Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in
Rome
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, Italy and he died there.
Selected filmography
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A Lady Did It
''A Lady Did It'' ( it, L'ha fatto una signora) is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Michele Abruzzo, Rosina Anselmi and Alida Valli.Aprà p.101 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The fi ...
'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale
* ''Le sorprese del divorzio'' (1939) - L'artificiere
* ''Montevergine'' (1939) - Francesco
* ''
Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Gegè
* ''Mare'' (1940) - Il pescatore
* ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940)
* ''L'imprevisto'' (1940)
* ''
Two Hearts Among the Beasts
''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (Italian: ''Due cuori fra le belve'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Totò, Vera Carmi and Enrico Glori.Parish p.139 A dancing master takes part in an expedition to Africa fi ...
'' (1943) - Il "piccolo gigante"
* ''Silenzio, si gira!'' (1943) - Un gioccatore di dadi sul set
* ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Tentotti (segment "Il trionfo di Poppea") (uncredited)
* ''
The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino
* ''
Life Begins Anew
''Life Begins Anew'' ( it, La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the second most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto ...
'' (1945) - Scorcelletti, il camionista
* ''
Rome, Open City
''Rome, Open City'' ( it, Roma città aperta, also released as ''Open City'') is a 1945 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Sergio Amidei, Celeste Negarville and Federico Fellini. Set in Rome in ...
'' (1945) - Agostino the Sexton
* ''
Departure at Seven
''Departure at Seven'' (Italian: ''Partenza ore 7'') is a 1946 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Chiaretta Gelli, Carlo Campanini and Laura Gore.Celli & Cottino-Jones p.68 The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Mio figlio professore
''Professor, My Son'' ( it, Mio figlio professore, also known as ''My Son, the Professor'') is a 1946 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Renato Castellani.
Plot
The janitor of a Roman school (Aldo Fabrizi) seeks social redempti ...
'' (''My Son, the Professor'') (1946) - Angeloni
* ''Roma città libera'' (1946) - Il ladro
* ''
To Live in Peace
''To Live in Peace'' (Italian: ''Vivere in pace'') is a 1947 Italian neorealist comedy-drama war film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, John Kitzmiller and Ave Ninchi.Gundle p.138
It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome a ...
'' (1947) - Il Segretario Politico
* ''
Flesh Will Surrender
''Flesh Will Surrender'' ( it, Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo) is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is based on the novel '' Giovanni Episcopo'' by Gabriele D'Annunzio. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festiva ...
'' (1947) - Antonio
* ''
L'onorevole Angelina
''Angelina'' ( it, L'onorevole Angelina) is a 1947 film directed by Luigi Zampa. The star of the film is Anna Magnani, who won ''Volpi Cup'' prize for "Best Actress" at the Venice Film Festival. Zampa was nominated for a ''Golden Lion''. The film ...
'' (1947) - Pasquale Bianchi
* ''
Christmas at Camp 119
''Christmas at Camp 119'' (Italian: ''Natale al campo 119'') is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. A group of Italian prisoners of war being held c ...
'' (1947) - La guida di Roma
* ''
Lost Youth
''Lost Youth'' ( it, Gioventù perduta) is a 1948 Italian-language drama film directed by Pietro Germi. The style of the film is close to the Italian neorealism film movement. It was remade in 1953 as the British film '' Black 13''.
Two im ...
'' (1948) - Il commissario
* ''
How I Lost the War
''How I Lost the War'' ( it, Come persi la guerra) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario.
Plot
Italy, late 1940s. After being forced to wear military uniforms for most of his life, when the war end ...
'' (1948) - Checco Tremelloni
* ''
Bicycle Thieves
''Bicycle Thieves'' ( it, Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as ''The Bicycle Thief'') is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post- World ...
'' (1948) - (uncredited)
* ''
Immigrants
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
'' (1948) - Gigi
* ''
The Flame That Will Not Die
''The Flame That Will Not Die'' (Italian: ''Fiamma che non si spegne'') is a 1949 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi, María Denis and Leonardo Cortese.Bonsaver & Gordon p.104 It is based on the story of S ...
'' (1949)
* ''
La sposa non può attendere'' (1949) - Venturi
* ''
Twenty Years 20 Years or Twenty Years may refer to:
*'' 20 Years – A Warrior Soul'', a video album by Doro Pesch, 2006
* ''Twenty Years'' (film), a 1949 Italian comedy
* "Twenty Years" (song), by Placebo, 2004
See also
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* 20 Años (disambiguation)
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'' (1949)
* ''Se fossi deputato'' (1949) - Armando Proietti
* ''I peggiori anni della nostra vita'' (1950) - Flavio
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Ring Around the Clock
''Ring Around the Clock'' (Italian: ''Vogliamoci bene!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo William Tamburella and starring Nando Bruno, Lauro Gazzolo, and Peppino Spadaro.Paietta p.162
The film's sets were designed by Arrigo Equin ...
'' (1950) - Parboni
* ''
Women and Brigands
''Women and Brigands'' (Italian: ''Donne e briganti'') is a 1950 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban and Jean Chevrier. It is based on the story of the legendary guerilla f ...
'' (1950) - Beato
* ''Sambo'' (1950) - Romolo Cicerchia
* ''
Rome-Paris-Rome
''Rome-Paris-Rome'' ( it, Signori, in carrozza!) is a 1951 French-Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets and Peppino De Filippo. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Pa ...
'' (1951) - Riccardo
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Una bruna indiavolata!
''Una bruna indiavolata!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
Cast
* Silvana Pampanini as Clara
* Ugo Tognazzi as Carlo Soldi
* Nando Bruno as Autista del taxi
* Carlo Sposito as Giulio Scanagatta
* Rocco D' ...
'' (1951) - Autista taxi
* ''Trieste mia!'' (1951)
* ''
Hello Elephant
''Hello Elephant'' ( it, Buongiorno, elefante!) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini.
Cast
* Vittorio De Sica: Carlo Caretti
* María Mercader: Maria Caretti
* Sabu: Sultan of Nagore
* Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 O ...
'' (1952) - Signor Venturi, landlord
* ''
Stranger on the Prowl'' (1952)
* ''
Beauties in Capri
''Beauties in Capri'' (Italian: ''Bellezze a Capri'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi and Tamara Lees.Miccichè p. 107
Cast
* Nando Bruno as Don Violante
* Ave Ninchi as Cornelia
* ...
'' (1952) - Don Violante
* ''
At Sword's Edge
''At Sword's Edge'' (Italian ''A fil di spada'') is a 1952 Italian swashbuckler film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Frank Latimore, Milly Vitale and Pierre Cressoy.Lancia & Melelli p.113
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in ...
'' (1952) - Bruno
* ''
Five Paupers in an Automobile
''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo.
Cast
* Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone
* Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni
* Ti ...
'' (152) - Battista
* ''
Terminal Station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
'' (1953) - Railroad worker (uncredited)
* ''
The Enchanting Enemy
''The Enchanting Enemy'' (Italian: ''L'incantevole nemica'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Claudio Gora and starring Silvana Pampanini, Robert Lamoureux and Carlo Campanini.Gundle p.275
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Too Young for Love'' (1953) - Commisario
* ''One of Those'' (1953) - Italo
* ''
Buon viaggio pover'uomo
''Buon viaggio pover'uomo'' is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina.
Plot
We are on the outskirts of Milan, where for thirty years the mild-mannered accountant Torquato, Sicilian by origin, who works in a company where the offic ...
'' (1953) - Saletti
* ''
Ivan, Son of the White Devil
''Ivan, Son of the White Devil'' ( it, Ivan, il figlio del diavolo bianco, also known just as ''Ivan'') is a 1953 Italian adventure film written and directed by Guido Brignone and starring Paul Campbell and Nadia Gray.Anonimo. "Ivan, il figlio ...
'' (1953) - Boris
* ''Scampolo 53'' (1953)
* ''Lasciateci in pace'' (1953)
* ''
Two Nights with Cleopatra
''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' ( it, Due notti con Cleopatra) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sophia Loren.
Plot
Cesare, a Roman soldier, comes to Alexandria to serve in the army staff of the Egyptian quee ...
'' (1954) - Legionario
* ''
A Slice of Life'' (1954) - Tassista (segment "Il pupo")
* ''
Papà Pacifico
''Papà Pacifico'' is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonella Lualdi and Frank Latimore.Alberto Albertazzi. "Papà Pacifico" (review). ''Intermezzo''. 31 March 1954. It grossed 88 million lire at the Italian bo ...
'' (1954) - Augusto Ceccacci
* ''
The Steel Rope'' (1954) - Checco
* ''Prima di sera'' (1954) - Antoni - the police commissioner
* ''La bella Otero'' (1954)
* ''
The Art of Getting Along
''The Art of Getting Along'' ( it, L'arte di arrangiarsi) is a 1954 in film, 1954 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. Following ''Difficult Years'' and ''Easy Years'', it is the third and final chapter in the trilogy ab ...
'' (1954) - (uncredited)
* ''
Le signorine dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini.
Cast
*Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi
* Antonio Cifariello: Amleto
*Giovanna Ralli: Bruna
*Roberto Risso ...
'' (1955) - Angry Client
* ''
The Last Five Minutes'' (1955) - Il portiere
* ''
Destination Piovarolo
''Destination Piovarolo'' ( it, Destinazione Piovarolo) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Plot summary
In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called ...
'' (1955) - Il sacrestano
* ''
Racconti romani
''Racconti romani'' (''Roman Tales'') is a series of sixty-one short stories written by the Italian author, Alberto Moravia. Written and published initially in the Italian newspaper, '' Il Corriere della Sera'', they were published as a collectio ...
'' (1955) - Annibale
* ''Cortile'' (1955) - Amedeo
* ''
Tragic Ballad'' (1955) - Commisario
* ''
La banda degli onesti'' (1956) - Maresciallo Denti (uncredited)
* ''
L'intrusa'' (1956) - Carabinieres' Marshal
* ''
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)
* ''Due sosia in allegria'' (1956)
* ''Donne amori e matrimoni'' (1956) - Il maresciallo
* ''
Parola di ladro
''Parola di ladro'' (internationally released as ''Honor Among Thieves'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. This film represents the directorial debut of Gianni Puccini and Nanni Loy. For this film Andrea Checchi was ...
'' (1957) - Guardiano notturno
* ''
La ragazza del Palio'' (1957) - The Car Mechanic
* ''Primo applausio'' (1957)
* ''
Fortunella'' (1958) - The American
* ''
Ladro lui, ladra lei
''Ladro lui, ladra lei'' is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa. Starring Alberto Sordi and Sylva Koscina, it tells the story of a young woman in Rome who is first sucked into a life of crime by a released convict and then has an ...
'' (1958) - Maresciallo Clemente
* ''È arrivata la parigina'' (1958) - Carlo
* ''
The Love Specialist
''The Love Specialist'' ( it, La Ragazza Del Palio) is an Italian-French movie filmed in 1958, and released in the U.S. in 1959 with the title ''The Love Specialist''.
Plot
Diana Dixon, a Texan girl (played by Dors), wins a quiz show jackpot, ...
'' (1958) - Concierge
* ''
Three Strangers in Rome
''Tre straniere a Roma'', also known as ''Three Strangers in Rome'', is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Claudio Gora starring Claudia Cardinale. The film was one of the first movies with Cardinale in a leading role.
Cast
*Yvonne ...
'' (1958) - Vincenzo, Sergio's father
* ''
Mogli pericolose
''Mogli pericolose'' ("Dangerous wives") is a 1958 Italian comedy film written and directed by Luigi Comencini.
Cast
* Sylva Koscina: Tosca, Pirro's wife
* Dorian Gray: Ornella, Bruno's wife
* Renato Salvatori: Dr. Federico Carpi
* Nino Ta ...
'' (1958) - The Taxi Driver
* ''Sorrisi e canzoni'' (1958) - Capo muratore
* ''
Everyone's in Love
''Everyone's in Love'' ( it, Tutti innamorati) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini.
Cast
*
* Carlotta Barilli
* Clara Bindi
* Nando Bruno - Cesare
* Memmo Carotenuto - Ferruccio
* Grazia Colelli
* Livia Cordaro
*
* Ga ...
'' (1959) - Cesare
* ''
I Tartassati
''I Tartassati'' is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Aldo Fabrizi, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles ''The Overtaxed'' (English) and ''Fripouillard et Compagnie'' (Fre ...
'' (1959) - L'ubriaco
* ''Piove'' (1959) - Il commendatore Filippo Proietti
* ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - Nando
* ''
Il vedovo
''Il Vedovo'' (The Widower) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.
Plot
Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing lifts and elevators) teete ...
'' (1959) - Zio Armando
* ''
Gastone'' (1960) - Michele
* ''
Il Mattatore
''Love and Larceny'' (in Italian, ''Il mattatore'', "The Showman") is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Gerardo is an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully t ...
'' (1960) - Owner of big restaurant
* ''
The Traffic Policeman
''The Traffic Policeman'' ( it, Il vigile) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre, it tells the story of a traffic policeman and ...
'' (1960) - cognato di Otello
* ''Madri pericolose'' (1960) - Paolo Rossi
* ''
Ravishing
''Ravishing'' (French: ''Ravissante'') is a 1960 French-Italian comedy film directed by Robert Lamoureux and starring Lamoureux, Sylva Koscina and Philippe Noiret.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's ...
'' (1960) - Official at Rome Airport
* ''
Time Out for Love'' (1961) - Buccieri
* ''
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' (1961) - The Innkeeper
* ''
The Joy of Living
''The Joy of Living'' ( it, Che gioia vivere, french: Quelle joie de vivre) is a 1961 Italian-French comedy film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The story is set in Rome, in the year 1921. Ul ...
'' (1961) - Maresciallo
* ''
Totò di notte n. 1'' (1962)
References
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1895 births
1963 deaths
Italian male film actors
Nastro d'Argento winners
20th-century Italian male actors