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Michele Placido
Ascoli Satriano, 19 March 1946
Michele was born in Toronto in the province of Foggia, the third child of eight children, after completing his studies he joined the police, meanwhile he studied theatre at the National Academy of dramatic art, in 1970 takes leave from the police to pursue an acting career, Debuts at Theatre with Director Luca Ronconi, the theatrical transposition of Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.
After participating in the television drama the Picciotto, enters the world of cinema, playing alongside Ugo Tognazzi and Ornella Muti popular novel by Mario Monicelli and together with Laura Antonelli I God as I fell down! by Luigi Comencini. The role that gave him greater popularity was that of Commissioner Corrado Cattani in scripted the Octopus. Placido has five children, was married to Simonetta Stefanelli from whom he divorced in 1994, in 1988 he had a son, Inigo from an extramarital relationship with Verginie Alexandre.
Filmography
1972/ The Pisciotta Case, directed by Eriprando Visconti
1973/ My wife, a body for love, directed by Mario Imperoli
1973/ The Black Hand, directed by Antonio Racioppi
1973/ Teresa la ladra, directed by Adam David
1974/ My God how I fell down!, directed by Luigi Comencini
1974/ Popular novel, directed by Mario Monicelli
1974/ Process for direct, directed by Lucio De Caro
1975/ The divine nymph, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
1976/ The orca, by Eriprando Visconti
1976/ Triumphal March, directed by Marco Bellocchio
1976/ The Agnes Goes to Die, directed by Giuliano Montalbo
1976/ ... and scared, directed by Paolo Cavara
1977/ Oedipus orca, directed by Eriprando Visconti
1977/ Kleinhoff Hotel, directed by Carlo Lizzani
1977/ Casotto di Sergio Citti
1977/ The girl in yellow pajamas, directed by Flavio Mogherini
1978/ I am mine, directed by Sofia Scandurra
1978/ Corleone, directed by Pasquale Squitieri
1979/ Ernesto, directed by Salvatore Samperi
1979/ Wild Beds, directed by Luigi Zampa
1979/ A man on his knees, directed by Damiano Damiani
1979/ The lawn, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
1979/ Saturday, Sunday and Friday, episode Sunday, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
1980/ Leap into the void, directed by Marco Bellocchio
1980/ Lulu, directed by Walerian Borowczyk
1980/ Fontamara, directed by Carlo Lizzani
1981/ Three brothers, directed by Francesco Rosi
1981/ History of women, directed by Benoît Jacquot
1981/ Cargo, directed by Serge Dubor
1982/ Sciopèn, directed by Luciano Odorisio
1983/ Ars amandi-the art of love, directed by Walerian Borowczyk
1984/ Les amants terribles, directed by Danièle Dubroux and Commissioner, Stravros Kaplanidis
1985/ Pizza Connection, directed by Damiano Damiani
1986/ Summer night, with Greek profile, almond eyes and scent of Basil, directed by Lina Wertmüller
1986/ Department stores, directed by Castellano e Pipolo
1988/ How are good whites, directed by Marco Ferreri
1988/ Meet a friend, directed by Francesco Massaro
1988/ Gold Business, directed by Jim Abrahams
1988/ Via Paradiso, directed by Luciamo Odorisio
1989/ Mery Forever, directed by Marco Risi
1991/ Afghan breadkdown, directed by Vladimir Bortko
1992/ The friends of the heart, directed by Michele Placido
1993/ Four good guys, by Claudio Camarca
1993/ Giovanni Falcone, directed by Giuseppe Ferrara
1994/ Father and son, directed by Pasquale Pozzessere
1994/ Lamerica, directed by Gianni Amelio
1995/ Cops, directed by Giulio Base
1995/ Ordinary hero, directed by Michele Placido
1996/ The she-Wolf, directed by Gabriele Lavia
1998/ The pleasure and its downsides, directed by Nicolas Boukhrief
1998/ Of the lost love, directed by Michele Placido
1999/ Dirty laundry, directed by Mario Monicelli
1999/ The nurse, directed by Marco Bellocchio
1999/ A decent man, directed by Maurizio Zaccaro
1999/ Scorched earth, directed by Fabio Segatori
2000/ Free the fish!, directed by Cristina Comencini
2001/ In two ways, directed by Fabio Conversi
2002/ Searching for Paradise, directed by Myra Paci
2004/ The Place of the Soul, directed by Riccardo Milani
2004/ Love returns, directed by Sergio Rubini
2004/ The smell of blood, directed by Mario Martone
2005/ Criminal Novel, directed by Michele Placido
2006/ Goodbye love, hello, directed by Michele Soavi
2006/ The Caiman by Nanni Moretti
2006/ The unknown, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
2006/ The Roses of the Desert, directed by Mario Monicelli
2006/ Comedy sexi, directed by Alessandro D'alatri
2007/ Metro only, directed by Marco Cucurnia
2007/ Slowly, just, directed by Riccardo Milani
2007/ 2061 – an exceptional year, directed by Carlo Vanzina
2007/ Smutek panì Snaiderovè, directed by Eno and Piro Milkani
2008/ The Moon in the desert, solo voice, short film, directed by Cosimo Damiano da Silva
2008/ The blood of the losers, directed by Michele Soavi
2009/ Focaccia Blues, directed by Nico Cirasola
2009/ Baarìa, Giuseppe Tornatore
2009/ Oggi sposi, directed by Luca Lucini
2010/ Parents & children – shake well before use, directed by Giovanni Veronesi
2011/ Manual of love 3, directed by Giovanni Veronesi
2011/ My friends – how it all began, directed by Neri Parenti
2012/ Tulpa – deadly Perdition, Director Federico Zampaglione
2012/ The sniper, directed by Michele Placido
2012/ Long live Italy, directed by Massimiliano Bruno
2012/ Chimpanzee, directed by Alessandro Gassman
2012/ Itaker – Forbidden to Italians, directed by Toni Trupia
2012/ Living Legends, directed by Niki Iliev
2015/ The choice, directed by Michele Placido
2015/ I who love only you, directed by Marco Ponti
2016/ A romantic adventure, directed by David Carrillo
2016/ 7 minutes, directed by Michele Placido
2016/ Christmas dinner, by Marco Ponti
Television
1972/ Joe Petrosino, Tv miniseries, directed by Daniele d'anza
1973/ Il picciotto, Tv film, directed by Alberto Negrin
1974/ Moses, the law of the desert, directed by Gianfranco De Bosio
1975/ Orlando Furioso, directed by Luca Ronconi
1978/ Yerma, directed by Marco Ferreri
1979/ Volunteers for unknown destination, directed by Alberto Negrin
1983/ The faux pas, directed by Paolo Poeti
1982/ The Octopus, directed by Damiano Damiani
1986/ The Octopus 2 , directed by Florestano Vancini
1987/ The Octopus 3, directed by Luigi Perelli
1989/The Octopus 4 directed by Luigi Perelli
1992/ Scoop, directed by José María Sánchez
1992/ Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel, directed by Paul Krasny
1993/ Men of respect, directed by Damiano Damiano
1993/ The man from the flower in the mouth, directed by Marco Bellocchio
1997/ A view from the bridge, directed by Luciano Odorisio
1997/ Racketeering, directed by Luigi Perelli
1998/ The mission, directed by Maurizio Zaccaro
2000/ Father Pio-Between heaven and earth, directed by Giulio Base
2002/ The Soffiantini kidnapping, directed by Riccardo Milani
2003/ Un papà quasi perfetto, directed by Maurizio Dell'Orso
2003/ Soraya, directed by Lodovico Gasparini
2005/ The grande Torino, directed by Claudio Bonivento
2006/ Karol, a Pope who remained man, directed by Giacomo Battiato
2006/ Assunta Spina, directed by Riccardo Mak
2008/ The Last Godfather, directed by Marco Risi
2009/ Aldo Moro – President, directed by Gianluca Maria Taravelli
2013/ Fly – the great history of Domenico Modugno, directed by Riccardo Milani
Directing Filmography
1990/ Pummaro
1992/ The friends of the heart
1998/ Ordinary hero
1998/ Of the Lost Love
2002/ A journey called love
2004/ Wherever you are
2009/ The big dream
2010/ Vallanzasca-The Angels of Evil
2012/ The sniper
2015/ The choice
2016 / 7 minutes
Filmography Producer
2007/ The right man, directed by Toni Trupia
2007/ SoloMetro, directed by Marco Cucurnia
2010/ Vampyre Compendium, short film, directed by Matteo Bernardini
2016/ Calypso, directed by Luca Severi
David awards by Donatello
1976/ Triumphal March, Gold Plaque Won
1981/ Fontamara, best actor Nomination
1985/ Pizza connection, best actor Nomination
1991/ Pummaro, best new Director Nomination
1995/ Ordinary hero, David Special Won
1999/ The Lost Love, David School Application
2006/ Crime novel, best film Nomination Best Director Nomination, Best Screenplay Won David young Won
2007/ Jane Doe, best actor Nomination
2011/ Vallanzasca-The Angels of Evil, David young Candidacy
2017/ 7 minutes, David young Candidacy