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Giuseppe Porelli

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Giuseppe Porelli
Porelli in Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
Born(1897-11-24)24 November 1897
Naples
Died5 March 1982(1982-03-05) (aged 84)
Rome

Giuseppe Porelli (24 November 1897 – 5 March 1982) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

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Born Giuseppe Porcelli in Naples, he graduated from the Istituto Tecnico and became an employee of Ferrovie dello Stato. While there, he spent his free time involved in amateur dramatics.[1] In 1918 he left his job to accept employment as a professional actor in the company of Irma Gramatica.[1] Porelli later entered some of the most important stage companies of the time, specializing as a sidekick in revue shows.[1] Active on films since 1926, he had an intense career as a character actor, mostly cast in roles of elegant and fashionable gentlemen in comedy films.[1] He was married to the actress Rinalda Marchetti.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 129–130. ISBN 8884402697.
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