Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage and film actor.
Pietro Carloni | |
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| Born | 28 October 1896 Taurisano, Italy |
| Died | 3 August 1968 (aged 71) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Titina De Filippo |
| Children | Augusto Carloni |
| Relatives | Ester Carloni (sister) Peppino De Filippo (brother-in-law) Eduardo De Filippo (brother-in-law) |
Life and career
editBorn in Taurisano, Lecce into a family of actors, Carloni debuted on stage at young age in the theatrical company held by Ernesto Murolo.[1]
In 1921, he met on stage Titina De Filippo, whom he married one year later and with whom he started a long professional association, appearing in almost all her stage works.[1]
Carloni was also active in films and in television miniseries, mainly cast in character roles.[1] His siblings Ester, Maria, Adelina and Ettore were fellow actors. His sister Adelina (or Adele) Carloni married his wife Titina's brother Peppino De Filippo. Well-known actor Eduardo De Filippo was another of his wife's siblings.
Partial filmography
edit- Assunta Spina (1948) – Il presidente del tribunale (uncredited)
- Side Street Story (1950) – Un soldato americano
- Filumena Marturano (1951)
- Cops and Robbers (1951) – The Police Commissioner
- La macchina ammazzacattivi (1952)
- Deceit (1952) – Un commissario di polizia
- Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952) – Fabio Mazzetti
- Toto and the King of Rome (1952) – Capoufficio Capasso
- Non è vero... ma ci credo (1952) – Avvocato Donati
- I morti non pagano tasse (1952)
- Cats and Dogs (1952) – Cav. Anselmi
- Piovuto dal cielo (1953) – Ricco signore
- Martin Toccaferro (1953)
- It Happened at the Police Station (1954) – Deputy Police Commissioner
- Too Bad She's Bad (1954) – Il signore intrigante
- A Hero of Our Times (1955) (uncredited)
- The Two Friends (1955) – Commissario
- Roman Tales (1955) – The Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
- Da qui all'eredità (1955)
- Susanna tutta panna (1957)
- Carmela è una bambola (1958) – The Judge
- Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959) – Il dottore
- Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962) – Francesco Ballarini
- The Four Monks (1962) – Il fruttivendolo
- Toto vs. the Four (1963) – Cognato di Lancetti
- Toto and Cleopatra (1963) – Lepido
- Toto vs. the Black Pirate (1964) – Il governatore
- Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964)
- Made in Italy (1965) – The Judge (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2")
- More Than a Miracle (1967) – (final film role)
References
edit- ^ a b c Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402131.