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Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
,
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, and
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. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of
Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the '' Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was a ...
and
Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...
, winning the
Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...
's
Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Darsteller) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by ...
for his performance in the 1979 film ''Ernesto''. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series ''
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'' (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, '' Pummarò'', was screened
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at the
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. Three of his films have competed for the
Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguis ...
at the
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. He is a five-time
Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...
and four-time
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winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in
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.


Early life

Placido was born at Ascoli Satriano, into a poor family from Rionero in Vulture,
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; he is a descendant of the known brigand
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. Placido had a number of jobs since his youth. For a time, he worked as a police officer in
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, and was involved in the
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. He studied acting at the
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in
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, and with
Silvio D'Amico Silvio D'Amico (3 February 1887 in Rome – 1 April 1955 in Rome) was an Italian theatre critic, journalist, and theorist of Italian theater. Not a Fascist himself, D'Amico was the major theater critic during the ''ventennio'', the twenty year ...
at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica.


Career

Placido made his debut as an actor in the play ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' in 1969. Two years later he started film work under directors such as
Luigi Comencini Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007)
''The Guardian'' was an Italian
,
Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the '' Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was a ...
,
Salvatore Samperi Salvatore Samperi (26 July 1944 – 4 March 2009) was an Italian film director. His 1973 film ''Malicious (1973 film), Malicious'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival and his 1979 film ''Ernesto (film), Ernesto' ...
,
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,
Pasquale Squitieri Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("''La battaglia''") and even a ...
,
Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film ''The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to hav ...
, Walerian Borowczyk,
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,
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and
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. His first success came with the role of soldier Paolo Passeri in '' Marcia trionfale'' (1976, directed by Bellocchio), for which he won a
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. Two years later he won the
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award at the
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for his role of the
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worker in ironical melodrama '' Ernesto'' (1978, by Samperi). He appeared in several TV movies in the 1970s, but 1983 marked the beginning of his greatest television popularity when he played the lead as a police inspector investigating
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in Damiano Damiani's TV series ''
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''. He went on to play the same part in the subsequent three series, until his character's assassination. Afterwards he would appear as a law enforcement official in a number of other films and TV productions dealing with organized crime, including a semi-biographical movie about
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, where he acted as the titular judge. In 2008, in a reversal of roles, he portrayed longtime Mafia boss
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in the TV movie ''L'ultimo padrino''. A recognizable role to US audiences is that of an Italian businessman in the
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''
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''.


Personal life

Until a divorce in 1994, he was married to actress
Simonetta Stefanelli Simonetta Stefanelli (; born 30 November 1954) is an Italian entrepreneur, fashion designer and retired actress. Internationally, she is best known for her performance as Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone in the 1972 film ''The Godfather'', directed by ...
. Their daughter
Violante Placido Maria Violante Placido (; born 1 May 1976) is an Italian actress and singer. Early life Placido was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of actor-director Michele Placido and actress Simonetta Stefanelli. Career Film Her film debut was al ...
is also an actress. In 2012, he married actress Federica Vincenti (born 8 November 1983) after over 10 years of dating. The couple divorced in December 2017. Placido was a member of the
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until the 1980s. His nephew, Alessandro Onorato, has been the Councilor for Major Events, Sport and Tourism for
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since 2013.


Filmography


Actor

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Il caso Pisciotta ''Il caso Pisciotta'' (''The Pisciotta Case'') is a 1972 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on actual events involving Gaspare Pisciotta, lieutenant of the bandit Salvatore Giuliano, and his death ...
'' (1972,
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) .... Amerigo Lo Jacono * '' Mia moglie, un corpo per l'amore'' (1973, Mario Imperoli) .... Partner di Simona al night * '' The Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia)'' (1973, Antonio Racioppi) .... Antonio Turris * ''Non ho tempo'' (1973) .... Studente * '' Il Picciotto'' (1973, TV Movie, Alberto Negrin) .... Rosario Mandalà * ''
Teresa the Thief ''Teresa the Thief'' ( it, Teresa la ladra) is a 1973 commedia all'italiana film directed by Carlo Di Palma. It is based on the novel ''Memorie di una ladra'' written by Dacia Maraini in 1972. Cast *Monica Vitti: Teresa *Stefano Satta Flores: E ...
'' (1973,
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) .... Tonino Santità * '' Till Marriage Do Us Part'' (1974,
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''The Guardian'' was an Italian
) .... Silvano Pennacchini * ''
Come Home and Meet My Wife ''Romanzo popolare'' (internationally released as ''Come Home and Meet My Wife'') is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Script. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Giulio Basletti *Ornel ...
'' (1974,
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) .... Giovanni Pizzullo * ''
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'' (1974, TV Mini-Series, Luca Ronconi) .... Agramante * ''
Processo per direttissima ''Processo per direttissima'' is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Princess Ira von Fürstenberg as Cristina Visconti * Michele Placido as Stefano Baldini *Gabriele Ferzetti as Lawyer Finaldi * Mario Ador ...
'' (1974, Lucio De Caro) .... Stefano Baldini * ''
Moses the Lawgiver ''Moses the Lawgiver'' is a 6-hour Italian/British television miniseries filmed in 1973/74 and starring Burt Lancaster as Moses. It was an ITC/RAI co-production filmed in Rome and on location in Israel and Morocco. Many of the writers, cast a ...
'' (1974, TV Mini-Series, Gianfranco De Bosio) .... Caleb * '' Scandal in the Family'' (1975, Bruno Gaburro) .... Milo * '' The Divine Nymph'' (1975,
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) .... Martino Ghiondelli * '' Marcia trionfale'' (1976,
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) .... Paolo Passeri * ''
And Agnes Chose to Die ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Renata Viganò which won the Viareggio Prize in 1949. Cast ...
'' (1976,
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) .... Tom * ''
La Orca ''Prisoner of Passion'' ( it, La Orca) is an Italian film directed by Eriprando Visconti. The film was followed with the sequel ''Oedipus Orca''. Cast * Michele Placido: Michele *Rena Niehaus: Alice *Carmen Scarpitta: Irene, Alice's mother *Lisa ...
'' (1976,
Eriprando Visconti Eriprando Visconti di Modrone, Count of Vico Modrone (September 24, 1932 – May 26, 1995) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti. Born in Milan into a noble family, i ...
) .... Michele Turrisi * ''
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'' (1976,
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) .... Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo * ''
Oedipus Orca ''Oedipus Orca'' is a 1977 Italian sexploitation-thriller directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is a sequel to ''La Orca'', filmed the same/next year. Cast *Michele Placido: Michele * Rena Niehaus: Alice *Gabriele Ferzetti: Valerio, Alice's father * ...
'' (1977,
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) .... Michele Turrisi * ''
Kleinhoff Hotel ''Kleinhoff Hotel'' is a 1977 erotic drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. Plot Pascale is a rich and beautiful French lady married to an architect, both often traveling around the world for work and then far away from each other. Just one of th ...
'' (1977,
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) .... Pedro * ''
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'' (1977,
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) .... Vincenzino * '' The Pyjama Girl Case'' (1978,
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) .... Antonio Attolini * '' Io sono mia'' (1978, Sofia Scandurra) .... Giacinto * ''
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'' (1978,
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) .... Michele Labruzzo * '' Ernesto'' (1979,
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) .... The Man * '' Tigers in Lipstick'' (1979,
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) .... Angelo / The Photographer * '' A Man on His Knees'' (1979,
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) .... Antonio Platamonte * '' The Meadow'' (1979,
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) .... Enzo * ''
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'' (1979, 3 directors) .... Mario Salvetti (segment "Domenica") * ''
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'' (1980,
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) ... Giovanni Sciabola * ''
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'' (1980, Walerian Borowczyk) .... Schwarz * ''
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'' (1980,
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) .... Berardo Viola * '' Three Brothers'' (1981,
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) .... Nicola Giuranna * '' The Wings of the Dove'' (1981,
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) .... Sandro * ''
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'' (1981, Serge Dubor) .... Giovanni * '' Sciopèn'' (1982, Luciano Odorisio) .... Francesco Maria Vitale * ''
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'' (1983, Walerian Borowczyk) .... Macarius * '' Les Amants terribles'' (1984, Danièle Dubroux and Stavros Kaplanidis) .... Sergio * ''
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'' (1984, TV Mini-Series,
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) .... Commissario Corrado Cattani * ''
La piovra ''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Flores ...
'', (1985, TV Mini-Series, Florestano Vancini) .... Commissario Corrado Cattani * '' Pizza Connection'' (1985,
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) .... Mario Aloia * '' Summer Night'' (1986,
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) .... Beppe Catanìa * ''
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'' (1986, Castellano & Pipolo) .... Director * ''
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'', (1987, TV TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) .... Commissario Corrado Cattani * ''
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'' (1988,
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) .... Michele * '' Private Affairs'' (1988, Francesco Massaro) .... Lionello Martini * ''
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'' (1988,
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) .... Fabio Alberici * '' Via Paradiso'' (1988, Luciano Odorisio) .... Francesco * ''
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'', (1989, TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) ... Commissario Corrado Cattani * '' Mery per sempre'' (1989,
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) .... Marco Terzi * '' Afganskiy izlom'' (1991,
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) .... Major Bandura * '' Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel'' (1992, TV miniseries, Paul Krasny) .... Col. Roberto Chavez * ''
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'' (1992, TV TV Mini-Series, José María Sánchez) .... Marco Bonilli * '' Close Friends'' (1992, Michele Placido) .... father of Simona * '' Uomo di rispetto'' (1992, TV Movie,
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) .... Nino * ''
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'' (1993, Claudio Camarca) .... Marcione * ''
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'' (1993) .... Giovanni Falcone * '' Father and Son'' (1994,
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) .... Corrado * ''
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'' (1994,
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) .... Fiore * ''
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'' (1994, Giulio Base) .... Sante Carella * ''
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'' (1995, Michele Placido) .... Silvio Novembre * '' La Lupa'' (1996, Gabriele Lavia) .... Malerba * '' Racket'' (1997, TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) .... Guido Gerosa * '' La Missione'' (1998, TV Movie,
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) .... Padre Ramboni * ' (1998,
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) .... Carlo * '' Of Lost Love'' (1998, Michele Placido) .... Don Gerardo * ''
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'' (1999,
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) .... Furio Cimin * ''
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'' (1999,
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) .... Belli Estate Patient * ''
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'' (1999,
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) .... Enzo Tortora * '' Terra bruciata'' (1999, Fabio Segatori) .... Fra' Salvatore * ''
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'' (2000) .... Michele Verrio * '' Padre Pio - Tra cielo e terra'' (2000, TV Movie) .... Padre Pio da Pietralcina * '' Tra due mondi'' (2001) .... Uzeda * '' Il Sequestro Soffiantini'' (2002, TV Movie) .... Giuseppe Soffiantini * '' Searching for Paradise'' (2002) .... Giorgio Mattei * ''Mario Monicelli, l'artigiano di Viareggio'' (2002) .... Himself * '' Il posto dell'anima'' (2003) .... Salvatore * ' (2003, TV Movie) .... Enrico Mattei * '' Un papà quasi perfetto'' (2003, TV Mini-Series) .... Michele Salvi * ''
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'' (2004) .... Dottor Bianco * '' The Smell of Blood'' (2004) .... Carlo * ''
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'' (2003) .... Himself (Special Guest) * '' Il Grande Torino'' (2005, TV Movie) .... Angelo, 2004 * '' Estrenando sueños'' (2005) .... Padre Freddo * ''
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'' (2005) * '' The Goodbye Kiss'' (2006) .... Anedda * ''
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'' (2006) .... Marco Pulici / Silvio Berlusconi * '' Karol: The Pope, The Man'' (2006, TV Movie) .... Dr. Renato Buzzonetti * ''
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'' (2006) .... Muffa * ''
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'' (2006) .... Frate Simeone * ''
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'' (2006) .... Salvatore Lisassi * '' SoloMetro'' (2007) .... Enrico Alvari * ''
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'' (2007) .... Giovanni * '' 2061: An Exceptional Year'' (2007) .... Cardinale Bonifacio Colonna * '' L'ultimo padrino'' (2008, TV Movie) .... Bernardo Provenzano * '' The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider'' (2008) .... Count Sternberk * '' La luna nel deserto'' (2008, short) .... Leone (voice) * '' Aldo Moro - Il presidente'' (2008, TV Movie) .... Aldo Moro * ''
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'' (2008) .... Commissario Franco Dogliani * ''Focaccia blues'' (2009) .... Proiezionista * '' Baarìa'' (2009) .... Communist * '' The Big Dream'' (2009) .... Andrea * '' Oggi sposi'' (2009) .... Sabino Impanato * '' Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using'' (2010) .... Alberto * ''
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'' (2011) .... Augusto * '' Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' (2011) .... Duccio Villani di Masi * ''
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'' (2012) .... Roccaforte * '' The Lookout'' (2012) .... Giovanni * ''
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'' (2012) .... Michele Spagnolo * ''Razza bastarda'' (2012) .... Avv.Silvestri * ''Itaker - Vietato agli italiani'' (2012) .... Pantano' * '' Living Legends'' (2014) .... Christiano Negri * '' The Choice'' (2015) .... Emilio Nicotri * ''
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'' (2015) .... Domenico Scagliusi aka don Mimì * ''Un'avventura romantica'' (2016) .... Vittorio De Sica * '' 7 Minutes'' (2016) .... Michele Varazzi - il proprietario della fabbrica * ''
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'' (2016) .... Don Mimì * ''Lectura Ovidii'' (2019) .... Himself *''
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'' (2020)


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* '' Pummarò'' (1990) * '' Close Friends'' (1992) * ''
Un eroe borghese ''Un eroe borghese'' (also known as ''Ordinary Hero'' and ''An Ordinary Hero'') is a 1995 Italian historical drama film directed by Michele Placido. It is a dramatization of the downfall of the Michele Sindona's financial empire and of the subsequ ...
'' (1995) * '' Of Lost Love'' (1998) * '' Un Altro mondo è possibile'' (2001) * ''
A Journey Called Love ''Un viaggio chiamato amore'' (internationally released as '' A Journey Called Love'') is a 2002 Italian romance- drama film directed by Michele Placido. It tells the tormented relationship between the writer Sibilla Aleramo and the poet Dino ...
'' (2002) * ''
Ovunque sei ''Ovunque sei'' is a 2004 Italian romance-drama film directed by Michele Placido. It entered the competition at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, where it was booed by the audience and received bad reviews. It won the Nastro d'Argento ...
'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2005) * '' The Big Dream'' (2009) * ''
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'' (2009) * '' Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male'' (2010) * '' Le Guetteur'' (2012) * '' The Choice'' (2015) * '' 7 Minutes'' (2016)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Placido, Michele 1946 births Living people 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People of Lucanian descent People from the Province of Foggia Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Silver Bear for Best Actor winners Italian stage actors