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Michele Placido

1946 - Today

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Michele Placido (Italian: [miˈkɛːle ˈplaːtʃido]; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michele Placido is the 460th most popular actor (down from 458th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from Italy (down from 909th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Actor.

Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles in the films Il giorno della civetta, Cadaveri eccellenti, La classe operaia va in paradiso, and Il giorno della civetta 2.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michele Placido ranks 460 out of 13,578. Before him are Deborah Kerr, Renée Zellweger, Andy García, Talia Shire, Burt Reynolds, and Frances McDormand. After him are Hanna Schygulla, Douglas Fairbanks, William H. Macy, Frances Farmer, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mel Ferrer.

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Among people born in 1946, Michele Placido ranks 78. Before him are Ilie Năstase, Stefania Sandrelli, Barry Gibb, Georges J. F. Köhler, John Woo, and Talia Shire. After him are Colin Bell, Dragan Džajić, Bob Beamon, Paul L. Modrich, Rade Šerbedžija, and Berti Vogts.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Michele Placido ranks 925 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Pietro Lorenzetti (1280), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Bruttia Crispina (164), Giovanni Pisano (1248), and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569). After him are Teia (550), Titus Labienus (-100), Giovanni Bononcini (1670), Valentino (1932), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), and Natalia Ginzburg (1916).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Michele Placido ranks 24. Before him are Rudolph Valentino (1895), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Lino Ventura (1919), Vittorio Gassman (1922), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), and Claudia Mori (1944). After him are Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Eleonora Duse (1858), Elsa Martinelli (1935), Alberto Sordi (1920), Totò (1898), and Lucia Bosè (1931).

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