Enzo Staiola
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Enzo Staiola | |
|---|---|
| File:Ladri di biciclette (1948) Enzo Staiola (3).png Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948) | |
| Born | 15 November 1939 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 4 June 2025 (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1977 |
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Enzo Staiola (15 November 1939 – 4 June 2025) was an Italian actor, best known for playing, at the age of eight, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves.[1] He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. As an adult he became a mathematics teacher and later also worked as a land registry clerk.[1][2]
Staiola died after a fall on 4 June 2025, at the age of 85.[3][4][5]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1948
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Bicycle Thieves | Ladri di biciclette | Bruno Ricci | |
1949
|
Marechiaro | Luca as a child | ||
1950
|
Volcano | Vulcano | Nino | |
| The White Line | Cuori senza frontiere | Pasqualino Sebastian | ||
| Strano appuntamento | Older son | credited as Enzo Stajola | ||
1951
|
I'll Get You for This | Toni | aka Lucky Nick Cain | |
| A Tale of Five Cities | Passaporto per l'oriente | A boy | ||
1952
|
In Olden Days | Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 | Newsagent's son | aka Times Gone By |
| Black Feathers | Penne nere | Antonio 'Tonino' Cossutti | ||
| Guilt Is Not Mine | L'ingiusta condanna | credited as Enzo Stajola | ||
1953
|
The Return of Don Camillo | Il ritorno di don Camillo | Mario Cagnola | |
| Journey to Love | Buon viaggio pover'uomo | Cesar | credited as Enzo Stajola | |
1954
|
The Barefoot Contessa | La contessa scalza | Busboy | |
1961
|
Sword Without a Country (it) | Spade senza bandiera | ||
1977
|
The Pyjama Girl Case | La ragazza dal pigiama giallo | final film role | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Enzo Staiola at IMDb
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