Franco Volpi (11 July 1921 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Franco Volpi | |
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 Franco Volpi in 1960. | |
| Born | 11 July 1921 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 1 January 1997 (aged 75) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Biography edit
Born in Milan, Volpi formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and debuted on stage in 1938, aged 17, in the company held by Renzo Ricci and Laura Adani.[1][2] He often worked with Ernesto Calindri, on stage, on television and in a popular series of commercials.[1][2][3] He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television miniseries (the so-called "sceneggiati").[2][3]
Volpi died of a tumour in Rome, on 1 January 1977, at the age of 75.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.
- ^ a b c d Roberto Rombi (2 January 1997). "Franco Volpi gentiluomo d'altri tempi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b Maurizio Porro (2 January 1997). "Morto Franco Volpi, re dello sceneggiato e in teatro acclamato con Calindri". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links edit
- Franco Volpi at IMDb