Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born in
Jesi
Jesi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche.
It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river, before its mouth on the Adria ...
,
Ancona
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, Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown.
He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy.
He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose,
avanspettacolo, cabaret,
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...
.
He was also very active in television (in television movies, TV-series and variety shows) and in films, where he was one of the most requested character actors.
Olmi is also the author of two autobiographical books, ''Oltre la scena'' and ''Oltre lo schermo''.
He died from
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
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The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2 ...
.
Selected filmography
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Peccato di castità'' (1956)
*''Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan'' (1960) – Pat – journalist
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Un mandarino per Teo'' (1960) – Il signore in bianco
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A Girl... and a Million'' (1962) – Visonà's Friend
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L'amore difficile
''L'amore difficile'' (internationally released as ''Of Wayward Love'' and as ''Sex Can Be Difficult'') is a 1962 Italian comedy anthology film, anthology film. The film represents the directorial debut of the four authors, who were however all ex ...
'' (1962) – Carabiniere (segment "Il serpente")
*''Adultero lui, adultera lei'' (1963) – L'avvocato dell'accusa
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Shivers in Summer'' (1964) – Furricchio
*''I maniaci'' (1964) – The husband (segment "Il week-end")
*''Clémentine chérie'' (1964)
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I due pericoli pubblici'' (1964) – Vigile (segment "Una domenica d'agosto")
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Slalom'' (1965) – Italian Embassy Official
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Wake Up and Die
''Wake Up and Die'' (, ), also known as ''Wake Up and Kill'' and ''I Kill for Kicks'', is a 1966 Italian-French crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani, based on real life events of Luciano Lutring, an Italian criminal known as "the machine-gun ...
'' (1966) – Bobino, riccetatore
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I nostri mariti'' (1966) – Monsignor Petrarca (segment "Il marito di Olga")
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Sex Quartet'' (1966) – Aldini's Friend (segment "Fata Armenia")
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The Devil in Love'' (1966) – Innkeeper
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A Stranger in Paso Bravo'' (1968) – Jonathan
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The Vatican Affair'' (1968) – Lentini
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Ace High'' (1968)
*''Bandits in Rome'' (1968)
*''Colpo di sole'' (1968)
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Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius in the late 1st century AD, though the manuscript tradition identifi ...
'' (1969) – Seleuco
*''12 + 1'' (1969) – Waiter (uncredited)
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The Archangel'' (1969) – Commissario Monteforte
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The Cat o' Nine Tails
''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' () is a 1971 English-language Italian film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Dardano Sacchetti, Luigi Cozzi, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars Karl Malden, James Franciscus, and Catherine S ...
'' (1971) – Morsella
*''Joe Dakota'' (1957)
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Armiamoci e partite!'' (1971) – German soldier
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Il merlo maschio'' (1971) – Violin teacher
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971) – Porter
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A Girl in Australia'' (1971) – Don Anselmo
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Il provinciale'' (1971)
*''Decameroticus'' (1972) – Ciacco
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My Darling Slave
''My Darling Slave'' (, "The emaleslave, I have her and you don't", also known as ''The Slave'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. It stars Lando Buzzanca, Catherine Spaak, and Adriana Asti.
Plot
Demetrio Cultrera ( ...
'' (1973) – A passenger
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Anno uno'' (1974) – Di Vittorio
*''Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori'' (1974) – Mr. Novelli
*''L'uomo della strada fa giustizia'' (1975) – (uncredited)
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Scandal in the Family'' (1975) – don Erminio
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Apache Woman'' (1976) – Jeremy
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The Cricket'' (1980)
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Madly in Love'' (1981) – Sindaco
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Bollenti spiriti'' (1981) – Doctor
* (1981) – Agente di viaggi
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Porca vacca'' (1982)
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Rich and Poor'' (1983) – S.O.F.R.A.M. Manager
*''Il petomane'' (1983)
*''Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone'' (1983) – Commissario
*''Due strani papà'' (1984)
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Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style'' (1984) – Bonetti – negoziante di giocattoli
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Il ragazzo del Pony Express'' (1986) – Father of Agostino
*''Missione eroica – I pompieri 2'' (1987)
*''Il coraggio di parlare'' (1987) – Milan worker
*''Rimini Rimini – Un anno dopo'' (1988) – Flaminia's Husband ("La scelta")
*''Don Bosco'' (1988)
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Italian Restaurant'' (1994, TV Mini-Series)
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The Dinner'' (1998) – Arturo
*''Si fa presto a dire amore'' (2000) – Padre Enrico
References
External links
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1926 births
2020 deaths
People from Jesi
Male actors from le Marche
20th-century Italian male actors
Italian male stage actors
Nastro d'Argento winners
Italian male film actors
Italian male comedians
Italian male television actors
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Lazio