Years active 1912-1929 Name Cesare Gravina | Role Actor Died September 16, 1954, Italy | |
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Born 23 January 1858 ( 1858-01-23 ) Naples, Italy Movies The Man Who Laughs, Foolish Wives, The Hunchback of Notre, The Wedding March, Merry‑Go‑Round Similar People Paul Leni, Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim, Edward Laemmle, Paul Bern | ||
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Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1929.
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Biography
Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theaters in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
Filmography
Actor
1929
The Honeymoon as
Mitzis Father
1928
Burning the Wind as
Don Ramón Valdez
1928
The Wedding March as
Martin Schrammell - Mitzi's father
1928
How to Handle Women as
Tony
1928
The Man Who Laughs as
Ursus
1928
The Trail of '98 as
Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
1928
The Divine Woman as
Gigi
1927
Cheating Cheaters as
Tony Verdi
1927
The Road to Romance as
Castro
1927
The Magic Garden as
Maestro
1926
The Blonde Saint as
Ilario
1926
The Midnight Sun as
Opera Director
1926
Monte Carlo as
Count Davigny
1925
Starvation Blues (Short) as
Cafe Owner
1925
Flower of Night as
Servant
1925
The Circus Cyclone as
Pepe
1925
A Woman's Faith as
Odillon Turcott
1925
Don Dare Devil as
Esteban Salazar
1925
The Man in Blue as
Tony Sartori
1925
An Enemy of Men as
Tony Caruso
1925
Fifth Avenue Models as
Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
1925
Contraband as
Pee Wee Bangs
1925
The Charmer as
Señor Sprott
1925
The Phantom of the Opera as
Manager (uncredited)
1924
Greed as
Zwerkow - Junkman (uncredited)
1924
Those Who Dare as
Panka
1924
The Rose of Paris as
George
1924
Butterfly as
Von Mandescheid
1924
The Family Secret as
Tomaso Silvano
1924
The Virgin as
The Money Lender
1924
The Get-Away Day (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Hot Dog Special (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Christmas Handicap (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Shooting Star (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Empty Stall (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Fiddlin' Doll (Short) as
Paladine Rabinsky
1924
The Humming Bird as
Charlot
1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (uncredited)
1923
Circus Days as
Luigi, the Clown
1923
Merry-Go-Round as
Sylvester Urban
1923
Daddy as
Cesare Gallo
1922
Foolish Wives as
Cesare Ventucci
1921
God's Country and the Law as
'Poleon
1921
Beach of Dreams as
Prof. Epnard
1920
The Leopard Woman as
Arab (uncredited)
1920
From Now On as
Tony Lomazzi
1920
Madame X as
Victor
1920
The Penalty as
Art Teacher (uncredited)
1920
Scratch My Back as
Johoda
1920
Mothers of Men as
Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
1919
Marriage for Convenience as
Lazzare (as Caesar Gravina)
1918
The Street of Seven Stars as
Undetermined Role
1918
The Mysterious Client as
Ton Cavallo
1918
Let's Get a Divorce as
Head Waiter
1917
Miss Nobody as
'Daddy' Crespi
1917
The Fatal Ring
1917
The Siren as
Her Father
1917
The Price She Paid as
Moldini
1916
Less Than the Dust as
Jawan
1916
Hulda from Holland as
Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
1916
Poor Little Peppina as
Villato
1915
Madame Butterfly as
The Soothsayer
1915
The White Pearl as
Setsu
1914
L'energia di Fricot (Short) as
Fricot
1913
Fricot cantastorie (Short) as
Fricot
1913
Una scommessa di Butalin e di Robinet (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Robinet e Butalin duellanti (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Butalin botanico (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Butalin si è tagliato il dito (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Butalin fa i suoi comodi (Short) as
Butalin
1912
An Honest Man (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Butalin spazzacamino per amore (Short) as
Butalin
1912
The Airman (Short) as
Butalin
1912
Robinette nichilista (Short)
1912
The End of Robespierre (Short)
1912
A Dancing Fit (Short) as
Butalin
1911
I parenti di Butalin (Short) as
Butalin
References
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