = {{marriage|Marsha Abramson|c. 1973}}
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David Calderisi (born 21 June 1940) is a Canadian actor with a career in both Canada and the United Kingdom.
Early life and education
Calderisi was born in Montreal and attended McGill University.{{cite book |last1=Herbert |first1=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zZ2J8cPyTvAC&q=david+calderisi |title=Who's who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage |last2=Baxter |first2=Christine |last3=Finley |first3=Robert E. |date=1981 |publisher=Gale Research Company |isbn=9780810302341 |page=104 |language=en}}
Career
After training as an actor in London from 1959 to 1962, Calderisi made appearances in iconic British TV shows including The Saint, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Baron, Doctor Who (serial: The Mind of Evil) and The Protectors.
At the same time, he collaborated with David Halliwell to revolutionize British theatre by bringing lunchtime performances to the masses. They formed the company Quipu which from 1968 to 1973 operated at three venues: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA, where Calderisi studied for the stage), the Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the Little Theatre in Central London, off St. Martin's Lane. Calderisi has also acted and directed in theatres across the West End in productions such as The Experiment and The Theatre of Death written by Philip Martin."Theatre of Death", The Stage, 6 August 1970 (pg.8)
Returning to Canada in 1971, Calderisi had appearances in The Littlest Hobo, War of the Worlds, Due South, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Hannibal amongst others, as well as the recurring role of Barry Calvert in Earth: Final Conflict. Theatre work includes playing Frankenstein's monster on stage in Montreal as well as a one-man show performance of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by poet Edward FitzGerald.{{Cite web |title=Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Calderisi, David |url=https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Calderisi,%20David |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=www.canadiantheatre.com}}{{Cite web |date=2011-05-15 |title=The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam {{!}} rabble.ca |url=https://rabble.ca/whatsup/rubaiyat-omar-khayyam |access-date=2022-03-24 |archive-date=2011-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515200638/https://rabble.ca/whatsup/rubaiyat-omar-khayyam |url-status=live }}
As a teacher, Calderisi has taught and directed at Centre for Indigenous Theatre, National Theatre School of Canada and York University as well as colleges George Brown, Humber and Sheridan.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1978
|Blair's Assistant | |
| 1982
|Prisoner in Jail | |
| 1983
|Sorceror / Dr. Evel | |
| 1984
|Best Revenge | |
| 1989
|Leacock | |
| 1989
|Brown Bread Sandwiches |Father Perelli | |
| 1995
|'Yes' Executive | |
| 1995
|data-sort-value="Michelle Apartments, The" | The Michelle Apartments |Mr. Turnbull |[https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/the-michelle-apartments-1200443574/ The Michelle Apartments review] by Brendan Kelly at variety.com |
| 1998
| rowspan="2" |Bishop Gallo | |
| 1998
|Sanctuary | |
| 2005
|data-sort-value="Dark Hours, The" | The Dark Hours |Dr. Lew Lanigan | |
| 2012
|Havana 57 |Moretti | |
| 2019
|Gerlando Zecco | |
| 2021
|Astonishing Tales of Terror: Rocktapussy! |Churchill | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1961
|Bobby |Episode: "After the Fair" |
| 1962
|First Newsman |Episode: "Course for Collision" |
| 1962
|Captain Brassbound's Conversion |Hassan |Television film |
| 1962
|Jim |Episode: "The Day Before Atlanta" |
| 1962
|data-sort-value="Day Before Atlanta, The" | The Day Before Atlanta |Nicholas Ortega |Episode #2.11 |
| 1962
|data-sort-value="Saint, The" | The Saint |Vittorio |Episode: "The Latin Touch" |
| 1963
|Nicholas |Episode: "Velvet Cage" |
| 1964
|Television film |
| 1964
|Hotel clerk |Episode: "Justin Thyme" |
| 1964
|data-sort-value="Big Noise, The" | The Big Noise |Ted |2 episodes |
| 1964
|data-sort-value="Count of Monte Cristo, The" | The Count of Monte Cristo |Jacopo Manfredi |4 episodes |
| 1965
|data-sort-value="Man in Room 17, The" | The Man in Room 17 |Roberto |Episode: "Up Against a Brick Wall" |
| 1966
|data-sort-value="Baron, The" | The Baron |Hotel clerk |Episode: "Time to Kill" |
| 1967
|data-sort-value="Queen's Traitor, The" | The Queen's Traitor |Ridolfi |4 episodes |
| 1967
|Juan |Episode: "When in Malaga" |
| 1971
|Charlie |Episode: "The Mind of Evil: Episode Four" |
| 1972
|data-sort-value="Protectors, The" | The Protectors |Garage Mechanic |Episode: "Disappearing Trick" |
| 1977
|data-sort-value="New Avengers, The" | The New Avengers |Halfhide |Episode: "Foreward Base" |
| 1979–1982
|data-sort-value="Littlest Hobo, The" | The Littlest Hobo |Various roles |3 episodes |
| 1980
|data-sort-value="Great Detective, The" | The Great Detective |Mr. Sherman |Episode: "A Watery Grave" |
| 1980
|Dr. Bauer |Episode: "Counter Attack" |
| 1981
|Episode: "Napoleon" |
| 1982–1985
|Various roles |3 episodes |
| 1985
|data-sort-value="Cuckoo Bird, The" | The Cuckoo Bird |Roddy | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1985
|Shellgame |Billy Sweet |
| 1985–1988
|Benoir |3 episodes |
| 1986
|Ambassador Olin |Episode: "Nina Who?" |
| 1988, 1990
|Uncle Tiko / Finn | rowspan="2" |2 episodes |
| 1988, 1993
|Various roles |
| 1989
|Advocate #1 |7 episodes |
| 1993
|Sal |Episode: "Love Kills" |
| 1994
|Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes |Captain Henry |Television film |
| 1994–1995
|Mr. Vecchio / Ray's Dad |4 episodes |
| 1995
|Oleg Petrashenko |Episode: "Beyond the Law" |
| 1995
|Alessandro Rossi |2 episodes |
| 1995
|Commissioner Benson |Television film |
| 1995
|Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |Josef |Episode: "Brotherhood of the Bell" |
| 1996
|Undue Influence |Coroner |Television film |
| 1996
|Edgar Bullock |Episode: "Trudy Kelly" |
| 1997
|data-sort-value="Don's Analyst, The" | The Don's Analyst |Anthony |Television film |
| 1997
|Jovan Mijovich |2 episodes |
| 1997
|Mr. Tree Elder (voice) |Episode: "Bumble-Bird Blunder" |
| 1997
|Balls Up |Leon |Television film |
| 1997–1999
|Barry Calvert |8 episodes |
| 1998
|Episode: "Niccolò Machiavelli" |
| 1998
|Kiar (voice) |Episode: "Second Foundation" |
| 1998
|Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families |US Colonel Rosenthal |Television film |
| 2001
|Doc |Mike Kincaid |Episode: "You Gotta Have Heart" |
| 2001
|Harvey Lynch |Episode: "Sex and Money" |
| 2001–2002
|data-sort-value="Associates, The" | The Associates |Arthur Harris |10 episodes |
| 2002
|data-sort-value="5th Quadrant, The" | The 5th Quadrant |Mayor Pedro Rodgerguiz |Episode: "I'm Gonna Git You Goatsucka" |
| 2002
|Carl Heydt |Episode: "Murder Is Corny" |
| 2003
|Dr. Merkatz |Television film |
| 2005
|Al Wheeling |Episode: "And the Walls Come Tumbling Down" |
| 2006
|Secret Files of the Inquisition |Various roles | rowspan="2" |2 episodes |
| 2009, 2011
|Detective Jaffee |
| 2012
|data-sort-value="Firm, The" | The Firm |Prison Warden |Episode: "Chapter Twelve" |
| 2013
|Episode: "Dark Age Volcano" |
| 2015
|Signore Albizzi |2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0129514|name=David Calderisi}}
- [https://theatricalia.com/person/z29/david-calderisi David Calderisi] at Theatricalia
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
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