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Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
77 years (Sep 1, 1922 – Jun 29, 2000)
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
121 Movies
3 TV Shows

Vittorio Gassman

Known for
Il Sorpasso
Bruno Cortona
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Gianni Perego
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Peppe il pantera
The Great War
Giovanni Busacca
One of the greatest actors of Italian cinema of all time, nicknamed 'Il Mattatore'. Trained in classical theater, he became established as one of the masters of the 'commedia all'italiana' with 'Il Sorpasso' (1962), 'Big Deal on Madonna Street' (1958) and 'The Great War' (1959). He also shone in drama with 'Scent of a Woman' (1974) and 'Sleepers' (1996). Italian actor of extremely wide range between comedy and tragedy, an absolute benchmark of European film and theater, recognized for his chameleonic versatility and his intensity, until his death in 2000.
One of the greatest actors of Italian cinema of all time, nicknamed 'Il Mattatore'. Trained in classical theater, he became established as one of the masters of the 'commedia all'italiana' with 'Il Sorpasso' (1962), 'Big Deal on Madonna Street' (1958) and 'The Great War' (1959). He also shone in drama with 'Scent of a Woman' (1974) and 'Sleepers' (1996). Italian actor of extremely wide range between comedy and tragedy, an absolute benchmark of European film and theater, recognized for his chameleonic versatility and his intensity, until his death in 2000.
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Bruno Cortona
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Gianni Perego
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Peppe il pantera
The Great War
Giovanni Busacca
Movies
TV Shows
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La bomba
Don Vito Bracalone
★ 5.7
1999
Film
The Dinner
Maestro Pezzullo
★ 6.9
1998
Film
Desert of Fire
Tareq · 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1997
TV
Desert of Fire
Tareq
★ 8.4
1997
Film
Sleepers
King Benny
★ 7.6
1996
Film
Abraham
Terah · 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1994
TV
Once a Year, Every Year
Giuseppe
★ 9.0
1994
Film
The Long Winter
Claudio, El Mayordomo
★ 5.4
1992
Film
Quando eravamo repressi
The Sexologist
★ 7.0
1992
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vittorio Gassman still alive?
Vittorio Gassman passed away on June 29, 2000 at age 77.
What are the most famous roles of Vittorio Gassman?
Vittorio Gassman is best known for roles in Sleepers, Il Sorpasso, Big Deal on Madonna Street.
How many movies has Vittorio Gassman been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1945), Vittorio Gassman has appeared in 121 movies and 3 TV shows.
What was Vittorio Gassman's first movie?
The career of Vittorio Gassman began with Incontro con Laura (1945).
What is Vittorio Gassman's most recent movie or series?
Vittorio Gassman's most recent release is La bomba, which premiered on October 22, 1999.
What TV shows has Vittorio Gassman appeared in?
On television, Vittorio Gassman has appeared in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, Champs-Elysées, Apostrophes.
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Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
1922-09-01 · Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈɡazman]; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions as well as dozens of divertissements.

Gassman's debut was in Milan, in 1942, with Alda Borelli in Niccodemi's La Nemica (theatre). He then moved to Rome and acted at the Teatro Eliseo joining Tino Carraro and Ernesto Calindri in a team that remained famous for some time; with them he acted in a range of plays from bourgeois comedy to sophisticated intellectual theatre. In 1946, he made his film debut in Preludio d'amore, while only one year later he appeared in five films. In 1948 he played in Riso amaro.

It was with Luchino Visconti's company that Gassman achieved his mature successes, together with Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli and Paola Borboni. He played Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' Un tram che si chiama desiderio (A Streetcar Named Desire), as well as in Come vi piace (As You Like It) by Shakespeare and Oreste (by Vittorio Alfieri). He joined the Teatro Nazionale with Tommaso Salvini, Massimo Girotti, Arnoldo Foà to create a successful Peer Gynt (by Henrik Ibsen). With Luigi Squarzina in 1952 he co-founded and co-directed the Teatro d'Arte Italiano, producing the first complete version of Hamlet in Italy, followed by rare works such as Seneca's Thyestes and Aeschylus's The Persians.

In cinema, he worked frequently both in Italy and abroad. He met and fell in love with American actress Shelley Winters while she was touring Europe with fiancé Farley Granger. When Winters was forced to return to Hollywood to fulfill contractual obligations, he followed her there and married her. With his natural charisma and his fluency in English he scored a number of roles in Hollywood, including Rhapsody with Elizabeth Taylor and The Glass Wall before returning to Italy and the theatre.

On 29 June 2000, Gassman died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Rome at the age of 77. He was buried at Campo Verano.Vittorio Gassman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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