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Antonio Acqua

1893-11-05 – 1966-10-18 (age 72) Rome, Italy

Biography

Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Born in Rome , Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor , specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi , who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as the General in Enrico Cappellini's La via del Sud (1953)

Known For

8½

1963

as A Man in a Car (uncredited)

Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70

1962

as Commendatore La Pappa (segment "Le tentazioni ...") (uncredited)

Divorce Italian Style
Redhead
The Railroad Man
The Railroad Man

1956

as Il commissario

The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman

1960

as The Ragioniere with a New Car

The Magistrate
The Magistrate

1959

as The Mortgage Valuer

The White Sheik
The White Sheik

1952

as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Love and Chatter
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963

as Aiutante di campo (uncredited)

The Art of Getting Along
The Art of Getting Along

1954

as Ing. Casamottola

Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
He Thief, She Thief
He Thief, She Thief

1958

as Avvocato (uncredited)

The Facts of Murder
The Facts of Murder

1959

as Generale Pomilia

Lo smemorato di Collegno
Lo smemorato di Collegno

1962

as Presidente del Tribunale

March on Rome
March on Rome

1962

as Direttore del carcere

At the Edge of the City
At the Edge of the City

1953

as Signore (uncredited)

Gli onorevoli
Gli onorevoli

1963

as segretario di Santamura (uncredited)

The Maniacs
The Maniacs

1964

as Literary Critic #1 (segment "la parolaccia") (uncredited)

Times Gone By