Antonio Pierfederici

Antonio Pierfederici (18 March 1919 – 6 January 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Antonio Pierfederici
Born(1919-03-18)18 March 1919
La Maddalena
Died6 January 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 79)
Rome

Life and career

Born in La Maddalena, Pierfederici graduated in law and then he enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1][2] He started his acting career in 1943 and was mainly active on stage, getting his first personal critical success with his performance in Luchino Visconti's I parenti terribili.[1][3] One of the favorite actors of Visconti, he also worked on stage with Giorgio Strehler and Orazio Costa, among others.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1946Un giorno nella vitaGiovanni
1950The Last Days of PompeiiOlinto / Olinte / Olinth
1955Andrea Chénier
1960Black SundayPriest
1960Ti aspetterò all'infernoJules
1961Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vitaOscar
1961Vanina VaniniLivio Savelli
1961La tragica notte di AssisiMonaldo
1963Le monachineThe President
1968Romeo and JulietLord Montague
1971I quattro pistoleri di Santa TrinitàMr. Martinez
1971La controfiguraProfessor Bergamo
1974The Kiss
1974Ciak si muoreBenner
1975CagliostroA naturalist monk
1975Il caso RaoulAlberto
1976Perché si uccidono
1986OtelloDoge
1987Secondo Ponzio PilatoGiuseppe di Arimatea

References
  1. "Addio Pierfederici grande tormentato". La Stampa (7). 8 January 1999. p. 32.
  2. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli Attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
  3. "E' morto Antonio Pierfederici". La Repubblica. 8 January 1999. p. 40. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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