Tullio Carminati (September 21, 1894 – February 26, 1971) was an Italian actor. He rose to fame in Italy and the United States initially as a silent film actor, starring in such films as '' The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926), '' The Bat'' (1926), '' Honeymoon Hate'' (1927), and '' Three Sinners'' (1928) alongside

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. Carminati went on to star in '' Stage Madness'' (1927), ''

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'' (1934), '' Let's Live Tonight'' (1935), '' Paris in Spring'' (1935) and '' Three Maxims'' (1936). In the latter part of his career he starred in such movies as '' Beauty and the Devil'' (1950), '' Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''

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'' (1956), ''

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'' (1960), '' El Cid'' (1961), and ''

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'' (1963). Beside his film roles, Carminati starred in several plays, including '' Joan of Arc at the Stake'' (which was later adapted into

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's movie of the same name) and

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''.

Biography

Carminati was born into a Dalmatian Italian family in

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), then belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After achieving his first successes on the theatrical scene with the companies of Ettore Paladini and Ermete Novelli, he had the opportunity to make his debut in the world of cinema, around 1914, thanks to his elegant and refined presence. He took part in about thirty silent films before founding his own production house in the late 1910s. One Night of Love

In 1921 he obtained enough popularity, thanks to his interpretation in ''The Lady with the Camellias'' (from the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas) alongside Alda Borelli, to induce the diva Eleonora Duse to offer him the direction of her company. He staged Duse's last performances, including ''

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'' written by Henrik Ibsen and ''The Closed Door'' by

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. During the year 1924 he moved to

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and two years later to the United States, where he continued his career with some success until 1940. During the United States period he made a single participation in an Italian-French production in 1934. In America he participated in the 725 performances of the

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'' Strictly Dishonorable'', being acclaimed for his role as "Latin lover". In this period he also devoted himself to musical comedies, thus also performing as a singer. In 1932 he was Bruno Mahler in the world premiere of

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's Alvin Theater, with

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and

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, reprising the role in the 1933 premiere at Broadway's

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. After the beginning of the hostilities of the

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he returned to Italy where he was active the most from that moment, although he continued to participate in French, Spanish and American productions. His films of the latter period include ''l'Antigone'' (1946), directed by

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, and

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's ''Beauté du diable'' (1950). In 1953 he starred as Saint Dominic in '' Joan of Arc at the Stake'' alongside Ingrid Bergman, Marcella Pobbe,

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, Agnese Dubbini,

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and Piero De Palma at the San Carlo Theater in

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. In 1954 the play was adapted into a movie directed by

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on 26 February 1971.

Selected filmography

* ''La mia vita per la tua!'' (1914) * ''Romanticismo'' (1915) * ''La collana della felicità'' (1916) * ''Il dossier n. 7'' (1916) * ''Val d'olivi'' (1916) * ''Il presagio'' (1916) * ''La donna di cuori'' (1917) * ''L'aigrette'' (1917) - Enrico di Saint Servant * ''La via della luce'' (1917) * ''La donna abbandonata'' (1917) * ''Kalidaa - la storia di una mummia'' (1917) * ''Il volto del passato'' (1918) * ''La via più lunga'' (1918) * ''La menzogna'' (1918) * ''L'articolo IV'' (1918) * ''Il trono e la seggiola'' (1918) * ''Madame Flirt'' (1918) * ''La fibra del dolore'' (1919) * ''Vertigine'' (1919) * ''La signora senza pace'' (1919) * ''Bimbi lontani'' (1919) * ''La perfetta ebbrezza'' (1920) * ''Amore stanco'' (1920) * ''La bambola e l'amore'' (1920) * ''Il rivale'' (1920) * ''Follie'' (1920) * ''Raffiche'' (1920) * ''Il segreto'' (1920) * ''Al di là della vita'' (1920) * ''Tatiana, la danzatrice polacca'' (1921) * ''Mirtil'' (1921) * ''La principessa d'azzurro'' (1922) * ''La belle Madame Hebért'' (1922) * ''La duchessa Mistero'' (1922) * ''International gran prix'' (1924) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' The Bat'' (1926) - Detective Moletti * '' The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926) - Vladimir Orloff * '' Stage Madness'' (1927) - Andrew Marlowe * '' Honeymoon Hate'' (1927) - Prince Dantarini * '' Three Sinners'' (1928) - Raoul Stanislav * '' The Patriot'' (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Gallant Lady'' (1933) - Count Mario Carniri * ''

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'' (1934) - Victor Le Maire * ''

'' (1934) - Giulio Monteverdi *'' The Wedding March'' (1934) - Ruggero Lechatelier * '' Let's Live Tonight'' (1935) - Nick 'Monte' Kerry * '' Paris in Spring'' (1935) - Paul d'Orlando * '' Three Maxims'' (1936) - Toni * '' London Melody'' (1937) - Marius Andreani * ''

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'' (1940) - Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti * '' Safari'' (1940) - Baron de Courtland * ''La vita torna'' (1943) - Gino Graziolli * '' Fatal Symphony'' (1947) * ''L'apocalisse'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1948) - Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre * ''

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'' (1949) - Signor Migone * '' Beauty and the Devil'' (1950) - Le Diplomate * '' Gli uomini non guardano il cielo'' (1952) - Cardinal Merry del Val * '' Roman Holiday'' (1953) - General Provno * '' Giovanna d'Arco al rogo'' (1954) - Fra Domenico * ''Good Bye, Sevilla'' (1955) * ''

'' (1956) - Prince Vasili Kuragin * ''Io Caterina'' (1957) * ''

'' (1960) - Albert * '' El Cid'' (1961) - Priest * ''

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'' (1962) - Rosanna's Father * ''

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'' (1962) - Father Giacomo * ''

'' (1963) - Cardinal Giacobbi (final film role)

Bibliography

* Roberta Ascarelli, CARMINATI, Tullio, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 34, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1988. * V. Bernardoni, ''Dizionario degli attori contemporanei'', Milan. * R. Simoni, ''Trent'anni di critica drammatica'', Turin, 1951. * N. Leonelli, ''Attori tragici, attori comici'', Milan, 1940. * Don Marzio, ''Tullio Carminati, uno che rientra nei ranghi'', in Scenario, XII, 1943, pp. 247–249.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carminati, Tullio 1894 births 1971 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Actors from Zadar People from the Kingdom of Dalmatia Italian expatriates in the United States Expatriate male actors in the United States Dalmatian Italians