Michele Placido
Acting Born May 19, 1946 Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy 192 credits
Biography
Michele Placido is an actor, director, and screenwriter. He was born on May 19, 1946, in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. Known for his work in film and television, his acting credits include La piovra, Romanzo Criminale, and Un eroe borghese. He is also known for the television series La Piovra, where he became famous for playing the role of Corrado Cattani. As a director, his debut film was Pummaro, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Throughout his career, he has amassed 160 known acting credits.
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Career overview
Michele Placido is an actor, director, and screenwriter who was born on May 19, 1946, in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. Known for his work in both film and television, his acting career includes 160 known credits. He gained prominence for his role as Corrado Cattani in the television series La Piovra, also known in relation to titles such as La piovra, Chobotnice, Chobotnice 3, and Chobotnice 4.
Alongside his acting career, Placido has worked extensively behind the camera as a director and screenwriter. His directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Throughout his career, Placido has been recognized for notable projects across film and television. Some of his notable works as a creator and performer include Romanzo Criminale and Un eroe borghese.
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Laura Antonelli
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Rena Niehaus
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Gabriele Ferzetti
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Miguel Bosé
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Carmen Scarpitta
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Piero Faggioni
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Margherita Buy
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Remo Girone
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
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Raoul Bova
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Career timeline
Eternal VisionaryEternal Visionary · DirectorEternal Visionary · Screenplay
Senza malizia
Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccessoVincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccessoNoiRun to YouCaravaggio's Shadow
Notes from a Women SalesmanCaliber 9All Star - Ritorno al cinemaVitti d'arte, Vitti d'amoreIsolation
I Hate Summer
Calypso · Executive Producer
a Jacket · Co-Director
Suburra: Blood on Rome · DirectorWater and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
7 Minutes7 Minutes · Director7 Minutes · Screenplay7 Minutes · WriterUn'Avventura Romantica
Questo è il mio paeseLoving Only YouThe ChoiceThe Choice · ScreenplayThe Choice · Director
Living LegendsPrima di andar via · DirectorPrima di andar via · Editor
In TreatmentVenice 70: Future Reloaded · DirectorVolare - La grande storia di Domenico ModugnoTrilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesiaThe Mongrel
The LookoutThe Lookout · DirectorTulpa - Demon of DesireItakerViva l'Italia
The Ages of LoveMy Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
Angel of Evil · ScreenplayAngel of Evil · DirectorPortrait Of My FatherGenitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso
BaariaThe Big DreamThe Big Dream · DirectorThe Big Dream · ScreenplayWhat Do You Know About Me
L'ultimo padrinoAldo Moro - Il PresidenteBlood Of The LosersThe Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider
2061 - Un anno eccezionalePiano, SoloSoloMetroSoloMetro · ProducerMarco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future
The Unknown WomanKarol: The Pope, The ManKarol: The Pope, The ManThe CaimanThe Roses of the Desert
Romanzo CriminaleRomanzo Criminale · DirectorRomanzo Criminale · Co-WriterIl Grande TorinoIl grande Torino
Wherever You Are · DirectorWherever You Are · WriterThe Scent of BloodLove Returns
Caterina in the Big CityIl posto dell'anima
Il sequestro SoffiantiniA Journey Called Love · ScreenplayA Journey Called Love · Director
Once Upon a Time in Sicily
Padre Pio: Between Heaven and EarthPadre Pio: Between Heaven and EarthLiberate i pesci!
Dirty LinenThe NannyUn uomo perbene
Ciao DarwinPleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)Del perduto amoreDel perduto amore · ScreenplayDel perduto amore · Director
RacketRacket · IdeaRacket · Creator
La lupa
Un eroe borgheseUn eroe borghese · DirectorPoliziotti
Full Filmography
192 titles- Eternal Visionary (2024) as Saul Colin
- Eternal Visionary (2024) Director
- Eternal Visionary (2024) Screenplay
- Senza malizia (2023)
- Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso (2022) as Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo
- Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso (2022) as L'avvocato Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo
- Noi (2022) as himself
- Run to You (2022) as Padre di Gianni
- Caravaggio's Shadow (2022) as Cardinal Del Monte
- Caravaggio's Shadow (2022) Director
- Caravaggio's Shadow (2022) Writer
- La voglia matta di vivere (2022) as Self
- Burning Hearts (2022) as Vincenzo Montanari
- Orlando (2022) as Orlando
- Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo (2022) as Arnoldo Mondadori
- Falla girare - The Last Joint (2022) as Diego
- Un marziano di nome Ennio (2022) as Vittorio De Sica
- Notes from a Women Salesman (2021) as Amedeo Sangiorgi
- Caliber 9 (2021) as Rocco Musco
- All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021) as Spettatore
- Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021) as Sé stesso
- Isolation (2021) as Self
- Isolation (2021) Director
- Isolation (2021) Writer
- I Hate Summer (2020) as il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri locali
- Calypso (2019) Executive Producer
- a Jacket (2018) Co-Director
- Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017) Director
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017) as Self
- 7 Minutes (2016) as Michele Varazzi
- 7 Minutes (2016) Director
- 7 Minutes (2016) Screenplay
- 7 Minutes (2016) Writer
- Un'Avventura Romantica (2016) as Vittorio De Sica
- Christmas Dinner (2016) as Don Mimì
- Questo è il mio paese (2015) as Giannino Cafuero
- Loving Only You (2015) as Don Mimi
- The Choice (2015) as Emilio Nicotri
- The Choice (2015) Screenplay
- The Choice (2015) Director
- Living Legends (2014) as Christiano Negri
- Prima di andar via (2014) Director
- Prima di andar via (2014) Editor
- In Treatment (2013) as Guido
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) Director
- Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno (2013) as Vittorio De Sica
- Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia (2013) as Trilussa
- The Mongrel (2013) as Avv.Silvestri
- The Lookout (2012) as Giovanni
- The Lookout (2012) Director
- Tulpa - Demon of Desire (2012) as Roccaforte
- Itaker (2012) as Pantano
- Viva l'Italia (2012) as Michele Spagnolo
- The Ages of Love (2011) as Augusto
- My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began (2011) as Duccio Villani di Masi
- Angel of Evil (2010) Screenplay
- Angel of Evil (2010) Director
- Portrait Of My Father (2010) as Self
- Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso (2010) as Alberto
- Baaria (2009) as esponente PCI
- The Big Dream (2009) as Adult Andrea (uncredited)
- The Big Dream (2009) Director
- The Big Dream (2009) Screenplay
- What Do You Know About Me (2009) as Self
- Just Married (2009) as Sabino Impanato
- Focaccia Blues (2009) as Proiezionista
- L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble (2009) Director
- L'ultimo padrino (2008) as Bernardo Provenzano
- Aldo Moro - Il Presidente (2008) as Aldo Moro
- Blood Of The Losers (2008) as Commissario Franco Dogliani
- The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008) as Šternberk
- 2061 - Un anno eccezionale (2007) as Cardinale Bonifacio
- Piano, Solo (2007) as Giovanni
- SoloMetro (2007) as Enrico Alvari
- SoloMetro (2007) Producer
- Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future (2007) as Self /Narrator
- The Unknown Woman (2006) as Muffa
- Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006) as Renato Buzzonetti
- Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006) as Dr. Renato Buzzonetti
- The Caiman (2006) as Marco Pulici
- The Roses of the Desert (2006) as Frate Simeone
- The Goodbye Kiss (2006) as Ferruccio Anedda
- Commediasexi (2006) as Lo chef
- The Singer Stories. Journey among the Cantastorie of Puglia (2006) as himself
- Romanzo Criminale (2005) as Padre Freddo
- Romanzo Criminale (2005) Director
- Romanzo Criminale (2005) Co-Writer
- Il Grande Torino (2005) as Angelo (2004)
- Il grande Torino (2005) as Angelo Di Girolamo (Older)
- Wherever You Are (2004) Director
- Wherever You Are (2004) Writer
- The Scent of Blood (2004) as Carlo
- Love Returns (2004) as Dr. Bianco
- Caterina in the Big City (2003) as Self
- Il posto dell'anima (2003) as Salvatore
- Il sequestro Soffiantini (2002) as Giuseppe Soffiantini
- A Journey Called Love (2002) Screenplay
- A Journey Called Love (2002) Director
- Once Upon a Time in Sicily (2001) as Uzenda
- Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000) as Padre Pio
- Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)
- Liberate i pesci! (2000) as Michele Verrio
- Dirty Linen (1999) as Furio
- The Nanny (1999) as Belli Estate Patient
- Un uomo perbene (1999) as Enzo Tortora
- Ciao Darwin (1998) as Presidente di giuria
- Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (1998) as Carlo
- Del perduto amore (1998) as Don Gerardo
- Del perduto amore (1998) Screenplay
- Del perduto amore (1998) Director
- A Lighter Burden to Bear (1998) Producer
- La missione (1998) as Padre Ramboni
- Racket (1997) as Guido Gerosa
- Racket (1997) Idea
- Racket (1997) Creator
- La lupa (1996) as Malerba
- Un eroe borghese (1995) as Silvio Novembre
- Un eroe borghese (1995) Director
- Poliziotti (1995) as Sante Carella
- Lamerica (1994) as Fiore
- Padre e figlio (1994) as Corrado
- The True Life of Antonio H. (1994) as Self
- Look to the Sky (1993) Thanks
- Giovanni Falcone (1993) as Giovanni Falcone
- Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993) as Marcione
- The Man with the Flower in His Mouth (1993)
- Uomo di rispetto (1993)
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992) as Col. Roberto Chavez
- Close Friends (1992) as Simona's father
- Close Friends (1992) Director
- Close Friends (1992) Screenplay
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992) as Col. Roberto Chavez
- Afghan Breakdown (1991) as Major Bandura
- Tomato (1990)
- Tomato (1990) Director
- Tomato (1990) Story
- Tomato (1990) Writer
- Mary Forever (1989) as Marco Terzi
- How Good the Whites Are (1988) as Michel
- Big Business (1988) as Fabio Alberici
- Via Paradiso (1988) as Francesco
- Private Affairs (1987) as Lionello
- Department Store (1986) as Direttore
- Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil (1986) as Giuseppe Catania aka Beppe
- The Sicilian Connection (1985) as Mario Aloia
- The Terrible Lovers (1985) as Sergio
- The Octopus (1984) as Commissario Corrado Cattani
- Art of Love (1983) as Macarius
- Il passo falso (1983) as Gabriele Rossi
- Chopin (1982) as Francesco Maria Vitale
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Cargo (1981) as Giovanni
- The Wings of the Dove (1981) as Sandro
- Three Brothers (1981) as Nicola Giuranna
- Lulu (1980) as Schwarz
- A Leap in the Dark (1980) as Giovanni Sciabola
- Fontamara (1980) as Berardo Viola
- Tigers in Lipstick (1979) as Angelo / The Photographer
- Saturday, Sunday and Friday (1979) as Mario Salvetti (episodio "Domenica")
- Ernesto (1979) as The man
- A Man on His Knees (1979) as Antonio Platamona
- The Meadow (1979) as Enzo
- Volunteers for an Unknown Destination (1979) as Antonio Stella
- Corleone (1978) as Michele Labruzzo
- Yerma (1978) as Victor
- Basilicata, una regione tra due mari (1978) as Voice
- Beach House (1977) as Vincenzino
- Kleinhoff Hotel (1977) as Pedro
- The Pyjama Girl Case (1977) as Antonio Attolini
- Oedipus Orca (1977) as Michele Turrisi
- Non ho tempo (1977)
- Io sono mia (1977) as Giacinto
- La Orca (1976) as Michele
- Plot of Fear (1976) as Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo
- Moses the Lawgiver (1976) as Kaleb
- And Agnes Chose To Die (1976) as Tom
- Victory March (1976) as Paolo Passeri
- The Divine Nymph (1975) as Martino Ghiondelli
- The Frenzy of Orlando (1975) as Agramante
- Scandal in the Family (1975) as Milo
- Moses the Lawgiver (1974) as Caleb
- Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974) as Giovanni Pizzullo
- Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974) as Silvanno Pennacchini, l'autista
- Quick Trial (1974) as Stefano Baldini
- My Wife, A Body to Love (1973) as Simona's Partner
- Teresa the Thief (1973) as Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella
- The Black Hand (1973) as Antonio Turris
- Il picciotto (1973) as Rosario Mandalà
- Joe Petrosino (1972)
- The Pisciotta Case (1972) as Amerigo Lo Jacono
- Stars in the Ring (1959) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Michele Placido best known for?
Michele Placido is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Run to You (2022), I Hate Summer (2020), Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017), In Treatment (2013).
When and where was Michele Placido born?
Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy.
How many credits does Michele Placido have?
Michele Placido has accumulated over 192 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2024.
What is Michele Placido's background in cinema and television?
Michele Placido is an actor, director, and screenwriter. He was born on May 19, 1946, in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. Known for his work in film and television, his acting credits include La piovra, Romanzo Criminale, and Un eroe borghese. He is also known for the television series La Piovra, where he became famous ...
Michele Placido by the numbers
192credits
168films
24TV series
1948–2024active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 2
- The Octopus (1984) as Commissario Corrado Cattani — aged about 38
- Ciao Darwin (1998) as Presidente di giuria — aged about 52
- In Treatment (2013) as Guido — aged about 67
- Corleone (1978) as Michele Labruzzo — aged about 32
- Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974) as Giovanni Pizzullo — aged about 28
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