Personal Info
Birth date
1891-01-21 (134 Years)
Day of death
1964-11-12
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Turin, Italy
Also known as
Альдо Сильвани
Aldo Silvani
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aldo Silvani (21 January 1891 – 12 November 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 112 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy and died in Milan, Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aldo Silvani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Ben-Hur
7.888
Overview:
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.La Strada
7.903
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When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.Nights of Cabiria
7.985
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Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.Sodom and Gomorrah
5.4
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Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.Four Steps in the Clouds
7.4
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A family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's father has left her and she doesn't know how to tell to her parents that she's not married. She asks Paolo to play the role of her husband and he accepts....Chains
6.4
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A family drama involving a wife torn between her husband and her criminal ex-lover.The Charterhouse of Parma
6.5
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This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.Difficult Years
7.7
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Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.Five Branded Women
6
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Five Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fend for themselves.Damon and Pythias
4
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Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.To Live in Peace
7.2
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Vivere in pace is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama war film directed by Luigi Zampa.House of Ricordi
6.2
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The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other historic personalities, whose careers intersected with the growth of the Ricordi house. It beautifully draws the parallel between the great music of the composers, the historic and social upheavals of their times, as well as the "smaller stories" of the successive generations of Ricordi.Carthage in Flames
5.1
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Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.Valley of the Kings
4.8
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Hard-boiled archeologist Mark Brandon is searching for ancient tombs in Egypt when he is approached by beautiful Ann Mercedes, who convinces him to help her fulfill her deceased father's life's ambition - to provide solid proof of the biblical Joseph's travels in ancient Egypt. As an ex-pupil of Ann's father, Mark accepts and the two embark on a search for the tomb of the Pharoah Ra Hotep, said to have had some connection with Joseph. The trail to the tomb is fraught with intrigue, betrayal, murder, and the possibility that the tomb itself has been emptied of all its artifacts by ancient looters.Daughters of Destiny
4
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Three stories, very different in space and time. Lysistrata, a dancer from ancient times, Jeanne d'Arc, medieval warrior and Elisabeth, American war widow who comes on pilgrimage in Italy.Fabiola
5.9
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In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gladiator. After Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to being a Christian, is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to the death in the arena.Noi peccatori
NYR
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A man and a woman love each other, but they can’t marry because he’s ashamed of his unjustly incarcerated mother. What’s more, he loses his eyesight in an accident.Fame and the Devil
4.5
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Three men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.When in Rome
NYR
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An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.The Captain's Daughter
6.5
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A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story.First Communion
6.1
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The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dressmaker spends too much time working on the girl's communion frock.La carne e l'anima
NYR
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This melodrama was directed by an émigré Russian from a story by Corrado Alvaro and Emanuele Caracciolo. The latter was murdered by the Nazis in the Fosse Ardeatine massacre, before the film’s post-war release. Featuring Miranda and Girotti prior to neo-realist stardom.Acting
1968L'oro di Londra as Unknown
1964Panic Button as Unknown
1964I miserabili (10 Episodes) as vescovo Myriel
1963Natika as Salzedo
1963Giacobbe ed Esau as Unknown
1962Sodom and Gomorrah as Nakur
1962Damon and Pythias as Patriarch
1960Five Branded Women as Unknown
1960Carthage in Flames as Hermon
1959Ben-Hur as Man in Nazareth (uncredited)
1959Il mondo dei miracoli as Alessandro Damiani
1958Fortunella as Principe Guidobaldi
1957There Is a Path in the Sky as nonno di Manuela
1957Nights of Cabiria as The wizard
1957The Last Violence as Stefano Carani
1957Saranno uomini as Don Martino
1955Disperato addio as professor Farri
1955Non c'è amore più grande as Unknown
1955Rigoletto as Rigoletto
1955Un palco all'opera as Professor
1954The Lovers of Manon Lescaut as Conte des Grief
1954Il cantante misterioso as Zio Pietro
1954House of Ricordi as Il dottore di Bellini
1954La Strada as Il Signor Giraffa
1954Disonorata - Senza colpa as Il vescovo
1954Valley of the Kings as Father Anthimos
1954On Trial as (uncredited)
1954Storm as Padre di Andrea
1954Daughters of Destiny as Old Athenian (segment "Lysistrata")
1954Due lacrime as Madre di Mario
1953Per salvarti ho peccato as Dott. Martini
1953I Always Loved You as Luigi, Massimo's father
1953Beat the Devil as Charles
1953Vortice as Primary of the hospital
1953La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi as Giorgio's Teacher
1953Condemned to Hang as Padre de Flores
1953The Age of Indiscretion as (uncredited)
1953Noi peccatori as Don Antonio
1952Nobody Has Betrayed as Maestro Colombo
1952When in Rome as Cabby with horse and buggy
1952Stranger on the Prowl as Peroni, the junk dealer
1951L'amore di Norma as Unknown
1951Teresa as Professor Crocce
1951Spring song as Unknown
1951Domani è un altro giorno as Medico dell'ambulanza
1951Trieste mia! as Unknown
1950Il folle di Marechiaro as Il folle
1950The Thief of Venice as Von Sturm
1950First Communion as Inquilino con scarpe rumorose
1950La strada finisce sul fiume as Marco
1950Il vedovo allegro as Dr. Cravelli
1950Paolo e Francesca as King's Astrologer
1949Fame and the Devil as The Devil
1949Chains as L'avvocato dell'accusa
1949Sicilian Uprising as L'abate di Santo Spirito
1949Signorinella as Ernesto De Blasi
1949The Golden Madonna as Don Vincenzo
1949Fabiola as Cassiano
1949The Dynamite Brothers as Narratore (voce)
1948Difficult Years as Il farmacista
1948Mad About Opera as Don Antonio Capenno
1948The Charterhouse of Parma as Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme
1947The Captain's Daughter as Andrej Mironov
1947To Live in Peace as Doctor
1946Umanità as Unknown
1945Down with Misery! as Il compagno di cella
1945The Rape of the Sabine as Tancredi
1945Life Begins Anew as Il giudice istruttore
1945L'abito nero da sposa as Bartolomeo Chigi
1945La carne e l'anima as Unknown
1944Zazà as Cascard
1943Anything for a Song as Il padre del tenore
1943Lively Teresa as Il colonello Rosi
1943Il figlio del corsaro rosso as Don Barrejo de la Tuelva
1943The Fire Dance as Il conte Fabrizio di Vigliè
1943Calafuria as Il signor John Jackson
1943Gente dell’aria as Francesco Sandri
1942Four Steps in the Clouds as sor Luca
1942Carmela as Il dottor Giulio Cavagnetti
1941Thrill as Unknown
1941The King's Jester as Executioner
1941Ragazza che dorme as Unknown
1941Confessione as L'ispettore Miller
1939Bionda sottochiave as Unknown
1936L'antenato as Ascanio
1936Nozze vagabonde as Unknown