Carlo delle Piane was chosen for the role of Garuffi in Cuore, for hisparticular face, expecially for his nose deformed by a ball, worked inmany films with the most important Italian directors and actors likeSordi, Toto, Fabrizi etc., but as he was forced to repeat the samecharacter, it began for him a slow decline where it seemed that he hadto leave acting. From 1968 to 1977 his filmography consists of manytitles, expecially B-movies, but the meeting with one of Italy's bestdirector, Pupi Avati, changed his acting career. In fact, he was chosenby Avati for a good film, _Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977). Anobscure actor not always appreciated by critics, he could give to hischaracters fine psycological shades whether in brilliant or dramaticroles. For his great characterization in Regalo di Natale, in which heworked again with Avati, he won the prize for best actor in Venice filmFestival, and he also had a good public success in Ti amo Maria.