Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954.

Life and career

Born in

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, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse, with the

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. In 1927 Barnabò made his screen debut in the silent film '' Beauty of the World'', but his film career took off with the sound cinema, when he became one of the most active character actors of the 1930s and the 1940s. Specialized in good-natured and bourgeois character roles, he is best known as the villain capitalist in

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Miracle in Milan ''Miracle in Milan'' ( it, Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel ''Totò il Buono.'' The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gr ...

''. Barnabò was married to actress , with whom he often worked in films and on stage.

Selected filmography

* '' Beauty of the World'' (1927) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''

Bad Subject ''Bad Subject'' ( it, Un cattivo soggetto) is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is a remake of '' The Devil to Pay!'' (1930). Cast * Vittorio De Sica as Willy * Giuditta Rissone as ...

'' (1933) * ''

Red Passport ''Red Passport'' (Italian: ''Passaporto rosso'') is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Isa Miranda, Filippo Scelzo and Ugo Ceseri. A group of Italian immigrants to South America join in a revolution. It ...

'' (1935) * ''

Sette giorni all'altro mondo ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli. Cast *Camillo Pilotto *Vanna Vanni *Franco Coop *Nietta Zocchi * Emilio Petacci *Virgilio Riento *Guglielmo Barnabò *Stefano Sibaldi ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Ancestor ''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was m ...

'' (1936) * '' Marcella'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''

I Want to Live with Letizia ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (Italian: ''Voglio vivere con Letizia'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Assia Noris, Gino Cervi and Umberto Melnati.Chiti & Poppi p.414 It was shot ...

'' (1938) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' The Dream of Butterfly'' (1939) * ''

We Were Seven Sisters ''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani * Nino Besozzi as L ...

'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''

Guest for One Night ''Guest for One Night'' (Italian: ''L'ospite di una notte'') is a 1939 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Gian Paolo Rosmino, Ugo Sasso, and Guglielmo Barnabò.Sorrenti p.90 It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome ...

'' (1939) * '' Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * '' Non me lo dire!'' (1940) * ''

The First Woman Who Passes ''The First Woman Who Passes'' (Italian: ''La prima donna che passa'') is a 1940 Italian historical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Lombardi and Niní Gordini Cervi. The film is set in eighteenth century Fr ...

'' (1940) * '' Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) * '' The Man on the Street '' (1941) * '' Marco Visconti'' (1941) * ''

Scampolo ''Scampolo'' is a 1958 German film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Romy Schneider, Paul Hubschmid, and Georg Thomalla. Schneider plays the title role. Plot Scampolo is a young, poor girl who lives on the island of Ischia. She fal ...

'' (1941) * ''

Document Z-3 ''Document Z-3'' (Italian:''Documento Z-3'') is a 1942 Italian spy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Isa Miranda, Claudio Gora and Luis Hurtado. It was one of three Miranda films directed by Guarini that helped re-establish her in It ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Peddler and the Lady ''The Peddler and the Lady'' (Italian title: ''Campo de' fiori'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Caterina Boratto and Anna Magnani.Reich & Garofalo p.101 Much of the film is set on the Campo d ...

'' (1943) * '' Music on the Run'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Come Back to Sorrento'' (1945) * '' Mad About Opera'' (1948) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * ''

Adam and Eve Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. ...

'' (1949) * ''

Figaro Here, Figaro There ''Figaro Here, Figaro There'' (Italian: ''Figaro qua, Figaro là'') is a 1950 Italian historical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Totò and Isa Barzizza. The title and the plot allude to ''The Barber of Seville''.Bìs ...

'' (1950) * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) * ''

Accidents to the Taxes!! ''Accidents to the Taxes!!'' ( it, Accidenti alle tasse!!) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by and written by Mario Mattoli. Cast * Riccardo Billi as Gaetano Pellecchia * Mario Riva as Mario * Dorian Gray as Margot * Aroldo Tieri as I ...

'' (1951) * ''

Briscola Briscola (; lmo, brìscula; scn, brìscula, nap, brìscula) is one of Italy's most popular games, together with Scopa and Tressette. A little-changed descendant of Brusquembille, the ancestor of Briscan and Bezique, Briscola is a Mediterrane ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Ungrateful Heart ''The Ungrateful Heart'' ( nap, Core 'ngrato) is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carla Del Poggio, Frank Latimore and Gabriele Ferzetti.Forgacs & Gundle p.29 It takes its name from the Neapolitan song " Core ...

'' (1951) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1951) * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1953) * ''

Sunday Heroes ''Sunday Heroes'' ( it, Gli eroi della domenica) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini. Cast * Raf Vallone as Gino Bardi * Cosetta Greco as Mara * Marcello Mastroianni as Carlo Vagnetti * Paolo Stoppa as Piero * Franco Int ...

'' (1953) * '' Pane, Amore e Fantasia'' (1953)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnabo, Guglielmo 1888 births 1954 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male silent film actors People from Ancona 20th-century Italian male actors