Antonio Pierfederici

Antonio Pierfederici (18 March 1919 – 6 January 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in La Maddalena, Pierfederici graduated in law and then he enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts. He started his acting career in 1943 and was mainly active on stage, getting his first personal critical success with his performance in Luchino Visconti's I parenti terribili. One of the favorite actors of Visconti, he also worked on stage with Giorgio Strehler and Orazio Costa, among others.

Selected filmography

• Un giorno nella vita (1946)
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)
• Black Sunday (1960)
• Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961)
• Vanina Vanini (1961)
• Romeo and Juliet (1968)
• Otello (1986)
• Secondo Ponzio Pilato (1987)