Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point in the 1970s after a successful audition with

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

; he stayed with his stage for numerous years, also appearing in several De Filippo's television works. Solli was also a theatre director, and worked on stage with the companies of

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, among others. In cinema he had a busy career as a character actor, both in dramatic and comedic roles, and is best remembered for his roles in

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's films. Solli died on 3 February 2023, at the age of 78.

Selected filmography

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No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous ''No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous'' ( it, No grazie, il caffè mi rende nervoso) is a 1982 Italian giallo-comedy film directed by Lodovico Gasparini. Plot The first New Naples Festival is troubled by some unexplained events and by the menaces ...

'' (1982) * ''

A Joke of Destiny ''A Joke of Destiny'' ( it, Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada) is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Togna ...

'' (1983) * ''

Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tog ...

'' (1983) * ''

Così parlò Bellavista ''Così parlò Bellavista'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Luciano De Crescenzo. De Crescenzo directed the film and also played the main role. For this film De Crescenzo won David di Donatello and Nastro d'Arg ...

'' (1984) * '' Il mistero di Bellavista'' (1985) * ''

Stregati ''Stregati'' (''Bewitched'') is a 1986 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. For this film Giovanni Nuti won the Nastro d'Argento for best score. Plot Lorenzo is a dj who lives in Genoa, in a loft near the port; he conduc ...

'' (1986) * ''

'O Re ''O Re'' (also known as ''The King of Naples'') is a 1989 Italian historical film written and directed by Luigi Magni.Franco Montini, Piero Spila, ''Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disincanto''. Rai Eri, 2000. . For his performance ...

'' (1988) * ''

32 dicembre ''32 dicembre'' (''32 December'') is a 1988 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film written and directed by Luciano De Crescenzo. It is loosely based on the De Crescenzo's novel ''Oi Dialogoi''. For his performance Enzo Cannavale won the Nastro d'Ar ...

'' (1988) * ''

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician ''Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' ( it, Morte di un matematico napoletano) is a 1992 Italian drama film, written and directed by Mario Martone. The film earned nine awards and was nominated for two, with director and writer Mario Martone ...

'' (1992) * ''

Ciao, Professore! ''Ciao, Professore!'' (; original title: "'", which is a grammatically erroneous phrase meaning "Let's hope that I scrape by (the Judgement Day)" taken from Raffaele's homework essay) is a 1992 Italian "wikt: fish out of water, fish out of water" ...

'' (1992) * '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994) * ''

A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua ''A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua'' () is a 1997 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is a sequel to 1996 film '' A spasso nel tempo''. Cast *Christian De Sica as Ascanio Orsini Varaldo/Maresciallo Amabile *Massimo Boldi a ...

'' (1997) * ''

E adesso sesso ''E adesso sesso'' (''And now sex'') is a 2001 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. It consists of eight segments, set in different Italian cities, all sharing sex as main theme. Plot In Italy there's the 2000s ...

'' (2001) * ''

Pater Familias The ''pater familias'', also written as ''paterfamilias'' (plural ''patres familias''), was the head of a Roman family. The ''pater familias'' was the oldest living male in a household, and could legally exercise autocratic authority over his ext ...

'' (2003) * ''

Salty Air ''Salty Air'' ( it, L'aria salata) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini and starring Giorgio Pasotti, Giorgio Colangeli and Michela Cescon. The film entered the competition at the 2006 Rome Film Festival, in whi ...

'' (2006) * ''

La seconda volta non si scorda mai ''La seconda volta non si scorda mai'' (The Second Time Is Never Forgotten) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Ranieri Martinotti and starring Alessandro Siani and Elisabetta Canalis. The theme song, "O munn va", by P ...

'' (2008) * '' Come Undone'' (2009) * ''

The Wholly Family ''The Wholly Family'' is a 2011 Italian short fantasy film written and directed by Terry Gilliam. The film was funded by the Garofalo Pasta Company and shot in the Naples area. Plot Jake, a ten-year-old boy, is on holiday with his bickering pa ...

'' (2011) * ''

Kryptonite! ''Kryptonite!'' ( it, La kryptonite nella borsa) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Ivan Cotroneo. Cast * Valeria Golino as Rosaria * Cristiana Capotondi as Titina * Luca Zingaretti as Antonio * Antonia Truppo as Valeria * Libero De Ri ...

'' (2011) * '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2011) * '' To Rome with Love'' (2012) * ''

I Can Quit Whenever I Want ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' ( it, Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. It was followed by two sequels, subtitled ''Masterclass'' and ''Ad Honorem'', both released in 2017. Plot Pietro Zinni, a ...

'' (2014) * '' I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem'' (2017)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solli, Sergio 1944 births 2023 deaths People from Naples Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors Italian theatre directors