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Roland Carey‌

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Birthday

calendar1933-02-20

Popularity

star1.6

Roland Carey

Lausanne, Switzerland

Roland Carey

Lausanne, Switzerland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1933-02-20

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

This 1960s Italian epic star of Swiss-French dual nationality was different from most other "peplum" actors in that he actually went to drama school. Born in Lausanne in 1933 of an Irish father and French mother, Roland attended the Paris Conservatory, and his early work on the Paris stage included the role of Fortinbras in Hamlet, plus several performances for the Comedie-Francaise. From 1951 he played small parts in French films and eventually made his international screen debut in 1956 with a small part in Trapeze in which he doubled for Burt Lancaster. In 1959 he tried his luck in Hollywood, but owing to work permit problems was only given television bit parts in Bonanza, Laramie, The Twilight Zone, U.S. Steel Hour and Thriller. Returning to Europe, he appeared in the television series Tales of the Vikings produced in Munich for Kirk Douglas's company. This attracted the attention of the Rome studios who were seeking athletic actors to play in historical epics. Since Roland's CV listed his sporting activities as tennis, horse riding, ice hockey, roller hockey, soccer, American football, skiing, water skiing, swimming, motor racing, sailing, boxing, karate, fencing, cycling, motocross, side-car racing, volleyball, basketball and rafting, it was hardly surprising that Riccardo Freda selected him for the lead part of mythological hero Jason in The Giants of Thessaly (1960). He also starred in Sword of El Cid (1963) and Revolt of the Barbarians (1964). After the epics Roland switched to more artistic parts and cameo roles, and used the pseudonym "Rod Carter" for action movies. Because of his theatrical experience he was also in demand as a voice actor at Fono Roma where he dubbed Italian pictures into French, but he also speaks fluent English, German and Italian. Since 1982 he has been based almost entirely in Switzerland, although he lives near Florence. Thank you to the Cinematheque Suisse for assisting with this biography, and special thanks to Roland Carey for his kind help.

Movie Credits

Three Colors: Red

Three Colors: Red‌
star7.9
calendar 1994

The Doll of Satan

The Doll of Satan‌
star4.6
calendar 1969

The Giants of Thessaly

The Giants of Thessaly‌
star4.6
calendar 1960

Bang!

Bang!‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Revolt of the Barbarians

The Revolt of the Barbarians‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Sword of El Cid

The Sword of El Cid‌
star4.3
calendar 1962

Lady Country Doctor

Lady Country Doctor‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire‌
star6.5
calendar 1964

Mission to Caracas

Mission to Caracas‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Nailed Lips

Nailed Lips‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Labbra vogliose

Labbra vogliose‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Desire

Desire‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Sesso acerbo

Sesso acerbo‌
star6.5
calendar 1981

Super Hard Love

Super Hard Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Le porno investigatrici

Le porno investigatrici‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

A House of Sand

A House of Sand‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

They Were Five

They Were Five‌
star5.2
calendar 1952

48 Hours to Acapulco

48 Hours to Acapulco‌
star5.5
calendar 1967

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