Michele Abruzzo Explained

Michele Abruzzo
Birth Date:29 December 1904
Birth Place:Sciacca
Death Place:Catania

Michele Abruzzo (29 December 1904 – 17 November 1996) was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Sciacca, Abbruzzo made his debut on stage at 12 years old.[1] Often regarded as the successor of Angelo Musco,[2] he formed his first stage company in 1938 with Rosina Anselmi and the same year he got his first lead role in cinema in Mario Mattoli's A Lady Did It. In 1958 he was one of the founders of the Teatro Stabile in Catania. He announced his retirement in 1979, then he came back on stage in 1989, aged 85.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1920A Legge
1938A Lady Did It Luca Sardo
1948I cavalieri dalle maschere nere Matteo
1953I Chose Love Vitali
1956Andalusia Express Uncredited
1957Classe di ferro Maggiordomo
1957La trovatella di Pompei Pasquale Rossi
1961Pastasciutta nel deserto Il Maggiore
1963Mad Sea Oreste - il fratello di Margharita
1965Made in Italy The Commander (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2")
1970Un caso di coscienza Barone
1972The Sicilian Checkmate Zaccaria
1972Il caso Pisciotta Procuratore della Repubblica
1974Till Marriage Do Us Part Monsignor Pacifico
1975Il fidanzamento Edmondo Guglielmi - father of Mirella

References

  1. News: E' morto Michele Abbruzzo. La Stampa. 19 November 1996. 23.
  2. Book: Lancia . Enrico . Dizionario del cinema italiano : testi e strumenti per la scuola e l'università. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri . 2003 . Gremese Editore . 978-88-8440-213-4 . 7-8 . it . Abruzzo, Michele.