Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy The Charmer.[2]
Armando Falconi | |
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| Born | 10 July 1871 |
| Died | 10 September 1954 (aged 83)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1944 (film) |
Life and career
Born in Rome, Falconi was the son of two Neapolitan stage actors.[3] His elder brother Arturo Falconi also became an actor. He first worked as an employee and an officer before starting to work as a professional actor in the late 1890s.[3] In 1901 he married the actress Tina Di Lorenzo, with whom he often teamed up on stage.[3] Following several national and foreign tours, in 1912 he founded the Stable Company of the Manzoni Theatre in Milan.[3] Following the retirement of his wife in 1920, he directed the company Compagnia Comoedia, and headed in a number of other companies, notably having a remarkable success with the musical comedy Wunder Bar.[3] After having appeared in some silent films between 1915 and 1918, in the 1930s Falconi intensified his cinema activities, starring in a number of comedy films.[3] Widowed since 1930, he remarried to actress Elisabetta Svoboda (also known with the stage name Lili Svett) in 1942.[3] His son Dino Falconi was a screenwriter, director, journalist and playwright.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Charmer (1931)
- The Old Lady (1932)
- The Last Adventure (1932)
- Everybody's Secretary (1933)
- The Joker King (1935)
- Joe the Red (1936)
- The Carnival Is Here Again (1937)
- The Document (1939)
- The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939)
- The Birth of Salome (1940)
- Don Pasquale (1940)
- The Man on the Street (1941)
- The Betrothed (1941)
- Rossini (1942)
- Fourth Page (1942)
- Wedding Day (1944)
- The Innkeeper (1944)
References
Bibliography
- Landy, Marcia. The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943. SUNY Press, 2008.