Giuseppe Porelli (24 November 1897 – 5 March 1982) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.
Life and career
Born Giuseppe Porcelli in
Naples
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, he graduated from the
Istituto Tecnico and became an employee of
Ferrovie dello Stato
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. While there, he spent his free time involved in amateur dramatics.
In 1918 he left his job to accept employment as a professional actor in the company of
Irma Gramatica.
[ Porelli later entered some of the most important stage companies of the time, specializing as a ]sidekick
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Origins
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in revue
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shows.[ Active on films since 1926, he had an intense career as a ]character actor
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, mostly cast in roles of elegant and fashionable gentlemen in comedy films.[ He was married to the actress Rinalda Marchetti.][
]
Selected filmography
* '' Just Married'' (1934)
* '' Unripe Fruit'' (1934)
* '' Thirty Seconds of Love'' (1936)
* '' Felicita Colombo'' (1937)
* '' Naples of Olden Times'' (1938)
*'' The House of Shame'' (1938)
* '' Naples Will Never Die'' (1939)
* '' Heartbeat'' (1939)
* '' Two Million for a Smile'' (1939)
* '' Love Trap'' (1940)
* '' The Sinner'' (1940)
* '' First Love'' (1941)
* ''Harlem
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'' (1943)
* '' I'll Always Love You'' (1943)
* '' I'll Sing No More'' (1945)
* '' The Ten Commandments'' (1945)
* ''Peddlin' in Society
''Peddlin' in Society'' or ''Down With Riches!'' () is a 1946 Italian romance-drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film '' Down with Misery'' by the same director and also starring Magnani.
Cast
*Anna Ma ...
'' (1946)
* '' I Met You in Naples'' (1946)
* '' Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946)
* '' Crime News'' (1947)
* '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947)
* '' È arrivato il cavaliere!'' (1950)
* '' Women and Brigands'' (1950)
* '' O.K. Nerone'' (1951)
* '' Paris Is Always Paris'' (1951)
* '' Oggi sposi'' (1952)
* '' Melody of Love'' (1952)
* '' I, Hamlet'' (1952)
* '' It Was She Who Wanted It!'' (1953)
* ''The Enchanting Enemy
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'' (1953)
* ''Mid-Century Loves
''Mid-Century Loves'' () is a 1954 Italian Anthology film, anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrangeli.
Plot
Episode # 0 ...
'' (1954)
* '' Poverty and Nobility'' (1954)
* '' Naples Is Always Naples'' (1954)
* '' The Two Orphans'' (1954)
* '' Donatella'' (1956)
* '' The Wanderers'' (1956)
* '' Holiday Island'' (1957)
* '' I prepotenti'' (1958)
* '' Tunis Top Secret'' (1959)
* '' Tough Guys'' (1960)
* '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961)
* '' Stasera mi butto'' (1967)
* ''Mi vedrai tornare
''Mi vedrai tornare'' (''You will see me back'') is a 1966 Italy, Italian musicarello, musical romantic comedy film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. The title is a reference to the Gianni Morandi's eponymous song.
Plot
Cast
* Gianni Morandi ...
'' (1969)
References
External links
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1897 births
1982 deaths
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian male stage actors
Male actors from Naples
20th-century Italian male actors