Carlo Giuffrè (3 December 1928 – 1 November 2018) was an Italian stage, film and television actor and a stage director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1942 and 2002.

Biography

La ragazza con la pistola - Vitti Giuffré

Giuffrè was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

, Italy and was the brother of the actor

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. He enrolled at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts Silvio D'Amico, then he made his stage debut in 1949 with the company of

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. In 1984 Giuffrè won a

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for Best Supporting Actor for the comedy film '' Son contento'', directed by

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Selected filmography

* ''

Side Street Story ''Side Street Story'' ( it, Napoli milionaria , meaning "Millionaire Naples") is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo, who wrote the play upon which the film is based. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Pl ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Steamship Owner ''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 Albert ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

The Machine to Kill Bad People ''The Machine to Kill Bad People'' (Italian: ''La Macchina ammazzacattivi'') is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Clara Bindi. It is part of the tradition of neoreali ...

'' (1952) * ''

Naples Sings ''Naples Sings'' (Italian: ''...e Napoli canta!'') is a 1953 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Grottini, starring Virna Lisi Verna or Virna may refer to: People * Verna Aardema (1911–2000), American author of children's book ...

'' (1953) * '' Sunset in Naples'' (1955) * ''

The Railroad Man ''The Railroad Man'' ( it, Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock, ...

'' (1956) * ''

Leoni al sole ''Leoni al sole'' is a 1961 Italian comedy drama film. It is the directorial debut of Vittorio Caprioli. In 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. In 2008, it was restored and shown as part of the ret ...

'' (1961) * ''

La bellezza di Ippolita ''La bellezza di Ippolita'' is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Zagni, starring Gina Lollobrigida and Enrico Maria Salerno. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Ip ...

'' (1962) * ''

I soldi ''I soldi'' is a 1965 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. Cast *Sylva Koscina as Leda *Tomas Milian as Bob *Enrico Maria Salerno * Alberto Lionello *Barbara Steele * Agnès Spaak *Andrea Checchi *Carlo Giuffrè * Maria ...

'' (1965) * ''

Trap for Seven Spies '' Trap for Seven Spies'' ( it, Trappola per sette spie, es, Siete espías en la trampa) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish international co-production spy film written and directed by Mario Amendola and starring Yvonne Bastien, Eduardo Fajardo and Carl ...

'' (1967) * ''

The Girl with the Pistol ''The Girl with the Pistol'' ( it, La ragazza con la pistola) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Monica Vitti won the David di Donatello as Best Actre ...

'' (1968) * '' Basta guardarla'' (1970) * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1971) * '' Noi donne siamo fatte così'' (1971) * ''

Commissariato di notturna ''Commissariato di notturna'' is a 1974 Italian crime- comedy film directed by . It was one of the few films that tried to mix the classical commedia all'italiana with the ''poliziottesco'' genre. Cast * Rosanna Schiaffino: Sonia *Gastone Mo ...

'' (1974) * ''

Il trafficone ''Il trafficone'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré. Plot A Neapolitan Vincenzo LoRusso that lives of expedients in Rome, as he tries to sell at an intersection a faux ...

'' (1974) * '' Poker in Bed'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

Scandalo in famiglia ''Scandalo in famiglia'' (''Scandal in the family'') is a 1976 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Marcello Andrei. Plot Elena loves her uncle, but she is forced to marry a nobleman. The only solution is the adultery. So she still k ...

'' (1976) * '' Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario'' (1980) * ''

The Skin ''The Skin'' ( it, La pelle) is a 1981 Italian war film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Burt Lancaster, Ken Marshall, Carlo Giuffrè and Claudia Cardinale from Curzio Malaparte's book ''La pelle'' (''The Skin''). It ...

'' (1981) * '' Son contento'' (1983) * ''

Tre colonne in cronaca ''Tre colonne in cronaca'' (''Three columns in the news'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name written by Corrado Augias and Daniela Pasti. For his performance Sergio Caste ...

'' (1990) * ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...

'' (2002) * '' Bartali: The Iron Man'' (2006)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giuffre, Carlo Italian male film actors 1928 births 2018 deaths David di Donatello winners Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Italian male stage actors Italian theatre directors Italian male television actors