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Enzo Petito

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
20

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 24, 1897 (128 years old)

Place of Birth
Naples, Italy

Enzo Petito

Biography

Enzo Petito (24 July 1897 – 17 July 1967) was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli in the late 1950s and early 1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò.

Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon in Sergio Corbucci's comedy Chi si ferma è perduto in 1963.

Known For

Acting

1996Sacred Silenceas
1966The Good, the Bad and the Uglyas Storekeeper
1966Me, Me, Me... and the Othersas
1965Made in Italyas The Usher (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")
1962Night Train to Milanas Un barbone
1962The Four Monksas Padre guardiano
1962Roaring Yearsas ingegnere del circolo
1962Filumena Marturanoas
1962Christmas at the Cupiello Houseas Pasquale
1961Gold of Romeas Usuraio
1961The Last Judgmentas
1960He Who Hesitates Is Lostas Napoleone, l'usciere
1959The Widoweras Fritzmayer
1959Sogno di una notte di mezza sborniaas Giovanni
1959Il medico dei pazzias
1959Tre calzoni fortunatias
1956We will get married in Caprias commissario
1954Poverty and Nobilityas Don Gioacchino
1953Siamo tutti inquilinias Affittuario di Anna
1933A Coperchia è caduta una stellaas

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