Carlo Cecchi

{{Infobox person | name = Carlo Cecchi | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Carlo_Cecchi.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|1|25}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|1|23|1939|1|25}} | death_place = | occupation = | years_active = | spouse = | website = }}

{{Short description|Italian actor (1939–2026)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} '''Carlo Cecchi''' (25 January 1939 – 23 January 2026) was an Italian actor and theater director.<ref name="death">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alanews.it/spettacoli/addio-a-carlo-cecchi-maestro-del-teatro-e-del-cinema-italiano-del-novecento/|title=Addio a Carlo Cecchi, maestro del teatro e del cinema italiano del Novecento|date=2026-01-23|website=alanews.it|language=it|access-date=2026-01-23}}</ref>

Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of Eduardo De Filippo. He appeared in films such as ''La sua giornata di gloria'' (1969), ''Le Mans'' (1971) and ''Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' (1992). In 1971, he directed in Florence a theatre cooperative playing works by Shakespeare, Mayakovsky, Brecht, Chekhov, and Molière.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=Sciami {{!}} New Theatre in Italy – Il bagno – Carlo Cecchi |url=https://nuovoteatromadeinitaly.sciami.com/en/carlo-cecchi-the-bathhouse-1971/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=New Theatre in Italy |language=en-US}}</ref>

Cecchi died on 23 January 2026, at the age of 86.<ref name="death"/>

==Selected filmography== {{Div col}} * ''Le Mans'' (1971) * ''The Escort'' (1993) * ''The Horseman on the Roof'' (1995) * ''Stealing Beauty'' (1996) * ''The Mysterious Enchanter'' (1996) * ''Hamam'' (1997) * ''The Red Violin'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/perfect-red-colored-violin-inspires-passion-making-its-way-through-three-centuries-over-several|title=A perfect red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several countries.|website=SBS Movies|date=January 2009|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> * ''Milonga'' (1999) * ''Red Moon'' (2001) * ''The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) * ''The Goodbye Kiss'' (2006) * ''Miele'' (2013) * ''Martin Eden'' (2019) {{div col end}}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0147605}} * {{discogs artist|Carlo Cecchi}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cecchi, Carlo}} Category:1939 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Male actors from Florence Category:Italian male film actors Category:Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Category:Italian male stage actors Category:20th-century Italian male actors Category:21st-century Italian male actors