Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

actor, writer, director

Vittorio Gassman was born on Sep 01, 1922 in Italy. Vittorio Gassman's big-screen debut came with Shamed directed by Giovanni Paolucci in 1947, strarring Davide. Vittorio Gassman is known for Sleepers directed by Barry Levinson, Kevin Bacon stars as Nokes and Billy Crudup as Tommy. Vittorio Gassman has got 35 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Vittorio Gassman achieved is Viareggio EuropaCinema. The upcoming new movie Vittorio Gassman plays is Dante's Hell which will be released on Nov 24, 2023.

Vittorio Gassman studied theatre in his youth and was quite a good basketball player. He debuted on stage in 1943 and soon felt home in all classical theatre works. Since 1946 he also worked at the movies and his first big role there was the criminal in Riz amer (1949). This fixed him to his main parts: The ambiguous gentleman inflicting pain and pleasure at the same time. He also participated in the Italian comedies and in American movies but the latter with only minor success. As a homage to his passion for the theatre he directed a cinema version of the play Kean - Genio e sregolatezza (1957).

  • Birthday

    Sep 01, 1922
  • Place of Birth

    Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Known For

Awards

35 wins & 8 nominations

Viareggio EuropaCinema
2005
Posthumously.
Winner - Platinum Award for Cinematic Excellence
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2000
Posthumously.
Winner - Special Silver Ribbon
1999
Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore Non Protagonista)
Winner - Silver Ribbon
1990
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Winner - Silver Ribbon
Lo zio indegno (1989)
1975
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Winner - Silver Ribbon
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