Giulio Stival (4 March 1902 – 1 April 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor.

Life and career

Born in Soave, at young age Stival started founded an amateur dramatics in which he served both as director and as actor. He made his professional debut in 1927, with the stage company led by Emma Gramatica. During his career Stival worked with some of the major stage companies of his time, including the ones led by Ruggero Ruggeri, Antonio Gandusio,

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, Armando Migliari,

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(with whom he shared the huge success of the comedy play ''Felicita Colombo'') and the Compagnia dell'Eliseo, with whom he enjoyed a significant critical acclaim for his performances in some

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's adaptations. He also appeared in several films, even if mainly in supporting roles. Stival died in a car accident, while he was driving from

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(where he was performing with his stage company) to

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(where he was shooting the

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's musical drama ''Traviata '53'').

Selected filmography

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The House of Shame ''The House of Shame'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire and Lloyd Whitlock.Pitts p.85 Cast * Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore * Virginia Brown Faire as Druid ...

'' (1938) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Eternal Melodies'' (1940) * '' The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday'' (1941) * '' In High Places'' (1943) * '' Yvonne of the Night'' (1949) * '' La taverna della libertà'' (1950) * ''

Toto and the King of Rome ''Toto and the King of Rome'' ( it, Totò e i re di Roma) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Italian horror film director Lucio Fulci worked on this film as an assistant director.Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond T ...

'' (1951) * '' Ha fatto tredici'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Three Forbidden Stories ''Three Forbidden Stories'' ( it, Tre storie proibite) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina. Cast * Lia Amanda as Renata * Antonella Lualdi as Anna Maria * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Gianna Aragona * Isa Pola as Signora Paola, m ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stival, Giulio Actors from Venice 1902 births 1953 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Road incident deaths in Italy