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Franco Volpi (actor)

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Franco Volpi
Franco Volpi in 1960.
Born11 July 1921 (1921-07-11)
Milan, Italy
Died1 January 1997 (1997-02) (aged 75)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Franco Volpi (11 July 1921 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

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Born in Milan, Volpi formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and debuted on stage in 1938, aged 17, in the company held by Renzo Ricci and Laura Adani.[1][2] He often worked with Ernesto Calindri, on stage, on television and in a popular series of commercials.[1][2][3] He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television miniseries (the so-called "sceneggiati").[2][3]

Volpi died of a tumour in Rome, on 1 January 1977, at the age of 75.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.
  2. ^ a b c d Roberto Rombi (2 January 1997). "Franco Volpi gentiluomo d'altri tempi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Maurizio Porro (2 January 1997). "Morto Franco Volpi, re dello sceneggiato e in teatro acclamato con Calindri". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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