Paolo Stoppa

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(6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor.

Biography

Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after

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, when he met director

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: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress

Rina Morelli Rina Morelli (6 December 1908 – 17 July 1976) was an Italian film and stage actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1939 and 1976. She was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Her husband, Paolo Stoppa, was an Italian stage and ...

, formed a trio whose adaptations of works by authors such as

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and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He gave to the theater a personal touch with his energetic play. He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series ''Vita col padre e con la madre'', reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaptation of crime novels by

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(''Il giudice e il suo boia'' and ''Il sospetto'') and Augusto De Angelis. As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983, with roles in popular classics such as '' Miracolo a Milano'' (1951), '' Rocco e i suoi fratelli'' (1960), '' Viva l'Italia!'' (1961), ''

Il Gattopardo ''The Leopard'' ( it, Il Gattopardo ) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the ''Risorgimento''. Published posthumously in 1958 by Feltrinelli, after two rejections by the ...

'' (1962), '' La matriarca'' (1968), and ''

Amici miei atto II ''All My Friends Part 2'' ( it, Amici miei Atto II) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to '' Amici miei'' of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles. The last chapter of this saga ...

'' (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic ''

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'' (1968) and a cameo in ''

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'' (1964). Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of

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. Other actors he dubbed include

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, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni. Stoppa was initiated into the

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Filmography

* '' L'armata azzurra'' (1932) * '' Quella vecchia canaglia'' (1934) - Giacomo * '' Aurora sul mare'' (1934) * '' Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) - Andry - L'aiutante dell'ispettore * ''

The Joker King ''The Joker King'' (Italian: ''Il re Burlone'') is a 1935 Italian historical comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Luigi Cimara.Moliterno p.158 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Plot I ...

'' (1936) - Filuccio * '' L'aria del continente'' (1936) * ''

The Anonymous Roylott ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (Italian: ''L'anonima Roylott'') is a 1936 Italian thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Camillo Pilotto, Isa Pola and Giulio Donadio.Apra p.99 The film is an adaptation of a play set in the United ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' La dama bianca'' (1938) - Il direttore dell'hotel a Cervinia * ''

The Dream of Butterfly ''The Dream of Butterfly'' (Italian: '' Il sogno di Butterfly'', German: ''Premiere der Butterfly'') is a 1939 musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti and Germana Paolieri. It is an variation ...

'' (1939) * '' L'amore si fa così'' (1939) - Zaccaria Poussier * ''

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'' (1939) - Bobby * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) - Eugenio Sinibaldi * ''L'aria del continente'' (1939) * '' Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa'' (1939) - Il secondo contadino * '' Un mare di guai'' (1939) - Teodoro * ''

Wealth Without a Future ''Wealth Without a Future'' (Italian: ''Ricchezza senza domani'') is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Lamberto Picasso, Paola Borboni and Doris Duranti.Moliterno p.258 A wealthy industrialist A busi ...

'' (1939) - Buby D'Alfia * '' Le sorprese del vagone letto'' (1940) - Il marchese Gino * '' Two on a Vacation'' (1940) - Alvaro Monteiro, il capo reparto della ditta Do-re-mi * ' (1940) - Il finto poliziotto * ''

Love Me, Alfredo! ''Love Me, Alfredo!'' (Italian: ''Amami, Alfredo!'') is a 1940 Italian romantic drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Claudio Gora and Lucie Englisch.Nowell-Smith p.57 It portrays the relationship between an establish ...

'' (1940) - Cecè * '' La canzone rubata'' (1940) - Alfredo, il maggiordomo * '' Una famiglia impossibile'' (1940) * ''

Eternal Melodies ''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.Moli ...

'' (1940) - Haibl, clarinettista * '' Il sogno di tutti'' (1940) - Il signore genovese * '' Orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) - Lighetti * ''Giuliano de' Medici'' (1941) - Volpino * '' The Happy Ghost'' (1941) - Gigetto * '' La corona di ferro'' (1941) - Trifilli * '' Divieto di sosta'' (1941) * '' Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura'' (1941) - Il signor Bonaventura r. Goodluck - US* '' The Last Dance'' (1941) - Felix * '' Se non son matti non li vogliamo'' (1941) - Il conte Giuseppe Bardonazzi * '' The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday'' (1941) - Gastone * '' Non mi sposo più'' (1942) * '' Se io fossi onesto'' (1942) - Il conte Paolo Vareghi * ''

The Queen of Navarre ''The Queen of Navarre'' (Italian: ''La regina di Navarra'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" historical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Elsa Merlini, Gino Cervi and Renato Cialente.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was made at t ...

'' (1942) - Il corriere Babieca * '' A che servono questi quattrini?'' (1942) - Marchitiello * ''

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) - L' amate di Fani * '' Gioco pericoloso'' (1942) - Giovanni * ''

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'' (1942) - Righetto * ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

'' (1942) - Sganarello * '' Rossini'' (1942) - Andrea Tòttola, il librettista * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) - Sancho * ''

Non ti pago! ''Non ti pago!'' is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, who also adapted the play by Eduardo De Filippo, the star of the film. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice Internationa ...

'' (1942) - L'avvocato Lorenzo Strumillo * ' (1942) - Bellavan d'Ormea * '' Sette anni di felicità'' (1942) - Il bandito balbuziente * '' Torrents of Spring'' (1942) - Il dottore Berni * ''

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'' (1942) - Bernardo * ''

Music on the Run ''Music on the Run'' (Italian: ''Fuga a due voci'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Gino Bechi, Irasema Dilián and Guglielmo Barnabò.Burke p.381 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1943) - Fogliatti, il produttore * '' Il nostro prossimo'' (1943) - Il campanaro * '' Incontri di notte'' (1943) - Francesco * '' Gente dell'aria'' (1943) - Il tenente Guido Landi * '' Il treno crociato'' (1943) - Il ferito con i cani (uncredited) * '' Sant'Elena, piccola isola'' (1943) - Il medico curante di Napoleone * '' Grattacieli'' (1943) - Frank Millstone * '' Quattro ragazze sognano'' (1943) - Al Strong, il gangster * '' I nostri sogni'' (1943) - Oreste * ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Cirillo Mele (segment "L'ombrello smarrito") * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * '' Apparizione'' (1943) - Alberto * ''

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'' (1943) - Luigi * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Il fiore sotto gli occhi'' (1944) - Arrigo Santucci * '' Finalmente sì'' (1944) - Rossi * '' Quartetto pazzo'' (1945) - Filippo Osman * '' Che distinta famiglia!'' (1945) - James * '' Un americano in vacanza'' (1946) - Sor Augusto * ''

I Met You in Naples ''I Met You in Naples'' (Italian: ''Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli'') is a 1946 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Anna Nievo, Leo Dale and Peppino De Filippo. The film takes its name from a popular song of ...

'' (1946) * '' Canto, ma sottovoce...'' (1946) - Arturo * '' Il marito povero'' (1946) - Arturo * ''

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'' (1946) - Un bandito * '' Biraghin'' (1946) * '' Farewell, My Beautiful Naples'' (1947) - Ruocco * ''

The Opium Den ''The Opium Den'' (Italian: ''Fumeria d'oppio'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character ...

'' (1947) - amico di Za-la-Mort * '' Il principe ribelle'' (1947) * ''

I cavalieri dalle maschere nere ''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosel ...

'' (1948) - Un nobile balbuziente * '' Che tempi!'' (1948) - Alessandro Raffo * '' Fabiola'' (1949) - Proconsul Manlius Valerian * '' Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba'' (1949) - Miguel Martinez, l'impresario * '' I peggiori anni della nostra vita'' (1949) - Ninetto TRaballa * '' Son of d'Artagnan'' (1950) - Paolo * ''

Beauty and the Devil ''La Beauté du diable'' (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as ''Beauty and the Devil'') is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair. A tragicomedy set in the early 19th century, it ...

'' (La beauté du diable) (1950) - Official * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) - Rocchetti * ''

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) - Peppino Luciani * ''

The Thief of Venice ''The Thief of Venice'' or ''Il Ladro di Venezia'' is a 1950 Italian film directed by John Brahm. The US title was "The Thief of Venice". It was released in the US two years after being made. Plot In 1575 Venice, the Doge has just died and Scar ...

'' (1950) - Marco * ''

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'' (1950) - Manuel Lubreno * '' Abbiamo vinto!'' (1951) - Augusto Fabriano * '' Miracolo a Milano'' (1951) - Rappi * ''

Without a Flag ''Without a Flag'' (Italian: ''Senza bandiera'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Serato, Paolo Stoppa and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. It was sho ...

'' (1951) - Poggi - Il professore * ''

The Cape of Hope ''The Cape of Hope'' (French: ''Le Cap de l'espérance'') is a 1951 French-Italian crime film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard and Jean Debucourt.Parish p.231 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios an ...

'' (1951) - Simon Liakim * '' Roma ore 11'' (1952) - Impiegato * ''

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'' (Les sept péchés capitaux) (1952) - M. Alvaro (segment "Avarice et la colère, L' / Avarice and Anger") * '' Moglie per una notte'' (1952) - Agusto * '' Processo alla città'' (1952) - Delegato di Polizia Perrone * ''

Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo ''The Little World of Don Camillo'' ( it, Don Camillo; french: Le Petit Monde de don Camillo) is a 1952 Italian-French film directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. It was the first film in the ''"Don Camillo"'' series, which ...

'' (1952) * ''

Wanda la peccatrice ''The Shameless Sex'' ( it, Wanda la peccatrice, also known as ''Wanda the Sinner'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti. Plot Stefano, a naval officer for some time not operating on ships following a removal and therefo ...

'' (1952) - Marco * '' Beauties of the Night'' (Les belles de nuit) (1952) - Le directeur de l'Opéra * ''

Papà diventa mamma ''Papà diventa mamma'' is a 1952 Italian comedy film written, directed, produced and starred by Aldo Fabrizi. The production company was Alfa Film XXXVII. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi: Sor Peppe * Ave Ninchi: Margherita, wife of Peppe * Giovanna Ralli: ...

'' (1952) * ''

Altri tempi ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (1952) - Guido's father (segment "Idillio") * ''

Article 519, Penal Code ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (Italian: ''Art. 519 codice penale'', French: ''Violence charnelle'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime film directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring Henri Vidal, Cosetta Greco and Paolo Stoppa.Domenico p.280 The film' ...

'' (1952) - Avv. Sardi * '' Gli eroi della domenica'' (1952) - Piero - aunt Carolina's nephew * '' Il tallone d'Achille'' (1952) - Lo Strozzino Serafino * '' Cani e gatti'' (1952) - Don Cosimo * ''

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'' (1953) - Amedeo Cini * ''

Gioventù alla sbarra ''Gioventù alla sbarra'' is a 1953 Italian crime-drama film directed by Ferruccio Cerio. Cast *Giorgio Albertazzi as Marco *Isa Barzizza as Florence - la canzonettista * Aldo Bettoni *Gemma Bolognesi * Marilyn Buferd as Lilly * Annette Ciarli * ...

'' (1953) - Il giudice Benni * ''

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'' (Stazione Termini) (1953) - Annoying man with oranges (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) - Giocondo * '' La voce del silenzio'' (1953) * '' Non è mai troppo tardi'' (1953) - Antonio Trabbi * ''

The Return of Don Camillo ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets ...

'' (Il ritorno di Don Camillo) (1953) - Marchetti * ''

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) * '' Il sole negli occhi'' (1953) - Egisto Palmucci * '' Ci troviamo in galleria'' (1953) - Voce (uncredited) * '' Nemico pubblico n. 1'' (L'ennemi public no 1) (1953) - Tony Fallone * ''

The Love of a Woman ''The Love of a Woman'' (French: ''L'amour d'une femme'', Italian: ''L'amore di una donna'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti and Gaby Morlay.The A to Z of French Cinem ...

'' (L'amour d'une femme) (1953) - Le curé * '' La passeggiata'' (1953) - Il rettore * '' Scampolo 53'' (1953) * ''

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'' (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) (1954) - Bertuccio (2) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (Destinées) (1954) - Nicephore (segment "Lysistrata") * ''

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'' (1954) - Console italiano * ''

Carosello napoletano ''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its ' ...

'' (1954) - Salvatore Esposito * ''

The Cheerful Squadron ''The Cheerful Squadron'' ( it, Allegro squadrone, french: Les gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1954 Italian-French historical war comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and starring Vittorio De Sica, Daniel Gélin, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini ...

'' (1954) - Il maresciallo Flick * '' Prima di sera'' (1954) - Paolo Bancani * ''

The Beautiful Otero ''The Beautiful Otero'' (French: ''La belle Otero'', Italian: ''La bella Otero'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring María Félix, Jacques Berthier and Louis Seigner.The Biopic in Contempora ...

'' (1954) - Frédéric * '' Uomini ombra'' (1954) - Antiquario Bertrand * ''

House of Ricordi ''House of Ricordi'' ( it, Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastr ...

'' (1954) - Giovanni Ricordi * ''

L'oro di Napoli ''The Gold of Naples'' ( it, L'oro di Napoli ) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film is a tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, ...

'' (1954) - Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment "Pizze a credito") * ''

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'' (1954) - Michele * '' I sette peccati di papà'' (J'avais sept filles) (1954) - Antonio * '' La corrida dei mariti'' (Le printemps, l'automne et l'amour) (1955) - (uncredited) * '' Siamo uomini o caporali?'' (1955) - Capt. Black * '' Il padrone sono me...'' (1955) - Mingòn * '' La bella di Roma'' (1955) - Oreste * '' La bella mugnaia'' (1955) - Gardunia * ''

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) - Gorini * '' Il conte Aquila'' (1955) - Principe di Metternich * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''

Symphony of Love ''Symphony of Love'' (Italian: ''Sinfonia d'amore'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama musical film directed by Glauco Pellegrini and starring Claude Laydu, Marina Vlady and Lucia Bosé. It is a biopic portraying the life of the compos ...

'' (1956) - Calafatti * '' Pepote'' (Mi tío Jacinto) (1956) - Restaurador * '' Ragazze d'oggi'' (1957) - Peppino Bardellotti * '' Arrivederci Dimas'' (Los Jueves, milagro) (1957) - Don Salvador * ''Una pelliccia di visone'' (1957) - Russo * ''

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) - Advocate Appicciato * '' La nonna Sabella'' (1957) - Avvocato Emilio Mancuso * '' Avventura a Capri'' (1958) * '' È arrivata la parigina'' (1958) * '' La Legge'' (1959) - Tonio * '' Cartagine in fiamme'' (1960) - Astarito * '' Era notte a Roma'' (1960) - Prince Alessandro Antoniani * '' Le tre eccetera del colonnello'' (1960) - Le marquis * '' Rocco e i suoi fratelli'' (1960) - Cerri * '' La contessa azzurra'' (1960) - Don Peppino Razzi * ''

La giornata balorda ''From a Roman Balcony'' (also known as ''Pickup in Rome'' and ''The Crazy Day'') is a 1960 drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It is a co-production between Italy (where it was released as ''La giornata balorda'') and France (where it is know ...

'' (1960) - Raggionere Moglie * '' Gastone'' (1960) - Achille * '' Viva l'Italia!'' (1961) - Nino Bixio * ' (1961) - Cousin * ''

Che gioia vivere ''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. Uli ...

'' (1961) - Giuseppe Gorgolano, the Hairdresser * ''

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'' (1961) - Asdrubale Vanini * '' Il giudizio universale'' (1961) - Giorgio * ' (1962) - Graziani * ''

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a di ...

'' (1962) - Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited) * ''

La steppa ''La steppa'' is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Charles Vanel - Pére Christophore * Daniele Spallone - Iégoruska * Cristina Gaioni - La f ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Shortest Day ''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...

'' (1962) - Padre di Dino * ''

'' (1963) - Don Calogero Sedara * ''

'' (1964) - the Pope / Pope Alexander III * '' The Visit'' (1964) - Doctor * '' Behold a Pale Horse'' (1964) - Pedro * ''

Male Companion ''Male Companion'' (french: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 romantic comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel ''Gentleman in Waiting'' by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel. Plot Antoine ...

'' (Un monsieur de compagnie) (1964) * '' After the Fox'' (1966) - Polio * '' Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare'' (1966) - Sperenzoni * ''

'' (1968) - Sam * '' The Libertine'' (1968) - Professor Zauri * '' The Adventures of Gerard'' (1970) - Santarem, Count of Morales * ''

Hector the Mighty ''Hector the Mighty'' ( it, Ettore lo fusto) is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. A parody of Homer's ''Iliad'' set in modern times, it is loosely based on the 1966 novel ''Le roi des Mirmidous'' by Henri Viard and Bernard ...

'' (1972) * '' Jus primae noctis'' (1972) - The pope * ''

Rugantino ''Rugantino'' is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli. It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century. ...

'' (1973) - Mastro Titta * '' Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre'' (1974) - Le colonel * '' Nerone'' (1977) - San Pietro * ''

Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 t ...

'' (1977) - Il nonno * '' La mazzetta'' (1978) - don Michele Miletti * '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1981) - Papa Pio VII * ''

Tomorrow We Dance ''Tomorrow We Dance'' ( it, Domani si balla!) is a 1982 Italian comedy film written, directed and starring Maurizio Nichetti. Plot Aliens send a hypnotic signal through a TV channel, and the signal makes people dance and makes them forget their ...

'' (1982) - Father of Mariangela * ''

All My Friends Part 2 ''All My Friends Part 2'' ( it, Amici miei Atto II) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to '' Amici miei'' of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles. The last chapter of this saga ...

'' (1982) - Savino Capogreco * '' Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'' (1982) - The Grandpa

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoppa, Paolo 1906 births 1988 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male voice actors Italian male film actors Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian male actors Male Spaghetti Western actors