Corrado Olmi
Corrado Olmi | |
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| Born | 24 October 1926 |
| Died | 29 December 2020 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)[1] was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Jesi, Ancona, Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown.[2] He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy.[2] He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose, avanspettacolo, cabaret, operetta.[2] He was also very active in television (in television movies, TV-series and variety shows) and in films, where he was one of the most requested character actors.[2] Olmi is also the author of two autobiographical books, Oltre la scena and Oltre lo schermo.[2]
He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Peccato di castità (1956)
- Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan (1960) – Pat – journalist
- Un mandarino per Teo (1960) – Il signore in bianco
- A Girl... and a Million (1962) – Visonà's Friend
- L'amore difficile (1962) – Carabiniere (segment "Il serpente")
- Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) – L'avvocato dell'accusa
- Shivers in Summer (1964) – Furricchio
- I maniaci (1964) – The husband (segment "Il week-end")
- Clémentine chérie (1964)
- I due pericoli pubblici (1964) – Vigile (segment "Una domenica d'agosto")
- Slalom (1965) – Italian Embassy Official
- Wake Up and Die (1966) – Bobino, riccetatore
- I nostri mariti (1966) – Monsignor Petrarca (segment "Il marito di Olga")
- Sex Quartet (1966) – Aldini's Friend (segment "Fata Armenia")
- The Devil in Love (1966) – Innkeeper
- A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) – Jonathan
- The Vatican Affair (1968) – Lentini
- Ace High (1968)
- Bandits in Rome (1968)
- Colpo di sole (1968)
- Satyricon (1969) – Seleuco
- 12 + 1 (1969) – Waiter (uncredited)
- The Archangel (1969) – Commissario Monteforte
- The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) – Morsella
- Joe Dakota (1957)
- Armiamoci e partite! (1971) – German soldier
- Il merlo maschio (1971) – Violin teacher
- Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) – Porter
- A Girl in Australia (1971) – Don Anselmo
- Il provinciale (1971)
- Decameroticus (1972) – Ciacco
- My Darling Slave (1973) – A passenger
- Anno uno (1974) – Di Vittorio
- Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori (1974) – Mr. Novelli
- L'uomo della strada fa giustizia (1975) – (uncredited)
- Scandal in the Family (1975) – don Erminio
- Apache Woman (1976) – Jeremy
- The Cricket (1980)
- Madly in Love (1981) – Sindaco
- Bollenti spiriti (1981) – Doctor
- Teste di quoio (1981) – Agente di viaggi
- Porca vacca (1982)
- Rich and Poor (1983) – S.O.F.R.A.M. Manager
- Il petomane (1983)
- Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) – Commissario
- Due strani papà (1984)
- Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1984) – Bonetti – negoziante di giocattoli
- Il ragazzo del Pony Express (1986) – Father of Agostino
- Missione eroica – I pompieri 2 (1987)
- Il coraggio di parlare (1987) – Milan worker
- Rimini Rimini – Un anno dopo (1988) – Flaminia's Husband ("La scelta")
- Don Bosco (1988)
- Italian Restaurant (1994, TV Mini-Series)
- The Dinner (1998) – Arturo
- Si fa presto a dire amore (2000) – Padre Enrico
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cinema. E' morto l'attore Corrado Olmi, una vita tra grande schermo, palcoscenico e tv (in Italian)
- ^ a b c d e Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
External links
[edit]- Corrado Olmi at IMDb
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