Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1931 and 1970. He was born in and died in
Milan
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, Italy.
Partial filmography
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The Private Secretary
''The Private Secretary'' is an 1883 farce in three acts, by Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1858), Charles Hawtrey. The play, adapted from a German original, depicts the vicissitudes of a mild young clergyman, innocently caught up in the machinatio ...
'' (1931) - Il banchiere Roberto Berri
* ''
One Night with You'' (1932) - Il giovine scapolo
* ''
Paradise
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'' (1932) - Max
* ''Non son gelosa'' (1933) - Gianni Berti
* ''T'amerò sempre'' (1933) - Mario Fabbrini
* ''Non c'è bisogno di denaro'' (1933) - Paolo
* ''Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi.'' (1933) - Ingegnere Rossi
* ''
Model Wanted
''Model Wanted'' ( it, Cercasi modella) is a 1933 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi
Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appe ...
'' (1933) - Alberto Bacci
* ''Kiki'' (1934) - Raimondo
* ''
Unripe Fruit
''Unripe Fruit'' (Italian: ''Frutto acerbo'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Lotte Menas, Nino Besozzi and Maria Wronska. A German-language version of the same story was made in Austria as ''A Preco ...
'' (1934) - Giorgio Verni
* ''Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) - Franz - l'ispettore di polizia
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Thirty Seconds of Love
''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (Italian:''Trenta secondi d'amore'') is a 1936 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi
Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He app ...
'' (1936) - Piero Gualandi
* ''
To Live'' (1936) - Mario Deli
* ''Nina non far la stupida'' (1937) - Momoleto
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The Two Misanthropists
''The Two Misanthropists'' (Italian: ''I due misantropi'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" historical comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Camillo Pilotto, María Denis and Nino Besozzi.Chiti & Poppi p.119-20
It was shot at t ...
'' (1937) - Damiano Bertelet
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Like the Leaves'' (1938) - Max
* ''Amicizia'' (1938) - Giovanni Salvatori
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The Lady in White
''The Lady in White'' (Italian: ''La dama bianca'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 The film's sets were designed by the a ...
'' (1938) - Giulio Gualandi
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We Were Seven Sisters
''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani
* Nino Besozzi as L ...
'' (1939) - Leonardo Varani
* ''
I've Lost My Husband!
''I've Lost My Husband!'' (Italian: ''Ho perduto mio marito'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Paola Borboni, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 It was based a pl ...
'' (1939) - Conte Giuliano Arenzi
* ''
Mille chilometri al minuto'' (1939) - Guido Renzi
* ''La danza dei milioni'' (1940) - Gustavo Wiesinger
* ''Barbablù'' (1941) - Il conte Juan de Sezka
* ''Non mi sposo più'' (1942) - Roland
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La signorina
''La signorina'' (i.e. "The young lady") is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" romantic drama film directed by and starring Loredana and Nino Besozzi. It is based on a novel by Gerolamo Rovetta.
Plot
The young daughter of a libertine is plac ...
'' (1942) - Francesco Roero
* ''
Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
'' (1942) - Gioacchino Rossini
* ''La maestrina'' (1942) - Il sindaco
* ''La maschera e il volto'' (1943) - Il conte Paolo Grazia
* ''Tre ragazze cercano marito'' (1944) - Il professore Ottavio
* ''Merry Chase'' (1945) - Andrea, il marito
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Down with Misery
''Down with Misery'' ( it, Abbasso la miseria!) is a 1945 Italian comedy drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Anna Magnani, Nino Besozzi and Marisa Vernati. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome during the autumn of 1945. T ...
'' (1945) - Giovanni Straselli, suo marito
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Vanity
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'' (1947)
* ''Lo sciopero dei milioni'' (1947)
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Be Seeing You, Father
''Be Seeing You, Father'' (Italian: ''Arrivederci, papà!'') is a 1948 Italian historical film, period comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Gino Bechi, Mariella Lotti and Silvana Pampanini. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1948) - Tetriaca
* ''Accadde al penitenziario'' (1955) - Prof. Zaccanti
* ''
L'ultimo amante
''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film ''Stasera niente di nuovo''. This version aptly ...
'' (1955) - Il dottor Moriesi
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Destinazione 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 P ...
'' (1955) - Il ministro dei transporti
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Lucky to Be a Woman
''Lucky to Be a Woman'' ( it, La fortuna di essere donna and also known as ''What a Woman!'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Sophia Loren, Charles Boyer and Marcello Mastroianni.
Plot
A photographe ...
'' (1956) - Paolo Magnano
* ''Porta un bacione a Firenze'' (1956) - Il conte Pineschi
* ''Classe di ferro'' (1957) - Editore Martelli
* ''
Vacanze a Ischia
''Vacanze a Ischia'' (also known as ''Holiday Island'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.
Plot
The lives of several people intersect as they go on vacation to enjoy a pleasant holiday on the island. A lawyer spends it in a ...
'' (1957) - Guido Lucarelli
* ''
The Law Is the Law
''The Law Is the Law'' (french: La loi, c'est la loi, it, La legge è legge) is a 1958 French-Italian comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
In the village of Assola, divi ...
'' (1958) - Le maréchal des carabiniers / Il Maresciallo
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Wild Cats on the Beach'' (1959) - Carsoli
* ''Walter e i suoi cugini'' (1961) - Commendator Spallanzoni
* ''Whisky a mezzogiorno'' (1962)
* ''
Pardon, Are You For or Against?
''Pardon, Are You For or Against?'' ( it, Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?) is a 1966 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Alberto Sordi.
The title refers to debates on the issue of divorce, still illegal in Italy at the time ...
'' (1966) - Camillo Tasca
* ''Il terribile ispettore'' (1969) - Presidente Eial
* ''Dovidenia v pekle, priatelia'' (1970) - Colonel
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1901 births
1971 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
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