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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 ''
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'' (''December 32nd'') by Luciano De Crescenzo.


Selected filmography

* '' Yvonne of the Night'' (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'' (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'' (1969) - Gennarino * '' Mezzanotte d'amore'' (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 * ''
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'' (1972, TV Mini-Series) - Oste * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) - Deputy Inspector Caputo * '' Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973) - Vincenzo * '' Poker in Bed'' (1974) - Peppino * '' Il domestico'' (1974) - Salvatore Sperato * '' Il trafficone'' (1974) - Gennarino * ''Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori'' (1974) - School caretaker * '' Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' (1975) - Inspector Caputo * '' The School Teacher'' (1975) - Peppino * '' Vergine e di nome Maria'' (1975) - Simone * '' Teasers'' (1975) - Osvaldo * '' Eye of the Cat'' (1975) - Lolò * '' Quel movimento che mi piace tanto'' (1976) - Salvatore Siniscalchi * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Bracalone da Napoli * '' My Father's Private Secretary'' (1976) - Giuseppe * '' Taxi Girl'' (1977) - Commissario Angelini * '' A Man Called Magnum'' (1977) - Sergeant Nicola Capece * ''Orazi e curiazi 3-2'' (1977) - Sempronio * '' Cara sposa'' (1977) - Salomone * '' Flatfoot in Africa'' (1978) - Caputo * ''
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'' (1978) - Salvatore * '' How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover'' (1978) - The Guru * ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'' (1978) - Gennaro * '' Gegè Bellavita'' (1978) - Gennarino's Friend * ''L'anello matrimoniale'' (1979) - Ernesto * '' The Gang That Sold America'' (1979) - Salvatore Esposito * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) - Caruso * '' Liquirizia'' (1979) - Custode * '' The Finzi Detective Agency'' (1979) - Giuseppe Marchini * '' L'imbranato'' (1979) * '' L'affittacamere'' (1979) - Pasquale Esposito * '' Flatfoot in Egypt'' (1980) - Maresc. Caputo * '' Love in First Class'' (1980) - Il reverendo * '' Savage Breed'' (1980) - Don Peppino * '' Girls Will Be Girls'' (1980) - Enzo * '' Il casinista'' (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'' (1981) - Giuseppe Zerboni * '' Chaste and Pure'' (1981) - Don Bottazzi * '' Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' (1981) - Vincenzo * ''Il marito in vacanza'' (1981) - Vinicio * '' Il paramedico'' (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'' (1984) - Sposito * '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' (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 * ''
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'' (1988) - Spaccafico * '' What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' (1988) - Padre di Teresa * ''Sabato, domenica e lunedì'' (1990) - Don Antonio * '' Le comiche'' (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'' (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 Italian male comedians Comedians from Naples