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Umberto Sacripante

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Umberto Sacripante
Sacripante in Ettore Fieramosca (1938)
Born2 October 1904 (1904-10-02)
Rome, Italy
Died14 January 1975 (1975-01-15) (aged 70)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Umberto Sacripante (2 October 1904 – 14 January 1975) was an Italian film and stage actor.

Life and career

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Born Umberto Sacripanti in Rome, Sacripante debuted on stage in 1921, and in 1926 he became first actor in the theatrical company Teatro degli Indipendenti directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia.[1] He made his film debut in 1930, and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors of his time.[1] Thanks to his good knowledge of German language, he was also often cast in German and Austrian productions.[1] He also worked as general organizer for the production company Cines, and also was secretary of the National Syndicate of Film Actors.[1]

Personal life

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Sacripante was married to Assunta Lelli. Their sons Luciano and Mauro both worked in the cinema industry, respectively as film director and executive producer.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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