Antonio Centa
{{Short description|Italian actor (1907–1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Antonio Centa
| image = Antonio Centa.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1907|08|10}}
| birth_place = Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1979|04|19|1907|08|10}}
| death_place = Rovigo, Italy
| occupation = Actor
}}Antonio Centa (10 August 1907 – 19 April 1979) was an Italian film actor.
Career
Born in Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Centa was among the most active and popular actors between the mid-1930s and 1943 (when the Italian film industry almost halted because of the war).{{cite book|last1=Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2003 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}} He was especially popular with the female audience, and had critically acclaimed performances, notably in Renato Castellani's films A Pistol Shot and Zazà.{{cite book|last1=Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2003 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}} After the war his success declined, and he gradually started to be cast in supporting roles.{{cite book|last1=Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2003 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | But It's Nothing Serious | Grizzoffi | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Bayonet | Mario Verandi | |
| 1936 | The Countess of Parma | Il tenente Mario Ludovici | |
| 1936 | The Two Sergeants | Il luogotenente Carlo Duva / lIl colonnello Georges Masson | |
| 1937 | The Countess of Parma | Gino Vanni | |
| 1937 | Marcella | Oliviero | |
| 1937 | The Three Wishes | Renato Nardi | |
| 1938 | Princess Tarakanova | Il capitano Sleptozow | |
| 1938 | Arma bianca | ||
| 1938 | Under the Southern Cross | Paolo | |
| 1938 | Battles in the Shadow | Mario | |
| 1939 | Who Are You? | Maurizio / l'attore Man Rowel | |
| 1939 | A Wife in Danger | Giorgio De Martius | |
| 1939 | The Castle Ball | Tenente Paolo Karinsky | |
| 1940 | Validità giorni dieci | Paolo Rubini | |
| 1940 | Tutto per la donna | Gianni | |
| 1940 | The Cavalier from Kruja | Stafano Andriani | |
| 1940 | Manovre d'amore | Il sottotenente Zilihay | |
| 1941 | Il pozzo dei miracoli | Stefano Klapka | |
| 1941 | Solitudine | Giovanni Fabiani | |
| 1942 | Headlights in the Fog | Carlo detto "Brillantina" | |
| 1942 | The Princess of Dreams | Il principe Goffredo Ardesiani | |
| 1942 | Cercasi bionda bella presenza | Giorgio | |
| 1942 | A Pistol Shot | Sergio Drutzky | |
| 1942 | Il ponte sull'infinito | Renato Forester | |
| 1943 | Gente dell'aria | Raimondo Sandri | |
| 1943 | I'll Always Love You | Diego | |
| 1944 | Zazà | Dufresne | |
| 1946 | Pian delle stelle | ||
| 1948 | Assunta Spina | Federico Funelli | |
| 1948 | The Mysterious Rider | Antonio, fratello di Casanova | |
| 1948 | The Man with the Grey Glove | Max | |
| 1949 | The Glass Mountain | Gino | |
| 1950 | Fugitive Lady | Jack De Marco | |
| 1951 | The Rival of the Empress | Principe Rasiwill | |
| 1951 | Shadows on the Grand Canal | Stefano | |
| 1952 | Gli uomini non guardano il cielo | Segretario del papa | |
| 1953 | The Wages of Fear | Camp Chief | |
| 1954 | Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare) | Dottor Vargas | |
| 1961 | Laura nuda | Sandro - il padre di Laura | |
| 1961 | A Difficult Life | Carlo - Elena's Friend | |
| 1968 | The Black Sheep | Commendator Mannocchi | |
| 1969 | Lo stato d'assedio | Lorenzo's father | |
| 1969 | Giovinezza giovinezza | Cavallari | (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0148294}}
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Category:People from the Province of Pordenone
Category:Male actors from Friuli-Venezia Giulia