Mimmo Poli

Biography

Mimmo Poli was an Italian character actor who spent thirty-five years in films and turned up in more than 200 of them, which made him one of the most recognizable and busiest faces in Italian cinema. He grew up in Rome, where he began acting young on the stage in Roman dialect. Mario Monicelli gave him a minor role in Toto and the King of Rome in 1951, the start of a long screen career. Small parts were his specialty, among them bartenders, a docker and a prisoner, and he worked with directors from Bernardo Bertolucci to the makers of the Monnezza pictures. His credits included Nights of Cabiria (1957), Beat the Devil (1953), The Overcoat (1952), Toto in Color (1952) and Termini Station (1953), as well as many films with Franco and Ciccio. He made his last screen appearance in I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo in 1985.

63years old at death

Born June 1, 1922Rome
Died April 4, 1986Rome
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Domenico Poli (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 30 years1953 to 1983

Genres

Comedy64%, 9 films
Drama36%, 5 films
Crime29%, 4 films
Action21%, 3 films
Western14%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Mimmo Poli began his performing life on the stage as a young man, reciting in Roman dialect before he ever reached the screen.

Mimmo Poli movies on Netflix

The Devil and Holy Water1983IMDb rating 4.9as Tassista
The Haunted House1982IMDb rating 6.2as cliente della banca
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9as er Buiaccaro
Piedone d'Egitto1980IMDb rating 6.1as Airplane passenger next to Caputo
Luna1979IMDb rating 6.3as Piano Mover
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire1972IMDb rating 6.1as Oste
The Specialists1969IMDb rating 6.3as Barman
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die1967IMDb rating 6.3
The Honey Pot1967IMDb rating 6.7as Cook
Il monaco di Monza1963IMDb rating 6.4
It Started in Naples1960IMDb rating 6.3as Man in Bar
The Big Night1959IMDb rating 7.1as -
Nights of Cabiria1957IMDb rating 8.1as Man Eating in the Nightclub
Beat the Devil1953IMDb rating 6.4as Barman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Nights of Cabiria1957 Dramaas Man Eating in the Nightclub
IMDb rating 8.158K votes
Piedone d'Egitto1980 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Airplane passenger next to Caputo
IMDb rating 6.14.0K votes
It Started in Naples1960as Man in Bar
IMDb rating 6.33.7K votes
Luna1979as Piano Mover
IMDb rating 6.36.0K votes
The Honey Pot1967as Cook
IMDb rating 6.73.4K votes
The Specialists1969as Barman
IMDb rating 6.31.8K votes
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die1967
IMDb rating 6.3731 votes
Beat the Devil1953as Barman
IMDb rating 6.412K votes

Most often with

Bruno Corbucci directed four of these films, Sergio Corbucci two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tomas Milian

Franco Balducci

Leo Gavero

Renato Pozzetto

Mario Castellani

Andrea Aureli

Bruno CorbucciDirector, 4 filmsSergio CorbucciDirector, 2 films

Films together

Tomas Milian3 films together, 1959 to 1983
Tomas Milian's page
- The Devil and Holy Water1983IMDb rating 4.9Poli as TassistaMilian as Bruno Marangoni
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9Poli as er BuiaccaroMilian as Quinto Cecioni, detto 'Er Monnezza'
- The Big Night1959IMDb rating 7.1Poli as -Milian as Achille
Franco Balducci3 films together, 1957 to 1967
Franco Balducci's page
- A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die1967IMDb rating 6.3Balducci as Kraut henchman
- The Big Night1959IMDb rating 7.1Poli as -Balducci as Eliseo
- Nights of Cabiria1957IMDb rating 8.1Poli as Man Eating in the NightclubBalducci as Spectator on the Stage of the Cinema
Leo Gavero3 films together, 1981 to 1983
Leo Gavero's page
- The Devil and Holy Water1983IMDb rating 4.9Poli as TassistaGavero as Vescovo
- The Haunted House1982IMDb rating 6.2Poli as cliente della bancaGavero as Direttore della banca
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9Poli as er BuiaccaroGavero as onorevole Ventimiglia
Renato Pozzetto2 films together, 1981 to 1982
Renato Pozzetto's page
- The Haunted House1982IMDb rating 6.2Poli as cliente della bancaPozzetto as Giorgio
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9Poli as er BuiaccaroPozzetto as Franco Colombo
Mario Castellani2 films together, 1963 to 1969
Mario Castellani's page
- The Specialists1969IMDb rating 6.3Poli as BarmanCastellani as Judge Ham
- Il monaco di Monza1963IMDb rating 6.4Castellani as Il nobile con due scarpe destre
Andrea Aureli2 films together, 1981 to 1983
Andrea Aureli's page
- The Devil and Holy Water1983IMDb rating 4.9Poli as TassistaAureli as Gioielliere Bernocchi
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9Poli as er BuiaccaroAureli as Giacinto
Bruno CorbucciDirector, 4 films, 1972 to 1983
- The Devil and Holy Water1983IMDb rating 4.9Poli as Tassista
- The Haunted House1982IMDb rating 6.2Poli as cliente della banca
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici1981IMDb rating 5.9Poli as er Buiaccaro
- The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire1972IMDb rating 6.1Poli as Oste
Sergio CorbucciDirector, 2 films, 1963 to 1969
- The Specialists1969IMDb rating 6.3Poli as Barman
- Il monaco di Monza1963IMDb rating 6.4
Also two films together8 more actors
- Marco TulliIt Started in Naples (1960) and Beat the Devil (1953)
- Alfredo RizzoThe Devil and Holy Water (1983) and Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
- Osiride PevarelloPiedone d'Egitto (1980) and A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1967)
- Mario DonatoneThe Devil and Holy Water (1983) and The Haunted House (1982)
- Aldo RalliThe Devil and Holy Water (1983) and The Haunted House (1982)
- Erminio MacarioThe Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972) and Il monaco di Monza (1963)
- Aldo SilvaniNights of Cabiria (1957) and Beat the Devil (1953)
- Tony ScarfThe Haunted House (1982) and Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
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