Italian actor, playwright and drama teacher
Annibale Ninchi
Born 20 November 1887 (1887-11-20 ) Died 15 January 1967 (1967-01-16 ) (aged 79) Occupation Actor
Annibale Ninchi (20 November 1887 – 15 January 1967) was an Italian actor, playwright and drama teacher. He was the progenitor of a well-known family of actors.
Life and career
Born in Bologna , the son of an army colonel, Ninchi trained at the drama school of Luigi Rasi [it ] .[ 1] [ 2] He made his stage debut with Ermete Zacconi , and later became one of the major names of the Italian theatre of the time, working among others with Emma Gramatica , Ruggero Ruggeri , Maria Melato , Giovanna Scotto , Cele Abba , and forming his own theatrical company in 1919.[ 1] After the World War II he collaborated as a teacher with the Pesaro drama school and with the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico , and worked on stage with Vittorio Gassman , Luigi Squarzina , Luchino Visconti and Anna Proclemer .[ 1] [ 2]
Active in films since 1909, Ninchi is best known, ironically, for playing the title role in Carmine Gallone 's fascist era kolossal Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal ;[ 1] [ 2] he is also well known for the character roles he played in his late years in Federico Fellini 's La Dolce Vita and 8½ .[ 1] [ 2] He was the older brother of Carlo Ninchi , the cousin of Ave Ninchi , the uncle of Alessandro Ninchi [it ] and Annie Ninchi [it ] , and the father of Arnaldo Ninchi .[ 1] [ 2]
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