Robert Pizani
Robert Pizani was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films.
In operetta
Pizani's roles in operetta and musical theatre include:- Amants légitimes by Fernand Mallet Théâtre de [l'Étoile (Champs-Élysées)|Théâtre de l'Étoile], as Le Comte de Puyssec
- Monsieur Beaucaire by André Messager Théâtre Marigny, as Nash
- Pouche by Henri Hirschmann Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Alfred
- La Teresina by Oscar Straus Théâtre [des Folies-Wagram], as Prince Borghese
- Tip-Toes by George Gershwin Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Oncle Puff
- Brummell by Reynaldo Hahn Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Beau Brummell
- Les Petites Cardinal by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Le Marquis de Cavalcanti
- Leurs majestés by Hans Lang Théâtre Pigalle, as Ministre Chrystoforidis
Filmography
Pizani's film roles include:- Un gentleman neurasthénique
- La grande amie as L'imitateur de Grock
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- My Aunt from Honfleur Azaïs as Stromboli
- La chauve-souris
- Une nuit au paradis as Alain Harris
- Le petit écart as Pianiste
- Les amours de Pergolèse as Nicolas d'ArcangioliI'll Always Love You as Oscar, il parruchiere
- Je vous aimerai toujours as OscarThe Heir of the Bal Tabarin as Le danseur
- Le supplice de Tantale
- Miss Helyett as Bacarel
- Une fois dans la vie as Gallivert
- The Midnight Prince as Le comte Maritza
- L'auberge du Petit-Dragon as Le cabot
- Les hommes de la côte The Imaginary Invalid as Thomas Diafoirus
- Le billet de mille as Un professeur qui joue aux coursesHis Excellency Antonin as Le Baron
- Coup de vent
- Rigolboche as Lecor, le croupier
- Les petites alliées as Lohéac
- L'homme du jour as Le poète efféminé
- La loupiote as Maxime
- La pocharde as Moëb
- La reine des resquilleuses
- L'amour veille as Carteret
- The Pearls of the Crown as Talleyrand
- Hercule as Le premier frère Riquel
- Café de Paris as L'auteur dramatique
- Alerte en Méditerranée as Le médecin du port
- Entrée des artistes as Jérome
- Monsieur Coccinelle as Illusio
- ' as Richard Wagner / Jacques Offenbach / Olivier Métra
- Blood Red Rose
- La boutique aux illusions as Le spectateur
- Entente cordiale as Paul Cambon
- La belle revanche as Casimir Bouchot
- Jeunes filles en détresse as Monsieur Tarrand
- Paradis perdu as Le couturier Bernard Lesage
- Le président Haudecoeur as L'abbé MargotFacing Destiny as Le couturier
- Béatrice devant le désir as Alfred
- Les Petites du quai aux fleurs as Un médecin
- Coup de tête as Le maître d'hôtel
- Box of Dreams as Oncle André
- Quartier chinois as Le chef de la police
- Le Silence est d'or as M. Duperrier
- L'éventail as Le consul Alvaro GomezMandrin as Voltaire
- Une grande fille toute simple as EtienneThe Tragic Dolmen as Châtelard
- The Cupboard Was Bare as Le médecinThe Woman I Murdered as Arthur de Selve
- Drame au Vel'd'Hiv' as Stern
- Rome Express as CornagliaPrelude to Glory as Floriot
- Tête blonde as MartinThe Prettiest Sin in the World as Clément LebretonA Girl on the Road as Michel de RomeuilThe Nude Dancer as Grégor
- J'y suis... j'y reste as Le Cardinal de Tramone
- Les révoltés de Lomanach as Philippe
- Deadlier Than the Male as Le PrésidentFernandel the Dressmaker as Le Baron
- It Happened in Aden as Hubert Robert
- Les carottes sont cuites Paris, Palace Hotel as Georges - le maître d'hôtel du palace
- Honoré de Marseille as Baccala
- Le grand bluff Folies-Bergère as ClairvalSénéchal the Magnificent as Le prince Alexandre
- La Parisienne as Ambassador Mouchkine
- Premier mai as Saint-Bertin
- La Violetera as Maestro
- Boulevard as Paulo
- Le Capitaine Fracasse as Blazius
- ''Le petit garçon de l'ascenseur''