Corrado Olmi

Italian actor (1926–2020)

Corrado Olmi

Born	24 October 1926 Jesi, Kingdom of Italy
Died	29 December 2020 (aged 94) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)^[1] was an Italian actor and comedian.

Life and career

Born in Jesi, Ancona, Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown.^[2] He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy.^[2] He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose, avanspettacolo, cabaret, operetta.^[2] He was also very active in television (in television movies, TV-series and variety shows) and in films, where he was one of the most requested character actors.^[2] Olmi is also the author of two autobiographical books, Oltre la scena and Oltre lo schermo.^[2]

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.^[1]

Selected filmography

Peccato di castità (1956)
Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan (1960) – Pat – journalist
Un mandarino per Teo (1960) – Il signore in bianco
A Girl... and a Million (1962) – Visonà's Friend
L'amore difficile (1962) – Carabiniere (segment "Il serpente")
Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) – L'avvocato dell'accusa
Shivers in Summer (1964) – Furricchio
I maniaci (1964) – The husband (segment "Il week-end")
Clémentine chérie (1964)
I due pericoli pubblici (1964) – Vigile (segment "Una domenica d'agosto")
Slalom (1965) – Italian Embassy Official
Wake Up and Die (1966) – Bobino, riccetatore
I nostri mariti (1966) – Monsignor Petrarca (segment "Il marito di Olga")
Sex Quartet (1966) – Aldini's Friend (segment "Fata Armenia")
The Devil in Love (1966) – Innkeeper
A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) – Jonathan
The Vatican Affair (1968) – Lentini
Ace High (1968)
Bandits in Rome (1968)
Colpo di sole (1968)
Satyricon (1969) – Seleuco
12 + 1 (1969) – Waiter (uncredited)
The Archangel (1969) – Commissario Monteforte
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) – Morsella
Joe Dakota (1957)
Armiamoci e partite! (1971) – German soldier
Il merlo maschio (1971) – Violin teacher
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) – Porter
A Girl in Australia (1971) – Don Anselmo
Il provinciale (1971)
Decameroticus (1972) – Ciacco
My Darling Slave (1973) – A passenger
Anno uno (1974) – Di Vittorio
Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori (1974) – Mr. Novelli
L'uomo della strada fa giustizia (1975) – (uncredited)
Scandal in the Family (1975) – don Erminio
Apache Woman (1976) – Jeremy
The Cricket (1980)
Madly in Love (1981) – Sindaco
Bollenti spiriti (1981) – Doctor
Teste di quoio (1981) – Agente di viaggi
Porca vacca (1982)
Rich and Poor (1983) – S.O.F.R.A.M. Manager
Il petomane (1983)
Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) – Commissario
Due strani papà (1984)
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1984) – Bonetti – negoziante di giocattoli
Il ragazzo del Pony Express (1986) – Father of Agostino
Missione eroica – I pompieri 2 (1987)
Il coraggio di parlare (1987) – Milan worker
Rimini Rimini – Un anno dopo (1988) – Flaminia's Husband ("La scelta")
Don Bosco (1988)
Italian Restaurant (1994, TV Mini-Series)
The Dinner (1998) – Arturo
Si fa presto a dire amore (2000) – Padre Enrico

References

^ ^a ^b Cinema. E' morto l'attore Corrado Olmi, una vita tra grande schermo, palcoscenico e tv (in Italian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.