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Giancarlo Sbragia

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Giancarlo Sbragia
Born(1926-03-14)14 March 1926
Rome, Italy
Died28 June 1994(1994-06-28) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
Other namesGian Carlo Sbragia
Occupation(s)actor, voice actor, stage director, playwright
Years active1947-1988
Spouse(s)Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli
Alessandra Panaro (1992-1994) (his death)

Giancarlo Sbragia (14 March 1926 – 28 June 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor, stage director and playwright.

Life and career

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Born in Rome, Sbragia graduated at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947, and debuted on stage at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, with the theatrical company of Giorgio Strehler.[1][2] He debuted as a playwright in 1953 with the play Le veglie inutili, and in 1956 he debuted as a stage director with the drama Ricorda con rabbia.[1][2] Between 1958 and 1959 he worked with the theatrical company of Michelangelo Antonioni and Luca Ronconi, and in 1960 he was co-founder, together with Enrico Maria Salerno and Ivo Garrani, of the stage company "Attori Associati".[1] Between the 1960s and the 1970s Sbragia was also very active on television series, notably playing Napoleon in the successful drama series I grandi camaleonti.[1][2]

Personal life

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Sbragia was first married to the actress Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli.[3] They had three children, including the actor Mattia Sbragia.[1] From 1992 until his death, he was married to the actress Alessandra Panaro.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1951 Fugitive in Trieste
1959 Wolves of the Deep Idrofonista
1960 Messalina Aulo Celso
1960 Goliath and the Dragon Tindaro
1961 The Lovemakers Amerigo Voice, Uncredited[citation needed]
1961 Laura nuda Il prete
1962 War Gods of Babylon Arbace
1963 The Fall of Rome Giunio
1964 La Grande Magia
1964 La fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes
1964 Senza sole né luna
1966 Francesco di Assisi Francesco's father
1971 The Bloodstained Butterfly Alessandro Marchi
1971 Le Saut de l'ange Forestier
1972 Policeman
1972 Equinozio
1973 Tony Arzenta - Big Guns Luca Dennino
1976 Death Rage Gennaro Gallo
1977 Highway Racer Maresciallo Tagliaferri
1978 Nest of Vipers Maffei
1988 The Camels Anna's Father (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 184–185. ISBN 8884402697.
  2. ^ a b c Giovanni Raboni (29 June 1994). "Addio a Sbragia attore non stop". Corriere della Sera. p. 32. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Esmeralda Ruspoli Collages". www.esmeraldaruspoli.com.
  4. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
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