Tullio Carminati
Tullio Carminati | |
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Born | |
Died | February 26, 1971 Rome, Italy | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1915–1963 |
Tullio Carminati (September 21, 1894 – February 26, 1971) was a
He rose to fame in Italy and the United States initially as a
Beside his film roles, Carminati starred in several plays, including Joan of Arc at the Stake (which was later adapted into Rossellini's movie of the same name[2]) and Broadway productions Strictly Dishonorable and Music in the Air.
Biography
Carminati was born into a
After achieving his first successes on the theatrical scene with the companies of Ettore Paladini and Ermete Novelli, he had the opportunity to make his debut in the world of cinema, around 1914, thanks to his elegant and refined presence.[4]
He took part in about thirty silent films before founding his own production house in the late 1910s.[3]
In 1921 he obtained enough popularity, thanks to his interpretation in The Lady with the Camellias (from the
He staged Duse's last performances, including The Lady from the Sea written by Henrik Ibsen and The Closed Door by Emilio Praga.
During the year 1924 he moved to Germany and two years later to the United States, where he continued his career with some success until 1940. During the United States period he made a single participation in an Italian-French production in 1934.[4]
In America he participated in the 725 performances of the
After the beginning of the hostilities of the
His films of the latter period include l'Antigone (1946), directed by Luchino Visconti, and René Clair's Beauté du diable (1950).[3]
In 1953 he starred as Saint Dominic in
He died in Rome on 26 February 1971.[3]
Selected filmography
- La mia vita per la tua! (1914)
- Romanticismo (1915)
- La collana della felicità (1916)
- Il dossier n. 7 (1916)
- Val d'olivi (1916)
- Il presagio (1916)
- La donna di cuori (1917)
- L'aigrette (1917) - Enrico di Saint Servant
- La via della luce (1917)
- La donna abbandonata (1917)
- Kalidaa - la storia di una mummia (1917)
- Il volto del passato (1918)
- La via più lunga (1918)
- La menzogna (1918)
- L'articolo IV (1918)
- Il trono e la seggiola (1918)
- Madame Flirt (1918)
- La fibra del dolore (1919)
- Vertigine (1919)
- La signora senza pace (1919)
- Bimbi lontani (1919)
- La perfetta ebbrezza (1920)
- Amore stanco (1920)
- La bambola e l'amore (1920)
- Il rivale (1920)
- Follie (1920)
- Raffiche (1920)
- Il segreto (1920)
- Al di là della vita (1920)
- Tatiana, la danzatrice polacca (1921)
- Mirtil (1921)
- La principessa d'azzurro (1922)
- La belle Madame Hebért (1922)
- La duchessa Mistero (1922)
- International gran prix (1924)
- Man Against Man (1924)
- The Bat (1926) - Detective Moletti
- The Duchess of Buffalo (1926) - Vladimir Orloff
- Stage Madness (1927) - Andrew Marlowe
- Honeymoon Hate (1927) - Prince Dantarini
- Three Sinners (1928) - Raoul Stanislav
- The Patriot (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Gallant Lady (1933) - Count Mario Carniri
- Moulin Rouge (1934) - Victor Le Maire
- One Night of Love (1934) - Giulio Monteverdi
- The Wedding March (1934) - Ruggero Lechatelier
- Let's Live Tonight (1935) - Nick 'Monte' Kerry
- Paris in Spring (1935) - Paul d'Orlando
- Three Maxims (1936) - Toni
- London Melody (1937) - Marius Andreani
- Sunset in Vienna (1937) - Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti
- Safari (1940) - Baron de Courtland
- La vita torna (1943) - Gino Graziolli
- Fatal Symphony (1947)
- L'apocalisse (1947)
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1948) - Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre
- Golden Madonna (1949) - Signor Migone
- Beauty and the Devil (1950) - Le Diplomate
- Gli uomini non guardano il cielo (1952) - Cardinal Merry del Val
- Roman Holiday (1953) - General Provno
- Giovanna d'Arco al rogo(1954) - Fra Domenico
- Good Bye, Sevilla (1955)
- War and Peace (1956) - Prince Vasili Kuragin
- Io Caterina (1957)
- A Breath of Scandal (1960) - Albert
- El Cid (1961) - Priest
- Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) - Rosanna's Father
- Swordsman of Siena (1962) - Father Giacomo
- The Cardinal (1963) - Cardinal Giacobbi (final film role)
Bibliography
- Roberta Ascarelli, CARMINATI, Tullio, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 34, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1988.
- V. Bernardoni, Dizionario degli attori contemporanei, Milan.
- R. Simoni, Trent'anni di critica drammatica, Turin, 1951.
- N. Leonelli, Attori tragici, attori comici, Milan, 1940.
- Don Marzio, Tullio Carminati, uno che rientra nei ranghi, in Scenario, XII, 1943, pp. 247–249.
References
- ^ Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ ""Giovanna d'Arco al rogo", quel film di Rossellini girato a Fuorigrotta". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Enciclopedia Italiana. Archived from the originalon 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d le muse. Vol. III. Novara: De Agostini. 1964. p. 96.
External links
- Tullio Carminati at IMDb