Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio Caprioli

Biography: Vittorio Caprioli (15 August 1921 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian film actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990, mostly in French productions. He was born and died in Naples, Italy. Caprioli was born in Naples. Having graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in Rome, he made his stage debut in 1942 in the Carli-Racca company. From 1945, he began his collaboration with the Italian public broadcaster, RAI, often together with Luciano Salce, creating magazine and variety programs. Arriving in 1948 at the Piccolo theatre in Milan, where under the direction of Giorgio Strehler he took part in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. At the beginning of 1950, he was cast alongside Alberto Bonucci and Gianni Cajafa for the Neapolitan Carosello musical theatrical work, directed by Ettore Giannini. A versatile interpreter, in 1950 he founded, with Bonucci and Franca Valeri the Teatro dei Gobbi, which proposed a subtly satirical type of show. In 1960, he married Valeri with whom he presented plays. They divorced in 1974. He appeared in cinema as a character actor and made his directorial debut in 1961 with Lions In the Sun, which was later selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. He followed this with Paris, My Love and then a segment of I cuori infranti which was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The Splendors and Miseries of Madame Royale in 1970 was generally considered to be his best film. He continued to appear on stage in between his films and was occasionally tempted by television, where he began his career in 1959, but he never really loved the small screen ("I suffer more than anything because of the absence of the public, which I consider an integral and irreplaceable part of the show in which I participate"). In the Sixties he acted in Village Wooing, directed by Antonello Falqui, and in 1972 he let himself be tempted by a television variety show, which he wrote and interpreted, Una Serata con Vittorio Caprioli. In his last years he returned to theater interpreting, among others, Don Marzio in Carlo Goldoni's Bottega del caffè, The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon paired with Mario Carotenuto, and Capocomico in Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. During the rehearsals of a interpretation of Napoli Milionaria, he died suddenly at the age of 68, in a room of one of the famous hotels on the promenade of Naples, struck down by a heart attack. Source: Article "Vittorio Caprioli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 15, 1921

Deathday: October 02, 1989

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Known For

Times Gone By
Times Gone By

1952-09-28

Anyone Can Play
Anyone Can Play

1967-09-21

Zazie dans le Métro
Zazie dans le Métro

1960-10-28

Catherine & Co.
Catherine & Co.

1975-10-29

Tout Va Bien
Tout Va Bien

1972-04-28

Blackmail Chase
Blackmail Chase

1976-04-02

Il borghese gentiluomo
Il borghese gentiluomo

1959-01-16

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

1981-10-01

You're on Your Own
You're on Your Own

1959-09-04

His Days Are Numbered
His Days Are Numbered

1962-04-05

Petomaniac
Petomaniac

1983-10-28

Adieu Philippine
Adieu Philippine

1962-09-25

The Anatomy of Love
The Anatomy of Love

1954-03-16

Totó in color
Totó in color

1952-04-08

Rulers of the City
Rulers of the City

1976-12-03

The Sensual Man
The Sensual Man

1973-10-24

The Law
The Law

1959-01-25

The Magnificent One
The Magnificent One

1973-11-23

Cinderella '80
Cinderella '80

1984-02-16

Hypochondriac
Hypochondriac

1979-12-20

The Story of Romance and Knife
The Story of Romance and Knife

1971-09-18

When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong
When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong

1971-09-28

Stuff for the Rich
Stuff for the Rich

1987-11-13

Utopia
Utopia

1951-10-17

Good night… lawyer!
Good night… lawyer!

1955-03-16

A Leap in the Dark
A Leap in the Dark

1980-02-14

I picari
I picari

1987-12-18

I'm Losing My Temper
I'm Losing My Temper

1974-10-09

The School Teacher
The School Teacher

1975-07-11

Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds

1978-03-17

Roma bene
Roma bene

1971-10-08

Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale

1970-01-09

Eager to Live
Eager to Live

1953-04-24

Adultery Italian Style
Adultery Italian Style

1966-03-25

L'ultima scena
L'ultima scena

1988-11-22

Dark Illness
Dark Illness

1990-02-22

Violence and Love
Violence and Love

1965-08-26

Di mamma non ce n'è una sola
Di mamma non ce n'è una sola

1974-04-04

Messalina, Messalina!
Messalina, Messalina!

1977-08-11

Più bello di così si muore
Più bello di così si muore

1982-03-18

Death on the Run
Death on the Run

1967-10-09

Leoni al sole
Leoni al sole

1961-12-22

How I Learned to Love Women
How I Learned to Love Women

1966-10-02

Neapolitan Carousel
Neapolitan Carousel

1954-10-14

Ischia operazione amore
Ischia operazione amore

1966-03-10

The Automobile
The Automobile

1971-10-10

Soldier's Girl
Soldier's Girl

1967-04-13

Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing

1964-12-31

Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do?
Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do?

1972-04-28

Hector the Mighty
Hector the Mighty

1972-01-06

A Maiden for the Prince
A Maiden for the Prince

1965-10-26

Innocence and Desire
Innocence and Desire

1974-03-21

White Voices
White Voices

1964-08-12

Paris, My Love
Paris, My Love

1962-12-05

The Governess
The Governess

1974-02-01

Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare

1968-02-08

The Groper
The Groper

1976-09-29

Cafè Express
Cafè Express

1980-02-16

Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor
Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor

1972-11-21

The Landlords
The Landlords

1976-08-07

Uno scandalo perbene
Uno scandalo perbene

1984-10-19

Variety Lights
Variety Lights

1950-12-06

Kidnap Syndicate
Kidnap Syndicate

1975-08-27

Latin Male Wanted
Latin Male Wanted

1977-02-28

The Messiah
The Messiah

1975-10-24

Love & Passion
Love & Passion

1987-02-25

To Be Twenty
To Be Twenty

1978-07-14

Giovannona Long-Thigh
Giovannona Long-Thigh

1973-04-12

When Women Were Called Virgins
When Women Were Called Virgins

1972-08-23

Paris Is Always Paris
Paris Is Always Paris

1951-11-15

Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell
Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell

1970-09-03

Taste of Life
Taste of Life

1988-12-22

La Presidentessa
La Presidentessa

1977-11-17

Assicurasi vergine
Assicurasi vergine

1967-04-03

The Rip-Off
The Rip-Off

1977-05-19

La colonna infame
La colonna infame

1973-04-19

A porte chiuse
A porte chiuse

1961-03-22

Erotomania
Erotomania

1974-10-30

The Libertine
The Libertine

1968-12-23

Società a responsabilità molto limitata
Società a responsabilità molto limitata

1973-10-10

Umbrella Coup
Umbrella Coup

1980-10-08

Recourse in Grace
Recourse in Grace

1960-05-19

Before It's Too Early
Before It's Too Early

1981-09-25

Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Me, Me, Me... and the Others

1966-02-16

L'ammazzatina
L'ammazzatina

1975-02-28

On the Day of the Lord
On the Day of the Lord

1970-03-18

The Barons
The Barons

1975-12-11

Easy Love
Easy Love

1964-10-03

Shoot First, Die Later
Shoot First, Die Later

1974-07-12

The Wing or the Thigh?
The Wing or the Thigh?

1976-10-27

General Della Rovere
General Della Rovere

1959-10-07

Trastevere
Trastevere

1971-11-13

It Happened in the Park
It Happened in the Park

1953-12-18

The Maniacs
The Maniacs

1964-03-28

The Boss
The Boss

1973-02-01

Io e lui
Io e lui

1973-09-19

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963-02-14

A Full Day's Work
A Full Day's Work

1973-03-08

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017-09-01