Antonio Acqua

Known for

Acting

Born

November 5, 1893

Birthplace

Rome, Italy

Died

October 18, 1966 (aged 72)

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)

Best known work

8½

1963

Divorce Italian Style

1961

The White Sheik

1952

The Traffic Policeman

1960

Boccaccio '70

1962

The Railroad Man

1956

The Lady Without Camelias

1953

The Facts of Murder

1959

Gli onorevoli

1963

March on Rome

1962

Filmography

1966
An Angel for Satan
as Sergente, the Guardian
1966
Crazy World... Crazy People!
as colonnello
1964
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
as Maytha's Priest
1964
The Maniacs
as Literary Critic #1 (segment "la parolaccia") (uncredited)
1963
Gli onorevoli
as segretario di Santamura (uncredited)
1963
8½
as A Man in a Car (uncredited)
1963
The Shortest Day
as Aiutante di campo (uncredited)
1962
March on Rome
as Direttore del carcere
1962
Lo smemorato di Collegno
as Presidente del Tribunale
1962
Redhead
1962
Boccaccio '70
as Commendatore La Pappa (segment "Le tentazioni ...") (uncredited)
1962
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio
as Commendatore La Pappa (uncredited)
1961
Divorce Italian Style
as Priest
1960
The Traffic Policeman
as The Ragioniere with a New Car
1960
Madri pericolose
1959
The Facts of Murder
as Generale Pomilia
1959
The Magistrate
as The Mortgage Valuer
1958
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958
He Thief, She Thief
as Avvocato (uncredited)
1958
Love and Chatter
1956
The Railroad Man
as Il commissario
1956
Time of Vacation
1955
Girls of Today
as L'antiquario
1954
The Art of Getting Along
as Ing. Casamottola
1954
In amore si pecca in due