Nico Pepe

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Domenico "Nico" Pepe (born January 19, 1907 in Udine , Friuli-Venezia Giulia , † August 19, 1987 there ) was an Italian actor .

Life

Domenico "Nico" Pepe made his film debut in 1936 in an uncredited supporting role in I due sergenti . In 1937 he played 'Palos' in Guido Brignone's Gli uomini non sono ingrati on the side of Gino Cervi , Isa Pola and Luigi Almirante . In Giuseppe De Santis classic film Bitter Rice from 1949 with Doris Dowling , Vittorio Gassman and Silvana Mangano he put the, Beppe 'is in a supporting role. In 1952 released film drama angel from the basement apartment of Carlo Borghesio with Enzo Cerusico , Giancarlo Nicotra and Jacques Sernas in he played the main roles as 'Giuseppe'. In 1960 he was the 'Hotel Manager' under the direction of Fritz Lang in the Dr. Mabuse -Film The 1000 eyes of Dr. Mabuse at the side of Dawn Addams , Peter van Eyck and Gert Fröbe . In the adventure film Theseus, Held von Hellas by Silvio Amadia , which was also first shown in 1960 , he posed the 'Gerione' alongside Bob Mathias , Rosanna Schiaffino and Alberto Lupo . In the 1961 film Italian Capriccio by Glauco Pellegrini with Christine Balli-Laydu , Claude Laydu and Christel Bodenstein , directed for DEFA , he played the double role of 'Antonio Sacchi / Pantalone'.

Pepe also worked as a voice actor and stage actor. He dubbed the role of Kichijiro Ueda in Akira Kurosawa's 1950 Japanese feature film Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen . In the coat-and-sword film Fanfan, der Hussar by Christian-Jaque , premiered in 1952 , he played the role of Olivier Hussenot . As a theater actor he was a member of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano with which he was directed by Giorgio Strehler in 1967 at the side of Ferruccio Soleri , Maria Grazia Antonini , Bruno Lanzarini , Mauro Carbonoli , Relda Ridoni and Franco Graziosi during a tour at the Aldwych Theater in London Carlo Goldoni's comedy The Servant of Two Masters appeared.

The drama academy Accademia di arte drammatica "Nico Pepe" , which is supported by the regional agency for the Friulian language , was named in his honor . Pepe has been married twice. In 1937 he married the actress Clara Auteri Pepe and later Ada Prato.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1936: I due sergenti
  • 1937: Gli uomini non sono ingrati
  • 1938: Between life and death
  • 1941: mother
  • 1941: Conspiracy against Marco
  • 1941: Innocence in love
  • 1942: The last of Giarabub
  • 1942: To the black panther
  • 1949: bitter rice
  • 1950: I was a sinner
  • 1950: sweet rice
  • 1950: night taxi
  • 1952: The public nuisance or: The justice system in trouble
  • 1952: Engel from the basement apartment
  • 1952: Anna and the executioner
  • 1953: The slave of Venice
  • 1953: The King's Corsair
  • 1953: Frine, slave of love
  • 1953: a hundred years of love
  • 1954: the scandal
  • 1954: In the clutches of the past
  • 1954: The crooks parade
  • 1954: love, bread and jealousy
  • 1954: The Count and the Three Musketeers
  • 1955: Casanova - his love and adventure
  • 1955: The most beautiful woman in the world
  • 1960: The 1000 eyes of Dr. Mabuse
  • 1960: Theseus, hero of Hellas
  • 1961: Italian capriccio
  • 1961: The black monocle
  • 1962: Dr. Malbus disappeared at four
  • 1962: Inspector Kent hits the drum
  • 1974: Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detective Included (TV Series)

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personal data
SURNAME Pepe, Nico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pepe, Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Udine , Friuli Venezia Giulia
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 1987
Place of death Udine , Friuli Venezia Giulia