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| Born | (1946-05-19)19 May 1946 (age 78) Ascoli Satriano,Apulia, Italy |
| Alma mater | Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Children | 4, includingViolante |
| Relatives | Gerardo Amato (brother) |
Michele Placido (Italian:[miˈkɛːleˈplaːtʃido]; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes ofMario Monicelli andMarco Bellocchio, winning theBerlinale'sSilver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 filmErnesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television seriesLa piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut,Pummarò, was screenedUn Certain Regard at the1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for theGolden Lion at theVenice Film Festival. He is a five-timeNastro d'Argento and four-timeDavid di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of theTeatro Comunale inFerrara.[1]
Placido was born atAscoli Satriano, into a poor family fromRionero in Vulture,Basilicata; he is a descendant of the known brigandCarmine Crocco.[2] Placido had a number of jobs since his youth. For a time, he worked as a police officer inRome, and was involved in theBattle of Valle Giulia. He studied acting at theCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and withSilvio D'Amico at theAccademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica.
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Placido made his debut as an actor in the playMidsummer Night's Dream in 1969. Two years later he started film work under directors such asLuigi Comencini,Mario Monicelli,Salvatore Samperi,Damiano Damiani,Pasquale Squitieri,Francesco Rosi,Walerian Borowczyk,Marco Bellocchio,Paolo Cavara andCarlo Lizzani. His first success came with the role of soldier Paolo Passeri inMarcia trionfale (1976, directed by Bellocchio), for which he won aDavid di Donatello. Two years later he won theSilver Bear for Best Actor award at the29th Berlin International Film Festival for his role of the homosexual worker in ironical melodramaErnesto (1978, by Samperi).[3]
He appeared in several TV movies in the 1970s, but 1983 marked the beginning of his greatest television popularity when he played the lead as a police inspector investigatingthe Mafia in Damiano Damiani's TV seriesLa piovra. He went on to play the same part in the subsequent three seasons, until his character's assassination. Afterwards he would appear as a law enforcement official in a number of other films and TV productions dealing with organized crime, including a semi-biographical movie aboutGiovanni Falcone, where he acted as the titular judge. In 2008, in a reversal of roles, he portrayed longtime Mafia bossBernardo Provenzano in the TV movieL'ultimo padrino. A recognizable role to US audiences is that of an Italian businessman in the 1988 comedyBig Business.
Until a divorce in 1994, he was married to actressSimonetta Stefanelli. Their daughterViolante Placido is also an actress.
In 2012, he married actress Federica Vincenti (born 1983) after over 10 years of dating. The couple divorced in December 2017.
He supported the candidacy for mayor of Rome of the italian entrepreneurAlfio Marchini in the2016 Italian local elections. His nephew, Alessandro Onorato, is the Councilor for Major Events, Sport and Tourism forRome.[4][5]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1972 | Il caso Pisciotta | Amerigo LoJacono | Feature film debut |
| 1973 | The Black Hand | Antonio Turris | |
| Teresa the Thief | Tonino Santità | ||
| 1974 | Till Marriage Do Us Part | Silvio Pennacchini | |
| Come Home and Meet My Wife | Giovanni | ||
| Scandal in the Family | Milo | ||
| 1975 | The Divine Nymph | Martino Ghiondelli | |
| 1976 | Prisoner of Passion | Michele | |
| Victory March | Paolo Passeri | ||
| And Agnes Chose to Die | Tom | ||
| Plot of Fear | Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo | ||
| 1977 | Oedipus Orca | Michele | |
| Kleinhoff Hotel | Pedro | ||
| Beach House | Vincenzino | ||
| 1978 | The Pyjama Girl Case | Antonio Attolini | |
| Io sono Mia | Giacinto | ||
| Father of the Godfathers | Michele Labruzzo | ||
| 1979 | Ernesto | The Porter | |
| Tigers in Lipstick | Angelo | Segment: "La vedova" | |
| A Man on His Knees | Salvatore Platamona | ||
| The Meadow | Enzo | ||
| Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Mario Salvetti | Segment: "Sunday" | |
| 1980 | A Leap in the Dark | Giovanni Sciabola | |
| Lulù | Schwarz | ||
| Fontamara | Berardo Viola | ||
| 1981 | Three Brothers | Nicola Giuranna | |
| The Wings of the Dove | Sandro | ||
| 1982 | Sciopèn | Francesco Vitale | |
| 1983 | L'art d'aimer | Macarius | |
| 1984 | Les amants terribles | Sergio | |
| 1985 | Pizza Connection | Mario Vialone | |
| 1986 | Summer Night | Beppe Catania | |
| Grandi magazzini | Mall's Owner | ||
| 1987 | Private Affairs | Lionello Martini | |
| 1988 | Come sono buoni i bianchi | Michele | |
| Big Business | Fabio Alberici | ||
| Via Paradiso | Francesco | ||
| 1989 | Forever Mary | Marco Terzi | |
| 1990 | Afghan Breakdown | Major Mikhail Bandura | |
| 1992 | Close Friends | Simona's father | Also writer and director |
| 1993 | Quattro bravi ragazzi | Marcione | |
| Giovanni Falcone | Giovanni Falcone | ||
| 1994 | Father and Son | Corrado | |
| Lamerica | Fiore | ||
| 1995 | Policemen | Sante Carella | |
| Un eroe borghese | Silvio Novembre | Also director | |
| 1996 | La lupa | Malerba | |
| 1998 | Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) | Carlo | |
| Of Lost Love | Father Gerardo | Also writer and director | |
| 1999 | Dirty Linen | Furio Cimin | |
| The Nanny | Belli | ||
| A Respectable Man | Enzo Tortora | ||
| Terra bruciata | Fra' Salvatore | ||
| 2000 | Free the Fish | Michele Verrio | |
| 2001 | Once Upon a Time in Sicily | Uzeda | |
| 2003 | The Soul's Place | Salvatore | |
| Caterina in the Big City | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2004 | Love Returns | Dr. Bianco | |
| The Scent of Blood | Carlo | ||
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | Freddo's father | Also writer and director |
| 2006 | The Goodbye Kiss | Ferruccio Anedda | |
| The Caiman | Marco Pulici /Silvio Berlusconi | ||
| The Unknown Woman | Muffa | ||
| The Roses of the Desert | Brother Simeone | ||
| Commediasexi | Salvatore Lisass | ||
| 2007 | SoloMetro | Enrico Alvari | Also producer |
| Piano, solo | Giovanni | ||
| 2061: An Exceptional Year | Cardinal Bonifacio Colonna | ||
| 2008 | Blood of the Losers | Franco Dogliani | |
| 2009 | Baarìa | Communist | Cameo appearance |
| Oggi sposi | Sabino Impanato | ||
| 2010 | Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using | Alberto | |
| 2011 | The Ages of Love | Augusto | |
| Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio | Duccio | ||
| 2012 | Tulpa | Roccaforte | |
| The Lookout | Giovanni Cali | Also director | |
| Viva l'Italia | Michele Spagnolo | ||
| The Mongrel | Attorney Silvestri | ||
| 2015 | The Choice | Emilio Nicotri | Also writer and director |
| Io che amo solo te | Father Mimì | ||
| 2016 | Un'avventura romantica | Vittorio De Sica | |
| 7 Minutes | Michele Varazzi | Also writer and director | |
| La cena di Natale | Father Mimì | ||
| 2020 | I Hate Summer | Marshal | |
| Calibro 9 | Rocco | ||
| 2021 | Un marziano di nome Ennio | Vittorio De Sica | |
| Appunti di un venditore di donne | Amedeo Sangiorgi | ||
| 2022 | Corro da te | Gianni's father | |
| Burning Hearts | Vincenzo Montanari | ||
| Caravaggio's Shadow | Francesco Maria del Monte | Also writer and director | |
| 2024 | Eterno visionario | Saul Colin |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1971 | K2 + 1 | Delivery Boy | Episode: "10° marito" |
| 1972 | Joe Petrosino | Carlo Costantino | 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Moses the Lawgiver | Caleb | Main role |
| 1975 | Orlando Furioso | Agramante | Main role |
| 1978 | Yerma | Victor | Television film |
| Volontari per destinazione ignota | Paolo Stella | Television film | |
| 1984–1989 | La piovra | Inspector Corrado Cattani | Lead role (season 1-4) |
| 1985 | Il passo falso | Gabriele | Television film |
| 1992 | Scoop | Marco Bonelli | Lead role |
| 1993 | Un uomo di rispetto | Nino | Television film |
| 1997 | Racket | Guido Gerosa | Television film |
| 1998 | La missione | Father Ramboni | Television film |
| 2000 | Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth | Padre Pio | Two-parts television film |
| 2002 | Il sequestro Soffiantini | Giuseppe Soffiantini | Two-parts television film |
| 2003 | Soraya | Enrico Mattei | Two-parts television film |
| 2005 | Il Grande Torino | Older Angelo | Television film |
| 2006 | Karol: The Pope, The Man | Dr. Renato Buzzonetti | Two-parts television film |
| 2008 | L'altro padrino | Bernardo Provenzano | Two-parts television film |
| Aldo Moro: Il presidente | Aldo Moro | Television film | |
| 2013 | Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno | Vittorio De Sica | Two-parts television film |
| Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia | Trilussa | Television film | |
| 2015–2016 | In Treatment | Guido | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Noi | Himself | Episode: "La luna" |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1990 | Pummarò |
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| 1991 | The Conviction | Producer | |
| 1992 | Close Friends |
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| 1995 | Un eroe borghese |
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| 1998 | Of Lost Love |
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| 2002 | A Journey Called Love |
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| 2004 | Ovunque sei |
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| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale |
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| 2007 | SoloMetro |
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| L'uomo giusto | Producer | ||
| 2009 | The Big Dream |
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| 2010 | Angel of Evil |
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| Vampyre Compendium | Producer | Short film | |
| 2012 | The Lookout |
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| 2015 | The Choice |
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| 2016 | Calypso | Producer | |
| 7 Minutes |
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| 2017 | Suburra: Blood on Rome | Director | TV series (episodes: "21 giorni" and "Patrizi e plebei") |
| 2021 | Isolation | Director | Documentary |
| 2022 | Caravaggio's Shadow |
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| Presto sarà domani | Director | Short film | |
| 2024 | Eterno visionario |
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