Paolo Stoppa
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber. Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis. As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and cameoed in Becket (1964). Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paolo Stoppa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (48)
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
as il nonno
1982
My Friends Act II
as Savino Capogreco
1982
Tomorrow We Dance
as Padre di Mariangela
1982
The Marquis of Grillo
as Papa Pio VII
1981
The Payoff
as Don Michele Miletti
1978
Beach House
as Nonno
1977
Nerone
as San Pietro
1977
Rookies Go to War
as Le Colonel
1974
Right You Are (if you think so)
as Signor Ponza
1974
Rugantino
as Mastro Titta
1973
Jus primae noctis
as The pope
1972
The Adventures of Gerard
as Santarem, Count of Morales
1970
The Libertine
as Professor Zauri
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Sam
1968
Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
as Doctor Sperenzoni
1968
After the Fox
as Polio
1966
Male Companion
as Professor Gaetano
1964
Behold a Pale Horse
as Pedro
1964
The Visit
as Doctor
1964
Becket
as Pope Alexander III
1964
The Leopard
as Don Calogero Sedara
1963
The Shortest Day
as Padre di Dino
1963
The Steppe
1962
Boccaccio '70
as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)
1962
The Fabiani Affair
as Graziani
1962
The Last Judgment
as Giorgio
1961
Vanina Vanini
as Asdrubale Vanini
1961
The Joy of Living
as Hairdresser
1961
The Menace
as Cousin
1961
Viva l'Italia!
as Nino Bixio
1961
From a Roman Balcony
as Rag. Alberto Moglie
1960
Rocco and His Brothers
as Cerri
1960
La contessa azzurra
as Don Peppino Razzi
1960
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
as Le marquis
1960
Escape by Night
as Prince Alessandro Antoniani
1960
Carthage in Flames
as Astarito
1960
Gastone
as Achille
1960
The Law
as Tonio
1959
È arrivata la parigina
1958
Holiday Island
as Advocate Appicciato
1957
Oh! Sabella
as Avvocato Mancuso
1957
Miracles of Thursday
as Don Salvador
1957
A Mink Coat
1956
Uncle Hyacynth
as Restorer
1956
Girls of Today
as Giuseppe Bardelotti
1955
Destinazione Piovarolo
as Gorini
1955
Il padrone sono me
as Mingòn
1955
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
as Gardunia
1955
