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Vincenzo "Enzo" Liberti (20 April 1926 – 4 May 1986) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and television personality.


Biography

Born in
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, after having been a diplomatic courier for the Foreign Ministry,"Morto l'attore Enzo Liberti continuatore dei Durante". ''
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he began his artistic career immediately after the
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as a stage actor, especially in comedy plays in
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; he mostly acted along with his wife Leila Durante and her parents
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and Anita at the Teatro Rossini in Rome.Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I Registi'', p. 243. Gremese Editore, 2002. A
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in many films, he played the lead roles in his two films as a director, in 1954 and in 1955. Liberti was also very active on television, as a sidekick of
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in several variety shows and as an actor in television films and series.


Death

Liberti died at age 60 in a clinic in Saint–Laurent–du–Var, near
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Filmography


Film

* ''
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'' (1954, directed by
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and Carlo Moscovini) – Pierino (segment "Il promesso... sposato") * '' Carmen di Trastevere'' (1962, directed by
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) – Vincenzo's Fat Accomplice * ''
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'' (1965, directed by
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) – The Lawyer's Secretary (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2") * ''
Soldati e capelloni ''Soldati e capelloni'' is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" black comedy film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti, written by Augusto Caminito and Giovanni Grimaldi, produced by Franco Cittadini and Stenio Fiorentini and starred by Franco Lantieri, ...
'' (1967, directed by
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) – Il maggiore * ''
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'' (1968, directed by
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) * '' Naked Violence'' (1969, directed by Fernando Di Leo) – Luigi * ''
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'' (1969, directed by
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) * ''
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'' (1971, directed by
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) – Police superintendent * '' Dirty Weekend'' (1973, directed by
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) – Barbieri, TV Journalist * '' The Police Serve the Citizens?'' (1973, directed by Enzo G. Castellari) – Fruttivendolo * '' Buona parte di Paolina'' (1973, directed by Nello Rossati) * ''Morbosità'' (1974, directed by
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) – Amilcare l'assessore * '' I sette magnifici cornuti'' (1974, directed by
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) – Evaristo * '' Due sul pianerottolo'' (1975, directed by
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) – Il brigadiere Icardi * '' Donna… cosa si fa per te'' (1976, directed by
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) – Man from Rome * '' Colpita da improvviso benessere'' (1976, directed by
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) * ''
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'' (1977, directed by
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) – Marcella's dad * '' L'appuntamento'' (1977, directed by
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) * ''
Liquirizia ''Liquirizia'' (Italian for "Liquorice") is a 1979 Italian teen comedy film written and directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Christian De Sica, Barbara Bouchet, Jenny Tamburi, Teo Teocoli and Tino Schirinzi. Plot Cast * Christian ...
'' (1979, directed by
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) – Fulvio's father (as Vincenzo Liberti) * ''
Assassinio sul Tevere ''Assassinio sul Tevere'' (''Assassination on the Tiber'') is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the sixth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Cast * Tomas Milian: Nico Gira ...
'' (1979, directed by
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) – Otello 'Er Pinna' Santi * ''
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'' (1980, directed by
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) – Il dottore * ''
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'' (1981, directed by
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) – Aristide – padre di Pierino * ''
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'' (1981, directed by
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) – Capo Infermiere * '' Il paramedico'' (1982, directed by
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) – Portiere dello stabile * ''
Pierino colpisce ancora ''Pierino colpisce ancora'' (also known as ''Desirable Teacher 2'') is a 1982 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Rome: Pierino has again flunked the exams. Therefore, his desperate parents send him to boarding school in Grosseto. C ...
'' (1982, directed by
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) – Aristide – padre di Pierino * ''
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'' (1982, directed by
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) – Commendatore * '' Vacanze in America'' (1984, directed by
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)


Television

* '' Le inchieste del commissario Maigret'' (1968, directed by
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) – L'autista Edgard * '' Astronave Terra'' (1971, directed by
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) – Direttore del New Yorker * '' Prima, durante e dopo la partita'' (1972, directed by Gian Domenico Giagni) * '' Qui squadra mobile'' (1973, directed by
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) – Portiere * '' Tante scuse'' (1974, directed by
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) * '' Diagnosi'' (1975, directed by
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) – Lazzari * '' Di nuovo tante scuse'' (1975–1976, directed by Romolo Siena) * '' Due ragazzi incorreggibili'' (1976, directed by
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) * '' Il commissario De Vincenzi 2'' (1977, directed by Mario Ferrero) – Vetturino * '' Noi... no!'' (1977–1978, directed by Romolo Siena) * '' Attenti a noi due'' (1983) * '' Zig zag'' (1983–1986)


As director

* '' Il porto della speranza'' (anche fotografia e sceneggiatura) (1954) * '' Processo all'amore'' (anche soggetto sceneggiatura) (1955)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberti, Enzo 1926 births 1986 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Deaths from complications of heart surgery 20th-century Italian male actors