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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1858-01-23

Day of Death

1954-09-16 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Naples, Italy

Also Known As

Cesare Gravina

Biography

From Wikipedia Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1929. He was born in Naples, Italy. Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theatres in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.

Known For

Acting

Fifth Avenue Models

1925

Fifth Avenue Models

as

Ludani's Tenement Neighbor

The Rose of Paris

1924

The Rose of Paris

as

George

Burning the Wind

1929

Burning the Wind

as

Don Ramón Valdez

Cheating Cheaters

1927

Cheating Cheaters

as

Tony Verdi

Mothers of Men

1920

Mothers of Men

as

Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass

Let's Get a Divorce

1918

Let's Get a Divorce

as

Head Waiter

Foolish Wives

1922

Foolish Wives

as

Cesare Ventucci

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

(uncredited)

The Siren

1917

The Siren

as

Her Father

Merry-Go-Round

1923

Merry-Go-Round

as

Sylvester Urban

The Magic Garden

1927

The Magic Garden

as

Maestro

Poor Little Peppina

1916

Poor Little Peppina

as

Villato

The Family Secret

1924

The Family Secret

as

Tomaso Silvano

The Penalty

1920

The Penalty

as

Art Teacher (uncredited)

The Wedding March

1928

The Wedding March

as

Martin Schrammell

Monte Carlo

1926

Monte Carlo

as

Count Davigny

Those Who Dare

1924

Those Who Dare

as

Panka

The Trail of '98

1928

The Trail of '98

as

Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather

The Charmer

1925

The Charmer

as

Señor Sprott

Flower of Night

1925

Flower of Night

as

Servant

Greed

1924

Greed

as

Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)

The Honeymoon

1929

The Honeymoon

as

Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father

The White Pearl

1915

The White Pearl

as

Setsu

Hulda from Holland

1916

Hulda from Holland

as

Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)

The Humming Bird

1924

The Humming Bird

as

Charlot

Madame Butterfly

1915

Madame Butterfly

as

The Soothsayer

Circus Days

1923

Circus Days

as

Luigi, the Clown

Daddy

1923

Daddy

as

Cesare Gallo

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Manager (uncredited)

The Blonde Saint

1926

The Blonde Saint

as

Ilario

Butterfly

1924

Butterfly

as

Von Mandescheid

The Midnight Sun

1926

The Midnight Sun

as

Opera Director

Madame X

1920

Madame X

as

Victor

An Enemy of Men

1925

An Enemy of Men

as

Tony Caruso

Contraband

1925

Contraband

as

Pee Wee Bangs

Production

Crew

Directing