Ermete Zacconi
Born(1857-09-14)14 September 1857
Died14 October 1948(1948-10-14) (aged 91)
Viareggio, Italy
OccupationActor
SpouseInes Cristina
ChildrenErnes Zacconi (daughter)
Margherita Bagni (step-daughter)

Ermete Zacconi (14 September 1857, Montecchio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia – 14 October 1948 in Viareggio) was an Italian stage and film actor and a representative of naturalism and verism in acting. His leading ladies on stage were his wife Ines Cristina and Paola Pezzaglia.

His wife Ines Cristina was born into a family of theater actors to Maltese actor Raffaello Cristina and Italian actress Cesira Sabatini. The actor Olinto Cristina and the actresses Ada Cristina Almirante and Jone Frigerio were her siblings. She was previously married to prompter Ambrogio Bagni (pseudonym of Ambrogio Bagna) with whom she had had a daughter Margherita Bagni, also an actress. Zacconi and his wife had a daughter together Ernes Zacconi.

He had lead roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Carlo Goldoni, Alfred de Musset, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg. He also performed in films. His most notable film roles include L'emigrante (1915), Cardinal Lambertini (1934), Summer Rain (1937), The Pearls of the Crown (1937), Processo e morte di Socrate (1939), and Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1943).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1915L'emigranteAntonio, l'emigrante
1918Gli spettri
1918La forza della coscienza
1934Cardinal LambertiniCardinal Lambertini
1936Cuor di vagabondoBabblo Larue
1937The Pearls of the CrownLe pape Clement VII
1937Summer Rain
1939Processo e morte di SocrateSocrate
1941Orizzonte dipintoIl vecchio grande attore
1941Don BuonaparteDon Geronimo Buonaparte
1942Il romanzo di un giovane poveroAugusto Laroche
1942Piazza San Sepolcro
1943Le Comte de Monte CristoL'abbé Faria(final film role)

References

  • "Zacconi Ermete". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  • "Zacconi Ermete". WIEM Encyclopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 23 April 2007.


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