Antonio Acqua

Biography

Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor , specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi , who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as the General in Enrico Cappellini's La via del Sud (1953)

Known For

8½

as A Man in a Car (uncredited)

Divorce Italian Style

as Priest

The White Sheik

as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

The Traffic Policeman

as The Ragioniere with a New Car

Boccaccio '70

as Commendatore La Pappa (segment "Le tentazioni ...") (uncredited)

The Railroad Man

as Il commissario

Gli onorevoli

as segretario di Santamura (uncredited)

The Lady Without Camelias

as Movie Theatre Owner

The Facts of Murder

as Generale Pomilia

March on Rome

as Direttore del carcere