Paolo Stoppa


Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor.

Biography

Paolo Stoppa was born in Rome into a family of a ministerial official, Luigi Stoppa, and Adriana De Antonis. He began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. From 1938 to 1940, he worked at the Teatro Eliseo, playing characters from the classical and modern repertoire.
Stoppa's most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptations of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He gave to the theater a personal touch with his energetic play.
He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaptation of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Augusto De Angelis.
As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983, with roles in popular classics such as Miracle in Milan, Rocco and His Brothers, Garibaldi, The Leopard, The Libertine, and All My Friends Part 2. He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West and a cameo in Becket.
Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni.
Stoppa was initiated into the Scottish Rite Freemasonry.
Stoppa died of leukemia on 1 May 1988. His funeral chamber was set up in the foyer of the Teatro Eliseo, and the funeral ceremony was held at Sant'Ignazio.

Filmography

L'Armata Azzurra Quella vecchia canaglia – GiacomoAurora sul mare Il serpente a sonagli – Andry – L'aiutante dell'ispettoreThe Joker King – FiluccioL'aria del continente The Anonymous Roylott Marcella The Lady in White – Il direttore dell'hotel a CerviniaThe Dream of Butterfly L'amore si fa così – Zaccaria PoussierFrenzy – BobbyUnjustified Absence – Eugenio SinibaldiL'aria del continente An Adventure of Salvator Rosa – Il secondo contadinoUn mare di guai – TeodoroWealth Without a Future – Buby D'AlfiaLe sorprese del vagone letto – Il marchese GinoTwo on a Vacation – Alvaro Monteiro, il capo reparto della ditta Do-re-miLove Trap – Il finto poliziottoLove Me, Alfredo! – CecèLa canzone rubata – Alfredo, il maggiordomoUna famiglia impossibile Eternal Melodies – Haibl, clarinettistaIl sogno di tutti – Il signore genoveseOrizzonte dipinto – LighettiGiuliano de' Medici – VolpinoThe Happy Ghost – GigettoThe Iron Crown – TrifilliDivieto di sosta Princess Cinderella – Il signor Bonaventura The Last Dance – FelixSe non son matti non li vogliamo – Il conte Giuseppe BardonazziThe Brambilla Family Go on Holiday – GastoneNon mi sposo più Se io fossi onesto – Il conte Paolo VareghiThe Queen of Navarre – Il corriere BabiecaA che servono questi quattrini? – MarchitielloLa signorina – L' amate di FaniGioco pericoloso – GiovanniThe Taming of the Shrew – RighettoDon Giovanni – SganarelloRossini – Andrea Tòttola, il librettistaDon Cesare di Bazan – SanchoNon ti pago! – L'avvocato Lorenzo Strumillo' – Bellavan d'OrmeaSeven Years of Happiness – Il bandito balbuzienteTorrents of Spring – Il dottore BerniHappy Days – BernardoMusic on the Run – Fogliatti, il produttoreIl nostro prossimo – Il campanaroIncontri di notte – FrancescoGente dell'aria – Il tenente Guido LandiIl treno crociato – Il ferito con i cani Sant'Elena, piccola isola – Il medico curante di NapoleoneGrattacieli – Frank MillstoneQuattro ragazze sognano – Al Strong, il gangsterI nostri sogni – OresteGli assi della risata – Cirillo Mele The Last Wagon Apparition – AlbertoTi conosco, mascherina! – LuigiGrazia Il fiore sotto gli occhi – Arrigo SantucciFinalmente sì – RossiQuartetto pazzo – Filippo OsmanWhat a Distinguished Family – JamesA Yank in Rome – Sor AugustoI Met You in Naples Canto, ma sottovoce... – ArturoIl marito povero – ArturoBlack Eagle – Un banditoBiraghin – Osvaldo Lanza di RobbioFarewell, My Beautiful Naples – RuoccoThe Opium Den – amico di Za-la-MortIl principe ribelle The Knights of the Black Masks – Un nobile balbuzienteChe tempi! – Alessandro RaffoFabiola – Proconsul Manlius ValerianMaracatumba... ma non è una rumba – Miguel Martinez, l'impresarioI peggiori anni della nostra vita – Ninetto TRaballaSon of d'Artagnan – PaoloBeauty and the Devil – OfficialRing Around the Clock – RocchettiWomen and Brigands – Peppino LucianiThe Thief of Venice – MarcoSambo – Manuel LubrenoAbbiamo vinto! – Augusto FabrianoMiracle in Milan – RappiWithout a Flag – Poggi – Il professoreThe Cape of Hope – Simon LiakimRoma ore 11 – ImpiegatoThe Seven Deadly Sins – M. Alvaro Wife For a Night – AgustoThe City Stands Trial – Delegato di Polizia PerroneLittle World of Don Camillo The Shameless Sex – MarcoBeauties of the Night – Le directeur de l'OpéraPapà diventa mamma In Olden Days – Guido's father Article 519, Penal Code – Avv. SardiSunday Heroes – Piero – aunt Carolina's nephewIl tallone d'Achille – Lo Strozzino SerafinoCats and Dogs – Don CosimoStorms – Amedeo CiniGioventù alla sbarra – Il giudice BenniTerminal Station – Annoying man with oranges Puccini – GiocondoVoice of Silence It's Never Too Late – Antonio TrabbiThe Return of Don Camillo – MarchettiBuon viaggio pover'uomo Empty Eyes – Egisto PalmucciCi troviamo in galleria – Voce Nemico pubblico n. 1 – Tony FalloneThe Love of a Woman – Le curéThe Walk – Il rettoreScampolo 53 The Count of Monte Cristo – Bertuccio Daughters of Destiny – Nicephore Mizar – Console italianoNeapolitan Carousel – Salvatore EspositoThe Cheerful Squadron – Il maresciallo FlickPrima di sera – Paolo BancaniThe Beautiful Otero – FrédéricUomini ombra – Antiquario BertrandHouse of Ricordi – Giovanni RicordiThe Gold of Naples – Don Peppino – il vedovo The Shadow – MicheleMy Seven Little Sins – AntonioLa corrida dei mariti – Siamo uomini o caporali? – Capt. BlackIl padrone sono me – MingònThe Belle of Rome – OresteThe Miller's Beautiful Wife – GarduniaDestination Piovarolo – GoriniIl conte Aquila – Principe di MetternichGirls of Today – Peppino BardellottiA Woman Alone Symphony of Love – CalafattiPepote – RestauradorArrivederci Dimas – Don SalvadorUna pelliccia di visone – RussoVacanze a Ischia – Advocate AppicciatoOh! Sabella – Avvocato Emilio MancusoAvventura a Capri È arrivata la parigina The Law – TonioCarthage in Flames – AstaritoEscape by Night – Prince Alessandro AntonianiLe tre eccetera del colonnello – Le marquisRocco and His Brothers – CerriLa contessa azzurra – Don Peppino RazziFrom a Roman Balcony – MoglieGastone – AchilleGaribaldi – Nino Bixio