Tino Schirinzi

Tino Schirinzi (12 August 1934 – 18 August 1993), was an Italian actor and stage director.

Born in Taranto, Schirinzi graduated in medicine, then he devoted himself to the theatre, often working at the Teatro Stabile in Turin and at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He created a successful artistic partnership with Piera Degli Esposti, and took part in Italian theatrical debut of Patrice Chéreau.

Struck by an incurable cancer, for which he had lost his speech, in 1993 he killed himself with his wife Daisy Lumini, by jumping from the viaduct under construction on the Bilancino dam near Barberino di Mugello.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1962 Luciano, una vita bruciata 1977 Nenè Ju and Pa's Father 1977 Il giorno dell'Assunta 1979 Liquirizia Professore 1981 Three Brothers Raffaeles's Friend 1982 Sciopèn Nicolino 1990 Matilda Presidente