Ernesto Almirante
Ernesto Almirante (born September 24, 1877 in Mistretta , † December 13, 1964 in Bologna ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Almirante comes from a family of actors and has played alongside his father Nunzio and his siblings Giacomo , Luigi and Mario and his cousin Italia since he was a child . During his career he was rarely seen in romantic lead roles due to his long-legged, limp-looking figure, so that he soon worked as an agent behind the scenes and organized various acting groups. After he had already played a role in Federica d'Illirio by Eleuterio Rodolfi , which was filmed in Turin in 1919 , Guido Brignone persuaded him to play a small role in his film Passaporto rosso in 1935 . It wasn't until four years later, however, that Almirante began to pursue this career seriously and became one of the most industrious and sought-after character actors in Italian cinema. After the Second World War he embodied the type of old man from the Belle Époque , who saved this attitude towards life in the middle-class families of the films by Alessandro Blasetti , Federico Fellini and with Totò . Almirante's brothers, who were hired for similar roles, offer a high potential for confusion.
In 1955 Almirante ended his film career and moved to an old people's home for actors in Bologna, where another documentary was shot that would become his last work, Chi è di scena? .
Giorgio Almirante is his nephew.
Filmography (selection)
- 1919: Federica d'Illiria
- 1935: Passaporto rosso
- 1939: Ai vostri ordini, signora
- 1950: Hearts know no borders (Cuori senza frontiere)
- 1952: Bitter Love (Lo sceicco bianco)
- 1952: robbers and gendarmes (Guardie e ladri)
- 1955: The lifesaver (Il coraggio)
- 1955: Destinazione Piovarolo
Web links
- Ernesto Almirante in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Almirante at mymovies (Italian)
- Short bio with catalog raisonné (DOC file; 231 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 13
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Almirante, Ernesto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mistretta |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1964 |
| Place of death | Bologna |