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Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''
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'', which won the
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at the
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in 1990. He was awarded the Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actor in ''32 dicembre'' (''December 32nd'') by Luciano De Crescenzo.


Selected filmography

* ''Yvonne la Nuit'' (1949) - Il maggiordomo (uncredited) * ''Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia'' (1959) - Fish-monger * '' Leoni al sole'' (1961) - Il commissario * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) - Partigiano (uncredited) * ''
Treasure of San Gennaro ''Treasure of San Gennaro'' ( it, Operazione San Gennaro) is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger. It is directed by Dino Risi and is a funny classic story of a perfect robbery plan gone wrong i ...
'' (1966) - Gaetano * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) * ''Stasera mi butto'' (1967) - Waiter * '' Chimera'' (1968) - Porter in Capocabana Hotel * ''Operazione ricchezza'' (1968) * ''Zum Zum Zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa'' (1969) - Filippo - Brother of Tosca * ''Zum zum zum n° 2'' (1969) - Valerio * ''
Il suo nome è Donna Rosa ''Il suo nome è Donna Rosa'' (Italian for ''Her name is Donna Rosa'') is a 1969 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Al Bano and Romina Power.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni ...
'' (1969) - Gennarino * ''
Mezzanotte d'amore ''Mezzanotte d'amore'' (Italian for ''Midnight of love'') is a 1970 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Al Bano and Romina Power. It is the sequel of '' Il suo nome è Donna Rosa''.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori ...
'' (1970) - Gennarino * ''Cose di Cosa Nostra'' (1971) - Priest * '' Between Miracles'' (1971) - Paziente 'sano' della clinica * ''Faccia da schiaffi'' (1971) * ''Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...'' (1971) - Mortaretto * '' Roma Bene'' (1971) - Tognon * ''
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'' (1971) - Straccaletto * '' White Sister'' (1972) - Quinto * '' Gang War in Naples'' (1972) - Nicola Cafiero - 'Sciancato' * '' Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) - Alfredo's Lawyer * ''
The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pi ...
'' (1972, TV Mini-Series) - Oste * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) - Deputy Inspector Caputo * ''
Sgarro alla camorra ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (i.e. "Offence to the Camorra") is a 1973 Italian musical- crime film written and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Mario Merola at his film debut. It is regarded as the first sceneggiata film and as a pro ...
'' (1973) - Vincenzo * '' Poker in Bed'' (1974) - Peppino * ''
Il domestico ''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa ...
'' (1974) - Salvatore Sperato * ''
Il trafficone ''Il trafficone'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré. Plot A Neapolitan Vincenzo LoRusso that lives of expedients in Rome, as he tries to sell at an intersection a faux ...
'' (1974) - Gennarino * ''Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori'' (1974) - School caretaker * ''
Flatfoot in Hong Kong ''Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' (original title: ''Piedone a Hong Kong'' and also known as ''Flatfoot Goes East'' and ''Le Cogneur'') is a 1975 crime comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the second film of the "Flatfoot" film ...
'' (1975) - Inspector Caputo * ''
The School Teacher ''L'insegnante'' (internationally released as ''The School Teacher'' and ''Sexy Schoolteacher'') is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. The film had a great commercial success and generated an "Insegnante" film series, th ...
'' (1975) - Peppino * '' Vergine e di nome Maria'' (1975) - Simone * '' Teasers'' (1975) - Osvaldo * ''
Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer L ...
'' (1975) - Lolò * ''
Quel movimento che mi piace tanto ''Quel movimento che mi piace tanto'' (''That movement which I love so much'') is a 1976 Italian ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' written and directed by Franco Rossetti. It marked the film debut, both as actor and as assistant director, of Carlo V ...
'' (1976) - Salvatore Siniscalchi * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Bracalone da Napoli * ''La segretaria privata di mio padre'' (1976) - Giuseppe * '' Taxi Girl'' (1977) - Commissario Angelini * '' A Man Called Magnum'' (1977) - Sergeant Nicola Capece * ''Orazi e curiazi 3-2'' (1977) - Sempronio * ''
Cara sposa ''Cara sposa'' (''Dear Wife'') is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Plot Alfredo, jailed for theft and fraud, after having served the sentence discovers that his wife Adelina no longer wishes to live with him. ...
'' (1977) - Salomone * ''
Flatfoot in Africa ''Piedone l'africano'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Africa'', ''Knock-Out Cop'' and ''The K.O. Cop'') is a 1978 Italian " poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapte ...
'' (1978) - Caputo * ''
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'' (1978) - Salvatore * ''
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover ''How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover'' ( it, Come perdere una moglie e trovare un'amante) is a 1978 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast * Johnny Dorelli as Dr. Alberto Castelli * Barbara Bouchet as Eleonora Rubens ...
'' (1978) - The Guru * ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'' (1978) - Gennaro * ''
Gegè Bellavita ''Gegè Bellavita'' is a 1978 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast * Flavio Bucci as Gennarino Amato * Lina Polito as Agatina * Enzo Cannavale as Gennarino's Friend * Marisa Laurito as Carmen * Pin ...
'' (1978) - Gennarino's Friend * ''L'anello matrimoniale'' (1979) - Ernesto * ''
The Gang That Sold America ''The Gang That Sold America'' ( it, Squadra antigangsters) is a 1979 Cinema of Italy, Italian "Poliziotteschi, poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the fifth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. ...
'' (1979) - Salvatore Esposito * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) - Caruso * ''
Liquirizia ''Liquirizia'' (Italian for "Liquorice") is a 1979 Italian teen comedy film written and directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Christian De Sica , Barbara Bouchet, Jenny Tamburi, Teo Teocoli and Tino Schirinzi. Plot Cast *Christian De ...
'' (1979) - Custode * '' The Finzi Detective Agency'' (1979) - Giuseppe Marchini * ''L'imbranato'' (1979) * ''
L'affittacamere ''L'affittacamere'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Gloria Guida. Plot Giorgia and Angela Mainardi are two sisters: the first is very beautiful, and the second is fat and has problems with sleepwalking. O ...
'' (1979) - Pasquale Esposito * '' Flatfoot in Egypt'' (1980) - Maresc. Caputo * '' Love in First Class'' (1980) - Il reverendo * '' Savage Breed'' (1980) - Don Peppino * '' La settimana bianca'' (1980) - Enzo * ''
Il casinista ''Il casinista'' is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. It stars Pippo Franco, Renzo Montagnani Renzo Montagnani (September 11, 1930 – May 22, 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Montagnan ...
'' (1980) - Don Totò * ''L'amante tutta da scoprire'' (1981) - Gaetano * ''La settimana al mare'' (1981) - Antonio Martinelli * ''Per favore, occupati di Amelia'' (1981) - Padre adottivo di Amelia * ''
Una vacanza del cactus ''Una vacanza del cactus'' is a 1981 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot Italy early 1980s. Mr. Zerboni (Enzo Cannavale) goes on vacation in Greece with his wife Fedora and a group of employees: Mr. Pistilli, ...
'' (1981) - Giuseppe Zerboni * '' Chaste and Pure'' (1981) - Don Bottazzi * ''
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' ( it, Delitto al ristorante cinese) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"- comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a dou ...
'' (1981) - Vincenzo * ''Il marito in vacanza'' (1981) - Vinicio * ''
Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banker ...
'' (1982) - Generoso Gallina-The lawyer * ''Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo'' (1982) - Il Ladro * ''Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte)'' (1982) * ''La sai l'ultima sui matti?'' (1982) - Babà * ''Giuramento'' (1982) - Raffaele * ''È forte un casino!'' (1982) - Michele * ''Un jeans e una maglietta'' (1983) * ''Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone'' (1983) - Gildo * ''La discoteca'' (1983) - Hotel Director * ''
Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore ''Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore'' (''The Supporter, the Referee and the Footballer'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. Cast ; Segment ''L'arbitro e il calciatore'' *Alvaro Vitali as Alvaro ...
'' (1984) - Sposito * ''
Il ragazzo di campagna ''Il ragazzo di campagna'' ("The country boy") is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. ''Il rag ...
'' (1984) - Blind man * '' My Friends Act III'' (1985) - Cavalier Ferrini * ''Vacanze d'estate'' (1985) - Commendator Turati * ''Il coraggio di parlare'' (1987) - Vincenzino's father * '' Le vie del Signore sono finite'' (1987) - Il padre di Camillo * '' 32 December'' (1988) - Alfonso Caputo (segment "I penultimi fuochi") * ' (1988) - Paolo, italian beach observer * ''
Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young ...
'' (1988) - Spaccafico * '' What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' (1988) - Padre di Teresa * ''Sabato, domenica e lunedì'' (1990) - Don Antonio * ''
Le comiche ''Le comiche'' is a 1990 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Parenti and starring Renato Pozzetto and Paolo Villaggio. It had two sequels, '' Le comiche 2'' (1991) and '' Le nuove comiche'' (1994). Plot Neri Parenti creates some ...
'' (1990) - Il prete * '' The House of Smiles'' (1991) - Avvocato * ''Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto'' (1993) - Il portiere della bisca clandestina * '' Condannato a nozze'' (1993) - Ivano * ''Amore a prima vista'' (1999) - Il cannibale * ''L'uomo della fortuna'' (2000) - Armandino * '' Our Tropical Island'' (2001) - Sciallero * ''Ho visto le stelle'' (2003) - Prete * ''
I mostri oggi ''I mostri oggi'' () is a 2009 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. The film is a tribute to Dino Risi's classic comedies ''I mostri'' and ''I nuovi mostri ''I nuovi mostri'' (English-language version: ''Viva l'Italia!''; meani ...
'' (2009) - Nonno di Alessia


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannavale, Enzo 1928 births 2011 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Naples Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors