Cesare Gravina
Cesare Gravina was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films from 1911 to 1929.
Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, he worked with performers such as Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point, he left music to become a character actor, not explaining his reasons for the career change with anyone. As the owner of many theaters in South America, Gravina became financially secure to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
Gravina starred as the philosopher and travelling theatre manager Urso, in Paul Leni's The Man Who Laughs.