Bruno Cirino (25 October 1936 – 17 April 1981) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Life and career

Born Bruno Cirino Pomicino in

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, Cirino abandoned his studies in law to enroll the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. After graduating, in 1961 he started his career on stage, notably working with

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, Giorgio De Lullo and Orazio Costa. In the 1970s he founded the theatrical company Teatroggi, also serving as a stage director. Starting from the late 1960s Cirino was also active in films and on television, particularly getting a large critical acclaim for his performance in

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Partial filmography

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For the Love of Mariastella ''For the Love of Mariastella'' ( it, Malacarne, also known as ''Turi della tonnara'') is a 1946 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. Based on a story of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe Zucca, it was mainly shot in the tonn ...

'' (1946) - Il trapanese *''

Difficult Years ''Difficult Years'' ( it, Anni difficili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Umberto Spadaro, adapted from the 1946 short story ''Vecchio con gli stivali'' (''Old Man in Boots''), by the Sicilian author Vitaliano B ...

'' (1948) - Sebastiano Caputo (uncredited) *'' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) - (uncredited) *'' The Unforgiven'' (1950) - Turi' *''

Il Brigante Musolino ''Il Brigante Musolino'' (Italian: ''The Brigand Musolino''), released in the US as ''Outlaw Girl'', is a 1950 Italian crime drama film inspired by the life of the Calabrian outlaw Giuseppe Musolino. It was directed and written by Mario Camerini ...

'' (1950) *'' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Aldrighi *'' Carcerato'' (1951) *'' Cameriera bella presenza offresi...'' (1951) - Il medico della seduta spiritica (uncredited) *'' Appointment for Murder'' (1951) - Palermo *''

Lorenzaccio ''Lorenzaccio'' is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. Having engaged in de ...

'' (1951) *''

Torment of the Past ''Torment of the Past'' (Italian:''Tormento del passato'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard. Cast * Hélène Rémy as Luisa * Marc Lawrence as Andrea Rossi *Raffaella Carrà as Graziella (credited as Ra ...

'' (1952) - Padrone del barcone *'' Ergastolo'' (1952) - Pasquale Amitrano *''

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) - Sindaco Lo Cascio *'' The Secret of Three Points'' (1952) - Santi Mancuso *''

Fratelli d'Italia "" (; "The Song of the Italians") is a canto written by Goffredo Mameli set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, and is the current national anthem of Italy. It is best known among Italians as the "" (, "Mameli's Hymn"), after the author of the ...

'' (1952) - Presidente del tribunale austriaco *''La carovana del peccato'' (1953) - Giuseppe *''

Saluti e baci ''Saluti e baci'' is a Franco-Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli Giorgio Simonelli (14 November 1901 Birth name: Giorgio Simonelli. – 3 October 1966), was an Italian film director, editor, screenwrit ...

'' (1953) - Il sindaco (uncredited) *'' Buon viaggio, pover'uomo!'' (1953) - Commissario di Milano *''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

'' (1954) - Don Lollò (segment "La giara")

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cirino, Bruno 1936 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Theatre people from Naples Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Male actors from Naples