Enzo Petito

Known for ActingBorn 1897-07-24Died 1967-07-17Naples, Italy

Enzo Petito (24 July 1897 – 17 July 1967) was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli in the late 1950s and early 1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò. Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon in Sergio Corbucci's comedy Chi si ferma è perduto in 1963.Read more

Movies & web series

We will get married in Capri

Filumena Marturano

Christmas at the Cupiello House

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Poverty and Nobility

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

Il medico dei pazzi

The Widower

Tre calzoni fortunati

He Who Hesitates Is Lost

The Four Monks

Roaring Years

Night Train to Milan

Gold of Rome

The Last Judgment

Sacred Silence

Me, Me, Me... and the Others

Siamo tutti inquilini

Made in Italy

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