Checco Durante
Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973.
Checco Durante

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- Name
- Checco Durante
- Born
- 19 November 1893
- Birthplace
- Rome, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 5 January 1976
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973.
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• Name — Checco Durante • Born — 19 November 1893 • Birthplace — Rome, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 5 January 1976 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1931–1973 • Relatives — Francesco Prando (grandson)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1931) • The Amnesiac (1936) - L'allenatore Marinoni • The Ferocious Saladin (1937) - Direttore del Teatro Vittoria • The Castiglioni Brothers (1937) - L'oste • I due barbieri (1937) • The Black Corsair (1938) - Carmeau - Korsar • Duetto vagabondo (1939) • Il piccolo re (1939) • La scuola dei timidi (1941) • Perdizione (1942) - Il padrone dell'autorimessa • The Taming of the Shrew (1942) - Il commendator Biondelli • Don Juan (1942) • Signorinette (1942) - Il padre di Iris • Il treno crociato (1943) - Il capo cuoco (uncredited) • L'innocente Casimiro (1945) • Down with Misery (1945) - Il fattorino del radiogrammofono • The Sun Still Rises (1946) • Peddlin' in Society (1946) - Un frutivendolo • Fury (1947) - Postman • The Opium Den (1947) - Antonio, il finto cieco • Il segreto di Don Giovanni (1947) • Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947) • L'isola di Montecristo (1948) - Faina • The Street Has Many Dreams (1948) - Il parroco • Twenty Years (1949) • Santo disonore (1950) - Checco • Variety Lights (1950) - Theater Owner • The Two Sisters (1950) - Padron Cosimo • Il nido di falasco (1950) • Song of Spring (1951) - Pippo • Verginità (1951) - Signor Corelli • Auguri e figli maschi! (1951) - Ticket Inspector Antonio • Rome-Paris-Rome (1951) - Meccanico • Black Fire (1951) • One Hundred Little Mothers (1952) - Il commissario • Viva il cinema! (1952) - Ex Camera Operator • Love and Poison (1952) • Rome 11:00 (1952) - Padre di Adriana • I figli non si vendono (1952) - Paolo Dazzeni • Voice of Silence (1953) - Sacrestano • The Return of Don Camillo (1953) - Il droghiere (uncredited) • Easy Years (1953) - Usciere • Angels of Darkness (1954) - Another relative of Francesco's • Schiava del peccato (1954) - A Friend of Carlo • The Last Race (1954) • Il porto della speranza (1954) • The Courier of Moncenisio (1954) • If You Won a Hundred Million (1954) - Giovanni (segment "Il promesso... sposato") • Accadde tra le sbarre (1955) - Pallotta - The thief • La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955) - The Innkeeper • Processo all'amore (1955) - Checco Mariani • Motivo in maschera (1955) • I dritti (1957) - Sor Cesare, padre di Aldo • Love and Troubles (1958) - Virgilio Santucci • Policarpo (1959) - Mario Marchetti's Father • Adio Granada! (1967) - Sor Memmo • Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968) - Direttore dell'agenzia camerieri • Nel giorno del signore (1970) - fornaio Bragone • In nome del popolo italiano (1971) - Archivista Pironti • Buona parte di Paolina (1973)

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Roma, via dei Salumi a Trastevere. Memoria di Checco Durante sulla sua casa natale.
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Checco Durante is recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded with the occupation actor. It is also recorded that checco Durante is recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Italy. Institutional cataloguing adds that checco Durante is recorded with the gender male. It is also recorded that checco Durante was born on 19 November 1893. Durante died on 5 January 1976.
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