Corrado Pani

Corrado Pani
Corrado Pani in 1968
Born(1936-03-04)4 March 1936
Rome, Italy
Died2 March 2005(2005-03-02) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupationactor
Corrado Pani in 1973

Corrado Pani (4 March 1936 – 2 March 2005) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Pani began his career playing the role of Jesus as a child in a Radio Vaticana radio drama.[1][2] He made his film debut in 1953, with a minor role in Dino Risi's Il viale della speranza.[1][2] In 1955 he had first major theatrical role, in Thè e simpatia.[2] He later worked on stage with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Krzysztof Zanussi and Luca Ronconi, among others.[1][2]

Pani appeared in about fifty films; his last role was the judge in Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002).[1][3] He was also a television actor and a voice actor.[1][3] In the 1960s, Pani had a long love affair with the singer Mina and in 1963 the couple had a son, Massimiliano.[1][2][3]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ^ a b c d e Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
  3. ^ a b c "E' morto l'attore Corrado Pani dalla radio, al doppiaggio al teatro". La Repubblica. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

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