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Antonio Acqua

Born November 5, 1893 in Rome, ItalyDied October 18, 196631 films

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

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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)

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8½ posterFirst watch8½19638.1as A Man in a Car (uncredited)Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Divorce Italian Style poster7.9Divorce Italian Style1961The White Sheik poster7.2The White Sheik1952The Traffic Policeman poster7.3The Traffic Policeman1960War and Peace poster6.6War and Peace1956Boccaccio '70 poster6.9Boccaccio '701962The Railroad Man poster7.8The Railroad Man1956March on Rome poster7.5March on Rome1962The Facts of Murder poster7.2The Facts of Murder1959

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 1966An Angel for SatanSergente, the Guardian
  2. 1966Crazy World... Crazy People!colonnello
  3. 1964Hercules Against the Sons of the SunMaytha's Priest
  4. 1964The ManiacsLiterary Critic #1 (segment "la parolaccia") (uncredited)
  5. 1963Gli onorevolisegretario di Santamura (uncredited)
  6. 19638½A Man in a Car (uncredited)
  7. 1963The Shortest DayAiutante di campo (uncredited)
  8. 1962March on RomeDirettore del carcere
  9. 1962Lo smemorato di CollegnoPresidente del Tribunale
  10. 1962Redhead
  11. 1962Boccaccio '70Commendatore La Pappa (segment "Le tentazioni ...") (uncredited)
  12. 1962The Temptation of Dr. AntonioCommendatore La Pappa (uncredited)
  13. 1961Divorce Italian StylePriest
  14. 1960The Traffic PolicemanThe Ragioniere with a New Car
  15. 1960Madri pericolose
  16. 1959The Facts of MurderGenerale Pomilia
  17. 1959The MagistrateThe Mortgage Valuer
  18. 1958The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
  19. 1958He Thief, She ThiefAvvocato (uncredited)
  20. 1958Love and Chatter
  21. 1956The Railroad ManIl commissario
  22. 1956Time of Vacation
  23. 1956War and PeaceFrench Officer (uncredited)
  24. 1955Girls of TodayL'antiquario
  25. 1954The Art of Getting AlongIng. Casamottola
  26. 1954In amore si pecca in due
  27. 1953At the Edge of the CitySignore (uncredited)
  28. 1953The Lady Without CameliasMovie Theatre Owner
  29. 1952Times Gone By
  30. 1952The White SheikPolice Commissioner (uncredited)
  31. 1942Don Cesare of BazanCapitano Ribera