Antonio Centa
Appearance
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Born | Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Italy | 10 August 1907
Died | 19 April 1979 Rovigo, Italy | (aged 71)
Occupation | Actor |
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]
Selected filmography
- The Countess of Parma (1936)
- But It's Nothing Serious (1936)
- Bayonet (1936)
- The Two Sergeants (1936)
- Marcella (1937)
- The Three Wishes (1937)
- Princess Tarakanova (1938)
- Under the Southern Cross (1938)
- A Wife in Danger (1939)
- The Castle Ball (1939)
- Who Are You? (1939)
- The Cavalier from Kruja (1940)
- A Pistol Shot (1942)
- Headlights in the Fog (1942)
- Assunta Spina (1948)
- The Mysterious Rider (1948)
- Shadows on the Grand Canal (1951)
- The Rival of the Empress (1951)
- The Wages of Fear (1953)
- Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare) (1954)
- A Difficult Life (1961)
- The Black Sheep (1968)
References
- ^ 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.