Ray Lovelock (actor)

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Ray Lovelock
Ray Lovelock in Almost Human (1974)
Born(1950-06-19)19 June 1950
Rome, Italy
Died10 November 2017(2017-11-10) (aged 67)
Trevi, Umbria, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1964–2015

Raymond Lovelock (Italian pronunciation: [ˈreimond ˈlɔːvlok];[1] 19 June 1950 – 10 November 2017) was an Italian actor and musician, best known for his roles in genre films.

Early life

Lovelock was born in Rome on 19 June 1950. His mother was Italian and his father was English. They met during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War II. While at college, he supplemented his income as an extra in movies and TV commercials. He also performed in a rock band with longtime friend and actor Tomas Milian, where he was discovered by a talent agent.[2]

Career

Acting career

Lovelock played his first credited movie part in the Spaghetti Western Se sei vivo spara (1967), directed by Giulio Questi and starring Milian.[3] His breakthrough role came the following year in the crime thriller Bandits in Milan, as bank robber Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez. The film was a hit with critics and won several awards. He then established himself as both a reliable character actor and a leading man in Italian films and television, working steadily from the late 1960s.

Among his more notable film roles are Fiddler on the Roof (where he played Fyedka, a Russian Christian farmer who marries a Jewish girl named Chava, against the wishes of Chava's father; 1971), Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974), Almost Human (1974), Violent Rome (1975), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), The Cassandra Crossing (1976), and The Last House on the Beach (1978).[4] Later in his career he worked mostly in television, including a guest role on Mia And Me (2014).

Music career

In Italy, he released 10 singles, which included the main theme song of Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man. He also released two singles in Japan, one of which "Koi Wa Kaze" reached #34 on the Japanese Oricon chart in 1970. His album, "All about Raymond Lovelock" also charted that year and peaked at #19.[5]

Personal life

An avid football fan, Lovelock was a member of ItalianAttori, a celebrity team that held charity matches.

Death

He died in Trevi on 10 November 2017, at the age of 67 of cancer.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Evan Templer
1968 Seven Times Seven Mildred's Lover Uncredited
Bandits in Milan Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez
1969 Plagio Guido
Run, Rabbit, Run [de] Brian
Oh, Grandmother's Dead Carlo Alberto Ghia
L'amica Claudio Nervi
1970 Queens of Evil David
1971 Oasis of Fear Dick Butler
Fiddler on the Roof Fyedka
1973 One Russian Summer Yuri
Un modo di essere donna Vasco
1974 Emergency Squad Micheli
The King is the Best Mayor Sancho
Almost Human Carmine
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie George Meaning
1975 Autopsy Riccardo
Violent Rome Biondi
La moglie vergine Giovannino Arrighini
1976 Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man Antonio
Meet Him and Die Massimo Torlani
The Cassandra Crossing Tom
1977 The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn Patrizio Marchi
Gangbuster Avvocato Mario Gastali
1978 The Greatest Battle Lt. John Foster
The Last House on the Beach Aldo
Being Twenty Rico
1979 L'anello matrimoniale Mario
From Hell to Victory Jim Rosson
Scusi lei è normale? Franco Astuti
Play Motel Roberto
1980 L'ebreo fascista Oberdan Rossi
1984 Murder Rock George Webb
1988 Mak P 100 Commandante Di Carlo
1998 La vuelta de El Coyote Edmond Greene
1999 Una vita non violenta Blind guitar player Uncredited
2000 Il fratello minore Anna's Father
2000 Primetime Murder Adam
2012 The World of Hemingway Old Ernest Hemingway
2013 Midday Demons Von Galen
2015 Barbara ed Io
2016 My Father Jack avv. Pontecorvo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 La casa rossa Lamberto Miniseries
1982 Una tranquilla coppia di killer Michael Townley
1983 L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore Sergio 7 episodes
1984 La ragazza dell'addio Martino 4 episodes
1985 I due prigionieri Pietro Television film
A viso coperto Albino Sedda
1986 Mino Michele Miniseries
1987 Uomo contro uomo Carini Television film
1988 Sentiments Andrew de Michelis Episode: "Manu"
1990 La piovra Simon Barth Episode #5.1
1991 Un bambino in fuga - Tre anni dopo Tatò 3 episodes
1992 Un posto freddo in fondo al cuore Inspector Soriano Television film
Brigada Central Thompson Episode: "Érase una vez dos polis"
1993 La ragnatela 2 Motola Miniseries
Private Crimes Inspector Stefano Avanza
1994 Moscacieca Dr. Ruby Television film
1995 Vite a termine Vittorio
1996 Addio e ritorno Betti
1997 Mamma per caso Stefano Arrighi Miniseries
1999 A due passi dal cielo Andrea Television film
Commesse Luca Massimi Episodes: "Marta" & "Roberta"
Non lasciamoci più Marco Aliprandi Episode: "Un caso di famiglia"
Villa Ada Giovanni Television film
Turbo Fabio Dazzi Episode: "Riflessi di un delitto"
2000 Tequila & Bonetti Roberto Brinci Episode: "Uno Sbirro, un cane, e una fotografia"
2000-01 Ricominciare Luciano 200 episodes
2001 Inviati speciali Marco Venturi Television film
2001-03 Incantesimo Dr. Hans Rudolph 37 episodes
2002 Lo zio d'America Gianluigi Patrizi 8 episodes
2004 Don Matteo Professor Ridolfi Episode: "L'amore rubato"
2005-10 My Daughters Attilio Pensiero 18 episodes
2006 L'ultimo rigore 2 Massimo Normanni Television film
L'onore e il rispetto Everaldo De Nisi 6 episodes
2006-07 Raccontami Marco's Grandfather 4 episodes
2008 Capri Palmieri 3 episodes
2011 Inspector Rex Augusto Varinelli Episode: 'I nomi delle stelle"
Un amore e una vendetta Alberto Castellani 8 episodes
2015 Mia and Me Uncle Renzo Episodes: "The Ghost of Blackwood Forest" & "The Mysterious Visitor"
2016 L'allieva Paul Malcomess 10 episodes

References

  1. ^ See Ray. Compare love story and Locke.
  2. ^ "Ray Lovelock interview 1". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Ray Lovelock interview 2". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ Verflucht zum Töten (1978) - Franco Prosperi / Sense of View Review
  5. ^ Ray Lovelock Discography
  6. ^ ansa.it (10 November 2017). "Morto Ray Lovelock, da "Cassandra Crossing" a Tv". Retrieved 10 November 2017.

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