William Tubbs

Acting

William Tubbs

Born — Died

1907-05-10 — 1953-01-25

Place of birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

William Tubbs (May 10, 1907 – January 25, 1953) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in a number of European films in the years after the Second World War including several by Roberto Rossellini. Source: Article "William Tubbs" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 14 titles

The Wages of Fear poster
8.0

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

The Wages of Fear

1953

Quo Vadis poster
7.1

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Quo Vadis

1951

The Golden Coach poster
7.1

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.

The Golden Coach

1952

Cops and Robbers poster
7.5

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.

Cops and Robbers

1951

Europa '51 poster
7.3

A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

Europa '51

1952

100 Little Mothers poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

100 Little Mothers

1952

The Machine That Kills Bad People poster
6.7

In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous ability.

The Machine That Kills Bad People

1952

Three Steps North poster
5.4

An ex-American GI returns to Italy to find some money he stashed before doing a prison term. He discovers his cash is now gone and quickly sets off on a manhunt to find out who stole his buried fortune.

Three Steps North

1951

Shadow of the Eagle poster
6.5

During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.

Shadow of the Eagle

1950

L'inafferrabile 12 poster
7.2

Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have had 13 children and therefore for superstition he closed one in an orphanage), the one goalkeeper of Juventus and the other employee at the state lottery.

L'inafferrabile 12

1950

La rivale dell'imperatrice poster
NR

During the 18th century, the empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the princess.

La rivale dell'imperatrice

1951

Taxi di notte poster
7.0

A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.

Taxi di notte

1950

Edward and Caroline poster
6.5

Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.

Edward and Caroline

1951

The Cape of Hope poster
5.4

Lyria, a faded beauty who runs a seedy waterfront bar, is madly in love with Bob, a crooked attorney. Bob can't bring himself to confess his love for Minnie, the pretty daughter of Simon, a safe cracker. In order to run away with her, Bob, one of the masterminds of a big-time robbery, betrays his friends. But Lyria, who has found out what is happening, makes Minnie fall into a deadly trap.

The Cape of Hope

1951

1940s · 4 titles