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Biography

Bertorelli was born in Barge, Piedmont, Italy. Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend

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. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in

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's '' Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' and

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's '' Who Killed Pasolini?'' During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like

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and

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. In 2016, he played the role of Cardinal Caltanissetta in

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's short series ''

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''. Bertorelli died on 26 May 2017, at the age of 69, after a long illness.

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* 1948 births 2017 deaths Italian male film actors People from Barge, Piedmont {{Italy-film-actor-stub