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Paolo Stoppa

Actor
Born June 6, 1906Died May 1, 1988 (81 years)
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Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber.

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 adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed.

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 adaption 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: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and cameoed 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Becket
  • Terminal Station

Known For

  • Becket
  • Miracle in Milan
  • After the Fox
  • Terminal Station
  • The Gold of Naples
  • Behold a Pale Horse
  • Miracles of Thursday
  • Beauty and the Devil
  • The Miller's Beautiful Wife
  • The Joy of Living
  • Sadsacks Go to War
  • The Seven Deadly Sins
  • The Betrayer
  • Rome 11:00
  • The Love of a Woman
  • The Belle of Rome
  • The Payoff
  • The City Stands Trial
  • The Adventures of Gerard

Filmography

1982
1982
All My Friends Part 2 · as Savino Capogreco
1982
Tomorrow We Dance · as Padre Di Mariangela
1981
Il marchese del Grillo · as Papa Pio Vii
1978
The Payoff · as Don Michele Miletti
1977
Beach House · as Nonno
1977
Nerone · as San Pietro
1975
L'amaro caso della baronessa di Carini (TV Series) · as Don Ippolito
1975
1975
'Na Santarella · as Saverio Borzillo
1975
1974
Sadsacks Go to War · as Le Colonel
1973
Rugantino · as Mastro Titta
1972
Jus primae noctis · as The Pope
1970
The Adventures of Gerard · as Santarem, Count Of Morales
1968
The Libertine · as Professor Zauri
1968
1968
1966
After the Fox · as Polio
1964
Male Companion · as Professor Gaetano
1964
1964
The Visit · as Doctor
1964
Becket · as Pope Alexander Iii
1963
The Leopard · as Don Calogero Sedara
1963
The Shortest Day · as Padre Di Dino
1962
Boccaccio '70 · as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "il Lavoro") (uncredited)
1962
1961
The Last Judgment · as Giorgio
1961
The Betrayer · as Asdrubale Vanini
1961
The Joy of Living · as Hairdresser
1961
La menace · as Cousin
1961
Garibaldi · as Nino Bixio
1960
1960
From a Roman Balcony · as Rag. Alberto Moglie
1960
Escape by Night · as Prince Alessandro Antoniani
1960
La contessa azzurra · as Don Peppino Razzi
1960
Carthage in Flames · as Astarito
1960
Gastone · as Achille
1959
The Law · as Tonio
1958
1957
La nonna Sabella · as Avvocato Mancuso
1957
Holiday Island · as Advocate Appicciato
1957
Miracles of Thursday · as Don Salvador
1956
Uncle Hyacynth · as Restorer
1956
Sinfonia d'amore · as Calafatti
1956
A Woman Alone · as L'inquilino Del Piano Di Sopra
1955
Girls of Today · as Giuseppe Bardelotti
1955
1955
1955
The Belle of Rome · as Oreste
1955
Are We Men or Corporals? · as Il Caporale
1955
1954
1954
L'ombra · as Michele
1954
The Gold of Naples · as Don Peppino, The Widower (segment Pizza On Credit)
1954
House of Ricordi · as Giovanni Ricordi
1954
Neapolitan Carousel · as Salvatore Esposito
1954
The Cheerful Squadron · as Il Maresciallo Flick
1954
1954
The Woman Who Came from the Sea · as Console Italiano
1954
Daughters of Destiny · as Nicephore (segment "lysistrata")
1954
1953
The Most Wanted Man · as Tony Fallone
1953
The Love of a Woman · as Le Curé
1953
Ci troviamo in galleria · as Voce (uncredited)
1953
Empty Eyes · as Egisto Palmucci
1953
1953
Puccini · as Giocondo
1953
Terminal Station · as Traveling Salesman
1953
Voice of Silence · as Der Verleger
1953
Bufere · as Amedeo Cini
1952
Sunday Heroes · as Piero
1952
Beauties of the Night · as Direktor Der Oper
1952
Times Gone By · as Guido's Father (segment "l'idillio")
1952
Dad Becomes Mom · as Lo Psicanalista
1952
The City Stands Trial · as Delegato Di Polizia Perrone
1952
Wanda the Sinner · as Marco
1952
Wife for a Night · as Agusto
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins · as Mr. Alvaro (segment "avarice And Anger")
1952
Rome 11:00 · as Impiegato
1951
The Cape of Hope · as Simon Liakim
1951
Miracle in Milan · as Rappi
1950
1950
The King's Guerrillas · as Peppino Luciani
1950
Beauty and the Devil · as Official
1950
1950
Il principe ribelle · as Emissario Spagnolo
1949
Fabiola · as Proconsul Manlius Valerian
1948
1947
La fumeria d'oppio · as Amico Di Za-La-Mort
1946
Return of the Black Eagle · as Un Bandito
1946
1946
Biraghin · as Cast
1945
Crazy Quartet · as Filippo
1943
Apparition · as Alberto
1943
The Last Wagon · as Cast
1943
Our Dreams · as Oreste
1942
Giorni felici · as Bernardo
1942
Non ti pago! · as L'avvocato Lorenzo Strumillo
1942
Don Cesare di Bazan · as Sancho
1942
1942
1942
Se io fossi onesto · as Barone Paolo Vareghi
1941
Princess Cinderella · as Herr Bonaventura
1941
The Iron Crown · as Trifilli
1941
L'allegro fantasma · as Gigetto
1941
1940
Eternal Melodies · as Haibl
1940
Two on a Vacation · as Alvaro Montero
1939
An Adventure of Salvator Rosa · as Il Secondo Contadino
1939
1938
The Lady in White · as Direttore D'albergo
1935
The Magnificent Rogue · as Giomo, Soldato Del Duca Alessandro

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