Mino Bellei (June 26, 1936 – March 13, 2022) was an Italian theatre and film actor and director.[1]

Mino Bellei
Born(1936-06-23)June 23, 1936
Savona, Italy
DiedMarch 13, 2022(2022-03-13) (aged 85)
Savona, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1961–2022

Career

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Born in Savona in 1936, he graduated from the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in 1959, and began as a stage actor in pièce by Pirandello, Molière and Shakespeare; critics counted him among the most promising and outstanding talents of these years. In the 1960s he also devoted himself to theater directing. His comedy "Life is not a film of Doris Day" was a great success.

Only occasionally he took roles in film and television; In 1979 he directed the film Bionda fragola (Strawberry blonde) from his own screenplay. Despite good reviews and financial success, it was his only film as director.[2]

Filmography (selection)

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Theatre (selection)

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 48
  2. ^ Andrea Orbicciani, Article Mino Bellei, in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 46/47
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