| Renzo Giovampietro | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1924-06-23)23 June 1924 Velletri, Italy |
| Died | 10 March 2006(2006-03-10) (aged 81) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Renzo Giovampietro (23 June 1924 – 10 March 2006) was an Italian actor, theatre director and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Velletri, Rome, the son of a carpenter and of a cook, in 1944 Giovampietro enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts. He started his acting career in 1945 and was mainly active on stage, working with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Salvo Randone, Luigi Squarzina and Memo Benassi, among others. Occasionally also active in films and on television, from the early 1960s Giovampietro focused his activities on adaptations of classics on stage.
Selected filmography
- I Met You in Naples (1946)
- House of Ricordi (1954)
- Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
- I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
- El Greco (1966)
- Sex Quartet (1966)
- The Lady of Monza (1969)
- Sandokan (1976)
- Open Doors (1990)
References
- ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Giuseppina Manin (11 March 2006). "Addio a Renzo Giovampietro interprete dei grandi classici nel teatro dell' impegno civile". Corriere della Sera. p. 40. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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Categories:- 1924 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Velletri
- Male actors from Lazio
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male television actors
- Italian male stage actors
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- Italian theatre directors
- Italian dramatists and playwrights
- Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
- 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights
- Male actors from Rome