Toni Bertorelli
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Toni Bertorelli | |
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| Born | 18 March 1948 |
| Died | 25 May 2017 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor |
Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films since 1971.
Biography
Bertorelli was born in Barge, Italy.[1]
Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in Mario Martone's Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician and Marco Tullio Giordana's Who Killed Pasolini?
During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like Nanni Moretti, Marco Bellocchio and Mel Gibson. In 2016, he played the role of Cardinal Caltanissetta in Paolo Sorrentino's short series The Young Pope.
Bertorelli died on 26 May 2017, at the age of 69, after a long illness.[2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | Antonio Alcamo | |
| 1995 | Who Killed Pasolini? | Inspector Pigna | |
| 1997 | The Grey Zone | Judge Consoli | |
| The Prince of Homburg | Elector | ||
| 2000 | Johnny the Partisan | Johnny's Father | |
| Holy Tongue | Krondano | ||
| Zora the Vampire | Dracula | ||
| 2001 | The Words of My Father | Zeno's Father | |
| Light of My Eyes | Mario | ||
| 2002 | My Mother's Smile | Ludovico Bulla | |
| 2003 | Now or Never | David's Father | |
| 2004 | Pontormo – un amore eretico | Il Priore | |
| The Passion of the Christ | Annas ben Seth | ||
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | La Voce | |
| 2006 | The Caiman | Indro Montanelli | |
| 2007 | Black Sun | Inspector | |
| 2015 | Latin Lover | Picci | |
| Blood of My Blood | Doctor Cavanna |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Benito | Primo |
| 1999 | Sospetti | |
| 2002 | St. Francis | Pope Innocent III |
| 2007 | War and Peace | Prince Vasily Kuragin |
| 2008 | Pinocchio | The Fox |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Cardinal Caltanissetta |
References
- ^ "Toni Bertorelli, 69". Classic Images (509): 37. November 2017.
- ^ La Repubblica. "È morto Toni Bertorelli, mafioso e cardinale della fiction tv" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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