Ernesto Almirante (24 September 1877 – 13 December 1964) was an Italian film and stage actor.
Ernesto Almirante | |
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Almirante in The White Sheik (1952) | |
Born | 24 September 1877 (1877-09-24) Mistretta, Italy |
Died | 13 December 1964 (1964-12-14) (aged 87) Bologna, Italy |
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Born in Mistretta into a family of actors, Almirante worked several years on stage along his father Nunzio.[1] He was also active as agent and organizer of several stage companies.[1]
After an occasional film role in the 1919 mute film Federica d'Illirio, starting from mid-1930s Almirante became one of the most active character actors of his time.[1] In 1955 he retired from acting and moved into a retirement home for actors in Bologna.[1] He was the uncle of politician Giorgio Almirante.
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