Michele Malaspina

Michele Malaspina
Michele Malaspina as commendator Cantelli in A Dog's Life (1950)
Born	(1908-08-16)16 August 1908 Genoa, Italy
Died	13 January 1979(1979-01-13) (aged 70) Rome, Italy

Michele Malaspina (16 August 1908 – 13 January 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career[]

Born in Bolzaneto, Genoa, the son of two shopkeepers, since childhood Malaspina has a passion for theater and was an actor in a company of amateur actors.^[1] At 18 years old, he entered the stage company of , and from then he was part of the major stage companies of the time, notably the ones held by Emma Gramatica, Ermete Zacconi, Dina Galli, Ruggero Ruggeri and Camillo Pilotto.^[1] He made his film debut in the early 1930s, and during his long career he was mainly cast in supporting roles, being often used for playing high society characters.^[1] He worked for a long time at EIAR as an actor of radio-plays, and was also active as a dubber.^[1]

Selected filmography[]

• The Knight of San Marco (1939)
• Lucky Night (1941)
• His Young Wife (1945)
• Immigrants (1948)
• Heaven over the Marshes (1949)
• A Dog's Life (1950)
• Last Meeting (1951)
• Destiny (1951)
• The Shameless Sex (1952)
• Who is Without Sin (1952)
• Beauties in Capri (1952)
• The Dream of Zorro (1952)
• The Adventures of Mandrin (1952)
• Il Tenente Giorgio (1952)
• Past Lovers (1953)
• I cinque dell'Adamello (1954)
• Tragic Ballad (1954)
• The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959)
• Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965)
• Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)
• The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)

References[]

External links[]

• Michele Malaspina at IMDb