Acting
Michele Placido
Born 1946-05-19
Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy
Department: Acting
Biography
Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor, director and screenwriter, known for La piovra (1984), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and Un eroe borghese (1995).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michele Placido
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I Hate Summer
2020
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Romanzo Criminale
2005
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Baaria
2009
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Run to You
2022
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The Unknown Woman
2006
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Viva l'Italia
2012
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Big Business
1988
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Department Store
1986
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Suburra: Blood on Rome
2017
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Angel of Evil
2010
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (192 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eternal Visionary | Saul Colin | Movie | 2024 |
| Eternal Visionary | Director | Movie | 2024 |
| Eternal Visionary | Screenplay | Movie | 2024 |
 | Senza malizia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo | Arnoldo Mondadori | Movie | 2022 |
 | Orlando | Orlando | Movie | 2022 |
 | Caravaggio's Shadow | Cardinal Del Monte | Movie | 2022 |
| Caravaggio's Shadow | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
| Caravaggio's Shadow | Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso | Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo | TV Series | 2022 |
| Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso | L'avvocato Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Falla girare - The Last Joint | Diego | Movie | 2022 |
 | Burning Hearts | Vincenzo Montanari | Movie | 2022 |
 | La voglia matta di vivere | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Run to You | Padre di Gianni | Movie | 2022 |
 | Un marziano di nome Ennio | Vittorio De Sica | Movie | 2022 |
 | Noi | himself | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore | Sé stesso | Movie | 2021 |
 | Isolation | Self | Movie | 2021 |
| Isolation | Director | Movie | 2021 |
| Isolation | Writer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Caliber 9 | Rocco Musco | Movie | 2021 |
 | All Star - Ritorno al cinema | Spettatore | Movie | 2021 |
 | Notes from a Women Salesman | Amedeo Sangiorgi | Movie | 2021 |
 | I Hate Summer | il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri locali | Movie | 2020 |
 | Calypso | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | a Jacket | Co-Director | Movie | 2018 |
 | Suburra: Blood on Rome | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Christmas Dinner | Don Mimì | Movie | 2016 |
 | 7 Minutes | Michele Varazzi | Movie | 2016 |
| 7 Minutes | Director | Movie | 2016 |
| 7 Minutes | Screenplay | Movie | 2016 |
| 7 Minutes | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Un'Avventura Romantica | Vittorio De Sica | Movie | 2016 |
 | Questo è il mio paese | Giannino Cafuero | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Loving Only You | Don Mimi | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Choice | Emilio Nicotri | Movie | 2015 |
| The Choice | Director | Movie | 2015 |
| The Choice | Screenplay | Movie | 2015 |
 | Prima di andar via | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| Prima di andar via | Editor | Movie | 2014 |
 | Living Legends | Christiano Negri | Movie | 2014 |
 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Mongrel | Avv.Silvestri | Movie | 2013 |
 | In Treatment | Guido | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia | Trilussa | Movie | 2013 |
 | Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno | Vittorio De Sica | Movie | 2013 |
 | Viva l'Italia | Michele Spagnolo | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Lookout | Giovanni | Movie | 2012 |
| The Lookout | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tulpa - Demon of Desire | Roccaforte | Movie | 2012 |
 | Itaker | Pantano | Movie | 2012 |
 | My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began | Duccio Villani di Masi | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Ages of Love | Augusto | Movie | 2011 |
 | Portrait Of My Father | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Angel of Evil | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Angel of Evil | Screenplay | Movie | 2010 |
 | Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso | Alberto | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Big Dream | Adult Andrea (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
| The Big Dream | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| The Big Dream | Screenplay | Movie | 2009 |
 | Just Married | Sabino Impanato | Movie | 2009 |
 | What Do You Know About Me | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Baaria | esponente PCI | Movie | 2009 |
 | Focaccia Blues | Proiezionista | Movie | 2009 |
 | L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Aldo Moro - Il Presidente | Aldo Moro | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider | Šternberk | Movie | 2008 |
 | L'ultimo padrino | Bernardo Provenzano | Movie | 2008 |
 | Blood of the Losers | Commissario Franco Dogliani | Movie | 2008 |
 | 2061 - Un anno eccezionale | Cardinale Bonifacio | Movie | 2007 |
 | Piano, Solo | Giovanni | Movie | 2007 |
 | Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future | Self /Narrator | Movie | 2007 |
 | SoloMetro | Enrico Alvari | Movie | 2007 |
| SoloMetro | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Commediasexi | Lo chef | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Roses of the Desert | Frate Simeone | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Unknown Woman | Muffa | Movie | 2006 |
 | Karol: The Pope, The Man | Renato Buzzonetti | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Caiman | Marco Pulici | Movie | 2006 |
 | Karol: The Pope, The Man | Dr. Renato Buzzonetti | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Goodbye Kiss | Ferruccio Anedda | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Singer Stories. Journey among the Cantastorie of Puglia | himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Romanzo Criminale | Padre Freddo | Movie | 2005 |
| Romanzo Criminale | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Romanzo Criminale | Co-Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Il grande Torino | Angelo Di Girolamo (Older) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Il Grande Torino | Angelo (2004) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Wherever You Are | Director | Movie | 2004 |
| Wherever You Are | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Love Returns | Dr. Bianco | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Scent of Blood | Carlo | Movie | 2004 |
 | Caterina in the Big City | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Il posto dell'anima | Salvatore | Movie | 2003 |
 | A Journey Called Love | Screenplay | Movie | 2002 |
| A Journey Called Love | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Il sequestro Soffiantini | Giuseppe Soffiantini | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Once Upon a Time in Sicily | Uzenda | Movie | 2001 |
 | Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth | Padre Pio | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Liberate i pesci! | Michele Verrio | Movie | 2000 |
 | Un uomo perbene | Enzo Tortora | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Nanny | Belli Estate Patient | Movie | 1999 |
 | Dirty Linen | Furio | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Lighter Burden to Bear | Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Ciao Darwin | Presidente di giuria | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Del perduto amore | Don Gerardo | Movie | 1998 |
| Del perduto amore | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| Del perduto amore | Screenplay | Movie | 1998 |
 | Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) | Carlo | Movie | 1998 |
 | La missione | Padre Ramboni | Movie | 1998 |
 | Racket | Guido Gerosa | TV Series | 1997 |
| Racket | Idea | TV Series | 1997 |
| Racket | Creator | TV Series | 1997 |
 | La lupa | Malerba | Movie | 1996 |
 | Un eroe borghese | Silvio Novembre | Movie | 1995 |
| Un eroe borghese | Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | Poliziotti | Sante Carella | Movie | 1995 |
 | Padre e figlio | Corrado | Movie | 1994 |
 | Lamerica | Fiore | Movie | 1994 |
 | The True Life of Antonio H. | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Giovanni Falcone | Giovanni Falcone | Movie | 1993 |
 | Uomo di rispetto | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Man with the Flower in His Mouth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Quattro bravi ragazzi | Marcione | Movie | 1993 |
 | Look to the Sky | Thanks | Movie | 1993 |
 | Close Friends | Simona's father | Movie | 1992 |
| Close Friends | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Close Friends | Screenplay | Movie | 1992 |
 | Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel | Col. Roberto Chavez | Movie | 1992 |
 | Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel | Col. Roberto Chavez | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Afghan Breakdown | Major Bandura | Movie | 1991 |
 | Tomato | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
| Tomato | Director | Movie | 1990 |
| Tomato | Story | Movie | 1990 |
| Tomato | Writer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Mary Forever | Marco Terzi | Movie | 1989 |
 | Via Paradiso | Francesco | Movie | 1988 |
 | Big Business | Fabio Alberici | Movie | 1988 |
 | How Good the Whites Are | Michel | Movie | 1988 |
 | Private Affairs | Lionello | Movie | 1987 |
 | Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil | Giuseppe Catania aka Beppe | Movie | 1986 |
 | Department Store | Direttore | Movie | 1986 |
 | Pizza Connection | Mario Aloia | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Terrible Lovers | Sergio | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Octopus | Commissario Corrado Cattani | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Art of Love | Macarius | Movie | 1983 |
| Il passo falso | Gabriele Rossi | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Chopin | Francesco Maria Vitale | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cargo | Giovanni | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Wings of the Dove | Sandro | Movie | 1981 |
 | Three Brothers | Nicola Giuranna | Movie | 1981 |
 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Fontamara | Berardo Viola | Movie | 1980 |
 | Lulu | Schwarz | Movie | 1980 |
 | A Leap in the Dark | Giovanni Sciabola | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Meadow | Enzo | Movie | 1979 |
 | Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Mario Salvetti (episodio "Domenica") | Movie | 1979 |
 | A Man on His Knees | Antonio Platamona | Movie | 1979 |
 | Tigers in Lipstick | Angelo / The Photographer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Ernesto | The man | Movie | 1979 |
| Volunteers for an Unknown Destination | Antonio Stella | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Corleone | Michele Labruzzo | Movie | 1978 |
| Basilicata, una regione tra due mari | Voice | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Yerma | Victor | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Pyjama Girl Case | Antonio Attolini | Movie | 1977 |
 | Io sono mia | Giacinto | Movie | 1977 |
 | Beach House | Vincenzino | Movie | 1977 |
 | Kleinhoff Hotel | Pedro | Movie | 1977 |
 | Oedipus Orca | Michele Turrisi | Movie | 1977 |
 | Non ho tempo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | And Agnes Chose to Die | Tom | Movie | 1976 |
 | Plot of Fear | Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo | Movie | 1976 |
 | La Orca | Michele | Movie | 1976 |
 | Moses the Lawgiver | Kaleb | Movie | 1976 |
 | Victory March | Paolo Passeri | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Divine Nymph | Martino Ghiondelli | Movie | 1975 |
 | Scandal in the Family | Milo | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Frenzy of Orlando | Agramante | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Moses the Lawgiver | Caleb | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Come Home and Meet My Wife | Giovanni Pizzullo | Movie | 1974 |
 | Till Marriage Do Us Part | Silvanno Pennacchini, l'autista | Movie | 1974 |
 | Quick Trial | Stefano Baldini | Movie | 1974 |
 | Teresa the Thief | Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella | Movie | 1973 |
| Il picciotto | Rosario Mandalà | Movie | 1973 | |
 | The Black Hand | Antonio Turris | Movie | 1973 |
 | My Wife, A Body to Love | Simona's Partner | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Pisciotta Case | Amerigo Lo Jacono | Movie | 1972 |
 | Joe Petrosino | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Stars in der Manege | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bambi | Self | TV Series | 1948 |