Paolo Stoppa
Acting Born Jun 6, 1906 Died May 1, 1988 Rome, Italy 171 credits
Biography
Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber born in Rome on June 6, 1906, to ministerial official Luigi Stoppa and Adriana De Antonis. He began his career as a stage actor in Rome in 1927 and started acting in films in 1932. Following World War II, he worked with director Luchino Visconti and his wife, actress Rina Morelli. Together, the trio formed a widely acclaimed group that adapted works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare, and Goldoni. Stoppa made his television debut in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre and achieved peak popularity in the 1970s through television adaptations of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. He passed away on May 1, 1988, at the age of 81.
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Career overview
Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber born in Rome on June 6, 1906, to a ministerial official, Luigi Stoppa, and Adriana De Antonis. He began his career as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and expanded into film acting in 1932.
As a stage actor, his most celebrated works took place after World War II. During this period, he met director Luchino Visconti. Together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, the three formed a trio whose adaptations of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare, and Goldoni achieved high acclaim.
Stoppa made his television debut in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre. He reached the peak of his popularity during the 1970s, notably through his appearance in television adaptations of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, including Il giudice e il suo bo. He passed away on May 1, 1988, at the age of 81.
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Career timeline
My Friends Act IIHeads I Win, Tails You LoseTomorrow We Dance
The Marquis of Grillo
The Payoff
Beach HouseNerone
The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini
Rookies Go to WarRight You Are (if you think so)
Rugantino
Il giudice e il suo boiaJus primae noctis
I Buddenbrook
The Adventures of Gerard
Once Upon a Time in the WestThe LibertineIl marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
After the Fox
BecketThe VisitBehold a Pale HorseMale Companion
The LeopardThe Shortest Day
Boccaccio '70The SteppeThe Fabiani Affair
The Last JudgmentVanina VaniniViva l'Italia!The Joy of LivingThe Menace
Rocco and His BrothersCarthage in FlamesGastoneFrom a Roman BalconyEscape by Night
The Law
È arrivata la parigina
Holiday IslandOh! SabellaMiracles of Thursday
A Mink CoatA Mink CoatUncle Hyacynth
The Miller's Beautiful WifeLa bella di RomaAre We Men or Corporals?Girls of TodayA Woman Alone
The Count of Monte CristoDaughters of DestinyThe Gold of NaplesThe Woman Who Came from the SeaThe Cheerful Squadron
Indiscretion of an American WifeThe Return of Don CamilloI'll See You on the BalconyEmpty EyesLa passeggiata
The Seven Deadly SinsDad Becomes MomBeauties of the NightThe City Stands TrialWanda the Sinner
Miracle in MilanAbbiamo vinto!The Cape of Hope
The Beauty of the DevilThe King's GuerrillasIl principe ribelleThe Thief of VeniceHigh Time
FabiolaI peggiori anni della nostra vitaMaracatumba... ma non è una rumba!
I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli)Che tempi!
The Opium Den
Full Filmography
171 titles- My Friends Act II (1982) as Savino Capogreco
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982) as il nonno
- Tomorrow We Dance (1982) as Padre di Mariangela
- The Marquis of Grillo (1981) as Papa Pio VII
- The Payoff (1978) as Don Michele Miletti
- Beach House (1977) as Nonno
- Nerone (1977) as San Pietro
- The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini (1975) as Don Ippolito
- Rookies Go to War (1974) as Le Colonel
- Right You Are (if you think so) (1974) as Signor Ponza
- Rugantino (1973) as Mastro Titta
- Il giudice e il suo boia (1972)
- Jus primae noctis (1972) as The pope
- I Buddenbrook (1971) as Jean Buddenbrook
- The Adventures of Gerard (1970) as Santarem, Count of Morales
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Sam
- The Libertine (1968) as Professor Zauri
- Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1968) as Doctor Sperenzoni
- After the Fox (1966) as Polio
- Becket (1964) as Pope Alexander III
- The Visit (1964) as Doctor
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964) as Pedro
- Male Companion (1964) as Professor Gaetano
- The Leopard (1963) as Don Calogero Sedara
- The Shortest Day (1963) as Padre di Dino
- Boccaccio '70 (1962) as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)
- The Steppe (1962)
- The Fabiani Affair (1962) as Graziani
- The Last Judgment (1961) as Giorgio
- Vanina Vanini (1961) as Asdrubale Vanini
- Viva l'Italia! (1961) as Nino Bixio
- The Joy of Living (1961) as Hairdresser
- The Menace (1961) as Cousin
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) as Cerri
- Carthage in Flames (1960) as Astarito
- Gastone (1960) as Achille
- From a Roman Balcony (1960) as Rag. Alberto Moglie
- Escape by Night (1960) as Prince Alessandro Antoniani
- La contessa azzurra (1960) as Don Peppino Razzi
- Three Etc.'s and the Colonel (1960) as Le marquis
- The Law (1959) as Tonio
- È arrivata la parigina (1958)
- Holiday Island (1957) as Advocate Appicciato
- Oh! Sabella (1957) as Avvocato Mancuso
- Miracles of Thursday (1957) as Don Salvador
- A Mink Coat (1956)
- A Mink Coat (1956) as Russo
- Uncle Hyacynth (1956) as Restorer
- The Miller's Beautiful Wife (1955) as Gardunia
- La bella di Roma (1955) as Oreste
- Are We Men or Corporals? (1955) as Il caporale
- Girls of Today (1955) as Giuseppe Bardelotti
- A Woman Alone (1955) as L'inquilino del piano di sopra
- Il Conte Aquila (1955) as Principe di Metternich
- Destinazione Piovarolo (1955) as Gorini
- Scampolo 53 (1955)
- Il padrone sono me (1955) as Mingòn
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) as Bertuccio
- Daughters of Destiny (1954) as Nicephore (segment "Lysistrata")
- The Gold of Naples (1954) as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
- The Woman Who Came from the Sea (1954) as Console Italiano
- The Cheerful Squadron (1954) as Flick
- Neapolitan Carousel (1954) as Salvatore Esposito
- Symphony of Love (1954) as Calafatti
- The Beautiful Otero (1954) as Frédéric
- House of Ricordi (1954) as Giovanni Ricordi
- Uomini ombra (1954) as Antiquario Bertrand
- The Shadow (1954) as Michele
- Prima di sera (1954) as Paolo Bancani
- My Seven Little Sins (1954)
- Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) as Traveling Salesman
- The Return of Don Camillo (1953) as Marchetti
- I'll See You on the Balcony (1953) as Voce (uncredited)
- Empty Eyes (1953) as Egisto Palmucci
- La passeggiata (1953) as preside del collegio
- The Love of a Woman (1953) as Le Curé
- The Most Wanted Man (1953) as Tony Fallone
- Voice of Silence (1953) as Publisher
- Voice of Silence (1953)
- Puccini (1953) as Giocondo
- It's Never Too Late (1953) as Antonio Trabbi
- Storms (1953) as Amedeo Cini
- Gioventù alla sbarra (1953) as Il giudice Benni
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) as Mr. Alvaro (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")
- Dad Becomes Mom (1952) as Lo psicanalista
- Beauties of the Night (1952) as Direktor der Oper
- The City Stands Trial (1952) as Delegato di polizia Perrone
- Wanda the Sinner (1952) as Marco
- Rome 11:00 (1952) as Impiegato
- Wife for a Night (1952) as Agusto
- Times Gone By (1952) as Guido's father (segment "L'Idillio")
- Sunday Heroes (1952) as Piero
- Dogs and Cats (1952) as don Cosimo
- Il tallone di Achille (1952) as Lo Strozzino Serafino
- Miracle in Milan (1951) as Rappi
- Abbiamo vinto! (1951) as Augusto Fabriano
- The Cape of Hope (1951) as Simon Liakim
- The Beauty of the Devil (1950) as Official
- The King's Guerrillas (1950) as Peppino Luciani
- Il principe ribelle (1950) as Emissario Spagnolo
- The Thief of Venice (1950) as Marco
- High Time (1950) as Rocchetti
- Land der Sehnsucht (1950)
- Sambo (1950) as Manuel, il pittore
- Fabiola (1949) as Manlio
- I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949) as Ninetto Traballa
- Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1949) as Miguel Martinez, l'impresario
- I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli) (1948) as nobile balbuziente
- Che tempi! (1948) as Alessandro Raffo
- The Opium Den (1947) as Amico di Za-la-mort
- Biraghin (1946) as Osvaldo Lanza di Robbio
- Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli (1946)
- Farewell, My Beautiful Naples (1946) as Ruocco
- Aquila Nera (1946) as Un bandito
- Un americano in vacanza (1946) as Augusto
- Canto, ma sottovoce... (1946) as Fabrizio
- Che distinta famiglia! (1945) as James
- Crazy Quartet (1945) as Filippo
- Finalmente sì (1944) as Rossi
- Il fiore sotto gli occhi (1944) as Arrigo Santucci
- Apparizione (1943) as Alberto
- Gente dell’aria (1943) as Il tenente Guido Landi
- Sant'Elena, piccola isola (1943) as Il medico curante di Napoleone
- Incontri di notte (1943) as Francesco
- The Last Wagon (1943)
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943) as Luigi
- Our Dreams (1943) as Oreste
- Il nostro prossimo (1943) as Il campanaro
- Music on the Run (1943) as Fogliatti, il produttore
- Giorni felici (1943) as Bernardo
- Gli assi della risata (1943)
- 4 girls dream (1943)
- Skyscrapers (1943) as Frank Millstone
- La signorina (1942) as L' amate di Fani
- Non ti pago! (1942) as L'avvocato Lorenzo Strumillo
- Dove andiamo, signora? (1942)
- If I Was Honest (1942) as barone Paolo Vareghi
- Rossini (1942) as Tottola
- A che servono questi quattrini? (1942) as Marchetiello
- Gioco pericoloso (1942) as Giovanni
- La regina di Navarra (1942)
- Il romanzo di un giovane povero (1942) as Enrico di Bevallan
- Acque di primavera (1942) as Doctor Berni
- Don Cesare of Bazan (1942) as Sancho
- The Iron Crown (1941) as Trifilli
- L'ultimo ballo (1941) as Felix
- Divieto di sosta (1941)
- Giuliano de' Medici (1941) as Volpino
- L'allegro fantasma (1941) as Gigetto
- La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza (1941) as Gastone
- Se non son matti non li vogliamo (1941) as Il conte Giuseppe Bardonazzi
- Princess Cinderella (1941) as Bonaventura
- Le sorprese del vagone letto (1940) as Il marchese Gino
- La canzone rubata (1940) as il maggiordomo Alfredo
- Il sogno di tutti (1940) as il signore genovese
- Eternal Melody (1940) as Haibl
- Ricchezza senza domani (1940) as Buby D'Alfia
- Pazza di gioia (1940) as Alvaro Montero
- Amami, Alfredo! (1940) as Cecè
- Una famiglia impossibile (1940)
- Trappola d'amore (1940) as Il finto poliziotto
- You Love Me, I Love You (1939) as Eugenio Sinibaldi
- L'amore si fa così (1939) as Zaccaria Poussier
- The Dream of Butterfly (1939)
- An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1939) as Il secondo contadino
- Frenesia (1939) as Bobby
- The Lady in White (1938) as Direttore d'albergo
- Marcella (1937)
- The Serpent's Fang (1935) as Andry, l'aiutante dell'ispettore
- Lorenzino de' Medici (1935) as Giomo, soldato del Duca Alessandro
- The King's Jester (1935) as Filuccio
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Paolo Stoppa best known for?
Paolo Stoppa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including My Friends Act II (1982), Bananas (1981), The Marquis of Grillo (1981), Beach House (1977).
When and where was Paolo Stoppa born?
Paolo Stoppa was born on June 6, 1906 in Rome, Italy. They passed away on May 1, 1988.
How many credits does Paolo Stoppa have?
Paolo Stoppa has accumulated over 171 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1935 to 1982.
What is Paolo Stoppa's background in cinema and television?
Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber born in Rome on June 6, 1906, to ministerial official Luigi Stoppa and Adriana De Antonis. He began his career as a stage actor in Rome in 1927 and started acting in films in 1932. Following World War II, he worked with director Luchino Visconti and his wife, actress Rina Mo...
Paolo Stoppa by the numbers
171credits
168films
3TV series
1935–1982active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Sam — aged about 62
- The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini (1975) as Don Ippolito — aged about 69
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) as Cerri — aged about 54
- The Marquis of Grillo (1981) as Papa Pio VII — aged about 75
- The Leopard (1963) as Don Calogero Sedara — aged about 57
- My Friends Act II (1982) as Savino Capogreco — aged about 76
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