{{Short description|Italian actor (1884–1963)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = Luigi Almirante by Mario Nunes Vais.jpg | name = Luigi Almirante | birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|9|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Tunis]], French protectorate of Tunisia | death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|5|6|1886|9|30|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Rome]], Italy | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1921–1955 }}
'''Luigi Almirante''' (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=1283 |title=Luigi Almirante |work=MyMovies |accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref>
== Life and career == The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in [[Tunis]], where the theatrical company of his father was touring at the time. He debuted on stage aged 14 years old.<ref name=bio>Roberta Ascarelli. "Almirante, Luigi". ''[[Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani]]'', Volume 34. [[Treccani]], 1988.</ref>
Active in humorous roles since 1907, Almirante had his acting breakthrough in 1909 with the "Grand Guignol" stage company directed by {{Interlanguage link|Alfredo Sainati|it}}. During the World War I, he served at the Soldier's Theatre in [[Udine]], under [[Renato Simoni]]. After the war, he was part of the [[Antonio Gandusio]] company for three years, and then joined the [[Dario Niccodemi|Theater Company Niccodemi]], staying there until 1923.<ref name=bio/>
In 1925 Almirante formed with his cousin [[Italia Almirante Manzini]] a stage company which lengthy toured with some success in the United States. In 1928, he formed a company together with [[Giuditta Rissone]] and [[Sergio Tofano]], and in 1931, he established a short-lived company with [[Andreina Pagnani]] and [[Nino Besozzi]]. Starting from 1932, he gradually focused in films, even if mainly cast in supporting and character roles. He was also active as a teacher at the [[Accademia d'Arte Drammatica]], a voice actor and a dubber.<ref name=bio/>
==Selected filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Tra fumi di champagne'' (1921) * ''[[Beauty of the World]]'' (1927) * ''[[Your Money or Your Life (1932 film)|Your Money or Your Life]]'' (1932) - Giovanni Bensi the Friend of Daniele * ''Non sono gelosa'' (1933) - Edoardo * ''Non c'è bisogno di denaro'' (1933) - Lecomtois * ''Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi.'' (1933) - Commendator Mandragola * ''[[Those Two]]'' (1935) - Gelsomino * ''[[I'll Give a Million (1935 film)|I'll Give a Million]]'' (1935) - Blim * ''[[Territorial Militia]]'' (1936) - Salvatore Reani * ''[[Beggar's Wedding]]'' (1936) - Il padre di Laura * ''[[The Dance of Time]]'' (1936) - Il conte di Aragona * ''[[Ginevra degli Almieri]]'' (1936) - Notaro dello Scheggia * ''[[Lohengrin (film)|Lohengrin]]'' (1936) - Edmondo * ''Gli uomini non sono ingrati'' (1937) - Avvocato Laszlo Tomay * ''[[Departure (1938 film)|Departure]]'' (1938) - Baldassare - il nonno * ''L'argine'' (1938) - Il maestrino * ''[[Star of the Sea (1938 film)|Star of the Sea]]'' (1938) - Nino Rossetti * ''[[Heartbeat (1939 film)|Heartbeat]]'' (1939) - Il professore Teofilo Comte * ''[[The Dream of Butterfly]]'' (1939) - Riccardo Belli * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) - Zio Brasi * ''L'amore si fa così'' (1939) - Gastone Merchant * ''Processo e morte di Socrate'' (1939) - Il cerusico che prepara la cicuta * ''Un mare di guai'' (1939) - Zio Chenerol * ''Le sorprese del vagone letto'' (1940) - Il padre * ''Una lampada alla finestra'' (1940) - Il professore Aurelio Burlando * ''Il ponte dei sospiri'' (1940) * ''Alessandro sei grande!'' (1940) - Pasquale Dell'Incanto * ''[[Boccaccio (1940 film)|Boccaccio]]'' (1940) - Maestro Scalza * ''[[Love Me, Alfredo!]]'' (1940) - Romanelli * ''[[Lucrezia Borgia (1940 film)|Lucrezia Borgia]]'' (1940) - Il giullare * ''Miseria e nobiltà'' (1940) - Il barone * ''[[Saint John, the Beheaded]]'' (1940) - Renato (uncredited) * ''L'elisir d'amore'' (1941) - Il notaio * ''Il pozzo dei miracoli'' (1941) - Il padre di Huzzar * ''[[The Secret Lover]]'' (1941) - Il pittore Riganti * ''[[First Love (1941 film)|First Love]]'' (1941) - Girolamo Redi * ''Il vagabondo'' (1941) - Cresima * ''[[I Live as I Please]]'' (1942) - L'impresario * ''[[Invisible Chains (film)|Invisible Chains]]'' (1942) - Un amico dei Silvagni * ''Arriviamo noi!'' (1942) - Benvenuto Delfino * ''Una notte dopo l'opera'' (1942) - L'impresario Mauri * ''Cercasi bionda bella presenza'' (1942) - Anacleto * ''L'affare si complica'' (1942) * ''Quarta pagina'' (1942) * ''[[Harlem (film)|Harlem]]'' (1943) - Barney Palmer * ''Sempre più difficile'' (1943) - Il commendator Murrita * ''I nostri sogni'' (1943) - Ladislao Moscapelli * ''In cerca di felicità'' (1944) - Miguel Morales * ''[[The Priest's Hat (film)|The Priest's Hat]]'' (1944) - Don Cirillo, il prete * ''[[My Widow and I]]'' (1945) - Il custode del cimitero * ''[[The Song of Life (1945 film)|The Song of Life]]'' (1945) - Il vecchio Po * ''07... Tassì'' (1945) * ''Voglio bene soltanto a te!'' (1946) - Paolo Rossi * ''[[Crime News]]'' (1947) * ''[[Vanity (1947 film)|Vanity]]'' (1947) - Anselmo * ''[[The Two Orphans (1947 film)|The Two Orphans]]'' (1947) - Il boia di Parigi * ''Un mese d'onestà'' (1948) * ''[[Mad About Opera]]'' (1948) - Il notaio * ''Vento d'Africa'' (1949) * ''Miss Italia'' (1950) - Cav. Minneci * ''[[Rome-Paris-Rome]]'' (1951) - Professor Busi Migliavacca * ''[[Messalina (1951 film)|Messalina]]'' (1951) - Il gioielliere / Le joallier * ''[[The Last Five Minutes]]'' (1955) - Segretario del cardinale (final film role) {{div col end}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0021932|Luigi Almirante}}
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