Antonio Acqua

Antonio Acqua

Actor

Rome, Italy
November 5, 1893

Biography

Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor , specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi , who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as the General in Enrico Cappellini's La via del Sud (1953)

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Antonio Acqua 1

Representative Works

8½
8½
8.1
/ Italian
Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70
6.9
/ Italian
Divorce Italian Style
Divorce Italian Style
7.9
/ Italian
The White Sheik
The White Sheik
7.2
/ Italian
Madri pericolose
Madri pericolose
6.0
/ Italian
He Thief, She Thief
He Thief, She Thief
6.2
/ Italian
The Lady Without Camelias
The Lady Without Camelias
6.5
/ Italian
The Facts of Murder
The Facts of Murder
7.2
/ Italian
The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman
7.4
/ Italian
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
8.3
/ Italian
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
4.0
/ Italian
The Maniacs
The Maniacs
5.0
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

8½
1963Winner

Best Performance

8½

Boccaccio '70
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Boccaccio '70

Divorce Italian Style
1961Winner

Best Performance

Divorce Italian Style

Career Highlights

The White Sheik
1952Highlight

Best Performance

The White Sheik

Madri pericolose
1960Highlight

Best Performance

Madri pericolose

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