Paolo Stoppa
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Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber
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Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II
, when he met director Luchino Visconti
: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli
, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov
, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed.
He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
(Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis
.
As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli
(1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II
(1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone
epic Once Upon a Time in the West
(1968) and cameoed in Becket (1964).
Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire
. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark
, Kirk Douglas
and Paul Muni
.
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
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Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when he met director Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli
Rina Morelli
Rina Morelli was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1939 and 1976.She was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* The Iron Crown...
, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed.
He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire...
(Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis
Augusto De Angelis
Augusto De Angelis was an Italian writer and journalist, active in particular during the Fascist rule in Italy.-Biography:...
.
As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli
Rocco e i suoi fratelli
Rocco e i suoi fratelli is a 1960 Italian and French film directed by Luchino Visconti. Set in Milan, it tells the story of an immigrant family from the South and its disintegration in the society of the industrial North. The film stars Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, and Claudia...
(1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II
Amici miei Atto II
All My Friends Part 2 is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to Amici miei of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles.-Plot summary:...
(1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots...
epic Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 Italian epic spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone for Paramount Pictures. It stars Henry Fonda cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Jason Robards as a bandit, and Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader with a...
(1968) and cameoed in Becket (1964).
Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute...
. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Richard Weedt Widmark was an American film, stage and television actor.He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death...
, Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past , Champion , Ace in the Hole , The Bad and the Beautiful , Lust for Life , Paths of Glory , Gunfight at the O.K...
and Paul Muni
Paul Muni
Paul Muni was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor...
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Filmography
- L'armata azzurra (1932)
- Quella vecchia canaglia (1934)
- Aurora sul mare (1934)
- Il serpente a sonagli (1935)
- Il re Burlone (1935)
- L'aria del continente (1936)
- L'anonima Roylott (1936)
- Marcella (1937)
- La dama bianca (1938)
- Frenesia (1939)
- Assenza ingiustificata (1939)
- L'amore si fa così (1939)
- Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa (1939)
- Un mare di guai (1939)
- Ricchezza senza domani (1940)
- Le sorprese del vagone letto (1940)
- Pazza di gioia (1940)
- Trappola d'amore (1940)
- Amami, Alfredo! (1940)
- La canzone rubata (1940)
- Melodie eterne (1940)
- Il sogno di tutti (1940)
- Una famiglia impossibile (1941)
- Orizzonte dipinto (1941)
- Giuliano de' Medici (1941)
- L'allegro fantasma (1941)
- La corona di ferro (1941)
- Divieto di sosta (1941)
- Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura (1941)
- L'ultimo ballo (1941)
- Se non son matti non li vogliamo (1941)
- La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza (1941)
- Non mi sposo più (1942)
- Se io fossi onesto (1942)
- Regina di Navarra (1942)
- A che servono questi quattrini? (1942)
- Gioco pericoloso (1942)
- La bisbetica domata (1942)
- Don Giovanni (1942)
- La signorina (1942)
- Rossini (1942)
- Don Cesare di Bazan (1942)
- Non ti pago!Non ti pago!Non ti pago! is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Eduardo De Filippo - Don Ferdinando Quagliolo...
(1942) - Romanzo di un giovane povero (1942)
- Acque di primavera (1942)
- Giorni felici (1942)
- Grazia (1943)
- Sette anni di felicità (1943)
- Fuga a due voci (1943)
- Il nostro prossimo (1943)
- Incontri di notte (1943)
- Il treno crociato (1943)
- Gente dell'aria (1943)
- Grattacieli (1943)
- Sant'Elena, piccola isola (1943)
- Quattro ragazze sognano (1943)
- I nostri sogni (1943)
- Apparizione (1943)
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943)
- Il fiore sotto gli occhi (1944)
- Finalmente sì (1944)
- Canto, ma sottovoce... (1945)
- Quartetto pazzo (1945)
- Che distinta famiglia! (1945)
- Biraghin (1946)
- Un americano in vacanza (1946)
- Addio, mia bella Napoli! (1946)
- Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli (1946)
- Il marito povero (1946)
- Aquila nera (1946)
- Il principe ribelle (1947)
- La fumeria d'oppio (1947)
- Che tempi! (1948)
- I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (1948)
- Vogliamoci bene (1949)
- I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
- Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba (1949)
- Il figlio di d'Artagnan (1949)
- Fabiola (1949)
- Sambo (1950)
- La bellezza del diavolo (La beauté du diable) (1950)
- Donne e brigantiDonne e brigantiOf Love and Bandits is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati....
(1950) - Il ladro di Venezia (1950)
- Senza bandiera(1951)
- Buon viaggio pover'uomo (1951)
- Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto! is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle starring Paolo Stoppa.-Cast:*Paolo Stoppa as Augusto Fabriano*Camillo Pilotto as Pasquale Nardecchi*Walter Chiari as Giorgio Silvestri*Antonella Lualdi as Elsa Nardecchi...
(1951) - Miracolo a Milano (1951)
- La nostra pelle (Le cap de l'espérance) (1951)
- Il tallone d'Achille (1952)
- Roma ore 11 (1952)
- Processo alla città (1952)
- Papà diventa mammaPapà diventa mammaPapà diventa mamma is a 1952 Italian film....
(1952) - Moglie per una notte (1952)
- Gioventù alla sbarraGioventù alla sbarraGioventù alla sbarra is a 1953 Italian film directed by Ferruccio Cerio.-Cast:*Giorgio Albertazzi as Marco*Isa Barzizza as Florence - la canzonettista*Aldo Bettoni*Gemma Bolognesi*Marilyn Buferd as Lilly*Annette Ciarli*Attilio Dottesio...
(1952) - Cani e gattiCani e gattiCani e gatti is a 1952 Italian film....
(1952) - Don Camillo (Le petit monde de Don Camillo) (1952)
- I sette peccati capitali (Les sept péchés capitaux) (1952)
- Wanda la peccatriceWanda la peccatriceWanda la peccatrice is a 1952 Italian film directed by Duilio Coletti....
(1952) - Art. 519 codice penale (1952)
- Le belle delle notteLes Belles de nuitLes Belles de nuit is a 1952 French language motion picture fantasy directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli...
(Les belles de nuit) (1952) - Altri tempi (1952)
- Il sole negli occhiIl sole negli occhiIl sole negli occhi is a 1953 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti....
(1953) - Scampolo 53 (1953)
- Prima di sera (1953)
- La passeggiata (1953)
- Non è mai troppo tardi (1953)
- Gli eroi della domenica (1953)
- Ci troviamo in galleria (1953)
- Stazione Termini (1953)
- La voce del silenzio (1953)
- PucciniPuccini (film)Puccini is a 1953 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti....
(1953) - Bufere (1953)
- Il ritorno di Don Camillo (Le retour de Don Camillo) (1953)
- Nemico pubblico n. 1 (L'ennemi public no 1) (1953)
- Sinfonia d'amore (1954)
- Una pelliccia di visone (1954)
- L'ombra (1954)
- Mizar (1954)
- Destini di donne (Destinées) (1954)
- L'amore di una donna (L'amour d'une femme) (1954)
- Carosello napoletano (1954)
- L'allegro squadrone (1954)
- La bella Otero (1954)
- Uomini ombra (1954)
- Casa RicordiCasa Ricordi (film)Casa Ricordi is a 1954 Italian film based on the early history of the famous Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone.-Cast:* Roland Alexandre - Gioacchino Rossini* Myriam Bru - Luisa Lewis...
(1954) - L'oro di Napoli (1954)
- I sette peccati di papà (J'avais sept filles) (1954)
- Il tesoro di MontecristoThe Count of Monte Cristo (1954 film)The Count of Monte Cristo is a French drama romance film from 1954, directed by Robert Vernay, written by Georges Neveux, starring Daniel Ivernel and Jean Marais. The scenario was written on a basis of novel of Alexandre Dumas...
(Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) (1954) - Siamo uomini o caporali? (1955)
- Ragazze d'oggi (1955)
- Il padrone sono me... (1955)
- Donne sole (1955)
- Destinazione Piovarolo (1955)
- Il conte Aquila (1955)
- La corrida dei mariti (Le printemps, l'automne et l'amour) (1955)
- La bella di Roma (1955)
- La bella mugnaia (1955)
- Pepote (Mi tío Jacinto) (1956)
- La nonna Sabella (1957)
- Arrivederci Dimas (Los Jueves, milagro) (1957)
- Vacanze a Ischia (1957)
- La Legge (1959)
- Avventura a Capri (1959)
- Gastone (1960)
- La contessa azzurra (1960)
- Cartagine in fiamme (1960)
- Era notte a Roma (1960)
- Le tre eccetera del colonnello (1960)
- Rocco e i suoi fratelliRocco e i suoi fratelliRocco e i suoi fratelli is a 1960 Italian and French film directed by Luchino Visconti. Set in Milan, it tells the story of an immigrant family from the South and its disintegration in the society of the industrial North. The film stars Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, and Claudia...
(1960) - È arrivata la parigina (1960)
- La giornata balorda (1961)
- Viva l'Italia! (1961)
- La MenaceLa MenaceLa Menace is a 1977 French-Canadian film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Yves Montand, Carole Laure and Marie Dubois.- Plot :Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has...
(1961) - Che gioia vivere (1961)
- Vanina VaniniVanina Vanini (film)Vanina Vanini also known as The Betrayer is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini.-Plot summary:Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Free Masons.-Cast:*Sandra...
(1961) - Il giudizio universale (1961)
- La steppaLa steppaLa steppa is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Charles Vanel - Pére Christophore* Daniele Spallone - Iégoruska...
(1962) - Il giorno più cortoIl giorno più cortoIl giorno più corto is a 1962 Italian Comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie The Longest Day and stars the popular duo Ciccio Ingrassia and Franco Franchi in the leading roles...
(1962) - Un appuntamento per uccidere (Horace 62) (1962)
- Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini...
(1962) - Il Gattopardo (1963)
- Becket (Becket e il suo re) (1964)
- La vendetta della signoraThe Visit (1964 film)The Visit is a 1964 film co-production from France, Italy, Germany, and the United States, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Bernhard Wicki and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Julien Derode with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn as co-producers...
(The Visit) (1964) - ...e venne il giorno della vendetta (Behold a Pale Horse) (1964)
- ... poi ti sposerò (Un monsieur de compagnie) (1964)
- Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1966)
- Caccia alla volpeAfter the FoxAfter the Fox is a 1966 British-Italian comedy film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay is in English, by Neil Simon and De Sica's longtime collaborator Cesare Zavattini....
(1966) - C'era una volta il West (1968)
- La matriarca (1968)
- Le avventure di Gerard (The Adventures of Gerard) (1970)
- Jus primae noctis (1972)
- Ettore lo fusto (1972)
- Rugantino (1973)
- Cinque matti vanno in guerra (Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre) (1974)
- Nerone (1976)
- Casotto (1977)
- La mazzettaLa mazzettaLa mazzetta is is an Italian comedy-crime movie directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci. It is based on the 1976 crime novel of the same name by the writer Attilio Veraldi.- Cast :* Nino Manfredi: Sasà Jovine...
(1978) - Il marchese del GrilloIl Marchese del GrilloIl Marchese del Grillo is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi as the titular character. The movie depicts some episodes of the life of a noble in the Rome of the early 19th century...
(1981) - Testa o croce (1982)
- Amici miei atto IIAmici miei Atto IIAll My Friends Part 2 is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to Amici miei of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles.-Plot summary:...
(1982) - Domani si balla! (1983)