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Bruno William Ve Sota was an American character actor, director and producer who, between 1945 and 1974, appeared in hundreds of television episodes and over 50 feature films. He is remembered for prominent supporting roles in 15 Roger Corman films as well as for having directed three low budget exploitation features: Female Jungle (1956), The Brain Eaters and Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962).
Birth Name
Bruno William VeSota
Born
Saturday, 25 March 1922
Died
Friday, 24 September 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Rich Man | 2007 |
| Kojak | Revelson | 1973 |
| Something Evil | Neighbor | 1972 |
| Bunny O'Hare | Lab Technician | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Timber | 1971 |
| The Million Dollar Duck | Russian | 1971 |
| Wild Rovers | Cantina Bartender | 1971 |
| Single Room Furnished | Mr. Quack Quack | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Dr. Simmons / Demetrius | 1968 |
| A Man Called Dagger | Dr. Grulik | 1967 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Rich Man | 2007 |
| Kojak | Revelson | 1973 |
| Something Evil | Neighbor | 1972 |
| Bunny O'Hare | Lab Technician | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Timber | 1971 |
| The Million Dollar Duck | Russian | 1971 |
| Wild Rovers | Cantina Bartender | 1971 |
| Single Room Furnished | Mr. Quack Quack | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Dr. Simmons / Demetrius | 1968 |
| A Man Called Dagger | Dr. Grulik | 1967 |
| Hondo | Biddle | 1967 |
| Hells Angels on Wheels | Episcopal Priest | 1967 |
| The Perils of Pauline | 1967 | |
| The Last American Hobo | 1967 | |
| Mission: Impossible | Heckler #1 | 1966 |
| Occasional Wife | Actor | 1966 |
| The Wild World of Batwoman | Seltzer | 1966 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Agent | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Bartender | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Uncle Louie / The Congressman | 1965 |
| Creature of the Walking Dead | Police Inspector / 19th Century Police Inspector | 1965 |
| The Girls on the Beach | Pops | 1965 |
| Curse of the Stone Hand | Narrator | 1965 |
| Branded | Bartender / Gunsmith / Laird Sawyer | 1965 |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | Joe | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Reuben | 1964 |
| Attack of the Mayan Mummy | The Newspaper Editor | 1964 |
| The Haunted Palace | Bruno, the Bartender (as Bruno Ve Sota) / Bruno, the Bartender | 1963 |
| Night Tide | 1963 | |
| Invasion of the Star Creatures | Passing Motorist | 1962 |
| Patty | Colbert | 1962 |
| The Choppers | Moose McGill / Moose | 1961 |
| The Hathaways | Fat Man | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Calzon | 1961 |
| The Devil's Hand | Lindell's Sponsor (as Bruno Ve-Sota) / Lindell's Sponsor | 1961 |
| The Cat Burglar | Muskie | 1961 |
| 20,000 Eyes | Museum Watchman | 1961 |
| The Tall Man | Ike Turner | 1960 |
| The Story of Ruth | Official | 1960 |
| Code of Silence | Fat hired killer | 1960 |
| Valley of the Redwoods | Joe Wolcheck | 1960 |
| Mr. Lucky | Poet | 1959 |
| A Bucket of Blood | Art Collector | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Basto / Jim / Klemo / Mason | 1959 |
| Attack of the Giant Leeches | Dave Walker | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Bartender / Townsman / Bruno / Sam Tucker / Norm / Madigan / Bartender Andy | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Sam | 1959 |
| The Wasp Woman | Night Watchman | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Defense Counsel / Reporter #1 | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Townsman | 1959 |
| I Mobster | Bruno - Nightclub Manager | 1959 |
| Peter Gunn | Clerk / Hotel Clerk | 1958 |
| Hot Car Girl | Joe Doobie | 1958 |
| The Cry Baby Killer | Man in Crowd | 1958 |
| War of the Satellites | Mr. LeMoine | 1958 |
| Daddy-O | Sidney Chillas | 1958 |
| Teenage Doll | Fat witness | 1957 |
| Carnival Rock | Mr. Kirsch | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Angry Neighbor | 1957 |
| Rock All Night | Charlie | 1957 |
| The Undead | Scroop - the innkeeper / Innkeeper Scroop | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Pierre | 1956 |
| Female Jungle | Frank | 1956 |
| The Oklahoma Woman | Stacy | 1956 |
| Gunslinger | Zebelon Tabb | 1956 |
| Kismet | Wholesaler | 1955 |
| Dementia | Rich Man | 1955 |
| The Fast and the Furious | Bob Nielson / Bob Nielson - Truck Driver | 1955 |
| Jupiter's Darling | Bystander | 1955 |
| The Last Time I Saw Paris | Lithuanian Man | 1954 |
| The Egyptian | Minor Role | 1954 |
| The Long Wait | Eddie Packman | 1954 |
| Rails Into Laramie | Townsman | 1954 |
| Tennessee Champ | Second Poker Player | 1954 |
| Bait | Webb | 1954 |
| The Wild One | Simmonds | 1953 |
| The System | Angelo Bruno | 1953 |
| I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Gayman | 1953 |
| Death Valley Days | Heavy Man | 1952 |
| Big Town | Deputy Jack | 1950 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Invasion of the Star Creatures | 1962 |
| The Brain Eaters | 1958 |
| Female Jungle | 1956 |
| Dementia | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dementia | 1955 |
