Bruno Cirino (25 October 1936 – 17 April 1981) was an Italian actor and stage director.
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| Born | Bruno Cirino Pomicino 25 October 1936 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 17 April 1981 (aged 44) Vercelli, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Life and career edit
Born Bruno Cirino Pomicino in Naples, Cirino abandoned his studies in law to enroll the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.[1][2] After graduating, in 1961 he started his career on stage, notably working with Franco Zeffirelli, Eduardo De Filippo, Giorgio De Lullo and Orazio Costa.[1][2] In the 1970s he founded the theatrical company Teatroggi, also serving as a stage director.[1][2] Starting from the late 1960s Cirino was also active in films and on television, particularly getting a large critical acclaim for his performance in Vittorio De Seta's Diary of a Schoolteacher (1972).[1][2][3] He died prematurely at the age of 44, after suffering a heart attack while he was driving his car on the way back from a theatrical tour.[3]
Partial filmography edit
- For the Love of Mariastella (1946) - Il trapanese
- Difficult Years (1948) - Sebastiano Caputo (uncredited)
- In the Name of the Law (1949) - (uncredited)
- The Unforgiven (1950) - Turi'
- Il Brigante Musolino (1950)
- The Crossroads (1951) - Aldrighi
- Carcerato (1951)
- Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) - Il medico della seduta spiritica (uncredited)
- Appointment for Murder (1951) - Palermo
- Lorenzaccio (1951)
- Torment of the Past (1952) - Padrone del barcone
- Ergastolo (1952) - Pasquale Amitrano
- The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952) - Sindaco Lo Cascio
- The Secret of Three Points (1952) - Santi Mancuso
- Fratelli d'Italia (1952) - Presidente del tribunale austriaco
- La carovana del peccato (1953) - Giuseppe
- Saluti e baci (1953) - Il sindaco (uncredited)
- Buon viaggio, pover'uomo! (1953) - Commissario di Milano
- Of Life and Love (1954) - Don Lollò (segment "La giara")
References edit
- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ a b c d Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ^ a b e. d. m. (18 April 1981). "Stroncato da infarto l'attore Cirino interprete del 'Diario di un maestro'". La Stampa.
External links edit
Media related to Bruno Cirino at Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Cirino at IMDb