Enzo Staiola
Enzo Staiola | |
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_Enzo_Staiola_(3).png) Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948) | |
| Born | 15 November 1939 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1977 |
Enzo Staiola (born 15 November 1939) is an Italian actor best known for playing, at the age of nine, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves.[1] He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. As an adult he became a mathematics teacher.[1][need quotation to verify]
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Original title | English title | Role | Notes |
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1948
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Ladri di biciclette | Bicycle Thieves | Bruno Ricci | |
1949
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Marechiaro (film) [it] | Marechiaro | Luca de bambino | |
1950
|
Vulcano | Volcano | Nino | |
| Cuori senza frontiere | The White Line | Pasqualino Sebastian | ||
| Strano appuntamento | Strano appuntamento | Older son | credited as Enzo Stajola | |
1951
|
— | Lucky Nick Cain | Toni | |
| Passaporto per l'oriente | A Tale of Five Women | A Boy | ||
1952
|
Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 | Times Gone By | Figlio dell'edicolante | |
| Penne nere | Penne nere | Antonio 'Tonino' Cossutti | ||
| L'ingiusta condanna | Guilt Is Not Mine | Role unconfirmed | credited as Enzo Stajola | |
1953
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Il ritorno di don Camillo | The Return of Don Camillo | Mario Cagnola | |
| Buon viaggio pover'uomo | Journey to Love | Cesar | credited as Enzo Stajola | |
1954
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La contessa scalza | The Barefoot Contessa | Busboy | |
1961
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Spade senza bandiera [it] | Sword Without a Country | Role unconfirmed | |
1977
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La ragazza dal pigiama giallo | The Pyjama Girl Case | final film role |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti. Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
External links
[edit]- Enzo Staiola at IMDb
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