Nino Besozzi

Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1931 and 1970. He was born in and died in Milan, Italy.

Life and career After graduating in accountancy, Besozzi made his acting debut in the Irma Gramatica's theatre company. In a short time he became popular as a brilliant actor, working with some of the biggest stage names of the time, including Ruggero Ruggeri, Vittorio De Sica, Dario Niccodemi, Andreina Pagnani, Dina Galli, Sarah Ferrati, Armando Falconi, Enrico Viarisio, Ernesto Almirante. He had his cinema breakout in The Private Secretary (1931), and got numerous leading roles in the Fascist-era popular genre Telefoni Bianchi; after the war he was mainly active as a comedic character actor. In the early 1950s he got a large personal success on stage with the comedy play Siamo tutti milanesi. He also worked on radio and television. He died of a cerebral thrombosis shortly before his 70th birthday.

Partial filmography

The Private Secretary (1931) - Il banchiere Roberto Berri One Night with You (1932) - Il giovine scapolo Paradise (1932) - Max Non son gelosa (1933) - Gianni Berti I'll Always Love You (1933) - Mario Fabbrini Non c'è bisogno di denaro (1933) - Paolo Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi. (1933) - Ingegnere Rossi Model Wanted (1933) - Alberto Bacci Kiki (1934) - Raimondo Unripe Fruit (1934) - Giorgio Verni Il serpente a sonagli (1935) - Franz - l'ispettore di polizia Thirty Seconds of Love (1936) - Piero Gualandi To Live (1936) - Mario Deli Nina non far la stupida (1937) - Momoleto The Two Misanthropists (1937) - Damiano Bertelet Like the Leaves (1938) - Max Amicizia (1938) - Giovanni Salvatori The Lady in White (1938) - Giulio Gualandi We Were Seven Sisters (1939) - Leonardo Varani I've Lost My Husband! (1939) - Conte Giuliano Arenzi Mille chilometri al minuto (1939) - Guido Renzi La danza dei milioni (1940) - Gustavo Wiesinger Barbablù (1941) - Il conte Juan de Sezka Non mi sposo più (1942) - Roland La signorina (1942) - Francesco Roero Rossini (1942) - Gioacchino Rossini The Little Teacher (1942) - Il sindaco La maschera e il volto (1943) - Il conte Paolo Grazia Tre ragazze cercano marito (1944) - Il professore Ottavio Merry Chase (1945) - Andrea, il marito Down with Misery (1945) - Giovanni Straselli, suo marito Vanity (1947) Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947) Be Seeing You, Father (1948) - Tetriaca Accadde al penitenziario (1955) - Prof. Zaccanti L'ultimo amante (1955) - Il dottor Moriesi Destination Piovarolo (1955) - Il ministro dei transporti Lucky to Be a Woman (1956) - Paolo Magnano Porta un bacione a Firenze (1956) - Il conte Pineschi Classe di ferro (1957) - Editore Martelli Vacanze a Ischia (1957) - Guido Lucarelli The Law Is the Law (1958) - Le maréchal des carabiniers / Il Maresciallo Wild Cats on the Beach (1959) - Carsoli Walter e i suoi cugini (1961) - Commendator Spallanzoni Whisky a mezzogiorno (1962) Pardon, Are You For or Against? (1966) - Camillo Tasca Il terribile ispettore (1969) - Presidente Eial See You in Hell, Friends (1970/1990) - Colonel