Paolo Stoppa
🎂 Jun 6, 1906 — 🕯️ May 1, 1988 (81 years)
Rome, Italy
Working since the 1930s, Paolo Stoppa is an actor from Rome, Italy. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sam in Once Upon a Time in the West, Don Calogero Sedara in The Leopard and Cerri in Rocco and His Brothers. They have also starred in The Leopard and Rocco and His Brothers. They have 162 films and 2 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, comedy, romance.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
The Leopard
1963
Rookies Go to War
1974
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
The Visit
1964
Beach House
1977
Becket
1964
The Count of Monte Cristo
1954
Boccaccio '70
1962
The Libertine
1968
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953
After the Fox
1966
Miracle in Milan
1951
The Beauty of the Devil
1950
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
Rugantino
1973
The Marquis of Grillo
1981
The Gold of Naples
1954
Are We Men or Corporals?
1955
The Last Judgment
1961
House of Ricordi
1954
Vanina Vanini
1961
Gastone
1960
My Friends Act II
1982
Fabiola
1949
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
1955
The Shortest Day
1963
Nerone
1977
The Law
1959
Viva l'Italia!
1961
Rome 11:00
1952
The Adventures of Gerard
1970
Jus primae noctis
1972
Wife for a Night
1952
The Iron Crown
1941
Voice of Silence
1953
Escape by Night
1960
The Joy of Living
1961
From a Roman Balcony
1960
Beauties of the Night
1952
Neapolitan Carousel
1954
La bella di Roma
1955
The Fabiani Affair
1962
L'amore si fa così
1939
The Menace
1961
Carthage in Flames
1960
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
The Payoff
1978
Miracles of Thursday
1957
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
il nonno
1982
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My Friends Act II
Savino Capogreco
1982
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Tomorrow We Dance
Padre di Mariangela
1982
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The Marquis of Grillo
Papa Pio VII
1981
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The Payoff
Don Michele Miletti
1978
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Beach House
Nonno
1977
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Nerone
San Pietro
1977
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The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini
Don Ippolito
1975–
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Rookies Go to War
Le Colonel
1974
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Is Paolo Stoppa still alive?
Paolo Stoppa passed away on May 1, 1988 at age 81.
What are the most famous roles of Paolo Stoppa?
Paolo Stoppa is best known for roles in Once Upon a Time in the West, The Leopard, Rocco and His Brothers.
How many movies has Paolo Stoppa been in?
Over a 53-year career (since 1935), Paolo Stoppa has appeared in 159 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Paolo Stoppa's first movie?
The career of Paolo Stoppa began with The King's Jester (1935).
What is Paolo Stoppa's most recent movie or series?
Paolo Stoppa's most recent release is Heads I Win, Tails You Lose, which premiered on December 26, 1982.
What TV shows has Paolo Stoppa appeared in?
On television, Paolo Stoppa has appeared in The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini, I Buddenbrook.
Paolo Stoppa
1906-06-06 · Rome, Italy
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.Paolo Stoppa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.