Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific
Italian
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film actor.
Biography
Born in
Florence
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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
Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze ("academy of fine arts of Florence") is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy.
It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. ...
.
Moved to
Rome
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, he attended the acting course held by
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...
who gave him a small role in ''
1860''.
After graduating at the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film.
The centre is the oldest film school in ...
, he had his first role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film ''
L'assedio dell'Alcazar'' by
Augusto Genina.
He later appeared in
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
The cousin of Augusto Genina, he made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. H ...
's ''
Due lettere anonime'' (for which he received a
Silver Ribbon
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
as best actor),
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic Neorealism (art), neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social ...
's ''
Tragic Hunt
''Tragic Hunt'' (Italian: ''Caccia tragica'') is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar Italian neorealism, neorealist films. It w ...
'' (1947),
Michelangelo Antonioni's ''
La signora senza camelie'' (1953),
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
's ''
Two Women
''Two Women'' ( it, La ciociara , rough literal translation "The Woman from Ciociaria") is a 1960 war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini and De Sica, based on the novel of the same name by Alberto ...
'' (1960), and
Mario Bava
Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the M ...
's ''
Black Sunday'' (1960), among many other films. In 1958, he won the
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
Award for best supporting actor for his performance in the film ''
Parola di ladro
''Parola di ladro'' (internationally released as ''Honor Among Thieves'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. This film represents the directorial debut of Gianni Puccini and Nanni Loy. For this film Andrea Checchi was ...
'' (1957).
In 1971, he starred with
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for ''Seven Beauties' ...
in ''
E le stelle stanno a guardare
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'', an adaptation of a novel named
A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish doctor who serves in a Welsh mining village before achievi ...
, ''
The Stars Look Down
''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) ve ...
''.
Selected filmography
* ''
1860'' (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 an ...
'' (1934) - Un amico di Roberto
* ''
The Old Guard'' (1934) - Pompeo (uncredited)
* ''
Stadium
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'' (1934)
* ''
The Last of the Bergeracs
''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo dei Bergerac'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Ketty Maya, Arturo Falconi and Italia Almirante-Manzini.Goble p.996
Cast
References
Bibliography
* G ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Conquest of the Air
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'' (1936) - Zoroastro (uncredited)
* ''Amore'' (1936) - Lorenzo
* ''
Bayonet
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'' (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 in A ...
'' (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
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'' (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 S ...
'' (1939) - Giorgio Albini
* ''La conquista dell'aria'' (1939) - Zoroastro
* ''
Manon Lescaut
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'' (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
* ''
L'assedio dell'Alcazar'' (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
''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (Italian: ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.Gundle p.181
It was shot at ...
'' (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
''Tragic Night'' (Italian: ''Tragica notte'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Doris Duranti, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Brunetta p.99 It is based on a 1928 novel ''La trappola'' by Delfino Cinelli. After b ...
'' (1942) - Nanni
* ''
Invisible Chains'' (1942) - Enrico Leni, il fratellastro
* ''
Before the Postman
''There's Room Up Ahead'' (Italian: ''Avanti c'è posto'') is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Andrea Checchi and Adriana Benetti.Moliterno p.45 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome.
Plot
A young gi ...
'' (1942) - Bruno Bellini
* ''
Street of the Five Moons
''Street of the Five Moons'' (Italian: ''Via delle Cinque Lune'') is a 1942 romantic drama film directed by Luigi Chiarini. It marked the debut of actor Gabriele Ferzetti. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
Cast
* Luisella Begh ...
'' (1942) - Checco
* ''M.A.S.'' (1942) - Oscar
* ''
The Countess of Castiglione
''The Countess of Castiglione'' (Italian: ''La contessa Castiglione'') is a 1942 Italian historical film directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Doris Duranti, Andrea Checchi and Renato Cialente. The film portrays the life of the nineteenth-cent ...
'' (1942) - Baldo Princivalli
* ''
Labbra serrate'' (1942) - Carlo Massani
* ''
Malombra'' (1942) - Corrado Silla
* ''
Giacomo the Idealist
''Giacomo the Idealist'' (Italian: ''Giacomo l'idealista'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Massimo Serato, Marina Berti and Andrea Checchi.Moliterno p.267 It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada.
...
'' (1943) - Giacinto Magnenzio
* ''Tempesta sul golfo'' (1943) - Il capitano Roberto Capece
* ''
The Valley of the Devil
''The Valley of the Devil'' (Italian: ''La valle del diavolo'') is a 1943 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marina Berti, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Parish p.106 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome ...
'' (1943) - Il tenente medico Peter Grundel
* ''
Sad Loves
''Sad Loves'' (Italian: ''Tristi amori'') is a 1943 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jules Berry, Gino Cervi and Andrea Checchi.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was based on the play of the same title by Giu ...
'' (1943) - Fabrizio Arcieri
* ''Tutta la vita in ventiquattr'ore'' (1943) - Giulio
* ''Lacrime di sangue'' (1944) - Roberto
* ''Vivere ancora'' (1945)
* ''
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments ( Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
'' (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
* An ...
'' (1945) - Bruno
* ''
The Ways of Sin
''The Ways of Sin'' (Italian: ''Le vie del peccato'') is a 1946 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Jacqueline Laurent, Leonardo Cortese and Carlo Ninchi. The film is a melodrama set in Sardinia at the begi ...
'' (1946) - Rocco
* ''Roma città libera'' (1946) - Il giovane
* ''
A Yank in Rome
''A Yank in Rome'' ( it, Un americano in vacanza) is a 1946 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Valentina Cortese.
Cast
* Valentina Cortese as Maria, La maestrina
* Andrea Checchi as Roberto
* Leo Dale as Dick
* Adolfo Cel ...
'' (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
''Cronaca nera'' (Italian for ''Black news'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring María Denis, Gino Cervi and Andrea Checchi. The title refers to the section given over to crime stories in Italian newspapers.
...
'' (1947)
* ''
Last Love'' (1947) - Il capitano Rastelli
* ''
The White Primrose
''The White Primrose'' (Italian: ''La primula bianca'') is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Carlo Campanini, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Gundle p.187
Cast
* Carlo Campanini as Felice Moretti
* Carl ...
'' (1947) - Il Poliziotto
* ''
Tragic Hunt
''Tragic Hunt'' (Italian: ''Caccia tragica'') is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar Italian neorealism, neorealist films. It w ...
'' (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
* ''
Eleonora Duse'' (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 Cortes ...
'' (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
''Paolo e Francesca'' (''Paolo and Francesca''), also known as ''Legend of Love'', is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Odile Versois and Armando Francioli. It is loosely based on real life event ...
'' (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
* Em ...
'' (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 Alfr ...
'' (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 enginee ...
'' (1951) - The engineer
* ''
Stormbound'' (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 film, anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrang ...
'' (1954) - Gabriele (segment "Girandola 1910")
* ''
A Slice of Life'' (1954) - Carlo (segment "Gli innamorati")
* ''
Pietà per chi cade
''Pietà per chi cade'' (i. e. ''Compassion for those who fall'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Antonella Lualdi and Nadia Gray.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). ' ...
'' (1954) - Andrea Mari
* ''
Appassionatamente
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'' (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
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...
'' (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
''Goodbye Naples'' (Italian: ''Addio, Napoli!'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Tamara Lees, Andrea Checchi and Giorgio De Lullo.Chiti & Poppi p.19
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1955) - Frank
* ''
Buonanotte... avvocato!'' (1955) - Franco, Husband of Bianca Maria
* ''
Rommel's Treasure
''Rommel's Treasure'' (Italian: ''Il tesoro di Rommel'') is a 1955 Italian-American drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Dawn Addams, Paul Hubschmid and Isa Miranda.Parish p.276 In post-war Cairo a variety of different people seek ...
'' (1955) - Krikorian
* ''I quattro del getto tonante'' (1955) - Cap. Rovi
* ''Processo all'amore'' (1955) - Andrea Solari
* ''
Desperate Farewell
''Desperate Farewell'' ( it, Disperato addio) is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Girotti, Lise Bourdin and Andrea Checchi.Goble p.302 It is a medical drama based on a novel by Andrea Majocchi.
...
'' (1955) - Dott. Maurizio Marini
* ''
The Intruder'' (1956) - Alberto Serpieri
* ''
I giorni più belli
''I giorni più belli'' ( ''The Best Days'' or ''The Most Beautiful Days'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi.
Cast
* Franco Interlenghi
* Vittorio De Sica
* Mario Carotenuto
* Valeria Mori ...
'' (1956) - Uno degli ex alunni
* ''
Supreme Confession'' (1956) - Don Diego Garletto
* ''Operazione notte'' (1957)
* ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957)
* ''
Parola di ladro
''Parola di ladro'' (internationally released as ''Honor Among Thieves'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. This film represents the directorial debut of Gianni Puccini and Nanni Loy. For this film Andrea Checchi was ...
'' (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 Ma ...
'' (1959) - Dr. Giuliani
* ''Le cameriere'' (1959) - L'avvocato Arnaldo Guglielmi
* ''
World of Miracles
''World of Miracles'' ( it, Il mondo dei miracoli) is a 1959 Italian melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano.
Plot
Laura and Marco are two young lovers who act for a theater company. But one day Marco, having come into conflict with her fathe ...
'' (1959) - Il direttore della fotografia
* ''
Goliath and the Barbarians'' (1959) - Delfo
* ''Le notti dei Teddy Boys'' (1959) - Kommissar
* ''
The Employee
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'' (1960) - Francesco Somma
* ''
I piaceri dello scapolo
''I piaceri dello scapolo'' is a 1960 Italian film directed by Giulio Petroni and starring Sylva Koscina and Mario Carotenuto.
Plot
Two bachelors who are no longer young rent a garçonnière. Their enthusiasm lasts very little, however, as all ...
'' (1960) - Ing. Rocchetti
* ''
Black Sunday'' (1960) - Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan
* ''
Long Night in 1943
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'' (1960) - Il farmacista
* ''
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
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'' (1960) - Hoteldetektiv Berg
* ''
Two Women
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'' (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
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Cast
*Gérar ...
'' (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
''Caccia all'uomo'' (translation: "Manhunt") is a 1961 Italian crime-drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Yvonne Furneaux and Umberto Orsini.
Plot
Commissioner Nardelli is charged with capturing the dangerous ...
'' (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'' (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 ...
'' (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
''Il processo di Verona'' (internationally released as ''The Verona Trial'') is a 1963 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film tells of the final phases of the Italian fascist regime, in particular the affair of the 1944 ...
'' (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. ...
'' (1963) - Micheluzzi
* ''Roma contro Roma'' (1964)
* ''
Attack and Retreat
''Attack and Retreat'' ( it, Italiani brava gente, russian: Они шли на Восток, Oni shli na Vostok) is a Soviet-Italian war drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and Dmitri Vasilyev in 1964. The movie follows the steps of Itali ...
'' (1964) - Colonel Sermonti
* ''
La costanza della ragione
La costanza della ragione is a 1964 drama film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, based on the homonymous novel by Vasco Pratolini and starring Sami Frey and Catherine Deneuve.
Plot
Bruno, a young idealist, would like to be hired in a larg ...
'' (1964) - Lori's Father
* ''Super rapina a Milano'' (1964) - commissario Marascalco
* ''
Revenge of The Gladiators
''Revenge of The Gladiators'' ( it, La vendetta dei gladiatori) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Mickey Hargitay and José Greci.Marco Giusti, Steve Della Casa. ''Il grande libro di Ercole. Il cinem ...
'' (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)
* ''
Made in Italy
Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the design, fashion, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and engineering industries.
History
Made in Italy ...
'' (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'' (1967) - Don Felipe
* ''
The Seven Cervi Brothers
'' The Seven Cervi Brothers'' ( it, I sette fratelli Cervi) is a 1968 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film recounts the last days of life during the resistance of the anti-fascist Cervi Brothers. The director Puccini died a few ...
'' (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 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...
'' (1972) - Don Anthony Molinari (uncredited)
* ''Baciamo le mani'' (1973)
* ''Una donna per 7 bastardi'' (1974) - Old Man
References
External links
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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