Biography
Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Born into a family of marionettists, he was cousin and namesake of Giovanni Grasso, a respected stage actor specialized in the Sicilian language repertoire, so he assumed at the beginning of his career the stage name "Giovanni Grasso Junior" to stand out. He was mainly active on stage, often acting together with his wife, Virginia Balestrieri.
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Filmography
all 49
Movies 49
Actor
O Marceneiro (2012)
Movie
Onore e sangue (1957)
Movie
Sindaco
Magic Village (1955)
Movie
Commissario (uncredited)
Toto and Carolina (1955)
Movie
Il portiere
Of Life and Love (1954)
Movie
avvocato Benini
In amore si pecca in due (1954)
Movie
onorevole Mario Rapisarda
Easy Years (1953)
Movie
secondo giocatore
The Age of Indiscretion (1953)
Movie
Actor
Cuore di spia (1953)
Movie
Melodie immortali - Mascagni (1952)
Movie
Don Salvatore Morelli
Melody of Love (1952)
Movie
il presidente del tribunale
Times Gone By (1952)
Movie
suocero di Stefano
Gli innocenti pagano (1952)
Movie
venditore di cocomeri
La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
Movie
Serenata tragica (1951)
Movie
The Fighting Men (1950)
Movie
First Communion (1950)
Movie
Margaret of Cortona (1950)
Movie
Il brigadiere
Welcome Reverend! (1950)
Movie
Actor
Vento d'Africa (1949)
Movie
Mascoli
Difficult Years (1948)
Movie
Don Gaspar Guritan
The Queen's Lover (1948)
Movie
Il brigante Lazzarini
Il passatore (1947)
Movie
Oreste Bellotti
The Great Dawn (1947)
Movie
The paralyzed salesman
The Gate of Heaven (1945)
Movie
Il capo-cuoco
Totò nella fossa dei leoni (1943)
Movie
Donovan
Il fanciullo del West (1942)
Movie
Carlos Aguilera
Madrid de mis sueños (1942)
Movie
Don José di Nogueira
Don Cesare di Bazan (1942)
Movie
Tishenko
We the Living, Part Two (1942)
Movie
Stephan Tishenko
We the Living, Part One (1942)
Movie
Il dottore
I Live as I Please (1942)
Movie
Mastro Antonio, il vetturale
Il vetturale del San Gottardo (1941)
Movie
Marco, il padrone del mulino
Ragazza che dorme (1941)
Movie
Liborio, il capitano
Mare (1940)
Movie
Il commissario
Retroscena (1939)
Movie
Tabernero
Los hijos de la noche (1939)
Movie
Il puparo
Terra di nessuno (1939)
Movie
Il 'commandante'
The Little Adventurers (1939)
Movie
Zio Gigio
Il ladro (1939)
Movie
Marco, il capo della piantagione
Under the Southern Cross (1938)
Movie
Sergente Amato
Sentinelle di bronzo (1937)
Movie
Nicola Bellamonte
Port (1934)
Movie
Gedeone
The operator (1932)
Movie
Cavalleria rusticana (1924)
Movie
L' ospite sconosciuta (1923)
Movie
Nunzio the Blind Man
Lost in the Dark (1914)
Movie
Alessandro
Un amore selvaggio (1912)
Movie
Muerte civil (1910)
Movie
Ratings
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1910
1939
1947
1942
2012
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1888-11-11
Deathday1963-04-30 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceCatania, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy
Also Known AsGiovanni Grasso jr., Giovanni Grasso junior
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