Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

1906-06-06 – 1988-05-01 (age 81) Rome, Italy
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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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Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Rocco and His Brothers
The Leopard
The Leopard

1963

as Don Calogero Sedara

Becket
Becket

1964

as Pope Alexander III

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

1954

as Bertuccio

Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse

1964

as Pedro

Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70

1962

as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)

Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan

1951

as Rappi

The Libertine
The Libertine

1968

as Professor Zauri

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

as Mr. Alvaro (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")

The Return of Don Camillo
The Return of Don Camillo

1953

as Marchetti

The Gold of Naples
The Gold of Naples

1954

as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)

The Iron Crown
The Iron Crown

1941

as Trifilli

Beach House
Beach House

1977

as Nonno

After the Fox
After the Fox

1966

as Polio

Rookies Go to War
Rookies Go to War

1974

as Le Colonel

The Love of a Woman
The Love of a Woman

1953

as Le Curé

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963

as Padre di Dino

Indiscretion of an American Wife
Indiscretion of an American Wife

1953

as Traveling Salesman

Carthage in Flames
Carthage in Flames

1960

as Astarito