Corrado Annicelli (1 September 1905 – 28 August 1984) was an Italian actor.

Corrado Annicelli
Annicelli in Cineguida magazine, 1953
Born(1905-09-01)1 September 1905
Naples, Italy
Died28 August 1984(1984-08-28) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Life and career

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Born in Naples, Annicelli made his stage debut in 1927, cast by Dora Menichelli to play a fascinating officer in the drama play Guerra in tempo di pace.[1] From then he started a career on stage with the major companies of the time, working with Lamberto Picasso, Emma Gramatica (with whom he made a long tour of South and Central America), Ruggero Ruggeri, Antonio Gandusio among others.[1] In 1942 Annicelli become one of the most acclaimed radio actors reciting several Italian and especially Neapolitan comedies.[1]

Annicelli was also active in films (even if usually in character roles), in television productions.[1] As a young man he was the partner of Jacques d'Adelswärd Fersen, a french count,author and poet, living on Capri.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1934 Si fa così
1936 L'anonima Roylott
1951 Napoleon
1952 Gli uomini non guardano il cielo
1952 Il tallone di Achille Diplomatico Russo
1953 The Blind Woman of Sorrento Dottore Andrea Pisani
1953 Nero e Messalina
1954 Schiava del peccato Billiards Player Uncredited
1954 Uomini ombra Ufficial contraspionaggio
1954 Amore e smarrimento
1955 Scapricciatiello Alberto Aiello - The administrator
1956 Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy The Duke
1956 Wives and Obscurities
1957 A sud niente di nuovo
1958 Il Conte di Matera
1958 Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) Il signore derubato
1960 Pirates of the Coast Pedro Salvador
1961 The Last of the Vikings Godrun
1961 Guns of the Black Witch
1961 The Secret of the Black Falcon Don Alvaro Fontejuna
1962 Gli attendenti
1962 Venus Against the Son of Hercules
1962 Sfida nella città dell'oro
1962 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace Samuels Uncredited
1964 The Secret of the Chinese Carnation Professor Bexter
1964 Il figlio di Cleopatra Longino
1966 For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
1966 The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
1972 Lo chiamavano Verità Will James
1974 Silence the Witness L'anziano professore di Sironi
1974 The Kiss
1975 Cagliostro
1975 The Divine Nymph

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli Attori. Gremese, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
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