About Franco Volpi
Lived 1921 – 1997 (aged 75–76). Franco Volpi was an Italian actor and television actor.
Franco Volpi (11 July 1921 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Milan, Volpi formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and debuted on stage in 1938, aged 17, in the company held by Renzo Ricci and Laura Adani. He often worked with Ernesto Calindri, on stage, on television and in a popular series of commercials. He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television miniseries (the so-called "sceneggiati").
Volpi died of a tumour in Rome, on 1 January 1997, at the age of 75.
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Who was Franco Volpi?
Italian actor (1921-1997)
When was Franco Volpi born?
Franco Volpi was born on 11 July 1921 in Milan.
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Franco Volpi died in 1997 in Rome.
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Franco Volpi was an actor and television actor.
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Franco Volpi was Italian.
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