Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific

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film actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, he studied painting at the

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. Moved to

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, he attended the acting course held by

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who gave him a small role in ''

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''. After graduating at the

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, he had his first role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film ''

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'' by

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. He later appeared in

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's '' Due lettere anonime'' (for which he received a

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as best actor),

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's '' Tragic Hunt'' (1947),

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's '' La signora senza camelie'' (1953),

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's ''

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'' (1960), and

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's '' Black Sunday'' (1960), among many other films. In 1958, he won the

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Award for best supporting actor for his performance in the film ''

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'' (1957). In 1971, he starred with

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in ''

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'', an adaptation of a novel named

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, ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1934) - Another soldier * ''

Everybody's Woman ''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and ...

'' (1934) - Un amico di Roberto * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) - Pompeo (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''

The Conquest of the Air ''Conquest of the Air'' is a 1936 documentary film or docudrama on the history of aviation up to that time. The film features historical footage, and dramatic re-creations, of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including th ...

'' (1936) - Zoroastro (uncredited) * ''Amore'' (1936) - Lorenzo * '' Bayonet'' (1936) - attendente del duca * ''

Luciano Serra, Pilot ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (Italian: ''Luciano Serra pilota'') is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival i ...

'' (1938) - Ten. Binelli * ''L'ultima carta'' (1938) - Carlo Revers * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Un'operaio della piantagione * '' Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938) - Gentilino * ''La grande luce - Montevergine'' (1939) - Alberto * ''

Department Store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...

'' (1939) - Maurizio * ''Piccolo hotel'' (1939) - Andrea Toth * ''

The Night of Tricks ''The Night of Tricks'' (Italian: ''La notte delle beffe'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Dria Paola and Maurizio D'Ancora.Moliterno p.10 It was shot at Cinecittà ...

'' (1939) - Giorgio Albini * ''La conquista dell'aria'' (1939) - Zoroastro * ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a M ...

'' (1940) - Marius * ''È sbarcato un marinaio'' (1940) - Un cavallerizzo al Luna Park * ''Giù il sipario'' (1940) - Il giovane commediografo * ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940) - Il conte Abbiati * ''

'' (1940) - Perro * ''Amiamoci così'' (1940) - Biagio * ''La leggenda azzurra'' (1940) - Il giovane ricco * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) - Piero Franci * ''I pirati del golfo'' (1940) *'' The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) - Ippolito Buondelmonti * ''Ragazza che dorme'' (1941) - Gianni * ''

Schoolgirl Diary ''Schoolgirl Diary'' ( it, Ore 9: lezione di chimica) is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli. Cast * Alida Valli as Anna Campolmi * Irasema Dilián as Maria Rovani (as Irasema Dilian ...

'' (1941) - Il professore Marini * ''Brivido'' (1941) - Mattia Cintra * ''Solitudine'' (1941) - Guido Navarri * '' Tragic Night'' (1942) - Nanni * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) - Enrico Leni, il fratellastro * '' Before the Postman'' (1942) - Bruno Bellini * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) - Checco * ''M.A.S.'' (1942) - Oscar * '' The Countess of Castiglione'' (1942) - Baldo Princivalli * ''

Labbra serrate ''Labbra serrate'' is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Annette Bach. Cast * Annette Bach - La contessa Lydia Lamsky * Andrea Checchi - Carlo Massani * Fosco Giachetti - Ruggero D'Anzi * Vera Carmi - Anna Massan ...

'' (1942) - Carlo Massani * '' Malombra'' (1942) - Corrado Silla * '' Giacomo the Idealist'' (1943) - Giacinto Magnenzio * ''Tempesta sul golfo'' (1943) - Il capitano Roberto Capece * '' The Valley of the Devil'' (1943) - Il tenente medico Peter Grundel * '' Sad Loves'' (1943) - Fabrizio Arcieri * ''Tutta la vita in ventiquattr'ore'' (1943) - Giulio * ''Lacrime di sangue'' (1944) - Roberto * ''Vivere ancora'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1945) - (segment "Non nominare il nome di Dio invano") * ''Lettere al sottotenente'' (1945) - Il giovane sottotenente * ''

Two Anonymous Letters ''Due lettere anonime'', internationally released as ''Two Anonymous Letters'', is a 1945 Italian war-melodrama film directed by Mario Camerini. For this film Andrea Checchi won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actor. Cast * Clara Calamai: Gina * ...

'' (1945) - Bruno * ''

The Ways of Sin ''The Ways of Sin'' (Italian: ''Le vie del peccato'') is a 1946 Italian historical film, historical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Jacqueline Laurent, Leonardo Cortese and Carlo Ninchi. The film is a melodrama set in Sardin ...

'' (1946) - Rocco * ''Roma città libera'' (1946) - Il giovane * '' A Yank in Rome'' (1946) - Roberto * ''

Hotel Luna, Room 34 ''Hotel Luna, Room 34'' (Italian: ''Albergo Luna, camera 34'') is a 1946 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Chiaretta Gelli, Carlo Campanini and Andrea Checchi. It was produced by Lux Film, and earned ...

'' (1946) - Andrea Esposito * ''Biraghin'' (1946) - Il Giornalista * '' Crime News'' (1947) * '' Last Love'' (1947) - Il capitano Rastelli * '' The White Primrose'' (1947) - Il Poliziotto * '' Tragic Hunt'' (1947) - Alberto * ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...

'' (1947) - Ivàn Karamazoff * ''

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'' (1947) - Tebaldo Checchi * ''

Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortese ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Earth Cries Out ''The Earth Cries Out'' ( it, Il grido della terra, also known as ''Exodus'') is a 1948 Italian action-drama film directed by Duilio Coletti. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" ...

'' (1949) - Ariè * ''

The Walls of Malapaga ''The Walls of Malapaga'' ( it, Le mura di Malapaga, french: Au-delà des grilles (''Beyond the Gates'')), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-prod ...

'' (1949) - Giuseppe, le mari de Marta / Giuseppe, marito di Marta * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * '' Paolo e Francesca'' (1950) - Gianciotto Malatesta * ''Il cielo è rosso'' (1950) * ''

The Accusation ''The Accusation'' ( it, Atto d'accusa) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. Cast * Lea Padovani as Irene * Marcello Mastroianni as Renato La Torre * Andrea Checchi as Inspector Constantini * as Miss Inghirami * Emm ...

'' (1950) - Il commissario Costantini * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * ''

The Black Captain ''The Black Captain'' (Italian: ''Il capitano nero'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller. The film's sets were designed by Alf ...

'' (1951) - Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia * ''

Love and Blood ''Love and Blood'' ( it, Amore e sangue) is a 1951 Italian-German action melodrama film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Maria Montez in one of her last roles.

'' (1951) * ''Schatten über Neapel'' (1951) * ''

Attention! Bandits! ''Achtung! Banditi!'' also known as ''Attention! Bandits!'' is a 1951 Italian World War II film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Andrea Checchi. Cast *Gina Lollobrigida as Anna * Andrea Checchi as the engineer ...

'' (1951) - The engineer * ''

Stormbound ''Stormbound'' or ''La Strada finisce sul fiume'' is a 1950 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Cast *Constance Dowling as Barbara *Andrea Checchi as Rol *Tino Buazzelli as Sergeant *Bianca Doria as Maria *Mirko Ellis ...

'' (1951) - Rol * ''L'eroe sono io!'' (1951) * ''

In Olden Days ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (1952) - Camillo (segment "Meno di un giorno") * '' Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Carlo * '' The Lady Without Camelias'' (1953) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) - (segment "Il pensionato") * '' The Captain of Venice'' (1951) - Ezzelino da Romano * ''

Mid-Century Loves ''Mid-Century Loves'' ( it, Amori di mezzo secolo) is a 1954 Italian anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrangeli. Plot ...

'' (1954) - Gabriele (segment "Girandola 1910") * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) - Carlo (segment "Gli innamorati") * '' Pietà per chi cade'' (1954) - Andrea Mari * ''

Appassionatamente ''Appassionatamente'' (i.e. "Passionately") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Myriam Bru. It is loosely based on the drama play ''La Dame de Saint-Tropez'' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeoi ...

'' (1954) - Antonio * ''

House of Ricordi ''House of Ricordi'' ( it, Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastr ...

'' (1954) - Giulio Ricordi * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) - Captain Marrest * '' Human Torpedoes'' (1954) - Giorgio * ''

Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love ''Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (Italian: ''Tripoli, bel suol d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian comedy war film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Alberto Sordi, Lyla Rocco and Fulvia Franco.Chiti & Poppi p.376 It takes its title from a trad ...

'' (1954) - Captain Andressi * '' Red and Black'' (1954) * ''La campana di San Giusto'' (1954) - Roberto * '' Goodbye Naples'' (1955) - Frank * '' Buonanotte... avvocato!'' (1955) - Franco, Husband of Bianca Maria * '' Rommel's Treasure'' (1955) - Krikorian * ''I quattro del getto tonante'' (1955) - Cap. Rovi * ''Processo all'amore'' (1955) - Andrea Solari * '' Desperate Farewell'' (1955) - Dott. Maurizio Marini * '' The Intruder'' (1956) - Alberto Serpieri * '' I giorni più belli'' (1956) - Uno degli ex alunni * ''

Supreme Confession ''Supreme Confession'' (Italian: ''Suprema confessione'', German: ''Die große Sünde'') is a 1956 Italian-West German melodrama film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Anna Maria Ferrero, Massimo Serato and Sonja Ziemann.Bock & Bergfelder ...

'' (1956) - Don Diego Garletto * ''Operazione notte'' (1957) * ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957) * ''

'' (1957) - Gabriele Bertinori * ''Mattino di primavera'' (1957) - padre di Marisa * ''

My Wife's Enemy ''My Wife's Enemy'' ( it, Il nemico di mia moglie) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Marco Tornabuoni * Giovanna Ralli - Luciana, sua moglie * Vittorio De Sica - Ottavio Terenzi, padre di ...

'' (1959) - Dr. Giuliani * ''Le cameriere'' (1959) - L'avvocato Arnaldo Guglielmi * '' World of Miracles'' (1959) - Il direttore della fotografia * ''

Goliath and the Barbarians ''Goliath and the Barbarians'' ( it, Il terrore dei barbari, lit=Terror of the Barbarians) is a 1959 Italian peplum film loosely based on events of the Lombard invasion of Italy in AD 568. As with many Italian peplums of the time, the Englis ...

'' (1959) - Delfo * ''Le notti dei Teddy Boys'' (1959) - Kommissar * '' The Employee'' (1960) - Francesco Somma * '' I piaceri dello scapolo'' (1960) - Ing. Rocchetti * '' Black Sunday'' (1960) - Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan * '' Long Night in 1943'' (1960) - Il farmacista * '' The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (1960) - Hoteldetektiv Berg * ''

'' (1960) - Un fascista * ''Blood Feud'' (1961) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) - Morello * '' Akiko'' (1961) - Sor Egisto * '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961) - L'esponente comunista di Roma * ''Cronache del '22'' (1961) * ''

Gold of Rome ''L'oro di Roma'' (internationally released as ''Gold of Rome'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. Cast *Gér ...

'' (1961) - Ortona, Giulia's father * ''

Erik the Conqueror ''Erik the Conqueror'' ( it, Gli invasori, lit. "The invaders") is a 1961 Italian-French epic swashbuckling film directed by Mario Bava and starring George Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell as long-lost Viking brothers in the 9th century, one of w ...

'' (1961) - Sir Rutford * '' Caccia all'uomo'' (1961) - Inzirillo * ''Ultimatum alla vita'' (1962) - Un fascista * '' Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - Professor Marcello Rossi * ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962) - Orazio Menicotti * ''Il sangue e la sfida'' (1962) * ''

Night Train to Milan ''Il criminale'', internationally known as ''Night Train to Milan'', is a 1962 Italian thriller film directed by Marcello Baldi. A gritty little intrigue thriller with Palance as an ex-nazi doctor in hiding. While riding on a train, he is recogni ...

'' (1962) - De Simone * ''

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) - Avvocato Rossetti * '' Imperial Venus'' (1962) - Doctor * ''

Il mio amico Benito ''Il mio amico Benito'' (Italian for "My friend Benito") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Peppino Di Gennaro is a simple clerk who wants to make a career without success. After a friend gave him a photo tak ...

'' (1962) - Il commissario * '' The Verona Trial'' (1963) - Dino Grandi * ''

Torpedo Bay ''Torpedo Bay'' is a 1963 war film directed by Charles Frend and Bruno Vailati and starring James Mason. The story is based on events that took place at Betasom, a submarine base established at Bordeaux by the Italian Navy during World War II. The ...

'' (1963) - Micheluzzi * ''Roma contro Roma'' (1964) * '' Attack and Retreat'' (1964) - Colonel Sermonti * '' La costanza della ragione'' (1964) - Lori's Father * ''Super rapina a Milano'' (1964) - commissario Marascalco * '' Revenge of The Gladiators'' (1964) - Gavinio * ''

I Kill, You Kill ''I Kill, You Kill'' or ''Io uccido, tu uccidi'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast *Franco Franchi as Franco (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") *Ciccio Ingrassia as Tur ...

'' (1965) - Antonio (segment "Giochi acerbi") * '' Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) * ''I soldi'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) - Her Husband (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3") * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1965) - Praying Man * ''Il nero'' (1966) * ''

A Bullet for the General ''A Bullet for the General'' ( es, Quién sabe?; original title means "Who knows?", in the Spanish language), also known as ''El Chucho Quién Sabe?'', is a 1966 Italian Zapata Western film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Gian Maria Vo ...

'' (1967) - Don Felipe * '' The Seven Cervi Brothers'' (1968) - the Communist Party member * ''Bloody Che Contra'' (1969) - Selnich * ''Cerca di capirmi'' (1970) * '' Waterloo'' (1970) - Sauret * '' Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire'' (1972) - Vincenzo's father * ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 The Godfather (novel), novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al ...

'' (1972) - Don Anthony Molinari (uncredited) * ''Baciamo le mani'' (1973) * ''Una donna per 7 bastardi'' (1974) - Old Man

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Checchi, Andrea 1916 births 1974 deaths Actors from Florence Italian male actors Place of death missing Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze alumni