Edoardo Toniolo (22 November 1907 - 31 December 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of the stage actors Antonio and Rosa Rosaz, at young age Toniolo debuted on stage in supporting roles. He later worked on radio, and in the mid-1930s he started appearing in films, usually in

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s. After the

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, and following his role as leading actor in

Ferruccio Cerio Ferruccio Cerio (25 September 1904 – 23 April 1963) was an Italian film writer and director. Filmography as a director *''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) *''Villa da vendere'' (1941) *''L'ultimo addio'' (1942) ( ''The Last Good-Bye'') *'' The ...

's ''Posto di blocco'', Toniolo also started working as a dubber, and since 1954 he was also pretty active in television dramas. He was sometimes credited as Edward Douglas.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

In the Country Fell a Star ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (Italian: ''In campagna è caduta una stella'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence.Moliterno p.101 When a famous Ameri ...

'' (1939) * ''

The King's Jester ''The King's Jester'' ( it, Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hug ...

'' (1941) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * ''

Angelo tra la folla ''Angelo tra la folla'' ("Angel in the Crowd") is a 1950 Italian film directed by Leonardo de Mitri. The protagonist of the film is Angelo Maggio, the first Afro-Italian child actor to establish himself in post-war Italian cinema, after the expe ...

'' (1950) * ''

La figlia del diavolo ''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The ...

'' (1952) * '' The Legend of the Piave'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...

'' (1953) * '' Angels of Darkness'' (1954) * ''

Symphony of Love ''Symphony of Love'' (Italian: ''Sinfonia d'amore'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama musical film directed by Glauco Pellegrini and starring Claude Laydu, Marina Vlady and Lucia Bosé. It is a biopic portraying the life of the compos ...

'' (1954) * ''

Napoli piange e ride ''Napoli piange e ride'' (i. e. "Naples cries and laughs") is a 1954 Italy, Italian musical film, musical melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and Jula De Palma . Plot Luciano had to give up singing ...

'' (1954) * '' The Song of the Heart'' (1955) * '' Time of Vacation'' (1956) * ''

Il Conte di Matera ''Il Conte di Matera'' ("The Count of Matera") is a 1958 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. Plot Rambaldo Tramontana, a count who went into battle backed by the French, returns to Mater ...

'' (1957) * ''

Engaged to Death ''Engaged to Death'' (Italian: ''I fidanzati della morte'') is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke.Rondolino p.183 The veteran German star Hans Albers appears i ...

'' (1957) * '' Adorable and a Liar'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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) * ''

Rage of the Buccaneers ''Rage of the Buccaneers'' ( it, Gordon, il pirata nero), also known as ''Pirate Warrior'', is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ricardo Montalbán and Vincent Price. Plot Cast *Ricardo Montalbán a ...

'' (1961) * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1965) * ''

A come Andromeda ''A come Andromeda'' (RAI, 1971), is an Italian television remake of '' A for Andromeda'' (BBC, 1961). It was still set in Britain ("in the following year") but filmed at Italian locations, and consists of five episodes of about one hour each. It ...

'' (1971) * '' The Kiss'' (1974)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toniolo, Edoardo 1907 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Actors from Turin