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Enzo Staiola

Enzo Staiola (15 November 1939 – 4 June 2025) was an Italian actor, best known for playing, at the age of eight, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves. He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. Staiola died after a fall on 4 June 2025, at the age of 85.

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Enzo Staiola

Enzo Staiola in una scena del film italiano Ladri di biciclette (1948)

Film diretto da Vittorio De Sica e prodotto da P.D.S. · Screenshot catturato da Spinoziano dal film · Public domain

Name
Enzo Staiola
Born
15 November 1939
Birthplace
Rome, Italy
Died
4 June 2025
Occupation
Actor
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian

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Enzo Staiola (15 November 1939 – 4 June 2025) was an Italian actor, best known for playing, at the age of eight, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves. He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. Staiola died after a fall on 4 June 2025, at the age of 85.

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