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Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Actor 43 / Director 8 / Writer 5 · 1974 – 2022 · 🎬 56 · 🇮🇹 Italy

Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.

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Orlando

Orlando

actor

2022

Caravaggio's Shadow

Caravaggio's Shadow

actor

2022

Caravaggio's Shadow

Caravaggio's Shadow

director

2022

Caravaggio's Shadow

Caravaggio's Shadow

writer

2022

Falla girare - The Last Joint

Falla girare - The Last Joint

actor

2022

Burning Hearts

Burning Hearts

actor

2022

Run to You

Run to You

actor

2022

The Choice

The Choice

actor

2015

The Choice

The Choice

writer

2015

The Choice

The Choice

director

2015

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

director

2013

The Lookout

The Lookout

actor

2012

The Lookout

The Lookout

director

2012

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

actor

2012

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began

actor

2011

Ages of Love

Ages of Love

actor

2011

Angel of Evil

Angel of Evil

writer

2010

Angel of Evil

Angel of Evil

director

2010

Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso

Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso

actor

2010

Blood Of The Losers

Blood Of The Losers

actor

2008

The Unknown Woman

The Unknown Woman

actor

2006

The Caiman

The Caiman

actor

2006

Karol: The Pope, The Man

Karol: The Pope, The Man

actor

2006

The Goodbye Kiss

The Goodbye Kiss

actor

2006

Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

writer

2005

Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

director

2005

Wherever You Are

Wherever You Are

writer

2004

Wherever You Are

Wherever You Are

director

2004

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

actor

2000

The Nanny

The Nanny

actor

1999

Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)

Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)

actor

1998

La lupa

La lupa

actor

1996

Un eroe borghese

Un eroe borghese

director

1995

Un eroe borghese

Un eroe borghese

actor

1995

Lamerica

Lamerica

actor

1994

Giovanni Falcone

Giovanni Falcone

actor

1993

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

actor

1992

Afghan Breakdown

Afghan Breakdown

actor

1991

Mary Forever

Mary Forever

actor

1989

Big Business

Big Business

actor

1988

How Good the Whites Are

How Good the Whites Are

actor

1988

Art of Love

Art of Love

actor

1983

Lulu

Lulu

actor

1980

A Man on His Knees

A Man on His Knees

actor

1979

Tigers in Lipstick

Tigers in Lipstick

actor

1979

Ernesto

Ernesto

actor

1979

Beach House

Beach House

actor

1977

Oedipus Orca

Oedipus Orca

actor

1977

And Agnes Chose To Die

And Agnes Chose To Die

actor

1976

Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear

actor

1976

La Orca

La Orca

actor

1976

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

actor

1976

The Divine Nymph

The Divine Nymph

actor

1975

Scandal in the Family

Scandal in the Family

actor

1975

Come Home and Meet My Wife

Come Home and Meet My Wife

actor

1974

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Till Marriage Do Us Part

actor

1974

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