Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage and film actor.

Life and career

Born in

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into a family of actors, Carloni debuted on stage at young age in the theatrical company held by Ernesto Murolo. In 1921 he met on stage Titina De Filippo, whom he married one year later and with whom he started a long professional association, appearing in almost all her stage works. Carloni was also active in films and in television miniseries, mainly cast in

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s. His siblings

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, Maria, Adelina and Ettore were fellow actors. His sister Adelina (or Adele) Carloni married his wife Titina's brother

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at t ...

. Well-known actor

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was another of his wife's siblings.

Partial filmography

* '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) - Il presidente del tribunale (uncredited) * '' Side Street Story'' (1950) - Un soldato americano * ''Filumena Marturano'' (1951) * '' Cops and Robbers'' (1951) - The Police Commissioner * ''La macchina ammazzacattivi'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) - Un commissario di polizia * ''

Five Paupers in an Automobile ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone * Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni * ...

'' (1952) - Fabio Mazzetti * '' Toto and the King of Rome'' (1952) - Capoufficio Capasso * '' Non è vero... ma ci credo'' (1952) - Avvocato Donati * ''I morti non pagano tasse'' (1952) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (1952) - Cav. Anselmi * ''Piovuto dal cielo'' (1953) - Ricco signore * ''

Martin Toccaferro ''Martin Toccaferro'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo and Wanda Osiris.Goble p.270 Cast * Peppino De Filippo as Martino Lazzari * Titina De Filippo as Miss Cos ...

'' (1953) * '' It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) - Deputy Police Commissioner * '' Too Bad She's Bad'' (1954) - Il signore intriguante * '' A Hero of Our Times'' (1955) - (uncredited) * ''

The Two Friends ''The Two Friends'' (Italian: ''I due compari'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Peppino De Filippo and Giulia Rubini.Pintaldi p.69 The film's sets were designed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast * ...

'' (1955) - Commissario * '' Roman Tales'' (1955) - The Restaurant Manager (uncredited) * ''Da qui all'eredità'' (1955) * ''Susanna tutta panna'' (1957) * ''Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) - The Judge * ''Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia'' (1959) - Il dottore * ''

Lo smemorato di Collegno ''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case. Plot A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a m ...

'' (1962) - Francesco Ballarini * ''

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'' (1962) - Il fruttivendolo * '' Toto vs. the Four'' (1963) - Cognato di Lancetti * ''

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'' (1963) - Lepido * '' Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) - Il governatore * ''Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965) - The Judge (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2") * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) - (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carloni, Pietro 1896 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors People from the Province of Lecce