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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-05-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy

Michele Placido

Biography:

Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor, director and screenwriter, known for La piovra (1984), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and Un eroe borghese (1995).

Known For

Acting

2024

2023

2022

Burning Hearts as Vincenzo Montanari
Orlando as Orlando
Un marziano di nome Ennio as Vittorio De Sica
Caravaggio's Shadow as Cardinal Del Monte
Run to You as Padre di Gianni
Noi as himself
Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso as Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo
Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso as L'avvocato Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo

2021

Isolation as Self
Notes from a Women Salesman as Amedeo Sangiorgi

2020

I Hate Summer as il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri locali
Caliber 9 as Rocco Musco

2016

Christmas Dinner as Don Mimì
7 Minutes as Michele Varazzi
Un'Avventura Romantica as Vittorio De Sica

2015

The Choice as Emilio Nicotri
Loving Only You as Don Mimi
Questo e' il mio paese as Giannino Cafuero

2014

Living Legends as Christiano Negri

2013

The Mongrel as Avv.Silvestri
In Treatment as Guido

2012

The Lookout as Giovanni
Viva l'Italia as Michele Spagnolo
Itaker as Pantano

2011

Ages of Love as Augusto
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began as Duccio Villani di Masi

2010

2009

Focaccia Blues as Proiezionista
Just Married as Sabino Impanato
The Big Dream as Adult Andrea (uncredited)
Baaria as esponente PCI

2008

L'ultimo padrino as Bernardo Provenzano
Blood of the Losers as Commissario Franco Dogliani

2007

2061 - Un anno eccezionale as Cardinale Bonifacio
Piano, Solo as Giovanni
SoloMetro as Enrico Alvari

2006

The Caiman as Marco Pulici
The Goodbye Kiss as Ferruccio Anedda
Commediasexi as Lo chef
The Roses of the Desert as Frate Simeone
Karol: The Pope, The Man as Dr. Renato Buzzonetti
Karol: The Pope, The Man as Renato Buzzonetti

2005

Il grande Torino as Angelo Di Girolamo (Older)
Romanzo Criminale as Padre Freddo
Il Grande Torino as Angelo (2004)

2004

Love Returns as Dr. Bianco

2003

Il posto dell'anima as Salvatore

2002

Il sequestro Soffiantini as Giuseppe Soffiantini

2001

2000

Liberate i pesci! as Michele Verrio

1999

Un uomo perbene as Enzo Tortora
The Nanny as Belli Estate Patient
Dirty Linen as Furio

1998

Del perduto amore as Don Gerardo
La missione as Padre Ramboni
Ciao Darwin as Presidente di giuria

1997

Racket as Guido Gerosa

1996

La lupa as Malerba

1995

Poliziotti as Sante Carella
Un eroe borghese as Silvio Novembre

1994

Lamerica as Fiore
Padre e figlio as Corrado

1993

Giovanni Falcone as Giovanni Falcone

1992

Close Friends as Simona's father
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Col. Roberto Chavez

1991

Afghan Breakdown as Major Bandura

1990

1989

Mary Forever as Marco Terzi

1988

Big Business as Fabio Alberici
Via Paradiso as Francesco

1987

Private Affairs as Lionello

1986

Department Store as Direttore

1985

1984

The Octopus as Commissario Corrado Cattani

1983

The Art of Love as Macarius
Il passo falso as Gabriele Rossi

1982

Chopin as Francesco Maria Vitale

1981

Three Brothers as Nicola Giuranna
Cargo as Giovanni

1980

A Leap in the Dark as Giovanni Sciabola
Lulu as Schwarz
Fontamara as Berardo Viola

1979

Saturday, Sunday and Friday as Mario Salvetti (episodio "Domenica")
Tigers in Lipstick as Angelo / The Photographer
The Meadow as Enzo
Ernesto as The man
A Man on His Knees as Antonio Platamona

1978

Corleone as Michele Labruzzo
Yerma as Victor

1977

The Pyjama Girl Case as Antonio Attolini
Beach House as Vincenzino
Oedipus Orca as Michele Turrisi
Io sono mia as Giacinto

1976

Victory March as Paolo Passeri
Plot of Fear as Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo
La Orca as Michele

1975

The Divine Nymph as Martino Ghiondelli

1974

Come Home and Meet My Wife as Giovanni Pizzullo
Till Marriage Do Us Part as Silvanno Pennacchini, l'autista
Quick Trial as Stefano Baldini

1973

Teresa the Thief as Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella
The Black Hand as Antonio Turris
Il picciotto as Rosario Mandalà
My Wife, A Body to Love as Simona's Partner

1972

The Pisciotta Case as Amerigo Lo Jacono

1959

1948

BAMBI Awards as Self

Crew

1993

Look to the Sky as Thanks

Directing

2024

Eternal Visionary as Director

2022

2021

Isolation as Director

2017

2016

7 Minutes as Director

2015

The Choice as Director

2014

Prima di andar via as Director

2012

The Lookout as Director

2010

Angel of Evil as Director

2005

Romanzo Criminale as Director

2004

Wherever You Are as Director

2002

1998

Del perduto amore as Director

1995

Un eroe borghese as Director

1992

Close Friends as Director

1990

Tomato as Director

Writing

2024

2022

2021

Isolation as Writer

2016

7 Minutes as Screenplay
7 Minutes as Writer

2015

The Choice as Screenplay

2010

Angel of Evil as Screenplay

2009

The Big Dream as Screenplay

2005

Romanzo Criminale as Co-Writer

2004

2002

A Journey Called Love as Screenplay

1998

Del perduto amore as Screenplay

1997

Racket as Idea

1992

Close Friends as Screenplay

1990

Tomato as Story
Tomato as Writer

Production

2019

Calypso as Executive Producer

2007

SoloMetro as Producer

1998

Editing

2014

Creator

1997

Racket as Creator