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| Born | (1871-07-10)10 July 1871 |
| Died | 10 September 1954(1954-09-10) (aged 83)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1944 (film) |
Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italianstage andfilm actor who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedyThe Charmer.[2]
Born inRome, Falconi was the son of twoNeapolitan stage actors.[3] His elder brotherArturo Falconi also became an actor. He first worked as an employee and an officer before starting to work as a professional actor in the late 1890s.[3] In 1901 he married the actressTina Di Lorenzo, with whom he often teamed up on stage.[3] Following several national and foreign tours, in 1912 he founded the Stable Company of the Manzoni Theatre inMilan.[3] Following the retirement of his wife in 1920, he directed the company Compagnia Comoedia, and headed in a number of other companies, notably having a remarkable success with the musical comedyWunder Bar.[3] After having appeared in some silent films between 1915 and 1918, in the 1930s Falconi intensified his cinema activities, starring in a number of comedy films.[3] Widowed since 1930, he remarried to actress Elisabetta Svoboda (also known with the stage name Lili Svett) in 1942.[3] His sonDino Falconi was a screenwriter, director, journalist and playwright.[3]
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