Aldo Alessandro Cutolo (28 March 1899 – 14 March 1995) was an Italian academic, television presenter, actor and historian. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, after studying under

Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce (; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a ...

and teaching medieval history at the University of Rome, in 1928 Cutolo was commissioned to "provide to the direction, the system and the enhancement of the Historical Archive of City of Naples." In 1935 he moved to

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

where he became professor of Bibliography and Library Science at the

University of Milan The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public university, public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest uni ...

. Between 1954 and 1968 he got large popularity as presenter of ''Una risposta per voi'', one of the earliest cultural programs broadcast on Italian television. Author of several books and essays and director of the magazine ''Historia'', Cutolo was also active as a

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

, often alongside

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cutolo, Alessandro 1899 births 1995 deaths Italian medievalists Mass media people from Naples Academic staff of the University of Milan Italian male film actors Italian television presenters Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome Italian essayists Male essayists 20th-century essayists Italian male non-fiction writers