
Acting
Aroldo Tieri
Born — Died
1917-08-28 — 2006-12-28
Place of birth
Corigliano Calabro - Calabria - Italy
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
Known for
9.2No synopsis available yet.
Nero Wolfe
1969
6.4Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
The Shortest Day
1963
5.2An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
The Maniacs
1964
5.8During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate espionage action.
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
6.3Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.
Totò Looking for Wife
1950
6.5Three friends, a mechanic, a clockmaker, and a night warden are engaged to three sisters but are broke and cannot get married and pay the rent. They convince their future father-in-law to buy three little flats for them but the man buys them from a swindler and the friends run the risk of going to prison.
Greetings and sons!
1951
Film credits
1960s · 27 titles
6.4Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
The Shortest Day
1963
5.2An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
The Maniacs
1964
5.8During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate espionage action.
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
7.7A group of traveling persons end up as prisoners of a German sergeant and his squad, in an isolated and precarious cabin in the country.
No Man's Land
1962
3.0Thirty Italian singers from the sixties sing their hits.
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone
1964
5.6Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified empress is herein played by British actress Belinda Lee.
Messalina
1960
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Spiaggia libera
1966
6.8Some political candidates are determined to win the electors' preference during an election campaign in Italy.
Gli onorevoli
1963
7.0Antonio married Amalia and went to fight in Russia during World War II. Since he didn't return Amalia thought he was dead, so she married another man. Many year after the war end, Antonio returned. Amalia has to choose between two husbands.
Letto a tre piazze
1960
6.6Orazio Menicotti is a night policeman in Rome. One night he is present at a quarrel between husband and wife and he volunteers to take the wife to the Police Station. While he goes around Rome with the blonde and beautiful woman, a bank is robbed.
Getting Away with It the Italian Way
1962
6.5In the sequel of "In ginocchio da te", the engagement of Gianni and Carla is threatened by Giorgio.
I'm Not Worthy of You
1965
4.3A series of sketches about people who have illicit affairs in a motel: among them a starlet and a pilot, two bit Casanovas, an industry manager and his secretary.
Adventure at the Motel
1963
6.0Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.
The Ballad of Husbands
1963
5.7Two conmen, Alamo and Mike, find shelter in Paradise City, which is full of jokers like themselves, who assume them to be lawmen and are almost hanged.
Un dollaro di fifa
1960
5.2A waitress helps a scientist flee the Nazis.
Rita the Field Marshal
1967
6.5Benito, son of a fascist mayor, returned from the countryside of Russia, rebels against the family and joins a group of partisans.
Gli eroi del doppio gioco
1962
6.1A young singer secretly gets married since he does not want to let his fans down. After a while the gutter press make up a love story which seriously worries his young bride.
Don't Ever Leave Me
1965
5.3Franco and Ciccio are two simple-minded Italian guys whom are mistaken by KGB spies by government agents from their government and other foreign governments.
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964
5.9In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over their gold mine. The two friends travel to America to take posses of the gold mine, but they soon discover that they are not the only ones who want it.
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
7.0After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960
6.7A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, suffering from amnesia. After seeing his photo in the newspaper, Mrs. Ballerini realizes that he is her husband and brings him home; then Mrs. Polacich recognizes him as her husband.
Lo smemorato di Collegno
1962
7.0A famous singer is drafted and gets the occasion of getting rid of his annoying girlfriend. He falls in love with a young student who finds out she is a singer herself.
Mina... fuori la guardia
1961
6.5Lorenzo is an industrialist married in Argentina to a cruel woman who manages to have all her husband's assets seized, to throw him out of the house and to be awarded the two children born of the unhappy marriage. The desperate industrialist repairs in Italy, where he takes with him the children he has kidnapped and the affectionate secretary. But even in Italy the law is against him.
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1964
5.4Five episodes which show Italian peoples pathological unfaithfulness in marriage.
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
5.7Cassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa Jovis, at Capri island. Then they have an accident, and they knock their heads hard, losing conscience. They come awake in the times of the Roman Empire in Tiberius' villa.
I baccanali di Tiberio
1960
10.0Five Italian journalists live the last hours of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Dreams Die at Dawn
1961
5.9A guy is about to become the millionth citizen to buy a car in Rome. Frightened, he decides to remain pedestrian, and recalls several stories, with new car owners as protagonists. Episodic comedy.
I motorizzati
1962
1950s · 26 titles
6.3Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.
Totò Looking for Wife
1950
6.5Three friends, a mechanic, a clockmaker, and a night warden are engaged to three sisters but are broke and cannot get married and pay the rent. They convince their future father-in-law to buy three little flats for them but the man buys them from a swindler and the friends run the risk of going to prison.
Greetings and sons!
1951
4.01760 Spain provides the setting for Giacomo Casanova's romantic escapades, every woman he encounters unable to resist his disarming charm, be they single, engaged, or even married.
Sins of Casanova
1954
6.2A mad scientist pursues a man hoping to study his brain.
Non perdiamo la testa
1959
5.5A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, the woman will take revenge involving the judge in an affair before the selfsame Justice minister. From that moment on, a series of diversions and misunderstandings will play out leading the main characters to the city of Paris.
Mademoiselle Gobete
1952
5.8A veterinarian in Figarolo, Giuliano Goberti has also been providing care to the villagers since the death of Dr. Lofal, but the arrival of a luscious replacement for the vacant doctor precipitates events. While she prescribes drugs, Giuliano orders the bedridden Countess to eat well and exercise. A Roman journalist reports on the miraculous results. Soon the quiet little Italian town is invaded by a motley crew of imaginary patients, who have to bring an animal with them to save the vet from trouble for practicing medicine illegally. In the end, the brave Giuliano marries the lovely doctoress, thus curing their celibacy.
The Woman's Confidant
1959
7.2Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have had 13 children and therefore for superstition he closed one in an orphanage), the one goalkeeper of Juventus and the other employee at the state lottery.
L'inafferrabile 12
1950
7.0A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Taxi di notte
1950
6.1Gina tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river but is saved by Teodoro, an innocent young man. Antonio, Teodoro's brother, tries in every way to seduce her.
Love I Haven't... But... But
1951
8.0A naive clerk finds himself involved in the theft of a ring containing a dangerous liquid.
È l'amor che mi rovina
1951
5.0After serving a conviction for fraud Mario tries to continue with his life and promises Marisa to marry her...
Juke Box - Screams of Love
1959
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Rosso e nero
1954
6.5The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.
La cambiale
1959
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La bisarca
1950
8.3Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matteo to come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife; then for an actor and his wife on the verge of leaving each other and last for Raffaele who wants to marry her. At last uncle Matteo dies...
Position Wanted
1951
NRThe adventures of three university students who live in the same boarding house. Ugo, the most serious one, is in love with Lea, daughter of the lodger. Aldo is a practical joker, Bartolozzi is the shiest. Ugo and Lea's love story becomes stormy because of Aldo.
Noi siamo le colonne
1956
10.0In the prison of San Vittore there is, among other detainees, a strange type that they call "Il Cavaliere". The latter suffers a conviction for theft and his fellow prisoners have a certain respect for him.
Il mago per forza
1951
6.6A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
1958
7.5An Italian clerk has been helped to his position by a fake kickback letter from a politician who, meanwhile has become a state secretary. His colleagues thus send him to Rome to settle an important matter with the powerful character. The poor fellow goes hoping the truth will not come out.
Il raccomandato di ferro
1959
6.8The owner of a building tyrannizes his immigrant tenants. Transformed into a dog by an old woman's curse, he experiences all the hardships of his situation; when a child's affection turns him back into a man, his soul is radically changed.
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957
7.0An aging, down-and-out public employee must face the primary school examination.
Toto and the Kings of Rome
1952
7.0The accountant Marco Vecchietti, a modest civil servant, leads a miserable life amidst the ferocious jokes of his colleagues, the reproaches of his mother-in-law, taxes, debts and citations.
I morti non pagano tasse
1952
6.5In a small village two twin brothers are of opposite characters. One is mayor of the town, gruff and precise. The other is totally different from his brother and loves the good life and beautiful women.
Toto the Third Man
1951
7.0A magistrate saves a young woman from drowning and they fall in love.
Streets of Sorrow
1950
6.8Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.
Toto the Sheik
1950
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Cavalcade of Song
1953
1940s · 7 titles
8.3This story took place during World War II. A group of Italians living in London are raising funds to rebuild a Catholic cathedral that was bombed by the Nazis. To this end, they organized a concert, the proceeds of which would go toward the construction. The project was led by journalist Carlo Scala. He faced and overcame many difficulties in organizing the event, but he handled them with honor, and the performance by leading Italian singers took place. He was assisted in this by the incomparable Dora Scala.
Mad About Opera
1948
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I peggiori anni della nostra vita
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Felicità perduta
1946
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Turbamento
1942
7.0No synopsis available yet.
C'è sempre un ma!
1943
8.5Enrico breaks up his marriage to Renata because he discovers that in the registry office she is already married to a certain Giulio, an inhabitant of a country town. The couple leaves in search of the mysterious Giulio who is about to marry Marcella, but her wedding also ends.
Il fidanzato di mia moglie
1943
7.0An anthology film of several segments about everyday Italian life. This is the first episodic film in the history of Italian cinema during the sound era; it consists of six sketches titled: “The Lost Umbrella,” “The Triumph of Poppea,” “Enjoy Your Meal!,” "Dont call me Dodo!", “My Soccer Ball,” and “Time Off.”
Gli assi della risata
1943
Series credits
9.2No synopsis available yet.
Nero Wolfe
1969
NRAlways on the hunt for news, journalist Guy Foster has no idea that he will soon be the subject of the city's crime pages: when his wife Melissa is found strangled in Regent's Park, he will be the first on the list of suspects. His innocence remains to be proven, as does the phone call the journalist claims to have received from his wife shortly before her body was discovered. A second murder and an attempted murder will further complicate matters...
Melissa
1966
