Umberto Sacripante
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_Umberto_Sacripante.jpg) Sacripante in Ettore Fieramosca (1938) | |
| Born | 2 October 1904 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 14 January 1975 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Umberto Sacripante (2 October 1904 – 14 January 1975) was an Italian film and stage actor.
Life and career[edit]
Born Umberto Sacripanti in Rome, Sacripante debuted on stage in 1921, and in 1926 he became first actor in the theatrical company Teatro degli Indipendenti directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia.[1] He made his film debut in 1930, and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors of his time.[1] Thanks to his good knowledge of German language, he was also often cast in German and Austrian productions.[1] He also worked as general organizer for the production company Cines, and also was secretary of the National Syndicate of Film Actors.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Sacripante was married to Assunta Lelli. Their sons Luciano and Mauro both worked in the cinema industry, respectively as film director and executive producer.[1]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Figaro and His Great Day (1931)
- Lowered Sails (1931)
- Five to Nil (1932)
- Zaganella and the Cavalier (1932)
- The Gift of the Morning (1932)
- Fanny (1933)
- Tourist Train (1933)
- Seconda B (1934)
- The Dance of Time (1936)
- Condottieri (1937)
- The Mountain Calls (1938)
- All of Life in One Night (1938)
- No Man's Land (1939)
- Department Store (1939)
- Red Tavern (1940)
- An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1940)
- La zia smemorata (1940)
- The Ways of Sin (1946)
- Tragic Hunt (1947)
- The Thief of Venice (1950)
- O.K. Nerone (1951)
- Guilt Is Not Mine (1952)
- The Mute of Portici (1952)
- Cavallina storna (1953)
- Peppino e la vecchia signora (1954)
- Escape to the Dolomites (1955)
- The Mysteries of Paris (1957)
- Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960)
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