Corrado Annicelli (1 September 1905 – 28 August 1984) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
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 ...
, Annicelli made his stage debut in 1927, cast by
Dora Menichelli to play a fascinating officer in the drama play ''Guerra in tempo di pace''.
From then he started a career on stage with the major companies of the time, working with
Lamberto Picasso
Lamberto Picasso (21 October 1880 – 17 September 1962) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953.
Selected filmography
* ''The Naked Truth'' (1914)
* '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1931)
* ''Paradise'' (1932)
* ...
,
Emma Gramatica (with whom he made a long tour of South and Central America),
Ruggero Ruggeri,
Antonio Gandusio
Antonio Gandusio (29 July 1875 – 23 May 1951) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Rovinj (today Croatia) and died in Milan, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' The Story of a Poor Young M ...
among others.
[Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli Attori''. Gremese, 2003. .] In 1942 Annicelli become one of the most acclaimed radio actors reciting several Italian and especially Neapolitan comedies.
Annicelli was also active in films (even if usually in
character role
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 b ...
s), in television productions.
Filmography
References
External links
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* Massimo Colella, ''Profilo biografico di attori partenopei del XX secolo: VI. Corrado Annicelli'', 2022 (https://www.centrostuditeatro.it/2022/03/corrado-annicelli/).
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1905 births
1984 deaths
Italian male film actors
Italian male stage actors
Italian male television actors
Male actors from Naples
20th-century Italian male actors