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Andrea Checchi

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Andrea Checchi
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Checchi in 1946
Born(1916-10-21)21 October 1916
Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 March 1974(1974-03-29) (aged 57)
Rome, Italy
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1934–1974
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was an Italian actor, who appeared in over 180 film and television roles between 1934 and 1977. He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards during his career, Best Actor for Two Anonymous Letters (1945) and Best Supporting Actor for Parola di ladro (1957).

Early life and education

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Chechhi was born in Florence, the son of painter Amedeo Checchi. He studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.[1] He moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, studied acting under Alessandro Blasetti. Blasetti cast Checchi in his first film in 1934, with a minor part in the historical drama 1860.[1]

Career

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After graduating, he had his first significant role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film L'assedio dell'Alcazar by Augusto Genina.[1] He later appeared in Mario Camerini's Due lettere anonime (for which he received a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor), Giuseppe De Santis's Tragic Hunt (1947), Michelangelo Antonioni's La signora senza camelie (1953), Vittorio De Sica's Two Women (1960), and Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), among many other films. In 1958, he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Parola di ladro (1957).[2]

Beginning in the 1960s, he appeared increasingly on television, starring in RAI teleplays based on An American Tragedy, The Captain's Daughter, Resurrection, Vanity Fair, and The Moonstone. In 1971, he starred with Giancarlo Giannini in E le stelle stanno a guardare, an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's The Stars Look Down.

Personal life

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Checchi was married to Hungarian-born Erika Schwarze, with whom he had a son, Enrico Roberto Checchi, a television set designer.[3] In addition to acting, Checchi was also an avid painter.[3]

Death

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Later in life, Checchi was diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa, traveling intermittently to Geneva for treatment. He died at a hospital in Rome on 29 March 1974, at the age of 57.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ↑ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
  3. 1 2 3 "La scomparsa di Andrea Checchi, il volto di un'Italia antiretorica". l'Unità. 30 March 1970. p. 11.
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