Franco Volpi (actor)

Franco Volpi (11 July 1921 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Franco Volpi
Franco Volpi in 1960.
Born	11 July 1921 (1921-07-11) Milan, Italy
Died	1 January 1997 (1997-02) (aged 75) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Born in Milan, Volpi formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and debuted on stage in 1938, aged 17, in the company held by Renzo Ricci and Laura Adani.^[1][2] He often worked with Ernesto Calindri, on stage, on television and in a popular series of commercials.^[1][2][3] He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television miniseries (the so-called "sceneggiati").^[2][3]

Volpi died of a tumour in Rome, on 1 January 1977, at the age of 75.^[2]