Agostino Carraro (1 December 1910 – 12 January 1995) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Carraro started acting at young age in several amateur stage companies. Carraro then graduated at the , and in 1941 he got his first personal critical success with his performance in an adaptation of ''

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''. In 1952 he made his film debut, in the

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's war film ''I sette dell'Orsa Maggiore''. The same year, Carraro became first actor at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, starting a long and critically appreciated collaboration with the director

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.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Carraro is also well known for his television work, which include some very successful

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miniseries, particularly

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's ''

Il Mulino del Po ''Il mulino del Po'' (internationally released as ''The Mill on the Po'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is based on the novel with the same name by Riccardo Bacchelli. Cast *Carla Del Poggio: Berta *Jacques Sern ...

'', ''I Miserabili'' and ''I promessi sposi'' and Vittorio Cottafavi's ''

A come Andromeda ''A come Andromeda'' (RAI, 1971), is an Italian television remake of '' A for Andromeda'' (BBC, 1961). It was still set in Britain ("in the following year") but filmed at Italian locations, and consists of five episodes of about one hour each. It ...

''.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1952) - Fabrizio * '' I sette dell'Orsa maggiore'' (1953) - Commander * ''I quattro del getto tonante'' (1955) - Colonnello * ''

A Qualcuna Piace Calvo ''A Qualcuna Piace Calvo'' is a 1959 Italian film, directed by Mario Amendola, starring Magali Noël, Antonio Cifariello, Roberto Risso and Gisella Sofio. Plot Giovanna has taken an infatuation with a film actor who has a bald head as a particu ...

'' (1960) - John Bryll * '' Constantine and the Cross'' (1961) - Emperor Maximianus * ''

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'' (1961) - Pietro * '' Imperial Venus'' (1962) - Canova * '' The Terrorist'' (1963) - Smith De Ceva * ''

Our Men in Bagdad ''Our Men in Bagdad'' ( it, Il gioco delle spie, french: Bagarre à Bagdad pour X-27) is a 1966 Italian-French Eurospy film starring Rory Calhoun. It was the directorial debut of Paolo Bianchini after about 60 films as assistant director. It was ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Vatican Affair ''The Vatican Affair'' ( it, A qualsiasi prezzo) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Emilio Miraglia and starring Walter Pidgeon and Klaus Kinski. Cast * Walter Pidgeon as Prof. Herbert Cummings * Klaus Kinski as Clint Rogers * Ira von ...

'' (1968) - Il maggiordomo * ''

Orgasmo ''Orgasmo'' is a 1969 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, and Colette Descombes. It follows a wealthy American socialite who finds herself preyed upon by two nefarious young siblings who indulge her in s ...

'' (1969) - Brion Sanders * ''

The Lady of Monza ''The Lady of Monza'' ( it, La monaca di Monza, also known as ''The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza'' and ''The Nun of Monza'') is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is loosely based on the real life events of ...

'' (1969) - Monsignor Barrea * ''La Faute de l'abbé Mouret'' (1970) - Dr. Pascal * ''

The Cat o' Nine Tails ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' ( it, Il gatto a nove code) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film written and directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Dardano Sacchetti, Luigi Cozzi, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars Karl Malden, Jame ...

'' (1971) - Prof. Fulvio Terzi * ''Le belve'' (1971) - The Minister (segment "La voce del sangue") * ''

Story of a Cloistered Nun ''Story of a Cloistered Nun'' ( it, Storia di una monaca di clausura, released as ''Unholy Convent'' and ''Diary of a Cloistered Nun'') is a 1973 nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Eleonora Giorgi, Catherine Spaak, Suzy ...

'' (1973) - Father of Carmela * ''

Lovers and Other Relatives ''Lovers and Other Relatives'', also known as ''Peccato veniale'' and ''Venial Sin'', is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi. It was shot in Forte dei Marmi.Vergine e di nome Maria ''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed ...

'' (1975) - Il vescovo * ''

Illustrious Corpses ''Illustrious Corpses'' ( it, Cadaveri eccellenti) is a 1976 Italian-French thriller film directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura, based on the novel ''Equal Danger'' by Leonardo Sciascia (1971). The film was screened at the 1976 ...

'' (1976) - Chief of Police * ''

Werewolf Woman ''Werewolf Woman'' ( it, La lupa mannara) is a 1976 Italian horror film directed by Rino Di Silvestro. Plot When Daniella Neseri was a child, she was raped. The trauma from this has stunted her emotional growth and sexuality, so much so that she c ...

'' (1976) - Count Neseri * ''Per amore'' (1976) - Alberto's Father * ''

Italian Night ''Notte italiana'' (internationally released as ''Italian Night'') is a 1987 Italian comedy drama film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. It won several awards including the Grand Prix at the Annecy Film Festival, the Nastro d'Argento for Best New ...

'' (1987) - Ettore Melandri (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carraro, Tino 1910 births 1995 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Milan 20th-century Italian male actors