Years active 1934-1985 Name Paolo Stoppa | Role Actor | |
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Born 6 June 1906 ( 1906-06-06 ) Rome, Italy Nominations David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Movies The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Marquis of Grillo, Miracle in Milan, The Gold of Naples Similar People Rina Morelli, Gabriele Ferzetti, Gino Cervi, Romolo Valli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico | ||
Max Tortora imita Celentano in Rugantino e Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber.
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Paolo Stoppa - Biografia
Biography
Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptations of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed.He gave to the theater a personal touch with his energetic play.
He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaptation of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis.
As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983, with roles in popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), and Amici miei atto II (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and a cameo in Becket (1964).
Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni.