Ernesto Almirante (24 September 1877 – 13 December 1964) was an Italian film and stage actor.

Life and career

Born in Mistretta into a family of actors, Almirante worked several years on stage along his father Nunzio. He was also active as agent and organizer of several stage companies. After an occasional film role in the 1919 mute film ''Federica d'Illirio'', starting from mid-1930s Almirante became one of the most active

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s of his time. In 1955, he retired from acting and moved into a retirement home for actors in

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. He was the uncle of politician

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Partial filmography

* ''Federica d'Illiria'' (1919) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) - L'addetto di passaporto clandestini * '' At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) - Lorot, l'impiegato del notaio * '' We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) - L'anziano capitano della nave * '' Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) - André Copersche, il presidente del tribunal * ''La mia canzone al vento'' (1939) * '' The Document'' (1939) * '' The Night of Tricks'' (1939) - Francesco Acquaviva * '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (1940) - Michele Zilay * ''La granduchessa si diverte'' (1940) * '' A Romantic Adventure'' (1940) - Berni, il socio di Luigi * ''Piccolo alpino'' (1940) - Il professore * '' The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (1940) - Il precettore delle educante * ''Manovre d'amore'' (1940) - Enchelly * '' Marco Visconti'' (1941) - Tremacoldo * '' Thrill'' (1941) - Isidoro Janosky * '' The Adventuress from the Floor Above'' (1941) - Il padre de Biancamaria * ''

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'' (1941) - Ernesto Gelardi * ''Finalmente soli'' (1942) - Il professore Ippolito Mariani * ''Margherita fra i tre'' (1942) - Giovanni * '' Wedding Day'' (1942) - La zio dello sposo * ''Mater dolorosa'' (1943) - Il nobiluoimo anziano al concerto * ''Il nostro prossimo'' (1943) * ''In cerca di felicità'' (1944) - Brocca * ''

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'' (1946) * '' The Testimony'' (1946) - Giuseppe Marchi * ''L'angelo e il diavolo'' (1946) * ''Tempesta d'anime'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) - Il Nonno * ''

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'' (1947) - Luigi * ''

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'' (1947) - Savelich * ''

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'' (1947) - Maximoff * '' Difficult Years'' (1948) - Il nonno * ''

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'' (1948) - Il professore * ''Ti ritroverò'' (1949) - The Old Fisherman * ''

The Firemen of Viggiù ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù, the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song "The Firemen of Viggiù" a ...

'' (1949) - Uno spettatore * ''

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'' (1949) - Il possidente * '' The Bride Can't Wait'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1950) - Le colonel * ''

Father's Dilemma ''Father's Dilemma'' () is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a ...

'' (1950) - L'invitato anziano * '' The White Line'' (1950) - The Grandfather * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Cops and Robbers'' (1951) - Esposito's Father * ''

Ergastolo ''Ergastolo'' (aka ''Prison'') is a black and white 1952 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Plot Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano i ...

'' (1952) - Prof. Arlotta * '' The White Sheik'' (1952) - Dottore Fortuna - il regista del fotoromanzo * ''

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'' (1952) - Nedo * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1953) - Zio di Lodolini * ''

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'' (1954) - Antonio Bianchi (segment "Nozze d'Oro") * ''

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'' (1954) - Cesare * '' Ore 10: lezione di canto'' (1955) - Il Prof. Tapparelli * ''

Destination Piovarolo ''Destination Piovarolo'' () is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot summary In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called Piovarolo, because that's wh ...

'' (1955) - Ernesto * ''

Il coraggio ''Il coraggio'' ('The Courage') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is an honest, forthright and brave man, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suici ...

'' (1955) - Salvatore Esposito (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Almirante, Ernesto 1877 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Actors from the Metropolitan City of Messina Male actors from Sicily