Romolo Valli (7 February 1925 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian

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. Valli was born in

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. He was one of the best-known Italian actors from the 1950s to his death. He worked for both the stage and the silver screen. Among the directors he collaborated with were

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, and

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, who cast Valli in three feature films ('' The Leopard'', '' Death in Venice'', '' Conversation Piece'') and the episode ''Il lavoro'' of ''

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''. Valli died in a car accident, at age 54.

Theatre

* Così è (se vi pare) (1974)

Filmography

*'' Policarpo'' (1959) - Commendator Egidio Marzi Laurenzi *'' The Great War'' (1959) - Tenente Gallina *'' Five Branded Women'' (1960) - Mirko *'' Call Girls of Rome'' (1960) - Il commissario *''

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'' (1960) *'' Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961) - Don Pietro Introna *'' The Lovemakers'' (1961) - Dante *'' A Day for Lionhearts'' (1961) - Edoardo *''

'' (1962) - Lawyer Zacchi (segment "Il lavoro") *'' Peccati d'estate'' (1962) - Carlino *'' A Milanese Story'' (1962) - Mr. Gessner *'' The Shortest Day'' (1962) - Il capitano *'' The Leopard'' (1963) - Father Pirrone *''

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'' (1963) - Signor X *'' Outlaws of Love'' (1963) - Francesco *'' La vendetta della signora'' (1964) - Town Painter *'' La costanza della ragione'' (1964) - (uncredited) *'' A Man Named John'' (1965) - The Intermediary (voice) *'' I complessi'' (1965) - Father Baldini (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone") *'' The Mandrake'' (1965) - Messer Nicia *'' Don't Sting the Mosquito'' (1967) - Bartolomeo Santangelo padre di Rita *'' Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare'' (1968) - Butler *'' Boom!'' (1968) - Dr. Luilo *'' Barbarella'' (1968) *'' Check to the Queen'' (1969) - Enrico Valdman *'' The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (1970) - Giorgio's Father *'' Death in Venice'' (1971) - Hotel Manager *'' Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello'' (1971) - Il maresciallo *'' Duck, You Sucker!'' (1971) - Dr. Villega *''Paulina 1880'' (1972) - Farinata *'' What?'' (1972) - Giovanni *'' Silence the Witness'' (1974) - Il ministro *'' Conversation Piece'' (1974) - Micheli *'' Nipoti miei diletti'' (1974) - Trèves *''

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'' (1976) - Giovanni Berlinghieri *'' An Average Little Man'' (1977) - Dr. Spazioni *'' Un attimo, una vita'' (1977) - Uncle Luigi *'' The Devil's Advocate'' (1977) - Cardinal Marotta *'' Holocaust 2000'' (1977) - Charrier *'' Womanlight'' (1979) - Galba (final film role)

References

* Filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0885123/?mode=desktop&ref_=m_ft_dsk#filmography* on February 16, 2015

External links

* 1925 births 1980 deaths People from Reggio Emilia Male actors from Emilia-Romagna Italian male film actors Road incident deaths in Italy Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male television actors {{Italy-screen-actor-stub