Luigi Pavese

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Luigi Pavese (born October 25, 1897 in Asti , † December 13, 1969 in Rome ) was an Italian actor and voice actor .

Life

Pavese, older brother of the actor Nino , made his acting debut at the age of 24 in the theater troupe around Gianna Pederzini , from where he joined the ensembles of Gualtiero Tumiati , Ernesto Sabbatini / Prospero Fontana and later with Luigi Pirandello , Antonio Gandusio and the group around Elsa Merlini , Sergio Tofano and Luigi Cimara worked. In 1937 he appeared, again alongside Cimara, with Paola Borboni . During the Second World War he was also featured in some musical reviews. On March 24, 1944, one day after the assassination attempt in Via Rasella, Pavese was on stage in the play “Sai che ti dico?” And informed the audience about the subsequent massacre in the Ardeatine Caves , where he succeeded in reaching the audience To steer you out of the Teatro Quattro Fontane without panic . After the war he appeared on stage with Renato Rascel a few times in musical comedies, but concentrated more and more on cinema and television work.

Pavese worked for the cinema since the silent film era ; as early as 1916 he played in two works by Roberto Roberti . However, Pavese did not work regularly for the cinema until 1935, but then without long breaks; mostly he played character roles and was seen as a military, lawyer, doctor, nobleman, jealous husband or petty bourgeois who had come to wealth in many notable comedic films alongside Totò , Carlo Dapporto , Aldo Fabrizi , Walter Chiari , Renato Rascel and Alberto Sordi . But he was also able to show his versatile professionalism in serious subjects such as Antonio Meucci or adventure fabrics such as the Sandokan films of the 1940s. His filmography includes more than 170 titles.

In addition to intensive television activity, which began around 1955 and included many well-received productions up to his death, Pavese was also a sought-after voice actor for mostly edgy actors such as Anthony Quinn , Fredric March or Akim Tamiroff .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1935: Freccia d'oro
  • 1945: Signor Travet's needs (Le miserie del signor Travet)
  • 1947: The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio)
  • 1949: Totò le Mokò
  • 1950: Duel in the mountains (Barriera a Settentrione)
  • 1951: Io sono il Capataz
  • 1951: No love, but ... but ... (Amor non ho ... però ... però ...)
  • 1952: Zorro, the hero (Il sogno di Zorro)
  • 1952: The public nuisance or the judiciary in distress (La presidentessa)
  • 1954: Hussar pranks (L'allegro squadrone)
  • 1958: Homesickness, barbed wire and good comrades (Gli Italiani sono matti)
  • 1958: Mia nonna poliziotto
  • 1959: Goodbye, goodbye, Bambina (Ciao, ciao, Bambina)
  • 1960: The master crook (Il mattatore)
  • 1960: Totò, Fabrizi and today's youth (Totò, Fabrizi ei giovani d'oggi)
  • 1962: My friend Benito (Il mio amico Benito)
  • 1963: a strange guy (Un strano tipo)
  • 1966: Django - the gun by the throat (Chiedi perdono a Dio ... non a me)
  • 1966: To err is fatal (Per qualche dollaro in meno)
  • 1966: We - the idiots from the 12th district (Due mafiosi contro Al Capone)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Enrico Lancia, article “Luigi Pavese”, in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, pp. 377/378
personal data
SURNAME Pavese, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Asti
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1969
Place of death Rome