Calisto Bertramo (28 August 1875 – 30 September 1941) was an Italian stage and film actor. Bertramo appeared in around twenty films and frequently on the stage.
Calisto Bertramo | |
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 Bertramo in Thirty Seconds of Love (1936) | |
| Born | 28 August 1875 |
| Died | 30 September 1941 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1924-1941 (film) |
Life and career
editBorn in Turin, after graduating from high school Bertramo began his acting career with Pia Marchi's theater company, with which he remained for three years.[1] After touring in Italy, Russia and Romania with Italia Vitaliani's stage company, in the early 1900s he worked with Emma and Irma Gramatica, Ruggero Ruggeri, and Ermete Novelli.[1] In 1918, he founded with Alda Borelli a stage company, active for two years.[1] He played a leading role in the 1923 London staging of The Lady from the Sea.[2] After working with Eleonora Duse and Tatyana Pavlova, between 1924 and 1929 he was active with a company he formed with his daughter Letizia and Umberto Casilini.[1] In films, he was mainly active as a character actor.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Messalina (1924)
- Paradise (1932)
- Cardinal Lambertini (1934)
- Adam's Tree (1936)
- Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
- The Make Believe Pirates (1937)
- It Was I! (1937)
- Mad Animals (1939)
- Heartbeat (1939)
- One Hundred Thousand Dollars (1940)
- A Romantic Adventure (1940)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Bertramo, Calisto". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri : T. 1. A - L. Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.
- ^ Wearing, J.P. (2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. p.233.