Hmmm... Since nature abhors a vacuum (and so does my apartment), let me give you something to galvanize your brains:
A few clues: Actor, deceased. Equally adept at playing heroes or villains. Was in a few films that are definitely considered classics. Highly regarded by his peers.
Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"