David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

The David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior attore straniero) is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy's answer to the Oscars".

[1] It was awarded by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of non-Italian film actors during the year preceding the ceremony.

The award was created during the second edition of the ceremony, in 1957, and cancelled after the 1996 event.

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Dustin Hoffman , with four awards, was the record-holder in this category.
Laurence Olivier was the first actor to win this award, in 1957. He won his second award in 1973.
Harvey Keitel was the final winner in the category, in 1996.