Antonio Centa Explained

Antonio Centa
Birth Date:1907 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Italy
Death Place:Rovigo, Italy
Occupation:Actor

Antonio Centa (10 August 1907 – 19 April 1979) was an Italian film actor.

Career

Born in Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Centa was among the most active and popular actors between the mid-1930s and 1943 (when the Italian film industry almost halted because of the war).[1] He was especially popular with the female audience, and had critically acclaimed performances, notably in Renato Castellani's films A Pistol Shot and Zazà.[2] After the war his success declined, and he gradually started to be cast in supporting roles.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1936But It's Nothing Serious Grizzoffi Uncredited
1936Bayonet Mario Verandi
1936The Countess of Parma Il tenente Mario Ludovici
1936The Two Sergeants Il luogotenente Carlo Duva / lIl colonnello Georges Masson
1937The Countess of Parma Gino Vanni
1937Marcella Oliviero
1937The Three Wishes Renato Nardi
1938Princess Tarakanova Il capitano Sleptozow
1938Arma bianca
1938Under the Southern Cross Paolo
1938Battles in the Shadow Mario
1939Who Are You? Maurizio / l'attore Man Rowel
1939A Wife in Danger Giorgio De Martius
1939The Castle Ball Tenente Paolo Karinsky
1940Validità giorni dieci Paolo Rubini
1940Tutto per la donna Gianni
1940The Cavalier from Kruja Stafano Andriani
1940Manovre d'amore Il sottotenente Zilihay
1941Il pozzo dei miracoli Stefano Klapka
1941Solitudine Giovanni Fabiani
1942Headlights in the Fog Carlo detto "Brillantina"
1942La principessa del sogno Il principe Goffredo Ardesiani
1942Cercasi bionda bella presenza Giorgio
1942A Pistol ShotSergio Drutzky
1942Il ponte sull'infinito Renato Forester
1943Gente dell'aria Raimondo Sandri
1943I'll Always Love You Diego
1944Zazà Dufresne
1946Pian delle stelle
1948Assunta Spina Federico Funelli
1948Il cavaliere misterioso Antonio, fratello di Casanova
1948The Man with the Grey Glove Max
1949The Glass Mountain Gino
1950Fugitive Lady Jack De Marco
1951The Rival of the Empress Principe Rasiwill
1951Shadows on the Grand Canal Stefano
1952Gli uomini non guardano il cielo Segretario del papa
1953The Wages of Fear Camp Chief
1954Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare) Dottor Vargas
1961Laura nuda Sandro - il padre di Laura
1961A Difficult Life Carlo - Elena's Friend
1968The Black Sheep Commendator Mannocchi
1969Lo stato d'assedio Lorenzo's father
1969Giovinezza giovinezza Cavallari (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. 8884402131.
  2. Book: Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. 8884402131.
  3. Book: Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. 8884402131.