Michele Malaspina
| Michele Malaspina | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
16 August 1908 Genoa, Italy |
| Died |
13 January 1979 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
Michele Malaspina (16 August 1908 – 13 January 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Bolzaneto, Genoa, the son of two shopkeepers, since childhood Malaspina has a passion for theater and was an actor in a company of amateur actors.[1] At 18 years old, he entered the stage company of Alfredo Sainati, and from then he was part of the major stage companies of the time, notably the ones held by Emma Gramatica, Ermete Zacconi, Dina Galli, Ruggero Ruggeri and Camillo Pilotto.[1] He made his film debut in the early 1930s, and during his long career he was mainly cast in supporting roles, being often used for playing high society characters.[1] He worked for a long time at EIAR as an actor of radio-plays, and was also active as a dubber.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Knight of San Marco (1939)
- His Young Wife (1945)
- Immigrants (1948)
- Heaven over the Marshes (1949)
- A Dog's Life (1950)
- Last Meeting (1951)
- Destiny (1951)
- The Shameless Sex (1952)
- Who is Without Sin (1952)
- Beauties in Capri (1952)
- The Dream of Zorro (1952)
- Don Juan's Night of Love (1952)
- Il Tenente Giorgio (1952)
- Amanti del passato (1953)
- I cinque dell'Adamello (1954)
- The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959)
- Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965)
- Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)
- The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 14–15. ISBN 8884402697.