Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , was an Italian stage and screen

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

, mostly in comedy roles.

Biography

Walter Annicchiarico was born in

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, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally from

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. During

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he joined the

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, and then the

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. Chiari appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1957), '' Bonjour Tristesse'' (1958), ''

Chimes at Midnight ''Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight)'' ( Spanish: ''Campanadas a medianoche'') is a 1966 period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The Spanish-Swiss co-production was released in the United States as ''Chimes at Midnight'' an ...

'' (1966), and ''

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'' (1972). He appeared opposite

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's film '' Bellissima'' (1951). In 1951

offered him the role of the young lover, in Bellissima; he continued in the theater, in the

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with

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in 1956 with Buonanotte Bettina and in 1958 with Il gufo e la gattina, and in 1960 with Sandra Mondaini,

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and Alberto Bonucci with

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, all by Garinei and Giovannini, but also in the prose theater, acting in 1961 in ''

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'', in 1965 with

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in the comedy Luv by

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and, in 1966, with

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in La strana coppia by

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During the making of ''

'' he met

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(still married to

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but already estranged from him), and he started a relationship with the American superstar. Alida Chelli and Walter Chiari2

He starred in ''

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'' (1966), the last of the

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films, based on a popular Australian novel by John O'Grady. His then girlfriend, Italian singer and actress Alida Chelli, also appeared in the film; the two married in 1969, and had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico, before their 1972 divorce. He also appeared in the Australian film ''

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'' in 1970. In 1970 he was arrested and jailed in Rome on suspicion of

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possession and trafficking. After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed not guilty of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the charge of drug possession for personal use) his career never recovered. The Italian state television was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances, and on theatre. Chiari died of a sudden

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, at home, on 21 December 1991. His gravestone bears the line he once mentioned to director

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as his favourite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". His grave is in the

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in the

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Filmography

*''

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'' (directed by Giorgio Pàstina) (1947) *''

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'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1948) as Bruno *'' Che tempi!'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1948) as Eugenio Devoto *''

The Elusive Twelve ''The Elusive Twelve'' (Italian: ''L'inafferrabile 12'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini and Isa Barzizza. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's ...

'' (directed by Mario Mattoli) (1950) as Carletto Esposito / Brandoletti * ''

The Cadets of Gascony ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (Italian: ''I cadetti di Guascogna'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Campanini and Mario Riva. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome, with sets designed b ...

'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1950) as Walter Mantoni * ''

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'' (directed by

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) (1950) as Gianni Alberti *'' Abbiamo vinto!'' (directed by Robert Stemmle) (1951) as Giorgio Silvestri *'' Arrivano i nostri'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1951) as Walter Introcci, l'autista * '' It's Love That's Ruining Me'' (directed by Mario Soldati) (1951) as Walter Palaccioni *'' O.K. Nerone'' (directed by

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) (1951) as Fiorello Capone *''

Il padrone del vapore ''The Steamship Owner'' (Italian: ''Il padrone del vapore'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.101 The film's sets were designed by the art director Al ...

'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1951) as himself *'' Era lui... sì! sì!'' (directed by

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and Marchesi) (1951) as Walter Milani *'' Bellissima'' (directed by

) (1951) as Alberto Annovazzi *'' Vendetta... sarda'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Gualtiero Porchiddu *''

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'' (directed by Mario Soldati) (1952) as Don Raimundo Esteban *''

Cinque poveri in 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 ...

'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Paolo *'' L'ora della verità'' (directed by

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) (1952) as Un client du cabaret *'' Noi due soli'' (directed by

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) (1952) as Walter *''

Lo sai che i papaveri ''Poppy'' (Italian: ''Lo sai che i papaveri'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi and starring Walter Chiari, Anna Maria Ferrero and Carlo Campanini.Brunetta p.120 It was sot at the Ponti-De Laurentis Studios in ...

'' (directed by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi) (1952) as Gualtiero / Walter *''

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'' (directed by

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and

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) (1952) *'' Era lei che lo voleva!'' (directed by Marino Girolami and

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) (1953) as Walter Martini *''

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'' (directed by Steno) (1953) as Marcello Serventi *'' Viva la rivista!'' (directed by

) (1953) *'' Siamo tutti Milanesi'' (directed by

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) (1953) *''

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'' (directed by

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) (1953) as Bruno *''

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'' (directed by Steno) (1954) as Don Michele *''

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'' (directed by

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) (1954) as Il commissario (segment "Marsina stretta") *'' Gran varietà'' (directed by

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) (1954) *'' Avanzi di galera'' (directed by

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) (1954) as Giuseppe Rasi *''

It Happened at the Police Station ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (Italian: ''Accadde al commissariato'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Walter Chiari.Lanzoni p.18 Cast * Nino Taranto as Police Commis ...

'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1954) as Luigi Giovetti *''

Vacanze d'amore ''Magic Village'' (French: ''Village magique'', Italian:''Vacanze d'amore'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Robert Lamoureux, Lucia Bosè and Hélène Rémy.Sancisi Location shooting took place a ...

'' (directed by

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) (1955) as Momo *'' Nanà'' (directed by

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) (1955) as Fontan *''

Je suis un sentimental ''Je suis un sentimental'' is a 1955 French crime film directed by John Berry. Plot Barney Morgan is a reporter who works for a French journal. His editor-in-chief Rupert finds his lover Alice murdered. His boss is the main suspect but Barney ...

'' (directed by John Berry) (1955) as Dédé la Couleuvre *'' Accadde al penitenziario'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1955) as Walter Polacchi *''

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'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1955) as Professor Roberto Maldi *'' Red and Black'' (directed by Domenico Paolella) (1955) *''

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'' (directed by

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) (1956) as Caballero elegante *'' Donatella'' (directed by

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) (1956) as Guido *''

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'' (directed by

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) (1956) as Frank Cattabriga, suo figlio *''

'' (directed by Mark Robson) (1957) as Mario *'' Bonjour tristesse'', directed by

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(1958) as Pablo *'' Festa di maggio'' (directed by

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) (1958) as Gilbert *''

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'' (directed by Franco Rossi) (1958) as Luigi *'' I zitelloni'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1958) as Marcello *'' La ragazza di piazza San Pietro'' (directed by

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) (1958) as Roberto Gradi * ''

The Friend of the Jaguar ''The Friend of the Jaguar'' (Italian: ''L'amico del giaguaro'') is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bennati and starring Walter Chiari, Isabelle Corey and Carlo Romano. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filipp ...

'' (directed by

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) (1959) as Augusto *'' Parque de Madrid'' (directed by

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) (1959) as Alberto *'' Lui, lei and il nonno'' (directed by

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) (1959) as Eugenio *'' Le sorprese dell'amore'' (directed by

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) (1960) as Ferdinando Aloisi *'' I baccanali di Tiberio'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1960) as Cassio, the Cicerone *''Vacanze in Argentina'' (directed by Guido Leoni) (1960) as Il barista *''

'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1960) as Teo Tosci *''

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'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1960) as Walter *''

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'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1960) as Mike *'' Ferragosto in bikini'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1960) as 'Harold' Pasquale Esposito *''Caccia al marito'' (directed by

) as Himself *'' La moglie di mio marito'' (directed by Tony Roman) (1961) as Giulio *'' Bellezze sulla spiaggia'' (directed by

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) (1961) as Walter Crocci *'' Walter and i suoi cugini'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1961) as Walter Colasuonno / Rosario Colasuonno / Nicola Colasuonno *'' Mariti a congresso'' (directed by

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) (1961) *'' La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1961) as Bruno *''

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'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1961) as Pablo *''

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'' (directed by Steno) (1962) as Ugo *'' I motorizzati'' (directed by

) (1962) as Valentino *''

Due contro tutti ''Terrible Sheriff'' or ''Two Against All'' ( it, Due contro tutti) is a 1962 Italian Spaghetti Western parody comedy film directed by Alberto De Martino and Antonio Momplet, cinematographed by Carlo Di Palma, and starring Raimondo Vianello and ...

'' (directed by

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and

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) (1962) as Bull Bullivan *'' Gli Italiani and le donne'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1962) as Renato Nelli (segment "L'Abito non fa il Monaco") *''

Il giorno più corto ''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 ...

'' (directed by

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) (1963) as L'avvocato difensore *''

L'attico ''The Attic'' ( it, L'attico, also known as ''The Penthouse'') is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. Cast *Daniela Rocca as Silvana D'Angelo *Tomas Milian as Claudio * Mary Arden as Gunilla *Walter Chiari as Gabriele * Phi ...

'' (directed by

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) (1963) as Gabriele *''

La rimpatriata ''The Reunion'' ( it, La rimpatriata) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is about a group of old friends in Milan, all men in their late thirties, celebrat ...

'' (directed by

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) (1963) as Cesarino *''

Obiettivo ragazze ''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the military: a parachutist mistaking his sergeant ...

'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1963) as Antonio Zanelli *'' Le motorizzate'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1963) as Walter (segment "La Signora Ci Marcia") *'' Gli imbroglioni'' (directed by

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) (1963) as Dr. Corti (segment "Medico e fidanzata") *''

Gli onorevoli ''Gli onorevoli'' is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Simple plot The film is composed of several small stories that have to do with the votes of politicians in Italy in the sixties. A senior sharpshooter decide ...

'' (directed by Sergio Corbucci) (1963) as Salvatore Dagnino *'' Follie d'estate'' (directed by Carlo Infascelli and

Edoardo Anton Edoardo Anton (7 January 1910 - 11 May 1986) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Background Born in Rome as Edoardo Antonelli, Anton was the son of the playwright and journalist Luigi Antonelli. He entered the cinema industry in mid ...

) (1963) as uomo della 'Vanoni' *'' La donna degli altri è sempre più bella'' (directed by Marino Girolami) (1963) as Walter, il bagnino (segment "Bagnino lover") *'' Gli eroi del West'' (directed by Steno) (1964) as Mike *''

Il giovedì ''The Thursday'' ( it, Il giovedì) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Walter Chiari as Dino Versini * Michèle M ...

'' (directed by

) (1964) as Dino Versini *'' Se permettete, parliamo di donne'' (directed by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

) (1964) as Philanderer *''

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'' (directed by Lucio Fulci) (1964) as The Sicilian hitchhiker (segment "L'autostop") / Car driver (segment "Il sorpasso") / Pasquale Taddei (segment "La protesta") / Client of Night-clubs (segment "Lo strip") *'' I gemelli del Texas'' (directed by Steno) (1964) as Ezechiel / Joe *'' Le tardone'' (directed by Marino Girolami and

Javier Setó Javier Setó (1926–1969) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' Forbidden Trade'' (1952) * '' Bronze and Moon'' (1953) * '' Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) * '' Pelusa'' (1960) * ''The Castilian ''The Cast ...

) (1964) as Bortolo Masteghin (episode "40 ma non li dimostra") *'' Här kommer bärsärkarna'' (directed by

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) (1965) as Pollo *''

The Sucker ''The Sucker'' (french: link=no, Le Corniaud, ) is a French, Italian and Spanish comedy film by Gérard Oury starring Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Plot Leaving Paris for his summer vacation, the naïve Antoine Maréchal has his 2CV totally w ...

'' (directed by Gérard Oury) (1965) (uncredited) *''

Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * N ...

'' (directed by

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) (1965) as Bertazzi (segment "Sadik") *''

Falstaff Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays '' Henry IV, Part 1'' and '' Part 2'', w ...

'' (directed by

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) (1965) as Mr. Silence *''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the design, fashion, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and engineering industries. History Made in Italy ...

'' (directed by

Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Lo ...

) (1965) as Enrico (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3") *'' Io, io, io... e gli altri'' (directed by

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...

) (1966) as Sandro *''

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'' (directed by

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) (1966) as Enrico Laterra - aka Trema la terra *''

'' (aka ''Sono strana gente'') (directed by

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a serie ...

) (1966) as Nino Culotta *'' Amore all'italiana'' (directed by Steno) (1966) as Il venditore di uova / Antonio / Flavio / 007 / Il viaggiatore / Roberto Matrasso * ''

The Most Beautiful Couple in the World ''The Most Beautiful Couple in the World'' (Italian: ''La più bella coppia del mondo'') is a 1968 Italian " musicarello" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Paola Quattrini and Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffr� ...

'' (directed by

) (1968) as Walter *'' Capriccio all'italiana'' (directed by

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

) (1968) as Paolo (segment "Gelosa, La") *''

Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole ''Monte Carlo or Bust!'' is a 1969 comedy film, also known by its American title, ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies''. A co-production of the United Kingdom, France and Italy, the story is based on the Monte Carlo Rally – firs ...

'' (directed by

Ken Annakin Kenneth Cooper Annakin, Order of the British Empire, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an England, English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was notice ...

) (1969) as Angelo *''

'' (directed by

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) (1970) as Brother George *''

'' (Italian title: ''Joe Valachi - I segreti di Cosa Nostra'') (directed by

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(1972), produced by Jerry Ferraro) as Gap *'' Amore mio, non farmi male'' (directed by

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) (1974) as Paolo De Simone *'' Due prostitute a Pigalle'' (directed by László Szabó) (1975) as Walter, le clochard *'' Son tornate a fiorire le rose'' (directed by Vittorio Sindoni) (1975) as Paolo De Simone *'' La banca di Monate'' (directed by

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) (1975) as Ragionier Adelmo Pigorini *'' Per amore di Cesarina'' (directed by Vittorio Sindoni) (1976) as Davide Camporesi *'' Passi furtivi in una notte boia'' (directed by

Vincenzo Rigo Vincenzo is an Italian male given name, derived from the Latin name Vincentius (the verb ''vincere'' means to win or to conquer). Notable people with the name include: Art * Vincenzo Amato (born 1966), Italian actor and sculptor *Vincenzo Bell ...

) (1976) as Pompeo Piretti *'' Come ti rapisco il pupo'' (directed by Lucio De Caro) (1976) as Sterzi - Jimmy's father *'' La bidonata'' (directed by

Luciano Ercoli Luciano Ercoli (October 19, 1929 – March 15, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and unit production manager. Ercoli's career spanned approximately two decades before his retirement in the late 1970s, and saw him direct ...

) (1977) as Renato *'' Ride bene... chi ride ultimo'' (directed by Walter Chiari) (1977) as Loris Martegani (segment "Prete per forza") *'' Tanto va la gatta al lardo...'' (directed by

Marco Aleandri Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...

) (1978) as Teodoro Casadei *'' Ridendo and scherzando'' (directed by Marco Aleandri) (1978) as Giorgio *'' Belli and brutti ridono tutti'' (directed by Domenico Paolella) (1979) as Don Enzo *'' Tre sotto il lenzuolo'' (directed by Paolo Dominici) (1979) as Giorgio Mori (segment "No, non è per gelosia") *''

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

'' (directed by

Massimo Mazzucco Massimo Mazzucco (born 20 July 1954 in Turin) is an Italian filmmaker who has produced documentary films such as ''The New American Century'' and ''Cancer -The Forbidden Cures''. Mazzucco is also the administrator of luogocomune.net, an Italian ...

(1986) and produced by Jerry Ferraro) as Giulio *'' Kafka la colonia penale'' (directed by Giuliano Betti) (1988) *'' Tracce di vita amorosa'' (directed by

Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 ...

) (1990) as Giorgio (final film role)

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