Lamberto Picasso
Lamberto Picasso was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953.
Life and career
Born in La Spezia, Picasso studied at the Istituto Tecnico in Genoa, and made his acting debut on stage alongside Ermete Novelli. After working among others with the companies led by Teresa Franchini, Irma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, he served in the World War I as a lieutenant. After the war, he started also working as a stage director, getting a personal success in 1930 with his rendition of R. C. Sherriff's Journey's End. In 1933, after working with Tatyana Pavlova he stepped away from the theater, resuming an intense stage activity in 1939 before his final retirement from acting in 1957; his last work was a successful rendition of Sophocles’Oedipus Rex directed by Vittorio Gassman. He was also active in films, being mainly cast in supporting roles, with a career which spanned from silent cinema until early 1950s. He was married to actress Ginevra Cavaciocchi.
Selected filmography
The [Naked Truth (1914 film)|The Naked Truth] The Doctor's Secret Paradise Your Money or [Your Life (1932 film)|Your Money or Your Life] Fanny Together in the Dark The Missing Treaty Everybody's Woman The Wedding March Those Two The Two Sergeants Scipio Africanus: [The Defeat of Hannibal] Doctor Antonio Giuseppe Verdi The [Cuckoo Clock (film)|The Cuckoo Clock] Ettore Fieramosca Wealth Without a Future Diamonds No Man's Land Beyond Love Caravaggio A Garibaldian in the Convent The Countess of Castiglione Rita of Cascia Calafuria Measure for Measure I'll Sing No More No [Turning Back (film)|No Turning Back] The Lovers Mad About Opera Heart The Monastery of Santa Chiara Pact with the Devil The Young Caruso Messalina