Antonino Faà di Bruno
Antonino Faà di Bruno (15 December 1910 – 2 May 1981) was an Italian actor and former military officer. A member of the aristocratic Faà di Bruno family, Antonino Faà di Bruno was born in London, the son of Marchese Alessandro Faà di Bruno (who was the Italian consul in London at that time) and of his wife Fanny Costì. He was named after his namesake ancestor, Antonino Faà di Bruno (1762–1829), who was Bishop of Asti in the 19th century. He took up a military career, becoming a lieutenant in the grenadiers and fighting in Italian East Africa. After his retirement in 1964, with the rank of Brigadier General, Faà di Bruno started a career as an actor, working with Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Vittorio De Sica (Lo chiameremo Andrea), Billy Wilder (Avanti!), Federico Fellini (Amarcord), Luciano Salce (Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno), Mario Monicelli (We Want the Colonels). Tall at 1.96 metres (6 ft 5 in), with a baritone voice and an aristocratic bearing, Antonino Faà di Bruno was often cast in roles of high rank, nobleman, officers and members of the ruling class. He performed as a character actor in several commedia all'italiana films, and became known for playing the role of retired Lt.Col. Vittorio Emanuele Ribaud, who attempted a coup d'état in We Want the Colonels, and of the Duke-Count Piercarlo Semenzara in Il secondo tragico Fantozzi.
Filmography
The Soup
as Marchese
The Soup
as Marchese
Una vacanza bestiale
as ambasciatore italiano
Una vacanza bestiale
as ambasciatore italiano
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
as General Barattoli
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
as General Barattoli
Bobby Deerfield
as Vincenzo
Bobby Deerfield
as Vincenzo
L'appuntamento
as padre del collega
L'appuntamento
as padre del collega
The Second Tragic Fantozzi
as Duke Count Piercarlo Semenzara
The Second Tragic Fantozzi
as Duke Count Piercarlo Semenzara
Pure as a Lily
as Don Gerlando
Pure as a Lily
as Don Gerlando
The Sunday Woman
as Paolo Campi
The Sunday Woman
as Paolo Campi
White Horses of Summer
as Receptionist
White Horses of Summer
as Receptionist
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
as Zio Alberto
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
as Zio Alberto
Amore e ginnastica
as Commendator Censani
Amore e ginnastica
as Commendator Censani
Amarcord
as Count Lovignano
Amarcord
as Count Lovignano
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as The Senator
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as The Senator
Dirty Weekend
as Count Antonino Marlotti (uncredited)
Dirty Weekend
as Count Antonino Marlotti (uncredited)
We Want the Colonels
as Colonnello Ribaud
We Want the Colonels
as Colonnello Ribaud
Avanti!
as Concierge (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno)
Avanti!
as Concierge (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno)
We'll Call Him Andrea
as Schoolmaster
We'll Call Him Andrea
as Schoolmaster
Pigsty
as Vecchio (Scena della Sentenza) (uncredited)
Pigsty
as Vecchio (Scena della Sentenza) (uncredited)