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Arnoldo Foà
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Arnoldo Foà in the 1950s
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Arnoldo Eugenio Foà
24 January 1916 Ferrara, Italy
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| Died | 11 January 2014 (aged 97) Rome, Italy
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| Occupation | Actor, director, voice actor, singer, writer |
| Years active | 1935–2014 |
Arnoldo Foà (born January 24, 1916 – died January 11, 2014) was a talented Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer, and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films during his long career, which lasted from 1938 to 2014.
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Arnoldo Foà's Life Story
Arnoldo Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy. When he was young, his family moved to Florence, where he finished high school. He then studied acting at the Rasi school.
At age 20, he decided to move to Rome. There, he joined the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, which is a famous film school. He had originally started studying economics but chose to follow his passion for acting instead.
Arnoldo Foà passed away on January 11, 2014, in Rome. He was almost 98 years old.
Arnoldo Foà's Theatre Career
Arnoldo Foà had a very long and successful career in theatre. He was not only an actor but also a director. He performed in many plays throughout his life, starting in the 1930s and continuing for decades.
He worked with many famous directors and actors. He performed in plays by well-known writers like William Shakespeare, Luigi Pirandello, and Carlo Goldoni. He also directed many plays himself, showing his skill behind the scenes.
Some of the plays he acted in or directed include:
- La serenata al vento (1935)
- La dodicesima notte by William Shakespeare (1938)
- I Masnadieri by Friedrich Schiller (1941)
- La brava gente by Irwin Shaw (1945)
- Parenti Terribili by Jean Cocteau (1945)
- Enrico IV by Luigi Pirandello (1946)
- Giulio Cesare by William Shakespeare (1949)
- I Persiani by Eschilo (1950)
- Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (1950)
- Antigone by Sophocles (1950)
- Giulietta e Romeo by William Shakespeare (1951)
- Giulio Cesare by William Shakespeare (1953)
- Ma non è una cosa seria by Luigi Pirandello (1957)
- Due in altalena (1960), which he also directed
- Rashomon (1961), which he also directed
- Il testimone (1966), which he also wrote and directed
- Diana e la Tuda by Luigi Pirandello (1971), which he also directed
- Miles Gloriosus by Plautus (1973), which he also adapted and directed
- L’ispettore generale by Nikolai Gogol (1989)
- La Pace by Aristofanes (1992), which he also adapted and directed
- Novecento by Alessandro Baricco (2003–2004)
His work in theatre was a huge part of his artistic life.
Selected Films of Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà appeared in many films. Here are some of them:
- Un giorno nella vita (1946)
- The Testimony (1946)
- L'eroe della strada (1948)
- Il Brigante Musolino (1950)
- The Merry Widower (1950)
- Toto the Sheik (1950)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
- Beauties on Bicycles (1951)
- Lorenzaccio (1951)
- Red Love (1952)
- Ivan, Son of the White Devil (1953)
- Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
- Cardinal Lambertini (1954)
- Toto and Carolina (1955)
- Supreme Confession (1956)
- The Courier of Moncenisio (1956)
- The Silent Enemy (1958)
- The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1958, TV series)
- The Angel Wore Red (1960)
- Barabbas (1961) - playing Joseph of Arimathea
- Damon and Pythias (1962)
- War Gods of Babylon (1962)
- The Trial (1962)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- Cause of Divorce (1972)
- Il domestico (1974)
- The Devil Is a Woman (1974)
- Cento giorni a Palermo (1984)
- All the ... Men (1999)
- Gente di Roma (2003)
- The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)
- Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? (2003)
- Up (2009) - he was the Italian voice for Charles F. Muntz
See also
In Spanish: Arnoldo Foà para niños
