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Stelvio Rosi | |
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Stelvio Rosi in Mezzanotte d'amore (1970) | |
| Born | 1 August 1938 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 19 December 2018 (aged 80) |
| Other names | Stan Cooper |
| Occupation | Actor |
Stelvio Rosi (1 August 1938 – 19 December 2018), also known as Stan Cooper, was an Italian film actor.
Born in Rome, Rosi made his film debut as a child actor in 1942, in Ferdinando Maria Poggioli's Yes, Madam.[1] He reprised his acting career in the early 1960s and was initially used almost exclusively in teen comedies and musicarelli films.[1] In 1968 he changed his image and his name and as Stan Cooper he was cast in the leading roles in a number of genre films, often adventure or war films.[1] He worked several times with director José Luis Merino.[1] In 1973 he retired from his acting career and moved to South America, where among other things he worked as a film and video producer in Rio de Janeiro.[1]