Armando Brancia

Armando Brancia
Armando Brancia in Ante Up (1974)
Born	(1917-09-09)9 September 1917 Naples, Italy
Died	20 June 1997(1997-06-20) (aged 79) Lido di Lavinio, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Armando Brancia (9 September 1917 – 20 June 1997) was an Italian film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Brancia started his acting career at a mature age playing some minor roles in several RAI TV-series. His breakout came in 1973, with the role of Aurelio Biondi in Federico Fellini's Amarcord.[1][2] Following the critical and commercial success of the film, he started an intense career as a character actor working for notable directors including Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Franco Brusati.[1] He retired in the second half of the 1980s.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Teresa the Thief
1973	Amarcord	Aurelio
1974	Sistemo l'America e torno	Commendatore
1974	Kidnap	Lawyer
1974	Policewoman	Senatore Giuseppe Brembani
1974	Ante Up	Mazzaturconi
1975	Wanted: Babysitter	Inspector Carrara
1975	Lips of Lurid Blue	Lupis, the voyeur
1976	A Common Sense of Modesty
1976	Colt 38 Special Squad	Questore
1976	La linea del fiume	Giancarlo Rossetti
1976	Vinella e Don Pezzotta	Don Pezzotta
1976	Sex with a Smile II	Bernasconi, President	(Segment "La Squadra Di Calcio")
1977	The Conquest of the Citadel	Rodolfo Battipana
1977	Wifemistress	Head Doctor
1977	The Cat	Police Chief
1978	Voglia di donna	Il prete
1979	To Forget Venice	Owner of restaurant
1980	Cocktail Molotov	Frederic's father
1981	Cornetti alla crema	Cardinal Libotte
1982	Grand Hotel Excelsior	Bertolazzi
1984	Jocks	Cav. Remondini
1987	Ternosecco	Capece	(final film role)

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 93–94. ISBN 8884402131.
2. Tullio Kezich (2007). Federico Fellini: His Life and Work. I.B.Tauris, 2007. pp. 311–312. ISBN 978-1845114251.

External links

• Armando Brancia at IMDb