Antonio Centa

Antonio Centa
Born(1907-08-10)10 August 1907
Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Italy
Died19 April 1979(1979-04-19) (aged 71)
Rovigo, Italy
OccupationActor

Antonio Centa (10 August 1907 – 19 April 1979) was an Italian film actor.

Career

Born in Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Centa was among the most active and popular actors between the mid-1930s and 1943 (when the Italian film industry almost halted because of the war).[1] He was especially popular with the female audience, and had critically acclaimed performances, notably in Renato Castellani's films A Pistol Shot and Zazà.[1] After the war his success declined, and he gradually started to be cast in supporting roles.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1936 But It's Nothing Serious Grizzoffi Uncredited
1936 Bayonet Mario Verandi
1936 The Countess of Parma Il tenente Mario Ludovici
1936 The Two Sergeants Il luogotenente Carlo Duva / lIl colonnello Georges Masson
1937 The Countess of Parma Gino Vanni
1937 Marcella Oliviero
1937 The Three Wishes Renato Nardi
1938 Princess Tarakanova Il capitano Sleptozow
1938 Arma bianca
1938 Under the Southern Cross Paolo
1938 Battles in the Shadow Mario
1939 Who Are You? Maurizio / l'attore Man Rowel
1939 A Wife in Danger Giorgio De Martius
1939 The Castle Ball Tenente Paolo Karinsky
1940 Validità giorni dieci Paolo Rubini
1940 Tutto per la donna Gianni
1940 The Cavalier from Kruja Stafano Andriani
1940 Manovre d'amore Il sottotenente Zilihay
1941 Il pozzo dei miracoli Stefano Klapka
1941 Solitudine Giovanni Fabiani
1942 Headlights in the Fog Carlo detto "Brillantina"
1942 The Princess of Dreams Il principe Goffredo Ardesiani
1942 Cercasi bionda bella presenza Giorgio
1942 A Pistol Shot Sergio Drutzky
1942 Il ponte sull'infinito Renato Forester
1943 Gente dell'aria Raimondo Sandri
1943 I'll Always Love You Diego
1944 Zazà Dufresne
1946 Pian delle stelle
1948 Assunta Spina Federico Funelli
1948 The Mysterious Rider Antonio, fratello di Casanova
1948 The Man with the Grey Glove Max
1949 The Glass Mountain Gino
1950 Fugitive Lady Jack De Marco
1951 The Rival of the Empress Principe Rasiwill
1951 Shadows on the Grand Canal Stefano
1952 Gli uomini non guardano il cielo Segretario del papa
1953 The Wages of Fear Camp Chief
1954 Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare) Dottor Vargas
1961 Laura nuda Sandro - il padre di Laura
1961 A Difficult Life Carlo - Elena's Friend
1968 The Black Sheep Commendator Mannocchi
1969 Lo stato d'assedio Lorenzo's father
1969 Giovinezza giovinezza Cavallari (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.