Italian actor and film director
Michele Placido (Italian: [miˈkɛːle ˈplaːtʃido] ; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio , winning the Berlinale 's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto . He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò , was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival . Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival . He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara .[1]
Early life Placido was born at Ascoli Satriano , into a poor family from Rionero in Vulture , Basilicata ; he is a descendant of the known brigand Carmine Crocco .[2] Placido had a number of jobs since his youth. For a time, he worked as a police officer in Rome, and was involved in the Battle of Valle Giulia . He studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and with Silvio D'Amico at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica .
Career Placido in 1975's The Divine Nymph Placido made his debut as an actor in the play Midsummer Night's Dream in 1969. Two years later he started film work under directors such as Luigi Comencini , Mario Monicelli , Salvatore Samperi , Damiano Damiani , Pasquale Squitieri , Francesco Rosi , Walerian Borowczyk , Marco Bellocchio , Paolo Cavara and Carlo Lizzani . His first success came with the role of soldier Paolo Passeri in Marcia trionfale (1976, directed by Bellocchio), for which he won a David di Donatello . Two years later he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival for his role of the homosexual worker in ironical melodrama Ernesto (1978, by Samperi).[3]
He appeared in several TV movies in the 1970s, but 1983 marked the beginning of his greatest television popularity when he played the lead as a police inspector investigating the Mafia in Damiano Damiani's TV series La piovra . He went on to play the same part in the subsequent three seasons, until his character's assassination. Afterwards he would appear as a law enforcement official in a number of other films and TV productions dealing with organized crime, including a semi-biographical movie about Giovanni Falcone , where he acted as the titular judge. In 2008, in a reversal of roles, he portrayed longtime Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano in the TV movie L'ultimo padrino . A recognizable role to US audiences is that of an Italian businessman in the 1988 comedy Big Business .
Personal life Placido and his second wife Federica Vincenti, 2008 Until a divorce in 1994, he was married to actress Simonetta Stefanelli . Their daughter Violante Placido is also an actress.
In 2012, he married actress Federica Vincenti (born 1983) after over 10 years of dating. The couple divorced in December 2017.
He supported the candidacy for mayor of Rome of the italian entrepreneur Alfio Marchini in the 2016 Italian local elections . His nephew, Alessandro Onorato, is the Councilor for Major Events, Sport and Tourism for Rome.[4] [5]
Filmography
Actor Il caso Pisciotta (1972, Eriprando Visconti ) .... Amerigo Lo JaconoMia moglie, un corpo per l'amore (1973, Mario Imperoli ) .... Partner di Simona al nightThe Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia) (1973, Antonio Racioppi) .... Antonio TurrisNon ho tempo (1973) .... StudenteIl Picciotto (1973, TV Movie, Alberto Negrin) .... Rosario MandalàTeresa the Thief (1973, Carlo Di Palma ) .... Tonino SantitàTill Marriage Do Us Part (1974, Luigi Comencini ) .... Silvano PennacchiniCome Home and Meet My Wife (1974, Mario Monicelli ) .... Giovanni PizzulloOrlando Furioso (1974, TV Mini-Series, Luca Ronconi ) .... AgramanteProcesso per direttissima (1974, Lucio De Caro) .... Stefano BaldiniMoses the Lawgiver (1974, TV Mini-Series, Gianfranco De Bosio) .... CalebScandal in the Family (1975, Bruno Gaburro) .... MiloThe Divine Nymph (1975, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi ) .... Martino GhiondelliMarcia trionfale (1976, Marco Bellocchio ) .... Paolo PasseriAnd Agnes Chose to Die (1976, Giuliano Montaldo ) .... TomLa Orca (1976, Eriprando Visconti ) .... Michele TurrisiPlot of Fear (1976, Paolo Cavara ) .... Inspector Gaspare LomenzoOedipus Orca (1977, Eriprando Visconti ) .... Michele TurrisiKleinhoff Hotel (1977, Carlo Lizzani ) .... PedroBeach House (1977, Sergio Citti ) .... VincenzinoThe Pyjama Girl Case (1978, Flavio Mogherini ) .... Antonio AttoliniIo sono mia (1978, Sofia Scandurra) .... GiacintoCorleone (1978, Pasquale Squitieri ) .... Michele LabruzzoErnesto (1979, Salvatore Samperi ) .... The ManTigers in Lipstick (1979, Luigi Zampa ) .... Angelo / The PhotographerA Man on His Knees (1979, Damiano Damiani ) .... Antonio PlatamonteThe Meadow (1979, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani ) .... EnzoSaturday, Sunday and Friday (1979, 3 directors) .... Mario Salvetti (segment "Domenica")A Leap in the Dark (1980, Marco Bellocchio ) ... Giovanni SciabolaLulu [fr] (1980, Walerian Borowczyk ) .... SchwarzFontamara (1980, Carlo Lizzani ) .... Berardo ViolaThree Brothers (1981, Francesco Rosi ) .... Nicola GiurannaThe Wings of the Dove (1981, Benoît Jacquot ) .... SandroCargo (1981, Serge Dubor) .... GiovanniSciopèn (1982, Luciano Odorisio ) .... Francesco Maria VitaleArs amandi (1983, Walerian Borowczyk ) .... MacariusLes Amants terribles (1984, Danièle Dubroux and Stavros Kaplanidis) .... SergioLa piovra (1984, TV Mini-Series, Damiano Damiani ) .... Commissario Corrado CattaniLa piovra , season 2 [it] (1985, TV Mini-Series, Florestano Vancini ) .... Commissario Corrado CattaniPizza Connection (1985, Damiano Damiani ) .... Mario AloiaSummer Night (1986, Lina Wertmüller ) .... Beppe CatanìaGrandi magazzini (1986, Castellano & Pipolo ) .... DirectorLa piovra , season 3 [it] (1987, TV TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) .... Commissario Corrado CattaniCome sono buoni i bianchi (1988, Marco Ferreri ) .... MichelePrivate Affairs (1988, Francesco Massaro ) .... Lionello MartiniBig Business (1988, Jim Abrahams ) .... Fabio AlbericiVia Paradiso (1988, Luciano Odorisio ) .... FrancescoLa piovra , season 4 [it] (1989, TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) ... Commissario Corrado CattaniMery per sempre (1989, Marco Risi ) .... Marco TerziAfghan Breakdown (1991, Vladimir Bortko ) .... Major BanduraDrug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992, TV miniseries, Paul Krasny ) .... Col. Roberto ChavezScoop (1992, TV TV Mini-Series, José María Sánchez) .... Marco BonilliClose Friends (1992, Michele Placido) .... father of SimonaUomo di rispetto (1992, TV Movie, Damiano Damiani ) .... NinoQuattro bravi ragazzi (1993, Claudio Camarca) .... MarcioneGiovanni Falcone (1993) .... Giovanni FalconeFather and Son (1994, Pasquale Pozzessere ) .... CorradoLamerica (1994, Gianni Amelio ) .... FiorePolicemen (1994, Giulio Base ) .... Sante CarellaUn eroe borghese (1995, Michele Placido) .... Silvio NovembreLa Lupa (1996, Gabriele Lavia ) .... MalerbaRacket (1997, TV Mini-Series, Luigi Perelli) .... Guido GerosaLa Missione (1998, TV Movie, Maurizio Zaccaro ) .... Padre RamboniLe Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) (1998, Nicolas Boukhrief ) .... CarloOf Lost Love (1998, Michele Placido) .... Don GerardoDirty Linen (1999, Mario Monicelli ) .... Furio CiminThe Nanny (1999, Marco Bellocchio ) .... Belli Estate PatientA Respectable Man (1999, Maurizio Zaccaro ) .... Enzo TortoraTerra bruciata (1999, Fabio Segatori) .... Fra' SalvatoreFree the Fish (2000) .... Michele VerrioPadre Pio - Tra cielo e terra (2000, TV Movie) .... Padre Pio da PietralcinaTra due mondi (2001) .... UzedaIl Sequestro Soffiantini (2002, TV Movie) .... Giuseppe SoffiantiniSearching for Paradise (2002) .... Giorgio MatteiMario Monicelli, l'artigiano di Viareggio (2002) .... HimselfIl posto dell'anima (2003) .... SalvatoreSoraya [it] (2003, TV Movie) .... Enrico MatteiUn papà quasi perfetto (2003, TV Mini-Series) .... Michele SalviLove Returns (2004) .... Dottor BiancoThe Smell of Blood (2004) .... CarloCaterina in the Big City (2003) .... Himself (Special Guest)Il Grande Torino (2005, TV Movie) .... Angelo, 2004Estrenando sueños (2005) .... Padre FreddoLiolà (2005)The Goodbye Kiss (2006) .... AneddaThe Caiman (2006) .... Marco Pulici / Silvio BerlusconiKarol: The Pope, The Man (2006, TV Movie) .... Dr. Renato BuzzonettiThe Unknown Woman (2006) .... MuffaThe Roses of the Desert (2006) .... Frate SimeoneCommediasexi (2006) .... Salvatore LisassiSoloMetro (2007) .... Enrico AlvariPiano, solo (2007) .... Giovanni2061: An Exceptional Year (2007) .... Cardinale Bonifacio ColonnaL'ultimo padrino (2008, TV Movie) .... Bernardo ProvenzanoThe Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008) .... Count SternberkLa luna nel deserto (2008, short) .... Leone (voice)Aldo Moro - Il presidente (2008, TV Movie) .... Aldo MoroBlood of the Losers (2008) .... Commissario Franco DoglianiFocaccia blues (2009) .... ProiezionistaBaarìa (2009) .... CommunistThe Big Dream (2009) .... AndreaOggi sposi (2009) .... Sabino ImpanatoParents and Children: Shake Well Before Using (2010) .... AlbertoManuale d'amore 3 (2011) .... AugustoAmici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio (2011) .... Duccio Villani di MasiTulpa (2012) .... RoccaforteThe Lookout (2012) .... GiovanniViva l'Italia (2012) .... Michele SpagnoloRazza bastarda (2012) .... Avv. SilvestriItaker - Vietato agli italiani (2012) .... Pantano'Living Legends (2014) .... Christiano NegriThe Choice (2015) .... Emilio NicotriIo che amo solo te (2015) .... Domenico Scagliusi aka don MimìUn'avventura romantica (2016) .... Vittorio De Sica7 Minutes (2016) .... Michele Varazzi, il proprietario della fabbricaLa cena di Natale (2016) .... Don MimìLectura Ovidii (2019) .... HimselfI Hate Summer (2020) .... Marshal of CarabinieriCaravaggio's Shadow (2022) .... Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte
Director
References ^ Carlino, il Resto del (3 February 2021). "Michele Placido presidente del Teatro Comunale di Ferrara". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2022 . ^ "Michele Placido interview". Retrieved 3 November 2008 . ^ "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de . Retrieved 14 August 2010 . ^ "Roma Capitale | Sito Istituzionale | Alessandro Onorato". www.comune.roma.it . Retrieved 2 March 2022 . ^ "Comunali, Placido nella squadra di Marchini: «Lavorerei gratis»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022 .
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