Cesare Gravina
January 23, 1858 (166 years old) in Naples, Italy
From Wikipedia Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1929. He was born in Naples, Italy. Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theatres in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
Known For
Credits
- 1929 · The Honeymoon as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father
- 1929 · Burning the Wind as Don Ramón Valdez
- 1928 · How to Handle Women as Tony
- 1928 · The Wedding March as Martin Schrammell
- 1928 · The Man Who Laughs as Ursus
- 1928 · The Trail of '98 as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
- 1928 · The Divine Woman as Gigi
- 1927 · Cheating Cheaters as Tony Verdi
- 1927 · The Road to Romance as Castro
- 1927 · The Magic Garden as Maestro
- 1926 · The Blonde Saint as Ilario
- 1926 · Dreams of Monte Carlo as Count Davigny
- 1926 · The Midnight Sun as Opera Director
- 1925 · Flower of Night as Servant
- 1925 · The Circus Cyclone as Pepe
- 1925 · The Phantom of the Opera as Manager (uncredited)
- 1925 · Fifth Avenue Models as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
- 1925 · The Charmer as Señor Sprott
- 1924 · Greed as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
- 1924 · Those Who Dare as Panka
- 1924 · The Rose of Paris as George
- 1924 · Butterfly as Von Mandescheid
- 1924 · The Family Secret as Tomaso Silvano
- 1924 · The Humming Bird as Charlot
- 1923 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as (uncredited)
- 1923 · Circus Days as Luigi, the Clown
- 1923 · Merry-Go-Round as Sylvester Urban
- 1923 · Daddy as Cesare Gallo
- 1922 · Foolish Wives as Cesare Ventucci
- 1921 · God's Country and the Law as
- 1920 · The Penalty as Art Teacher (uncredited)
- 1920 · Mothers of Men as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
- 1919 · Marriage for Convenience as Lazzare
- 1918 · Let's Get a Divorce as Head Waiter
- 1917 · The Fatal Ring as
- 1917 · The Siren as Her Father
- 1916 · Less Than the Dust as Jawan
- 1916 · Hulda from Holland as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1916 · Poor Little Peppina as Villato
- 1915 · Madame Butterfly as The Soothsayer
- 1915 · The White Pearl as Setsu
- 1912 · Butalin troppo onesto as Butalin
- 1912 · Butalin spazzacamino per amore as Butalin
- 1912 · Friscot Does a Rest Cure as