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Oreste Bilancia is a Actor Italien born on 24 september 1881 at Catania (Italie)

Oreste Bilancia

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Nationality Italie
Birth 24 september 1881 at Catania (Italie)
Death 31 october 1945 (at 64 years) at Rome (Italie)

Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor.

Born in Catania, Sicily he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany which had the largest European film industry of the era. He appeared in 134 films between 1915 and his death in 1945.

Biography

Oreste Bilancia qui est né en 1881 à Catane, en Sicile est un acteur de premier plan ayant joué dans les films italiens à l'époque du muet.
Entre 1915 et sa mort en 1945, il est apparu dans 134 films dont une grande partie produits par la maison de production Fert de Turin.



Pendant les dernières années d'activité, il joue aussi au théâtre à côté d'acteurs comme Anna Magnani

Oreste Bilancia a aussi fait du doublage.

Usually with

Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina
(7 films)
Angelo Ferrari
Angelo Ferrari
(5 films)
Amleto Palermi
Amleto Palermi
(2 films)
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone
(3 films)
Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo Martinelli
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Oreste Bilancia (34 films)

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Actor

Four Steps in the Clouds
Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
, 1h35
Directed by Alessandro Blasetti
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gino Cervi, Adriana Benetti, Vittorio De Sica, Giuditta Rissone, Carlo Romano, Guido Celano
Roles The grocer from Campolo
Rating74% 3.7246453.7246453.7246453.7246453.724645
The story deals with a married agent for a candy manufacturer, played by Gino Cervi. He leads a stable, if somewhat boring, family life in a large unnamed city in the North of Italy.
The King's Jester
The King's Jester (1941)
, 1h32
Directed by Mario Bonnard
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on operas
Actors Michel Simon, Maria Mercader, Rossano Brazzi, Doris Duranti, Paola Barbara, Elli Parvo
Roles Un cortegiano
Rating72% 3.62183.62183.62183.62183.6218
Le bouffon du roi tient à protéger sa fille des maux qui l'entourent. Le roi trahit son bouffon ; ce dernier souhaite se venger sur le fils du roi.
The Secret Lover
The Secret Lover (1941)
, 1h41
Directed by Carmine Gallone
Genres Drama
Actors Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti, Vivi Gioi, Osvaldo Valenti, Luigi Almirante, Camillo Pilotto
Rating55% 2.7901752.7901752.7901752.7901752.790175
After her tutor embezzles and squanders her inheritance, a young woman is forced to seek work in a series of different occupations.
Comedy of Happiness
Comedy of Happiness (1940)
, 1h48
Directed by Marcel L'Herbier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Michel Simon, Ramón Novarro, Jacqueline Delubac, Micheline Presle, Sylvie, André Alerme
Roles Le garçon de café (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2737053.2737053.2737053.2737053.273705
Wealthy banker Francois Jourdain starts spending his money on philanthropic purposes, so his relatives have him committed to a psychiatric clinic to save their inheritance. During Mardi Gras celebrations, Jourdain escapes and takes residence in a boarding house, which is inhabited by several miserable individuals, including Lydia, the suicidal Russian Fedor, and bitter old spinter Miss Aglae. He hires actors led by Deribin to take up residence and cheer up the inhabitants by putting on a musical production of Quo Vadis.
Blood Red Rose
Blood Red Rose (1940)
, 1h35
Directed by Jean Choux
Origin France
Genres Western
Actors Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Paul Amiot, Regina Bianchi, Monique Thibaut, Oreste Bilancia
Rating57% 2.8982352.8982352.8982352.8982352.898235
Dans une jeune république d'Amérique du Sud, la beauté ensorceleuse et cruelle d'Angelica brise l'auréole de gloire du Général Manrique Ruiz, "El Salvador", qui, sa vie ruinée, son prestige abattu, tombe plus bas que les plus misérables pour avoir succombé aux charmes de la jeune femme.
Red Tavern
Red Tavern (1940)
, 1h20
Directed by Max Neufeld
Genres Comedy
Actors Alida Valli, Lauro Gazzolo, Oreste Bilancia, Alfredo Martinelli
Roles Il signor Sormanni

Saint John, the Beheaded
Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)
, 1h24
Directed by Amleto Palermi, Giorgio Bianchi
Genres Comedy
Actors Totò, Titina De Filippo, Silvana Jachino, Franco Coop, Osvaldo Genazzani, Eduardo Passarelli
Roles A Witness
Rating64% 3.239823.239823.239823.239823.23982
In a town, near Naples, in 1900, the cobbler Agostino Miciacio is accused by tenants of his apartment building to be crazy. In fact Augostino is a lively man, mocked by everyone because he is messy. He is very devoted to St. John beheaded, so Agostino lights a candle every night in a small chapel in the courtyard. But some of the oil in the wax necessary for the luminary, disappears every night. It is a fact that Augostino does not tolerate theft, but he does not know that behind these thefts continue, there is a gang of thugs. Meanwhile Agostino, in addition to following the case of oil stolen, must fight against the daughter Serafina who has fallen in love with a poor young lamplighter. But he also has to fight against his wife Concetta, authoritative and cruel woman, so he hopes that St. John makes a grace for him, taking away her voice.
Per uomini soli
Per uomini soli (1938)
, 1h20
Directed by Guido Brignone
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara, Pina Renzi, Loris Gizzi, Oreste Bilancia, Virgilio Riento

Une équipe américaine doit tourner un film en Italie et le réalisateur cherche les bons environnements avec la protagoniste. La Rencontre d' un jeune ténor permet au réalisateur de créer un scénario et encourage les deux protagonistes à se rencontrer et peut-être à tomber amoureux, ce qui pourrait s'avérer utile pour le futur film, mais le père et la petite amie du ténor le convainquent de la futilité de cet amour.
Hands Off Me!
Hands Off Me! (1937)
, 1h17
Genres Comedy
Actors Totò, Tina Pica, Franco Coop, Oreste Bilancia, Cesare Polacco, Luigi Erminio D'Olivo
Roles Gerolamo Battaglia
Rating62% 3.1347653.1347653.1347653.1347653.134765
In his first story, Totò plays the poor wanderer who meets up with a gentleman in poor economic conditions. The two try to earn a living as best they can, but because of their ineptitude, always end up incurring misfortune and hatred of all. After being kicked out of a beauty salon because he was disguised as a nurse, Totò makes a bet between nobles and later wins a competition and a lot of money after replacing a famous conductor who was sick. Here Totò will show his theatrical flair performing in the famous gag of "Uncoordinated muppet". After having won the satisfactory sum, Totò will also discover to be of a noble family.
I Sing for You Alone
I Sing for You Alone (1933)
, 1h10
Directed by Mario Bonnard
Genres Comedy
Actors Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo, Alfred Pasquali, Assia Noris, Jean Gobet, Charles Dechamps

Un bon ténor terrifié par le public est exploité par deux « camarades » Gilberto et Andrea. À défaut de se produire, caché derrière la scène, il « prête » sa voix à Gilberto de sorte que celui-ci devient célèbre à sa place, mais lorsque le succès arrive, le chanteur surmonte sa peur et reprend possession de sa voix.