Michele Abruzzo (29 December 1904 – 17 November 1996) was an Italian actor.
Michele Abruzzo | |
|---|---|
 Michele Abruzzo in the movie Un caso di coscienza (1970) | |
| Born | 29 December 1904 |
| Died | 17 November 1996 (aged 91) |
Life and career
editBorn in Sciacca, Abbruzzo made his debut on stage at 12 years old.[1] Often regarded as the successor of Angelo Musco,[1][2] he formed his first stage company in 1938 with Rosina Anselmi and the same year he got his first lead role in cinema in Mario Mattoli's A Lady Did It.[2] In 1958 he was one of the founders of the Teatro Stabile in Catania.[1] He announced his retirement in 1979, then he came back on stage in 1989, aged 85.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | A Legge | ||
| 1938 | A Lady Did It | Luca Sardo | |
| 1948 | I cavalieri dalle maschere nere | Matteo | |
| 1953 | I Chose Love | Vitali | |
| 1956 | Andalusia Express | Uncredited | |
| 1957 | Classe di ferro | Maggiordomo | |
| 1957 | La trovatella di Pompei | Pasquale Rossi | |
| 1961 | Pastasciutta nel deserto | Il Maggiore | |
| 1963 | Mad Sea | Oreste - il fratello di Margharita | |
| 1965 | Made in Italy | The Commander | (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2") |
| 1970 | Un caso di coscienza | Barone | |
| 1972 | The Sicilian Checkmate | Zaccaria | |
| 1972 | Il caso Pisciotta | Procuratore della Repubblica | |
| 1974 | Till Marriage Do Us Part | Monsignor Pacifico | |
| 1975 | Il fidanzamento | Edmondo Guglielmi - father of Mirella |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "E' morto Michele Abbruzzo". La Stampa. 19 November 1996. p. 23.
- ^ a b Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Abruzzo, Michele". Dizionario del cinema italiano : testi e strumenti per la scuola e l'università. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.
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