Raoul Grassilli

Italian actor

Raoul Grassilli
Grassilli with actress Ileana Ghione in Madame Curie (1965)
Born	(1924-10-25)25 October 1924 Bologna, Italy
Died	24 July 2010(2010-07-24) (aged 85) Bologna, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Raoul Grassilli (25 October 1924 – 24 July 2010) was an Italian actor.

Born in Bologna, Grassilli graduated from the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1948, and started his career on stage with Ruggero Ruggeri.^[1]^[2] Active among others in the theatrical companies of Alida Valli, Tino Buazzelli, Gino Cervi and Giorgio Strehler, he is best known for his roles in several RAI TV-series, starting from Anton Giulio Majano's Il Caso Maurizius (1961).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Selected filmography

The Corsican Brothers (1961)
Pelle viva (1962)
Invasion 1700 (1962)
Desert War (1962)
Catherine of Russia (1963)
The Head of the Family (1967)
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
Povero Cristo (1975)

References

^ ^a ^b Alessandra Comazzi (27 July 2010). "Raoul Grassilli, grande attore". La Stampa. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b Peppino Ortoleva, Barbara Scaramucci. Enciclopedia della Radio. Garzanti Libri, 2003.
^ "Addio a Raoul Grassilli volto della tv in bianco e nero". La Repubblica. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2014.