Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films.
Toni Bertorelli | |
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| Born | 18 March 1948 |
| Died | 25 May 2017 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–2016 |
Biography
editBertorelli was born in Barge, Piedmont, Italy.[1]
Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in Mario Martone's Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician and Marco Tullio Giordana's Who Killed Pasolini?
During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like Nanni Moretti, Marco Bellocchio and Mel Gibson. In 2016, he played the role of Cardinal Caltanissetta in Paolo Sorrentino's short series The Young Pope.
Bertorelli died on 26 May 2017, at the age of 69, after a long illness.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine | Biktasev | |
| 1983 | Stangata napoletana | ||
| 1988 | Tutta colpa della SIP | Lamberti | |
| 1992 | Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | Antonio Alcamo | |
| 1995 | Who Killed Pasolini? | Inspector Pigna | |
| 1996 | La tenda nera | ||
| Cous-cous | Frankie | ||
| 1997 | The Grey Zone | Judge Giudice Consoli | |
| The Prince of Homburg | Elector | ||
| 1998 | Elvjs e Merilijn | Colonel | |
| 1999 | Besame mucho | Don Tommaso | |
| 2000 | Johnny the Partisan | Johnny's Father | |
| Holy Tongue | Krondano | ||
| Zora the Vampire | Dracula | ||
| 2001 | La regina degli scacchi | Sterlizia | |
| Territori d'ombra | Franz | ||
| The Son's Room | Patient | ||
| The Words of My Father | Zeno's Father | ||
| Light of My Eyes | Mario | ||
| 2002 | My Mother's Smile | Ludovico Bulla | |
| 2003 | Now or Never | David's Father | |
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Annas ben Seth | |
| Pontormo – un amore eretico | Priore San Lorenzo | ||
| A luci spente | Ettore Benedetti | ||
| L'eretico - Un gesto di coraggio | Inquisitore | ||
| 2005 | La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo | Don Isaac | |
| Romanzo Criminale | La Voce | ||
| 2006 | The Caiman | Indro Montanelli | |
| 2007 | Black Sun | Inspector | |
| Silk | Verdun | ||
| 2015 | Latin Lover | Picci | |
| Blood of My Blood | Doctor Cavanna |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Il Giovane Mussolini | Primo | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Sospetti | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | St. Francis | Pope Innocent III | TV movie |
| 2007 | War and Peace | Prince Vasily Kuragin | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Pinocchio | The Fox | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Cardinal Caltanissetta | 10 episodes, (final appearance) |
References
edit- ^ "Barge è in lutto per la mortedell'attore e regista Toni Bertorelli cardinale nel "The young Pope"". La Stampa (in Italian). 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "È morto Toni Bertorelli, mafioso e cardinale della fiction tv". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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