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. He made his acting debut at 15 in

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in '' La notte brava'' and

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in his stage adaptation of ''Death of a Salesman''. He also appeared in international films, such as

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Filmography

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'' (1946) - Pasquale Maggi *'' Fabiola'' (1949) - Corvino *''

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'' (1950) - Enrico *''

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'' (1951) - Mario (uncredited) *'' Parigi è sempre Parigi'' (1951) - Franco Martini *''

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'' (1952) - Mariolino della Bruciata *''

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'' (1952) - Stefano Lulli *'' Processo alla città'' (1952) - Luigi Esposito *'' Sunday Heroes'' (1952) - Marini *''

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'' (1952) - Mario *'' Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Franco *'' La provinciale'' (1953) - Paolo Sartori *'' Il mondo le condanna'' (1953) - Franco *''Riscatto'' (1953) - Roberto Biasetti *''

'' (1953) - Moraldo Rubini *'' I Vinti'' (1953) - Claudio *''

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'' (1953) - Hans *''

Cavalcade of Song ''Cavalcade of Song'' ( it, Canzoni, canzoni, canzoni) is a 1953 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Alberto Sordi, Silvana Pampanini and Antonella Lualdi.Fava p. 62 It was shot in Ferraniacolor at the Cinecittà stu ...

'' (1953) - Il notaio *'' Amori di mezzo secolo'' (1954) - Mario (segment "L'amore romantico") *'' 100 Years of Love'' (1954) - Enrico Adamoli aka Rico (segment "Garibaldina") *'' Canzoni di mezzo secolo'' (1954) *''

'' (1954) - Pedro Vargas *''

'' (1954) - Telemachus *'' The Two Orphans'' (1954) - Knight Roger de Vaudrey *''

The Lovers of Manon Lescaut ''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Myriam Bru, Franco Interlenghi and Roger Pigaut.Goble p.375 It is based on the 1731 ...

'' (1954) - Enrico des Grieux *'' Non c'è amore più grande'' (1955) - Mario *'' Gli innamorati'' (1956) - Franco *''

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'' (1956) - Farini *''

I giorni più belli ''I giorni più belli'' ( ''The Best Days'' or ''The Most Beautiful Days'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi. Cast * Franco Interlenghi * Vittorio De Sica * Mario Carotenuto * Valeria Mori ...

'' (1956) - Gianni Valentini *'' Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge'' (1956) - Alberto *'' Padri e figli'' (1957) - Guido Blasi *''

'' (1957) - Aymo *'' La regina della povera gente'' (1957) *''La cenicienta y Ernesto'' (1957) - Ernesto *'' Giovani mariti'' (1958) - Antonio *'' The Sky Burns'' (1958) - Ferri *'' En cas de malheur'' (1958) - Mazzetti *'' Educande al tabarin'' (1958) *'' Polikuska'' (1958) - Pjotr *''

Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women ''Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (French: ''Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Maurice Régamey and starring Jean Carmet and Annie Cordy. Premise To bail out their club on the French Rivie ...

'' (1959) *'' Sangue sull'asfalto'' (1959) - Antonio Pasquali (uncredited) *'' General della Rovere'' (1959) - Antonio Pasquali (uncredited) *'' La Notte brava'' (1959) - Bellabella *'' Match contro la morte'' (1959) - Le gangster *'' Le svedesi'' (1960) - Peppino *''

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'' (1961) - Giuseppe Bandi *'' Cronache del '22'' (1961) - Franco (segment '' Incontro al mare'') *'' Una notte per cinque rapine'' (1967) - Maurice *''

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'' (1968) - Optimus - Centurion *''

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'' (1968) *''Pianeta Venere'' (1972) *'' La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere'' (1975) - Colombo *'' Amore, piombo e furore'' (1978) - Hank Sebanek *'' Miranda'' (1985) - Carlo *''

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'' (1985) *'' Il Camorrista'' (1986) - Don Saverio *''

L'avaro ''The Miser'' ( it, L'avaro) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi. It is a loose adaptation of Molière's comedy ''The Miser''. Plot The rich and miserly Don Arpagone lives his days following precise patterns and commanding ...

'' (1989) - Mastro Giacomo *'' Pummarò'' (1989) *'' Se non avessi l'amore'' (1991, TV Movie) - Padre Robotti *'' Le amiche del cuore'' (1992) - Tribodi *''L'urlo della verità'' (1992) - Avvocato Santi (uncredited) *'' Gli assassini vanno in coppia'' (1992) *'' Antelope Cobbler'' (1993) *''Torta di mele'' (1993) *''Copenhagen fox-trot'' (1993) *'' L'orso di peluche'' (1994) - Le directeur du musée *'' 18.000 giorni fa'' (1994) *''Le Roi de Paris'' (1995) - Bellières *'' Marciando nel buio'' (1996) - Sindaco *''

Mi fai un favore ''Stella's Favor'', originally ''Mi fai un favore'', is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Scarchilli. Cast * Ornella Muti: Stella * Maria Amelia Monti: Roberta * Claudio Bigagli: Leonardo * Jo Champa: Stefania * Alessandro Ga ...

'' (1996) - Mario *'' Racket'' (1996) *'' La rumbera'' (1998) - Castillo *'' Tre addii'' (1999, TV Movie) *'' Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth'' (2000, TV Movie) - Padre Graziano *''Una lunga lunga lunga notte d'amore'' (2001) - Luigi Settembrini, Marcello's friend *''Il conte di Melissa'' (2001) - Il Prete *'' John XXIII: The Pope of Peace'' (2002, TV Movie) - Radini Tedeschi *''Due volte Natale'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) - Nardini *'' Tosca e altre due'' (2003) - Sciarrone *''

Romanzo criminale ''Romanzo criminale'' (; "Criminal Novel") is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn ...

'' (2005) - Barone Rosellini *''Nemici per la pelle'' (2006) *''

Notte prima degli esami – Oggi ''Notte prima degli esami – Oggi'' () is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is a sequel/ remake to 2006 ''Notte prima degli esami''. Cast English Dub * Jim Cummings as Paolo Molinari *Mikey Kelley as Luca Molinari ...

'' (2007) - Luigi *'' I, Don Giovanni'' (2009) - Padre di Annetta *''La bella società'' (2010) - Papà di Romolo (final film role)

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* 1931 births 2015 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male child actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors People of Lazian descent {{Italy-actor-stub