Walter Chiari

Actor

March 8, 1924 (67 years)

† December 20, 1991

Verona, Veneto, Italy

Biography

Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari [ˈvalter ˈkjaːri], was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Chiari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.1

I promessi sposi

Tonio

Set between 1629 and 1631. Renzo Tramaglino and Lucia Mondella are Lombard peasants forced to separate and endure a thousand vicissitudes because of the bullying of the squire Don Rodrigo. However, during their journey they will find various people willing to help them, from Friar Cristoforo to the Innominato, from Federigo Borromeo to Donna Prassede.

7.4

The Sucker

(non crédité)

In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

7.2

Chimes at Midnight

Mr. Silence

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

6.7

Bonjour Tristesse

Pablo

A spoiled teenager spends the summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy father, but when his old flame resurfaces, she resolves to keep her frivolous lifestyle at all costs.

7.8

Bellissima

Alberto Annovazzi

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

6.2

The Shortest Day

avvocato difensore

Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.

6.5

The Valachi Papers

Dominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

5.9

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Angelo Pincelli

Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.

N/A

Geminus

Alberto Piergiorgi

Intrepid reporter Alberto Piergiorgi stumbles upon thieves stealing a priceless archaeological treasure. When he reports the incident to the police, they dismiss his claims, forcing him to conduct his own investigation.

7.0

La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo

Bruno

No description available

7.7

Three Under the Sheets

Giorgio Mori (segment "No, non è per gelosia")

Film in three episodes, entitled Sabato mattina, L'omaggio and No, non è per gelosia, which see as protagonists Andrea, Giorgio and Mr. Sgarbozzi, married men who cheat on their respective wives for escapades and one-night stands.

N/A

La via del successo

conduttore

No description available

6.2

Me, Me, Me... and the Others

Sandro

Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Every man and every woman he meets turns into a theme for his inquiry. Even his own wife, Titta.

4.4

Love, the Italian Way

Walter

A group of passengers traveling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoy various adventures and become romantically involved with each other.

5.0

The Maniacs

The Sicilian Hitchhiker (segment "L'autostop") / Car Driver (segment "Il sorpasso") / Pasquale Taddei (segment "La protesta") / Client of Night-clubs (segment "Lo strip")

An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.

5.7

Un dollaro di fifa

Mike

Two conmen, Alamo and Mike, find shelter in Paradise City, which is full of jokers like themselves, who assume them to be lawmen and are almost hanged.

6.1

Caprice Italian Style

Paolo

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

4.7

La più bella coppia del mondo

Walter

Walter and Paola, presenter and godmother of the sixth Cantagiro, are involved in a misunderstanding: to dismiss a suitor, the presenter pretends to be married to Quattrini.

6.0

O.K. Nero

Fiorello Capone

Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they dream they are back in Rome in the days of Nero.

6.4

The Little Hut

Mario

Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are shipwrecked on a desert island. This potential ménage à trois where the two men compete for the lady's attention is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a fourth inhabitant of the island.