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Vittorio Gassman (1922–2000)
Vittorio Gassman studied theatre in his youth and was quite a good basketball player. He debuted on stage in 1943 and soon felt home in all classical theatre works. Since 1946 he also worked at the movies and his first big role there was the criminal in Bitter Rice (1949). This fixed him to his main parts: The ambiguous gentleman inflicting pain ...
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Born:in Genoa, Liguria, ItalyDied:(age 77) in Rome, Lazio, Italy |
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Actor (130 credits)
Actor (130 credits)
1997
Il deserto di fuoco
(TV Mini-Series)
Tareq
Tareq
- Episode #1.3
(1997)
... Tareq
- Episode #1.2
(1997)
... Tareq
- Episode #1.1
(1997)
... Tareq
1990
Il giudice istruttore
(TV Series)
Consigliere Istruttore
Consigliere Istruttore
- Il caso Corderi
(1990)
... Consigliere Istruttore
- Suicidio d'amore
(1990)
... Consigliere Istruttore
- Simulazione di reato
(1990)
... Consigliere Istruttore
- Complotto internazionale
(1990)
... Consigliere Istruttore
- Un caso di sequestro
(1990)
... Consigliere Istruttore
1977
Viva Italia!
Il cardinale (segment "Tantum ergo") / Il cameriere (segment "Hostaria") / Il marito (segment "Sequestro di persona cara") / ...
Il cardinale (segment "Tantum ergo") / Il cameriere (segment "Hostaria") / Il marito (segment "Sequestro di persona cara") / ...
1963
I mostri
The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / ...
The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / ...
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Writer (6 credits)
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Director (6 credits)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Self (38 credits)
Self (38 credits)
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Archive footage (28 credits)
Archive footage (28 credits)
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(August 23 to September 16, 1984) He directed his play, "Viva Vittorio!," in an American premiere at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. See more »Publicity Listings:
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Vittorio GassmannHeight:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Men don't understand anything about women and women don't understand anything about men. And it's better that way. See more »Trivia:
The standard joke on him was that he had such an interesting, flexible voice (and such an outstanding acting ability) that he could have made everything he read entertaining and intense. In mid-90s, a satirical show on Italy national TV gave him a 2 minutes space (named "Gassman Legge", literally "Gassman Reads") where he just "acted" few lines from banal, utterly non-poetic texts, e.g. the ... See more »Trademark:
Powerful, versatile voiceNickname:
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