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Romolo Valli

1925 – 1980

Italian actor

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About Romolo Valli

Lived 1925 – 1980 (aged 54). Romolo Valli was an Italian actor, voice actor and stage actor.

Romolo Valli (7 February 1925 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian actor.

Valli was born in Reggio Emilia. He was one of the best-known Italian actors from the 1950s to his death. He worked for both the stage and the silver screen. Among the directors he collaborated with were Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim, and Luchino Visconti, who cast Valli in three feature films (The Leopard, Death in Venice, Conversation Piece) and the episode Il lavoro of Boccaccio '70. Valli died in a car accident, at age 54.

Theatre Così è (se vi pare) (1974)

Filmography

Policarpo (1959) - Commendator Egidio Marzi Laurenzi The Great War (1959) - Tenente Gallina Five Branded Women (1960) - Mirko Call Girls of Rome (1960) - Il commissario Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960) Girl with a Suitcase (1961) - Don Pietro Introna The Lovemakers (1961) - Dante A Day for Lionhearts (1961) - Edoardo Boccaccio '70 (1962) - Lawyer Zacchi (segment "Il lavoro") Peccati d'estate (1962) - Carlino A Milanese Story (1962) - Mr. Gessner The Shortest Day (1962) - Il capitano The Leopard (1963) - Father Pirrone Sweet and Sour (1963) - Signor X Outlaws of Love (1963) - Francesco La vendetta della signora (1964) - Town Painter La costanza della ragione (1964) - (uncredited) A Man Named John (1965) - The Intermediary (voice) I complessi (1965) - Father Baldini (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone") The Mandrake (1965) - Messer Nicia Don't Sting the Mosquito (1967) - Bartolomeo Santangelo padre di Rita Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1968) - Butler Boom! (1968) - Dr. Luilo Barbarella (1968) Check to the Queen (1969) - Enrico Valdman The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) - Giorgio's Father Death in Venice (1971) - Hotel Manager Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971) - Il maresciallo Duck, You Sucker! (1971) - Dr. Villega Paulina 1880 (1972) - Farinata What? (1972) - Giovanni Silence the Witness (1974) - Il ministro Conversation Piece (1974) - Micheli Nipoti miei diletti (1974) - Trèves 1900 (1976) - Giovanni Berlinghieri An Average Little Man (1977) - Dr. Spazioni Un attimo, una vita (1977) - Uncle Luigi The Devil's Advocate (1977) - Cardinal Marotta Holocaust 2000 (1977) - Charrier Womanlight (1979) - Galba (final film role)

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Parma
Employers
Festival dei Due Mondi
Awards
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Romolo Valli?

Italian actor (1925-1980)

When was Romolo Valli born?

Romolo Valli was born on 7 February 1925 in Reggio Emilia.

When did Romolo Valli die?

Romolo Valli died on 1 February 1980 in Rome.

What was Romolo Valli's occupation?

Romolo Valli was an actor, voice actor and stage actor.

What nationality was Romolo Valli?

Romolo Valli was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Romolo Valli

· Wikidata: Q1849086

· DBpedia: Romolo Valli

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