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Ferdinand Guillaume (1887–1977) was a French-born Italian actor and film director. He often is known by his stage name Polidor. In 1910, after working for years in the family circus, he and his brother Natale were hired by Cines Studios where he starred in over 100 comedy silent shorts billed as the character Tontolini. He then went to work for Pasquali Film in Turin.Stam & Raengo p.116


Selected filmography

* ''
The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; , i.e. "The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a Puppet"), commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'', is an 1883 Children's literature, children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischi ...
'' (1911) * '' The Palace on the River'' (1940) * '' The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (1940) * '' Music on the Run'' (1943) * '' The Mad Marechiaro'' (1952) * ''
Angel in a Taxi ''Angel in a Taxi'' () is a 1958 Italy, Italian film. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti and Vera Tschechowa. Cast * Vera Tschechowa: Camilla, the dancer * : Marietto * Vittorio De Sica: God * Gabriele Ferzetti: Andrea * Guido Lauri: the dance partner * ...
'' (1958) * ''
The Employee ''The Employee'' () is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film is loosely inspired by ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Nando * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Inspector Jacobetti * Anna Maria Ferr ...
'' (1959) * '' Everyone's in Love'' (1959) * '' Red Roses for the Fuhrer'' (1968)


References


Bibliography

* Robert Stam & Alessandra Raengo. ''A Companion to Literature and Film''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.


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* 1887 births 1977 deaths French film directors French male film actors Italian male film actors People from Bayonne Male actors from Nouvelle-Aquitaine French emigrants to Italy Silent film comedians 20th-century Italian male actors Italian film actor stubs Italian male silent film actors {{Italy-film-bio-stub