Carlo D'Angelo (February 2, 1919 – June 9, 1973) was an Italian

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Biography

Born in

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, the son of a Neapolitan father and a Florentine mother, at 9 years old D'Angelo was part of the Voci Bianche choir at

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. After studying law at the

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, in 1941 he started working on radio and shortly later as a film dubber. In 1947 he made his stage debut at the

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, under

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. D'Angelo was also active in films, where alternated major and character roles, and on television, where he had several significant roles in a number of TV-series. D'Angelo was also diction teacher at the

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and recorded several albums of prose and poetry. As a voice actor, D'Angelo provided the voice of

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in the italian political comedy ''

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Death

D’Angelo died at the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic in Bologna on June 9, 1973, at the age of 54. He had undergone stomach surgery 25 days prior to his death.

Selected filmography

* ''La primadonna'' (1943) * ''Uomini senza domani'' (1948) * ''Giudicatemi!'' (1948) * ''Ho sognato il paradiso'' (1950) - Magnaccia * ''

Fugitive in Trieste ''Fugitive in Trieste'' ( it, Clandestino a Trieste) is a 1951 Italian war-drama film directed by Guido Salvini and starring Doris Duranti, Jacques Sernas and Massimo Girotti. Plot Giulio (Jacques Sernas), an Italian Air Force officer is arrest ...

'' (1951) * ''

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) * ''

Perdonami! ''Perdonami!'' (i. e. "Forgive me!") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Raf Vallone and Antonella Lualdi.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). '' Corriere della Sera''. 30 March 1954. ...

'' (1953) - Commissioner * ''

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) - Mari's defense attorney * ''

Land of the Pharaohs ''Land of the Pharaohs'' is a 1955 American epic historical drama film in Cinemascope and WarnerColor from Warner Bros., produced and directed by Howard Hawks, that stars Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops, and Joan Collins as ...

'' (1955) - Nabuna, Nellifer's Bodyguard (uncredited) * ''

Adriana Lecouvreur ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' () is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 at t ...

'' (1955) * ''

La ladra ''La ladra'' (french: Les anges aux mains noires) is a 1955 Italian-French crime-melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Lise Bourdin and Fausto Tozzi. Plot Whistle is an orphaned boy, raised in an environment unsu ...

'' (1955) - Il Parocco * '' The Rival'' (1956) - Primo ufficiale inquirente * ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957) - Professor Gallura * ''

I Vampiri ''I Vampiri'' ( The Vampires) is a 1957 Italian horror film. The film was directed by Riccardo Freda and completed by the film's cinematographer, Mario Bava. It stars Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo and Dario Michaelis. The film is about a s ...

'' (1957) - L'ispettore Chantal * ''

Dreams in a Drawer ''Dreams in a Drawer'' ( it, I sogni nel cassetto) is a 1957 Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Renato Castellani and starring Lea Massari. Plot Mario and Lucia, two young students from the University of Pavia, fall in love. Luci ...

'' (1957) - The Substitute * ''La canzone più bella'' (1957) - Il Supplente * ''L'ultima violenza'' (1957) - Notaio Bartoli * ''

The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ''The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (Italian: ''Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby'') is an Italian television series which first aired on RAI 1 in 1958. It is based on the novel ''Nicholas Nickleby'' by Charles Dickens.Hollington p.679 Main cast ...

'' (1958, TV series) - Newman Noggs * ''

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'' (1959) - Man who saw the Messiah's birth * ''

Hercules Unchained ''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la regina di Lidia , "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulati ...

'' (1959) - Creonte, High Priest of Thebes * ''

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'' (1959) - Capitano Ferri * ''

David and Goliath Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified King Saul's ...

'' (1960) * ''

Everybody Go Home ''Everybody Go Home'' ( it, Tutti a casa) is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It features an international cast including the U.S. actors Martin Balsam, Alex Nicol and the Franco-Italian Serge Reggiani. Nino Manfre ...

'' (1960) - Partigiano napoletano * '' Sword of the Conqueror'' (1961) - Falisque * '' Pigeon Shoot'' (1961) - Mattei * ''

A Day for Lionhearts ''Un giorno da leoni'' (internationally released as ''A Day for Lionhearts'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Nanni Loy. The film describes the gradual evolution towards anti-fascism of Italian people during the Second World War. ...

'' (1961) - Il prete * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Seper * ''

Battle of the Worlds ''Battle of the Worlds'' ( it, Il Pianeta degli uomini spenti, lit=The Planet of Extinct Men) is a 1961 Italian science fiction film directed by Anthony Dawson. The film stars Claude Rains, Bill Carter, and Maya Brent. Plot Dr. Fred Steele (Umb ...

'' (1961) - Gen. Varreck * '' Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - Obersturmbannfuhrer Herbert Kappler * '' Gli eroi del doppio gioco'' (1962) - Riccio * ''

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) - Italo Vianini * ''Giulietta e Romeo'' (1964) - Principe di Verona * ''

Secret Agent Super Dragon ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' (Italian: ''New York chiama Superdrago'') is a 1966 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Ray Danton as the titular secret agent. Plot The plot centers on a secret agen ...

'' (1966) - Fernand Lamas * '' One Thousand Dollars on the Black'' (1966) - Judge Waldorf * ''

VIP my Brother Superman ''VIP my Brother Superman'' ( it, VIP, mio fratello superuomo), often known in English as ''The SuperVips'', is a 1968 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is a parody of superheroes and enjoyed a good commercial and critical succe ...

'' (1968) - Narrator (voice) * ''

The Great Silence ''The Great Silence'' ( it, Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. An Italian-French co-production, the film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee (in ...

'' (1968) - Governor of Utah * ''

'' (1968) - Statue of

(voice)

Notes

External links

* * https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/game/199.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Angelo, Carlo 1919 births 1973 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors Male actors from Milan University of Milan alumni