Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''

Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young b ...

'', which won the

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at the

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in 1990. He was awarded the Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actor in ''32 dicembre'' (''December 32nd'') by

Luciano De Crescenzo Luciano De Crescenzo (; 18 August 1928 – 18 July 2019) was an Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer. Biography Born in Naples, he grew up with actor Bud Spencer. De Crescenzo graduated in engineering and worked for IBM Italy un ...

Selected filmography

* ''Yvonne la Nuit'' (1949) - Il maggiordomo (uncredited) * ''Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia'' (1959) - Fish-monger * ''

Leoni al sole ''Leoni al sole'' is a 1961 Italian comedy drama film. It is the directorial debut of Vittorio Caprioli. In 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. In 2008, it was restored and shown as part of the ret ...

'' (1961) - Il commissario * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) - Partigiano (uncredited) * ''

Treasure of San Gennaro ''Treasure of San Gennaro'' ( it, Operazione San Gennaro) is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger. It is directed by Dino Risi and is a funny classic story of a perfect robbery plan gone wrong in ...

'' (1966) - Gaetano * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) * ''Stasera mi butto'' (1967) - Waiter * ''

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'' (1968) - Porter in Capocabana Hotel * ''Operazione ricchezza'' (1968) * ''Zum Zum Zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa'' (1969) - Filippo - Brother of Tosca * ''Zum zum zum n° 2'' (1969) - Valerio * '' Il suo nome è Donna Rosa'' (1969) - Gennarino * '' Mezzanotte d'amore'' (1970) - Gennarino * ''Cose di Cosa Nostra'' (1971) - Priest * ''

Between Miracles ''Between Miracles'' ( it, Per grazia ricevuta) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Italian actor Nino Manfredi, in his List of directorial debuts, debut as feature film director. Plot A qualified surgeon is urgently calle ...

'' (1971) - Paziente 'sano' della clinica * ''Faccia da schiaffi'' (1971) * ''Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...'' (1971) - Mortaretto * ''

Roma Bene ''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable ...

'' (1971) - Tognon * ''

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'' (1971) - Straccaletto * '' White Sister'' (1972) - Quinto * ''

Gang War in Naples ''Gang War in Naples'' ( it, Camorra) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast *Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo *Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece *Jean Seberg: Luisa *Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato" * Ugo D'Ale ...

'' (1972) - Nicola Cafiero - 'Sciancato' * ''

Alfredo, Alfredo ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town ...

'' (1972) - Alfredo's Lawyer * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' (1972, TV Mini-Series) - Oste * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) - Deputy Inspector Caputo * ''

Sgarro alla camorra ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (i.e. "Offence to the Camorra") is a 1973 Italian musical- crime film written and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Mario Merola at his film debut. It is regarded as the first sceneggiata film and as a ...

'' (1973) - Vincenzo * ''

Poker in Bed ''La signora gioca bene a scopa?'', internationally released as ''Poker in Bed'', is a 1974 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Plot Michele, owner of a shoe store in Parma, is an avid but unlucky poker player: to repay ...

'' (1974) - Peppino * ''

Il domestico ''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa ...

'' (1974) - Salvatore Sperato * ''

Il trafficone ''Il trafficone'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré. Plot A Neapolitan Vincenzo LoRusso that lives of expedients in Rome, as he tries to sell at an intersection a faux ...

'' (1974) - Gennarino * ''Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori'' (1974) - School caretaker * ''

Flatfoot in Hong Kong ''Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' (original title: ''Piedone a Hong Kong'' and also known as ''Flatfoot Goes East'' and ''Le Cogneur'') is a 1975 crime comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the second film of the "Flatfoot" film s ...

'' (1975) - Inspector Caputo * ''

The School Teacher ''L'insegnante'' (internationally released as ''The School Teacher'' and ''Sexy Schoolteacher'') is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. The film had a great commercial success and generated an "Insegnante" film series, th ...

'' (1975) - Peppino * ''

Vergine e di nome Maria ''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed ...

'' (1975) - Simone * '' Teasers'' (1975) - Osvaldo * ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer ...

'' (1975) - Lolò * ''

Quel movimento che mi piace tanto ''Quel movimento che mi piace tanto'' (''That movement which I love so much'') is a 1976 Italian ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' written and directed by Franco Rossetti. It marked the film debut, both as actor and as assistant director, of Carlo Ve ...

'' (1976) - Salvatore Siniscalchi * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Bracalone da Napoli * ''La segretaria privata di mio padre'' (1976) - Giuseppe * ''

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'' (1977) - Commissario Angelini * ''

A Man Called Magnum ''A Man Called Magnum'' (in original Italian ''Napoli si ribella'') is a 1977 ''poliziotteschi'' film. This film by Michele Massimo Tarantini stars Luc Merenda. Plot Cast * Luc Merenda: commissario Dario Mauri *Enzo Cannavale: maresciallo Nic ...

'' (1977) - Sergeant Nicola Capece * ''Orazi e curiazi 3-2'' (1977) - Sempronio * ''

Cara sposa ''Cara sposa'' (''Dear Wife'') is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Plot Alfredo, jailed for theft and fraud, after having served the sentence discovers that his wife Adelina no longer wishes to live with him. ...

'' (1977) - Salomone * ''

Flatfoot in Africa ''Piedone l'africano'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Africa'', ''Knock-Out Cop'' and ''The K.O. Cop'') is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapter i ...

'' (1978) - Caputo * ''

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'' (1978) - Salvatore * '' How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover'' (1978) - The Guru * ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'' (1978) - Gennaro * ''

Gegè Bellavita ''Gegè Bellavita'' is a 1978 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast * Flavio Bucci as Gennarino Amato * Lina Polito as Agatina * Enzo Cannavale as Gennarino's Friend * Marisa Laurito as Carmen * Pin ...

'' (1978) - Gennarino's Friend * ''L'anello matrimoniale'' (1979) - Ernesto * '' The Gang That Sold America'' (1979) - Salvatore Esposito * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) - Caruso * ''

Liquirizia ''Liquirizia'' (Italian for "Liquorice") is a 1979 Italian teen comedy film written and directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Christian De Sica , Barbara Bouchet, Jenny Tamburi, Teo Teocoli and Tino Schirinzi. Plot Cast *Christian De ...

'' (1979) - Custode * ''

The Finzi Detective Agency ''The Finzi Detective Agency'' ( it, Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective) is a 1979 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Renato Pozzetto. It is loosely based on the comic character Riccardo Fi ...

'' (1979) - Giuseppe Marchini * ''L'imbranato'' (1979) * ''

L'affittacamere ''L'affittacamere'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Gloria Guida. Plot Giorgia and Angela Mainardi are two sisters: the first is very beautiful, and the second is fat and has problems with sleepwalking. On ...

'' (1979) - Pasquale Esposito * ''

Flatfoot in Egypt ''Piedone d'Egitto'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Egypt'' and ''Flatfoot on the Nile'') is a 1980 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the fourth and last chapter in the "Flatfoot" fil ...

'' (1980) - Maresc. Caputo * ''

Love in First Class ''Un amore in prima classe'' (internationally released as ''Love in First Class'') is a List of Italian films of 1980, 1980 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Enrico Montesano: Carmelo * Sylvia Kristel: ...

'' (1980) - Il reverendo * '' Savage Breed'' (1980) - Don Peppino * ''

La settimana bianca ''La settimana bianca'' (Girls Will Be Girls) is a 1980 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot A group of employees, on a winter vacation, rather than skiing, spend their time in an attempt to impress the beautifu ...

'' (1980) - Enzo * ''

Il casinista ''Il casinista'' is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. It stars Pippo Franco, Renzo Montagnani, Bombolo, and Simona Mariani Simona may refer to: * 1033 Simona, a main-belt asteroid * Simona (given name), a feminine g ...

'' (1980) - Don Totò * ''L'amante tutta da scoprire'' (1981) - Gaetano * ''La settimana al mare'' (1981) - Antonio Martinelli * ''Per favore, occupati di Amelia'' (1981) - Padre adottivo di Amelia * '' Una vacanza del cactus'' (1981) - Giuseppe Zerboni * ''

Chaste and Pure ''Casta e pura'' (internationally released as ''Chaste and Pure'') is a List of Italian films of 1981, 1981 Cinema of Italy, Italian erotic-comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast *Laura Antonelli: Rosa *Fernando Rey: Antonio *Massim ...

'' (1981) - Don Bottazzi * ''

Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' ( it, Delitto al ristorante cinese) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a doub ...

'' (1981) - Vincenzo * ''Il marito in vacanza'' (1981) - Vinicio * ''

Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banke ...

'' (1982) - Generoso Gallina-The lawyer * ''Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo'' (1982) - Il Ladro * ''Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte)'' (1982) * ''La sai l'ultima sui matti?'' (1982) - Babà * ''Giuramento'' (1982) - Raffaele * ''È forte un casino!'' (1982) - Michele * ''Un jeans e una maglietta'' (1983) * ''Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone'' (1983) - Gildo * ''La discoteca'' (1983) - Hotel Director * '' Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore'' (1984) - Sposito * ''

Il ragazzo di campagna ''Il ragazzo di campagna'' ("The country boy") is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. ''Il ragaz ...

'' (1984) - Blind man * '' My Friends Act III'' (1985) - Cavalier Ferrini * ''Vacanze d'estate'' (1985) - Commendator Turati * ''Il coraggio di parlare'' (1987) - Vincenzino's father * ''

Le vie del Signore sono finite '' The ways of the Lord are over'' (''Le vie del Signore sono finite'') is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Massimo Troisi. The film won the Nastro d'Argento for best screenplay. For his performance Marco Messeri won the ...

'' (1987) - Il padre di Camillo * '' 32 December'' (1988) - Alfonso Caputo (segment "I penultimi fuochi") * ' (1988) - Paolo, italian beach observer * ''

'' (1988) - Spaccafico * ''

What if Gargiulo Finds Out? ''What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' ( it, Se lo scopre Gargiulo) is a 1988 Italian comedy film written and directed by Elvio Porta and starring Giuliana De Sio and Richard Anconina. Plot Cast * Giuliana De Sio as Teresa Capece * Richard Anconin ...

'' (1988) - Padre di Teresa * ''Sabato, domenica e lunedì'' (1990) - Don Antonio * '' Le comiche'' (1990) - Il prete * ''

The House of Smiles ''The House of Smiles'' ( it, La casa del sorriso) is a 1991 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It depicts a romance between an old man and an old woman inside a care home. The film won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Film ...

'' (1991) - Avvocato * ''Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto'' (1993) - Il portiere della bisca clandestina * ''

Condannato a nozze ''Condannato a nozze'' (also known as ''Diary of a Man Condemned to Marriage'') is a 1993 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It entered the Panorama section at the 50th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Sergio Rubini ...

'' (1993) - Ivano * ''Amore a prima vista'' (1999) - Il cannibale * ''L'uomo della fortuna'' (2000) - Armandino * ''

Our Tropical Island ''Our Tropical Island'' ( it, Mari del sud) is a 2001 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Cesena and starring Diego Abatantuono and Victoria Abril. Plot Cast * Diego Abatantuono as Alberto * Victoria Abril as Sabina * C ...

'' (2001) - Sciallero * ''Ho visto le stelle'' (2003) - Prete * ''

I mostri oggi ''I mostri oggi'' () is a 2009 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. The film is a tribute to Dino Risi's classic comedies ''I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 ...

'' (2009) - Nonno di Alessia

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannavale, Enzo 1928 births 2011 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Naples Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors