Ermete Zacconi

Ermete Zacconi (14 September 1857, Montecchio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia – 14 October 1948 in Viareggio) was an Italian stage and film actor and a representative of naturalism and verism in acting. His leading ladies on stage were his wife and Paola Pezzaglia.

His wife Ines Cristina was born into a family of theater actors to Maltese actor Raffaello Cristina and Italian actress Cesira Sabatini. The actor Olinto Cristina and the actresses Ada Cristina Almirante and Jone Frigerio were her siblings. She was previously married to prompter Ambrogio Bagni (pseudonym of Ambrogio Bagna) with whom she had had a daughter Margherita Bagni, also an actress. Zacconi and his wife had a daughter together Ernes Zacconi.

He had lead roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Carlo Goldoni, Alfred de Musset, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg. He also performed in films. His most notable film roles include L'emigrante (1915), Cardinal Lambertini (1934), Summer Rain (1937), The Pearls of the Crown (1937), Processo e morte di Socrate (1939), and Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1943).

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1915 L'emigrante Antonio, l'emigrante 1918 Gli spettri 1918 La forza della coscienza 1934 Cardinal Lambertini Cardinal Lambertini 1936 Cuor di vagabondo Babblo Larue 1937 The Pearls of the Crown Le pape Clement VII 1937 Summer Rain 1939 Processo e morte di Socrate Socrate 1941 Orizzonte dipinto Il vecchio grande attore 1941 Don Buonaparte Don Geronimo Buonaparte 1942 Il romanzo di un giovane povero Augusto Laroche 1942 Piazza San Sepolcro 1943 Le Comte de Monte Cristo L'abbé Faria (final film role)