Paolo Stoppa
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Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber.
Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed.
He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis.
As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and cameoed in Becket (1964).
Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni.
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Acting
Movie
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Sam
1968
Movie
The Leopard
as Don Calogero Sedara
1963
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Rocco and His Brothers
as Cerri
1960
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The Marquis of Grillo
as Papa Pio VII
1981
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My Friends Act II
as Savino Capogreco
1982
Movie
The Return of Don Camillo
as Marchetti
1953
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Miracle in Milan
as Rappi
1951
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Becket
as Pope Alexander III
1964
Movie
Boccaccio '70
as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)
1962
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The Gold of Naples
as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
1954
Movie
Rookies Go to War
as Le Colonel
1974
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After the Fox
as Polio
1966
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Bertuccio
1954
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Beach House
as Nonno
1977
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The Beauty of the Devil
as Official
1950
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Are We Men or Corporals?
as Il caporale
1955
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Rugantino
as Mastro Titta
1973
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Indiscretion of an American Wife
as Traveling Salesman
1953
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Rome 11:00
as Impiegato
1952
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The Miller's Beautiful Wife
as Gardunia
1955
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The Visit
as Doctor
1964
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Behold a Pale Horse
as Pedro
1964
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The Last Judgment
as Giorgio
1961
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Oh! Sabella
as Avvocato Mancuso
1957