Bruno Scipioni (29 July 1934 – 5 December 2019) was an Italian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

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Biography

Born in

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, Scipioni graduated in accountancy and then, in 1958, he attended 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 started his film career with ''

Kapò ''Kapò'' () is a 1960 Italian film about the Holocaust directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. It was an Italian-French co-production filmed in Yugoslavia. Plot Naive 14-year-old Edit ...

'' (1959) and he was particularly active during the 1960s, usually being cast as a character actor. He was also active on stage, in television series, in commercials and as voice actor. He was the father of voice actor Carlo Scipioni.

Selected filmography

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Terror of the Red Mask ''Terror of the Red Mask'' ( it, Il terrore della maschera rossa) is a 1960 Italian swashbuckler film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Lex Barker and Chelo Alonso. It was shot at the De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film's ...

'' (1960) - Ribelle *''

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'' (1960) *'' Letto a tre piazze'' (1960) - The Hotel Waiter *''

Silver Spoon Set ''Silver Spoon Set'' ( it, I Delfini, also known as ''The Dauphins'') is a 1960 Italian and French drama film directed and written by Francesco Maselli. The film stars Claudia Cardinale. Shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Cast *Claudia Cardinale as ...

'' (1960) - Minor role (uncredited) *''

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'' (1960) *'' Il carro armato dell'8 settembre'' (1960) *''Madri pericolose'' (1960) - Party Guest *''I Teddy boys della canzone'' (1960) - Police radio Operator *''

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'' (1961) - Lieutenant Adolfo Faconti *'' L'assassino'' (1961) *'' Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) - Otello l'idraulico *''Un giorno da leoni'' (1961) *''

Queen of the Seas ''Queen of the Seas'' ( it, Le avventure di Mary Read) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Lisa Gastoni and Jerome Courtland. Plot Cast * Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read * Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin * Walter ...

'' (1961) *''Always on Sunday'' (1962) - Il garagista *'' Warriors Five'' (1962) - Angelino *''

Samson Against the Sheik ''Samson Against the Sheik'' ( it, Maciste contro lo sceicco, also known as ''Maciste Against the Sheik'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella. In the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk i ...

'' (1962) - Luis *'' La bellezza di Ippolita'' (1962) *''Le massaggiatrici'' (1962) - Hotel Doorman *''

The Rebel Gladiators ''The Rebel Gladiators'' ( it, Ursus il gladiatore ribelle/ ''Ursus, the Rebel Gladiator'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella starring Dan Vadis, Josè Greci and Alan Steel. Plot The newly crowned emperor Commodus ki ...

'' (1962) *'' Sexy Toto'' (1963) *''Perseo l'invincibile'' (1963) *''

Zorro and the Three Musketeers ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' ( it, Zorro e i tre moschettieri, also known as ''Mask of the Musketeers'' and ''Zorro vs. the Three Musketeers'') is a 1963 Italian comedy- adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Gordon Scott. ...

'' (1963) *'' The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1963) - Una Guardia *'' Mare matto'' (1963) *''Tutto il bello dell'uomo'' (1963) *''

The Organizer ''The Organizer'' ( it, I compagni"''I compagni''" literally translates into "''The Comrades''.") is a 1963 Italian-French-Yugoslavian-produced drama film written by Mario Monicelli and Age & Scarpelli, and directed by Mario Monicelli. Set in Tu ...

'' (1963) *''

Hercules Against the Mongols ''Hercules Against the Mongols'' ( it, Maciste contro i mongoli, lit=Maciste Against the Mongols) is a 1963 Italian '' ''peplum'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot The heirs of Genghis Khan conquered the city of Tudela and took prisoner B ...

'' (1963) *''I 4 tassisti'' (1963) *''I terribili 7'' (1963) - Cronista *'' Heroes of the West'' (1964) - Verdugo *'' La ragazza di Bube'' (1964) - Mauro (uncredited) *'' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) - (uncredited) *'' The Avenger of Venice'' (1964) *''

Hercules Against the Barbarians ''Hercules Against the Barbarians'' ( it, Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan, lit=Maciste in Genghis Khan's Hell) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. When the Mongols invade Europe, they are defeated at Krakow for ...

'' (1964) *''I marziani hanno 12 mani'' (1964) *'' Maciste in King Solomon's Mines'' (1964) - Kadar *''I nuvoloni'' (1964) *'' Cuatro balazos'' (1964) - Jurado *'' Romeo and Juliet'' (1964) - Balthasar *''Tre per una rapina'' (1964) *'' Red Desert'' (1964) *''

Time of Indifference ''Time of Indifference'' ( it, Gli indifferenti) is a 1964 Italian film directed by Francesco Maselli and based on the novel '' Gli indifferenti'' by Alberto Moravia. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Plot A penniless countess falls in love wit ...

'' (1964) *''I gemelli del Texas'' (1964) *''

Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' ( it, Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas) is a 1964 film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Alan Steel. Originally conceived as a peplum film, given the contemporary success of ''A Fistfu ...

'' (1964) - Darmon Henchman *''

Love and Marriage "Love and Marriage" is a 1955 song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It is published by Barton Music Corporation ( ASCAP). Frank Sinatra versions "Love and Marriage" was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1955 televi ...

'' (1964) - Il secondo uomo (segment "L'ultima carta") *''

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) - Guard *'' The Naked Hours'' (1964) - Marcello *'' Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) *''Su e giù'' (1965) *'' The Possessed'' (1965) *'' Sandra'' (1965) - Minor role (uncredited) *'' James Tont operazione U.N.O.'' (1965) - Doorkeeper's Friend *'' For One Thousand Dollars Per Day'' (1966) *''Europa canta'' (1966) - Nicky, the Italian *''

Ringo and His Golden Pistol ''Ringo and His Golden Pistol'' ( it, Johnny Oro) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Mark Damon. Synopsis Renamed to cash in on the success of Duccio Tessari’s Ringo movies, ''Ringo and His Gold ...

'' (1966) - Townsman *'' El Greco'' (1966) - Officer *'' Amore all'italiana'' (1966) - Corrispondente *'' Io non protesto, io amo'' (1967) - Ghighi - Record Store Owner *''

The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid ''Il bello, il brutto, il cretino'', internationally known as ''The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid'' is a 1967 Italian film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a Spaghetti Western parody of ''The Good, ...

'' (1967) *''Marinai in coperta'' (1967) - Sergeant *'' Dramma della gelosia'' (1970) - Pizza maker *'' Bianco, rosso e...'' (1972) - Chiacchiera *''Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!'' (1973) - Ar Dashir *'' The Sensuous Sicilian'' (1973) - Vincenzo Torrisi *'' Commissariato di notturna'' (1974) - Brigadiere Talentini *''

La figliastra ''La figliastra: Storia di corna e di passioni'' is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Edoardo Mulargia. It features Bruno Scipioni with Austrian sexploitation star Sonja Jeannine (credited as Sonia Jeanine). In France, the film ...

'' (1976) - Barone Francesco 'Cocò' Laganà *''Ridendo e scherzando'' (1978) - Un agente *''

Dark Illness ''Il male oscuro'' (internationally released as ''Dark Illness'' and ''The Obscure Illness'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Monicelli ...

'' (1990) - (voice) *''Cominciò tutto per caso'' (1993) - Padre di Stefania

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scipioni, Bruno 1934 births 2019 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Male actors from Rome Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors