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in '' La notte brava'' and

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Filmography

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'' (1946) - Pasquale Maggi *'' Fabiola'' (1949) - Corvino *'' Domenica d'agosto'' (1950) - Enrico *''

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'' (1951) - Mario (uncredited) *'' Parigi è sempre Parigi'' (1951) - Franco Martini *'' Little World of Don Camillo'' (1952) - Mariolino della Bruciata *''

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'' (1952) - Stefano Lulli *'' Processo alla città'' (1952) - Luigi Esposito *'' Sunday Heroes'' (1952) - Marini *''

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'' (1952) - Mario *'' Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Franco *'' La provinciale'' (1953) - Paolo Sartori *'' Il mondo le condanna'' (1953) - Franco *''Riscatto'' (1953) - Roberto Biasetti *''

'' (1953) - Moraldo Rubini *'' I Vinti'' (1953) - Claudio *''

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'' (1953) - Hans *''

Cavalcade of Song ''Cavalcade of Song'' ( it, Canzoni, canzoni, canzoni) is a 1953 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Alberto Sordi, Silvana Pampanini and Antonella Lualdi.Fava p. 62 It was shot in Ferraniacolor at the Cinecittà ...

'' (1953) - Il notaio *''

Amori di mezzo secolo ''Mid-Century Loves'' ( it, Amori di mezzo secolo) is a 1954 Italian anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrangeli. Plot ...

'' (1954) - Mario (segment "L'amore romantico") *'' 100 Years of Love'' (1954) - Enrico Adamoli aka Rico (segment "Garibaldina") *'' Canzoni di mezzo secolo'' (1954) *''

'' (1954) - Pedro Vargas *'' Ulysses'' (1954) - Telemachus *'' The Two Orphans'' (1954) - Knight Roger de Vaudrey *''

The Lovers of Manon Lescaut ''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Myriam Bru, Franco Interlenghi and Roger Pigaut.Goble p.375 It is based on the 1731 ...

'' (1954) - Enrico des Grieux *'' Non c'è amore più grande'' (1955) - Mario *''

Gli innamorati ''Wild Love'' ( it, Gli innamorati) is a 1955 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Antonella Lualdi as Adriana Latini * Franco Interlenghi as Franco * Sergio Raimondi as Nan ...

'' (1956) - Franco *''

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'' (1956) - Farini *''

I giorni più belli ''I giorni più belli'' ( ''The Best Days'' or ''The Most Beautiful Days'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi. Cast * Franco Interlenghi * Vittorio De Sica * Mario Carotenuto * Valeria Mor ...

'' (1956) - Gianni Valentini *'' Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge'' (1956) - Alberto *''

Padri e figli ''Fathers and Sons'' ( it, Padri e figli and also known as ''A Tailor's Maid'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. At the 7th Berlin International Film Festival Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director award. ...

'' (1957) - Guido Blasi *''

'' (1957) - Aymo *'' La regina della povera gente'' (1957) *''La cenicienta y Ernesto'' (1957) - Ernesto *'' Giovani mariti'' (1958) - Antonio *'' The Sky Burns'' (1958) - Ferri *''

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'' (1958) - Mazzetti *'' Educande al tabarin'' (1958) *'' Polikuska'' (1958) - Pjotr *''

Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women ''Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (French: ''Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Maurice Régamey and starring Jean Carmet and Annie Cordy. Premise To bail out their club on the French Rivie ...

'' (1959) *'' Sangue sull'asfalto'' (1959) - Antonio Pasquali (uncredited) *'' General della Rovere'' (1959) - Antonio Pasquali (uncredited) *'' La Notte brava'' (1959) - Bellabella *'' Match contro la morte'' (1959) - Le gangster *'' Le svedesi'' (1960) - Peppino *''

Viva l'Italia ''Viva l'Italia'' () is a 2012 Italian comedy film written and directed by Massimiliano Bruno. Politician, Michele Spagnolo loses the ability to lie because of a stroke in the brain and that has dire consequences. Cast * Raoul Bova as Riccar ...

'' (1961) - Giuseppe Bandi *'' Cronache del '22'' (1961) - Franco (segment '' Incontro al mare'') *'' Una notte per cinque rapine'' (1967) - Maurice *''

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'' (1968) - Optimus - Centurion *'' Totò story'' (1968) *''Pianeta Venere'' (1972) *'' La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere'' (1975) - Colombo *'' Amore, piombo e furore'' (1978) - Hank Sebanek *'' Miranda'' (1985) - Carlo *'' Juke box'' (1985) *'' Il Camorrista'' (1986) - Don Saverio *'' L'avaro'' (1989) - Mastro Giacomo *'' Pummarò'' (1989) *'' Se non avessi l'amore'' (1991, TV Movie) - Padre Robotti *''

Le amiche del cuore ''Close Friends'' ( Italian: '' Le amiche del cuore'') is a 1992 Italian teen drama film directed by Michele Placido. It was entered into the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Asia Argento: Simo ...

'' (1992) - Tribodi *''L'urlo della verità'' (1992) - Avvocato Santi (uncredited) *'' Gli assassini vanno in coppia'' (1992) *''

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'' (1993) *''Torta di mele'' (1993) *''Copenhagen fox-trot'' (1993) *'' L'orso di peluche'' (1994) - Le directeur du musée *'' 18.000 giorni fa'' (1994) *''Le Roi de Paris'' (1995) - Bellières *'' Marciando nel buio'' (1996) - Sindaco *'' Mi fai un favore'' (1996) - Mario *'' Racket'' (1996) *''

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'' (1998) - Castillo *'' Tre addii'' (1999, TV Movie) *'' Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth'' (2000, TV Movie) - Padre Graziano *''Una lunga lunga lunga notte d'amore'' (2001) - Luigi Settembrini, Marcello's friend *''Il conte di Melissa'' (2001) - Il Prete *'' John XXIII: The Pope of Peace'' (2002, TV Movie) - Radini Tedeschi *''Due volte Natale'' (2003) *'' The accidental detective'' (2003) - Nardini *''

Tosca e altre due ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' (2003) - Sciarrone *''

Romanzo criminale ''Romanzo criminale'' (; "Criminal Novel") is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in tur ...

'' (2005) - Barone Rosellini *''Nemici per la pelle'' (2006) *''

Notte prima degli esami – Oggi ''Notte prima degli esami – Oggi'' () is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is a sequel/remake to 2006 '' Notte prima degli esami''. Cast English Dub *Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 195 ...

'' (2007) - Luigi *'' I, Don Giovanni'' (2009) - Padre di Annetta *''La bella società'' (2010) - Papà di Romolo (final film role)

References

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* 1931 births 2015 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male child actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors People of Lazian descent {{Italy-actor-stub