Amedeo Trilli (9 July 1906 – 30 November 1971) was an Italian film and television actor.

Life and career

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, at very young age Trilli worked as a circus artist, then in 1922 he studied performance at the

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and later he started working on stage. He made his film debut in the early days of the

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s, and from the 1940s his presence on the big screen became continuous. One of the most active

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s in Italian genre cinema, Trilli also got some leading roles in a number of low budget films, sometimes credited as Amedeo Novelli.

Selected filmography

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'' (1932) * ''

La Wally ''La Wally'' is an opera in four acts by composer Alfredo Catalani, to a libretto by Luigi Illica, first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 20 January 1892. The libretto is based on a hugely successful ' by Wilhelmine von Hillern (1836–1916), ' ...

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Cardinal Messias ''Cardinal Messias'' (Italian: ''Abuna Messias'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari.Moliterno p.313 The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at t ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Two Tigers ''The Two Tigers'' (original title: ''Le due tigri'') is the fourth adventure novel in the Sandokan series written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1904. Plot summary India, 1857. Just when Tremal-Naik's life was getting back to no ...

'' (1941) * ''

Document Z-3 ''Document Z-3'' (Italian:''Documento Z-3'') is a 1942 Italian spy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Isa Miranda, Claudio Gora and Luis Hurtado. It was one of three Miranda films directed by Guarini that helped re-establish her in It ...

'' (1942) * '' The Gorgon'' (1942) * ''

A Little Wife ''A Little Wife'' (Italian: ''Una piccola moglie'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Assia Noris and Clara Calamai.Chiti & Poppi p.435 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1945) * '' Turri il bandito'' (1950) * ''

Father's Dilemma ''Father's Dilemma'' ( it, Prima comunione) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Details * The voice of the narrator is Alberto Sordi. When Sordi worked on the film he had ju ...

'' (1950) * '' Il richiamo nella tempesta'' (1950) * '' The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951) * ''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' ( it, Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo) is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditr ...

'' (1952) * ''

Il prezzo dell'onore ''Il Prezzo dell'onore'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Cast * Maria Frau as Maria * Mario Vitale as Antonio * Vincenzo Musolino as Francesco * Mino Doro as Don Nicola * Armando Guarnieri as Michele * Amedeo T ...

'' (1952) * ''

Frontier Wolf ''Frontier Wolf'' ( it, Il lupo della frontiera) is a 1952 Italian adventure film written and directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Piero Lulli, Maria Frau and Tamara Lees. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1952) * ''

Francis the Smuggler ''Francis the Smuggler'' ( it, François il contrabbandiere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Roberto Mauri, Doris Duranti and Vira Silenti.Bragaglia p.166 Synopsis With the police on his trail, a smuggler ...

'' (1953) * ''

Peppino e la vecchia signora ''Peppino e la vecchia signora'' (also known as ''Peppino e la nobile dama'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Emma Gramatica and Piero Ballerini. Cast *Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Zaganella * Emma Gramatica: Maria Ricciardi * Ma ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

Serenata a Maria ''Serenata a Maria'' (literally "Serenade for Maria") is a 1957 Italian musical melodrama film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Maria Fiore and Sergio Bruni."Serenata a Maria". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XLI ...

'' (1957) * '' Revolt of the Mercenaries'' (1961) * ''

Hawk of the Caribbean ''Hawk of the Caribbean'' ( it, Lo sparviero dei Caraibi), also known as ''Caribbean Hawk'', is a 1962 Italian pirate film written and directed by Piero Regnoli and starring Johnny Desmond and Yvonne Monlaur. Plot Cast * Johnny Desmond as ...

'' (1962) * ''

I diavoli di Spartivento ''I diavoli di Spartivento'' (also known as ''Weapons of Vengeance'', ''Weapons of War'', ''The Devils of Spartivento'', ''Arms of the Avenger'', ''Curse of the Haunted Forest'' and ''The Fighting Legions'') is a 1963 Italian adventure film direct ...

'' (1963) * '' Revolt of the Praetorians'' (1964) * ''

Giant of the Evil Island ''Il mistero dell'isola maledetta'', internationally released as ''Giant of the Evil Island'', is a 1965 Italy, Italian adventure film. Cast * Peter Lupus as Pedro Valverde (as Rock Stevens) * Halina Zalewska as Dona Alma Morales * Arturo Domini ...

'' (1965) * '' Serafino'' (1968)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trilli, Amedeo 1906 births 1971 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors People from the Province of Viterbo Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni