Cesare Gelli
{{Short description|Italian actor and voice actor (1932–2016)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|11|28}}
| birth_place =Rome, Italy
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|08|27|1932|11|28|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = Actor
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Cesare Gelli (28 November 1932 – 27 August 2016) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Gelli started his career as part of several theatrical companies, and later acting in some RAI radio and television dramas. He made his film debut in 1962, with a minor role in Luciano Salce's A Girl... and a Million.{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli Attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131|pages=267–8|chapter=Gelli, Cesare|date=2003 }}{{cite news|last1=Mauro Guidi|title=E' morto l'attore/doppiatore Cesare Gelli|url=http://www.lettera43.it/blog/all-review/cinema-teatro-film-vedere-rivedere-amare/e--morto-l-attoredoppiatore-cesare-gelli_43675258286.htm|accessdate=1 September 2016|work=Lettera 43|date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913123445/http://www.lettera43.it/blog/all-review/cinema-teatro-film-vedere-rivedere-amare/e--morto-l-attoredoppiatore-cesare-gelli_43675258286.htm|archive-date=13 September 2016|url-status=dead}}
Mainly cast in supporting roles, Gelli was specialised in roles of high-rank politicians and professionals. He played Cimosco in several theatrical editions of Orlando Furioso directed by Luca Ronconi, and Don Nicolò Paritelli in three editions of Rugantino.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | A Girl... and a Million | The Bespectacled Advertising Man | |
| 1965 | Thrilling | Cesarino | (segment "Il vittimista") |
| 1966 | Madamigella di Maupin | Second Maestro | |
| 1966 | The Hawks and the Sparrows | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore | ||
| 1966 | È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere | Ernesto | |
| 1966 | Perdono | Galimberti | |
| 1967 | The Seventh Floor | Dr. Paul Denning | |
| 1967 | Riderà! (Cuore matto) | Barluzzi | |
| 1968 | La notte è fatta per... rubare | John | |
| 1968 | Donne... botte e bersaglieri | Ambrogio | |
| 1968 | Be Sick... It's Free | Doctor-Colleague in hospital | |
| 1968 | The Black Sheep | Television commentator | |
| 1970 | Let's Have a Riot | ||
| 1972 | La calandria | Ferruccio Consagra | |
| 1974 | All Screwed Up | Cook | |
| 1976 | Todo modo | Arras | |
| 1979 | Lobster for Breakfast | Invitato Franzi | |
| 1979 | Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio | ||
| 1980 | La ragazza del vagone letto | ||
| 1980 | Arrivano i gatti | Il regista | |
| 1993 | The Bilingual Lover | Sr. Valentí | |
| 1993 | Mille bolle blu | Decio Rossi | |
| 1994 | S.P.Q.R. 2000 e 1/2 anni fa | Procuratore capo | |
| 2002 | Febbre da cavallo - La mandrakata | (final film role) |
References
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Category:Male actors from Rome
Category:Italian male stage actors
Category:Italian male film actors
Category:Italian male television actors
Category:Italian male voice actors
Category:20th-century Italian male actors
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