Renzo Giovampietro Explained

Renzo Giovampietro
Birth Date:	23 June 1924
Birth Place:	Velletri, Italy
Death Place:	Rome, Italy
Occupation:	Actor

Renzo Giovampietro (23 June 1924  - 10 March 2006) was an Italian actor, theatre director and playwright.

Life and career

Born in Velletri, Rome, the son of a carpenter and of a cook, in 1944 Giovampietro enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[1] He started his acting career in 1945 and was mainly active on stage, working with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Salvo Randone, Luigi Squarzina and Memo Benassi, among others.^{[1] [2]} Occasionally also active in films and on television, from the early 1960s Giovampietro focused his activities on adaptations of classics on stage.^{[1] [2]}

Selected filmography

• I Met You in Naples (1946)
• House of Ricordi (1954)
• Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
• I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
• El Greco (1966)
• Sex Quartet (1966)
• The Lady of Monza (1969)
• Sandokan (1976)
• Open Doors (1990)

References

1. Book: Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. 8884402131.
2. News: Giuseppina Manin. Addio a Renzo Giovampietro interprete dei grandi classici nel teatro dell' impegno civile. 22 February 2015. Corriere della Sera. 11 March 2006. 40.