Luigi Vannucchi
Birthday: Born in 1930-11-25 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy
Deathday: 1978-08-29
Luigi Vannucchi (25 November 1930 – 30 August 1978) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Born in Caltanissetta, Vannucchi graduated at Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1952 and shortly after entered the theatrical company of Vittorio Gassman. In 1958 he entered the Giorgio Strehler's company. From early 60's he also was very active as television actor, often in negative roles, in successful TV-series as A come Andromeda and I promessi sposi. His film career was less prolific, but however it includes notable titles as Mikhail Kalatozov's The Red Tent, Joseph Losey's The Assassination of Trotsky and Roberto Rossellini's Anno uno (in which he played Alcide De Gasperi). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TV Credits
Qui squadra mobile
Character: Guido Salemi
Qui squadra mobile is an Italian television series....
A come Andromeda
Character: Dr. John Fleming
TV mini series based on the Sci-fi novel "A Is for Andromeda" by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot....
I promessi sposi
Character: don Rodrigo
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Movie Credits
The Assassination of Trotsky
Character: Ruiz
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940....
The Red Tent
Character: Captain Zappi
Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia....
Johnny Yuma
Character: Pedro
Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wife does away with her husband, causing the man's heir to seek revenge. A number of double-crosses and bloody gun battles follow, eventually driving the woman to flee into the desert....
The Tiger and the Pussycat
Character: le président de la compagnie
A middle-aged businessman finds himself in thirst for romance adventure, and it seems that a proper partner is not far away....
Lovers Like Us
Character: Vittori
A young Frenchwoman fleeing her Italian fiancé in Caracas thrusts herself and those around her into madcap events....
Days of Violence
Character: Captain Clifford
During the last months of the Civil War, Joe's brother is killed unjustly by Clifford, a captain in the Northen army. Joe decides to join a group of Southerners determined to resist till the end. Joe is considered an outlaw and a reward is posted for his capture. When the war ends, Joe returns to the farm where he used to work only to find Christine, the owner's daughter and his sweetheart, engaged to the hated Captain Clifford....
Tiffany Memorandum
Character: Brook
A journalist and secretary get involved in espionage....
Pleasant Nights
Character: Alfonso d'Este
A trilogy of comedic tales set in the Middle Ages....
The Devil in Love
Character: Principe Francesco 'Franceschetto' Chibo de Longuiara
Two devils from Hell are sent to Earth to cause trouble. Belfagor and his faithful sidekick Adramalek must start a war between Rome and Florence in 1478....
Amleto
Character: Laerte
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Year One
Character: Alcide De Gasperi
Rossellini’s biopic of the postwar Christian Democrat leader, Alcide De Gaspari, who was responsible for keeping the Communists out of power in the years that followed the fall of fascism....
The Corsican Brothers
Character: Luigi Sagona
The Dumas story about Siamese twins separated at birth but who have a strong psychic link....
Domani non siamo piu' qui
Character: Corrado
Italian drama written and directed by Brunello Rondi....
Life of Dante
Character: Guido Cavalcanti
3-part biopic of Dante Alighieri made for Italian public television. Mixes reenacted scenes of Dante's public life with readings of his poems, expository narration, footage of modern-day Florence and images of old paintings and documents....
Su e giù
Character: Il dottor Lanfranchi
A movie divided in four episodes: the arrival of the husband makes the loves of his wife to hide in the next room; an husband invites a friend while his wife is not at home; a poor man dreams about having an adventure with a beautiful girl; an impoverished nobleman wins at gambling after taking the earring of the wife of a factory owner....
Il vizio assurdo
Character: Cesare
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Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
Character: Principe di Galles
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