Antonio Pierfederici (18 March 1919 – 6 January 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Antonio Pierfederici
Pierfederici in 1964
Born(1919-03-18)18 March 1919
Died6 January 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 79)
Rome

Life and career

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Born in La Maddalena, Pierfederici graduated in law and then he enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1][2] He started his acting career in 1943 and was mainly active on stage, getting his first personal critical success with his performance in Luchino Visconti's I parenti terribili.[1][3] One of the favorite actors of Visconti, he also worked on stage with Giorgio Strehler and Orazio Costa, among others.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1946 Un giorno nella vita Giovanni
1950 The Last Days of Pompeii Olinto / Olinte / Olinth
1955 Andrea Chénier
1960 Black Sunday Priest
1960 Ti aspetterò all'inferno Jules
1961 Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita Oscar
1961 Vanina Vanini Livio Savelli
1961 La tragica notte di Assisi Monaldo
1963 Le monachine The President
1968 Romeo and Juliet Lord Montague
1971 I quattro pistoleri di Santa Trinità Mr. Martinez
1971 La controfigura Professor Bergamo
1974 The Kiss
1974 Ciak si muore Benner
1975 Cagliostro A naturalist monk
1975 Il caso Raoul Alberto
1976 Perché si uccidono
1986 Otello Doge
1987 Secondo Ponzio Pilato Giuseppe di Arimatea

References

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  1. ^ a b "Addio Pierfederici grande tormentato". La Stampa. No. 7. 8 January 1999. p. 32.
  2. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli Attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
  3. ^ a b "E' morto Antonio Pierfederici". La Repubblica. 8 January 1999. p. 40. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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