Mimmo Poli

Mimmo Poli
Poli in the movie Altissima pressione (1965)
Born	Domenico Poli (1920-04-11)April 11, 1920 Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	April 4, 1986(1986-04-04) (aged 65) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–1985

Mimmo Poli (born Domenico Poli, April 11, 1920 – April 4, 1986) was an Italian film character actor.

Career

Poli was one of the best known and most active characters of Italian cinema; in his thirty-five-year career, he appeared in over 200 films. He started from a young age by treading the stages and reciting in Roman dialect.

In 1951 he had a small part in the film Toto and the King of Rome directed by Mario Monicelli. Federico Fellini. He played characters such as bartenders, a docker, a prisoner in the films of the Monnezza to those of Bernardo Bertolucci.

Notable films Poli appears in include The Overcoat (1952) by Alberto Lattuada; Toto in Color (1952) by Steno; Termini Station (1953) by Vittorio De Sica; Beat the Devil by John Huston; Nights of Cabiria (1956) by Federico Fellini; Poor, But Handsome (1956) by Dino Risi; You're on Your Own (1959) by Mauro Bolognini; Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961) by Sergio Corbucci; The Betrayer (1961) by Roberto Rossellini. He also appeared in many films of Franco and Ciccio. His last film appearance was with I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo (1985).

Death

Due to serious health problems, he was forced to leave the scene in the mid-eighties. He died from a heart attack on April 4, 1986, at the age of 65.

Selected filmography

Poli (second right) in The Two Marshals (1961)

• Anna (1951, directed by Alberto Lattuada) – L'infermiere grasso (uncredited)
• Licenza premio (1951, directed by Max Neufeld)
• Toto in Color (1952, directed by Steno)
• Poppy (1952)
• Inganno (1952, directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli) – Un cliente della trattoria
• Toto and the King of Rome (1952, directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli)
• Toto and the Women (1952, directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli) – Male nurse (uncredited)
• We Two Alone (1952, directed by Steno and Marino Girolami, Marcello Marchesi) – Man at the Bus Stop (uncredited)
• Seven Hours of Trouble (1952, directed by Vittorio Metz, Marcello Marchesi) – 'Sfilatino'
• Il tallone d'Achille (1952, directed by Mario Amendola and Ruggero Maccari)
• The Three Pirates (1952, directed by Mario Soldati)
• The Overcoat (1952, directed by Alberto Lattuada)
• Hell Raiders of the Deep (1953, directed by Duilio Coletti)
• The Unfaithfuls (1953, directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno) – Scorza (uncredited)
• Terminal Station (1953, directed by Vittorio De Sica) – Il grassone nel treno (uncredited)
• At the Edge of the City (1953, directed by Carlo Lizzani, Massimo Mida) – Signore (uncredited)
• Roman Holiday (1953, directed by William Wyler) – Worker Hugging the Three Out Side Police Station (uncredited)
• Beat the Devil (1953, directed by John Huston) – Barman (uncredited)
• Ulysses (1954, directed by Mario Camerini) – Procio (uncredited)
• Una pelliccia di visone (1956, directed by Glauco Pellegrini) – Prisoner (uncredited)
• Totò lascia o raddoppia? (1956, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque) – The Man who Pays the Bet (uncredited)
• Nero's Mistress (1956, directed by Steno)
• Allow Me, Daddy! (1956, directed by Mario Bonnard) – Il primo facchino
• Toto, Peppino and the Outlaws (1956, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque) – The Bandits' Cook (uncredited)
• Poor, But Handsome (1957) – The laughing Customer at 'Antica Roma' (uncredited)
• Fathers and Sons (1957) – Man into the Stadium (uncredited)
• Nights of Cabiria (1957, directed by Federico Fellini) – Man Eating in the Nightclub (uncredited)
• Pirate of the Half Moon (1957, directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese) – Il corsaro grasso
• Pretty But Poor (1957) – Richetto (uncredited)
• Rascel-Fifì (1957, directed by Guido Leoni) – Malone
• La zia d'America va a sciare (1957, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero) – Bit Part (uncredited)
• La chiamavan Capinera... (1957)
• Love and Chatter (1958, directed by Alessandro Blasetti)
• Fortunella (1958, directed by Eduardo De Filippo) – Orso Bruno, the wrestler (uncredited)
• Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958, directed by Luigi Zampa) – Remo (uncredited)
• Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958, directed by Mario Monicelli) – Prigioniero (uncredited)
• Slave Women of Corinth (1958, directed by Mario Bonnard) – Un Commerciante (uncredited)
• Toto in Paris (1958, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque) – Il grassone del treno
• Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) (1958, directed by Siro Marcellini) – Il grassone
• L'amore nasce a Roma (1958) – Tancredi
• Men and Noblemen (1959) – The snoring Prisoner (uncredited)
• Everyone's in Love (1959) – Man in Lavatory (uncredited)
• Poor Millionaires (1959) – Fat Man on Train (uncredited)
• The Son of the Red Corsair (1959, directed by Primo Zeglio) – Tavern's Patron
• The Moralist (1959, directed by Giorgio Bianchi) – The Policeman on a Bicycle (uncredited)
• La duchessa di Santa Lucia (1959, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero)
• You're on Your Own (1959, directed by Mauro Bolognini) – Chicken Vendor (uncredited)
• La cento chilometri (1959, directed by Giulio Petroni) – The Bald Remover (uncredited)
• Bad Girls Don't Cry (1959, directed by Mauro Bolognini)
• Il vedovo (1959, directed by Dino Risi) – Man in the Night-club (uncredited)
• Attack of the Moors (1959) – Peasant (uncredited)
• Simpatico mascalzone (1959) – Spettatore a teatro
• Perfide... ma belle! (1959, directed by Giorgio Simonelli) – The fat Lodger at 'Pensione Tecla' (uncredited)
• Nel blu dipinto di blu (1959) – Fat Man at the Bar (uncredited)
• Il raccomandato di ferro (1959) – Lawyer on the Telephone (uncredited)
• Tipi da spiaggia (1959, directed by Mario Mattoli) – Il 'Bagnone' (uncredited)
• Love and Larceny (1960, directed by Dino Risi) – Cook of the Big Restaurant (uncredited)
• Messalina (1960, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi) – Drunken Transvestite
• Il principe fusto (1960, directed by Maurizio Arena)
• La strada dei giganti (1960, directed by Guido Malatesta) – Barman (uncredited)
• Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today (1960, directed by Mario Mattoli) (uncredited)
• It Started in Naples (1960, directed by Melville Shavelson) – Man in Bar (uncredited)
• My Friend, Dr. Jekyll (1960, directed by Marino Girolami) – Rufio
• Caccia al marito (1960, directed by Marino Girolami) – Antonio – the lifeguard (uncredited)
• Morgan the Pirate (1960, directed by André De Toth and Primo Zeglio) – Pirate (uncredited)
• Un dollaro di fifa (1960, directed by Giorgio Simonelli) – Zaccaria
• I Teddy boys della canzone (1960, directed by Domenico Paolella) – Un telespettatore (uncredited)
• Ferragosto in bikini (1960, directed by Marino Girolami) – Il padrone del locale
• A qualcuna piace calvo (1960, directed by Mario Amendola) – Uomo alla finestra (uncredited)
• Le Ambiziose (1961, directed by Tony Amendola) – L'onorevole alla festa
• La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo (1961, directed by Marino Girolami) – John Allison
• Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – Un Ladruncolo (uncredited)
• Il carabiniere a cavallo (1961, directed by Carlo Lizzani) (uncredited)
• Come September (1961, directed by Robert Mulligan) – Commissario (uncredited)
• The Fascist (1961, directed by Luciano Salce) (uncredited)
• The Prisoner of the Iron Mask (1961, directed by Francesco De Feo)
• Vanina Vanini (1961, directed by Roberto Rossellini) – Il boia (uncredited)
• Le magnifiche 7 (1961, directed by Marino Girolami) – Il capitano
• Queen of the Seas (1961, directed by Umberto Lenzi) – Fat man falling
• Duel of the Titans (1961, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – Pastore
• The Two Marshals (1961, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – Portalettere
• Barabbas (1961) – Man in Tavern (uncredited)
• Fra' Manisco cerca guai (1961, directed by Armando William Tamburella) – Un frate
• Totò Diabolicus (1962, directed by Steno) – Il postino
• Samson Against the Sheik (1962, directed by Domenico Paolella) – Chambelain
• Colpo gobbo all'italiana (1962, directed by Lucio Fulci) – L'oste
• Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – L'Uomo panchina (uncredited)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962, directed by Robert Aldrich) – Queen's Cupbearer (uncredited)
• The Changing of the Guard (1962) – Autista dei fascisti (uncredited)
• I motorizzati (1962, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque) – Vittorio (uncredited)
• Carmen, 70 (1962) – Customer Eating Spaghetti (uncredited)
• Sexy Toto (1963, directed by Mario Amendola) – Un galeotto – inmate #1
• The Two Colonels (1963, directed by Steno) – Fat Soldier (uncredited)
• The Monk of Monza (1963, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – Il frate cercatore
• Torpedo Bay (1963, directed by Charles Frend and Bruno Vailati) – Nightclub Owner
• Gli onorevoli (1963, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – MSI supporter (uncredited)
• Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1963, directed by Mario Amendola)
• I marziani hanno 12 mani (1964) – Tifoso allo stadio
• Indios a Nord-Ovest (1964)
• Two Mafiamen in the Far West (1964) – Saloon Patron
• I due evasi di Sing Sing (1964, directed by Lucio Fulci) – Speaker
• Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964, directed by Nick Nostro) – Tavern Owner (uncredited)
• Biblioteca di Studio Uno (1964, TV Mini-Series) – Un carceriere
• I Kill, You Kill (1965) – Sicilian man (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
• Challenge of the Gladiator (1965, directed by Domenico Paolella) – Roman at Orgy (uncredited)
• Sons of the Leopard (1965, directed by Sergio Corbucci) – Farm manager
• Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965) – Sugar – Barman (uncredited)
• Hercules the Avenger (1965, directed by Maurizio Lucidi) – Gerone
• Highest Pressure (1965, directed by Enzo Trapani) – Il salumiere
• Colorado Charlie (1965, directed by Roberto Mauri) – Jack, Springfield Barman
• Io, io, io... e gli altri (1966, directed by Alessandro Blasetti) (uncredited)
• All the Way to Paris (1966) – Italian Butcher
• Vacanze sulla neve (1966, directed by Filippo Walter Ratti)
• After the Fox (1966) – Fat Actor
• For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) – Saloon Patron (uncredited)
• Trappola per sette spie (1966)
• The Hellbenders (1967) – Man in Saloon (uncredited)
• Up the MacGregors (1967) – Barman (uncredited)
• The Honey Pot (1967) – Cook (uncredited)
• The Magnificent Texan (1967, directed by Luigi Capuano) – Barman #2 (uncredited)
• How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967) – Gustavo Dupont (uncredited)
• On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) – Minor Role
• Untamable Angelique (1967) – Offerer (uncredited)
• Bang Bang Kid (1967, directed by Giorgio Gentili and Luciano Lelli) – Bartender
• The Crazy Kids of the War (1967) – German Soldier (uncredited)
• Gli altri, gli altri,... e noi (1967)
• Se vuoi vivere... spara! (1968) – Bartender
• Gunman Sent by God (1968) – Barman
• Brutti di notte (1968) – Man in Piazza Navona
• A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968, directed by Franco Giraldi) – Man in Saloon (uncredited)
• Spirits of the Dead (1968) – Taxi Driver / Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
• Donne... botte e bersaglieri (1968) – Lo Giudice (uncredited)
• A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) – Shopkeeper (uncredited)
• Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968, directed by Giovanni Grimaldi) – Tavern customer
• The Great Silence (1968) – Barman (uncredited)
• Stuntman (1968) – Man with caravan
• Bootleggers (1969, directed by Alfio Caltabiano) – Suitor
• Il ragazzo che sorride (1969, directed by Aldo Grimaldi) – Porter
• I quattro del pater noster (1969) (uncredited)
• Sabata ì (1969) – Hotel Workman (uncredited)
• The Thirteen Chairs (1969) – De Seta's Caretaker (uncredited)
• Agguato sul Bosforo (1969) – Informer at Club (uncredited)
• The Specialist (1969) – Barman
• Zorro marchese di Navarra (1969, directed by Franco Montemurro) – Taverner
• Poppea's Hot Nights (1969) – Prurient Roman at Market Place (uncredited)
• La donna a una dimensione (1969, directed by Bruno Baratti) – Fatman on TV (uncredited)
• Satiricosissimo (1970) – Party Guest (uncredited)
• Nel giorno del Signore (1970)
• Mio padre monsignore (1971, directed by Antonio Racioppi) – Storyteller
• Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? (1971) – Barman del saloon (uncredited)
• Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971) – Owner of 'Cornuto' Restaurant
• When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)
• Siamo tutti in libertà provvisoria (1971) – Old Man with Prostitute
• Roma (1972) – Roman Eating in Terrace (uncredited)
• Boccaccio (1972) – Spettatore grasso
• His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972) – Barman
• My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow (1972, directed by Juan Bosch) – Innkeeper (uncredited)
• Man Called Amen (1972, directed by Alfio Caltabiano) – Bell Ringer (uncredited)
• More Sexy Canterbury Tales (1972) – Frate grasso (uncredited)
• Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972) – Barman al party
• Lo chiameremo Andrea (1972) – Spot's Actor (uncredited)
• Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972)
• The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972) – Oste
• Storia di fifa e di coltello – Er seguito d'er più (1972)
• Colpo grosso a Porto Said (1972, directed by Luigi Batzella)
• We Want the Colonels (1973) – Man who sees the flare (uncredited)
• Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose (1973) – Friar
• Flatfoot (1973) (uncredited)
• Polvere di stelle (1973) (uncredited)
• Diario di una vergine romana (1973) – Livia Fat Customer (uncredited)
• The Arena (1974) – Man at the Orgy (uncredited)
• Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar (1975) – Saloon Owner
• La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! (1975)
• Hit Squad (1976) – Gaetano Bozzetti
• 1900 (1976) – Fascist (uncredited)
• The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976) – Vittorio Raganelli detto Il Mussulmano
• The Last Round (1976, directed by Stelvio Massi) – Garage Owner
• Fear in the City (1976, directed by Giuseppe Rosati)
• Destruction Force (1977) – Barman
• Messalina, Messalina! (1977) – Man in Tavern (uncredited)
• Highway Racer (1977) – Peppone – the informer
• Swindle (1977) – Milady (uncredited)
• Il figlio dello sceicco (1977) – Abdul
• Brothers Till We Die (1978) – Salvatore (uncredited)
• La Cage aux Folles (1978) – Le barman (uncredited)
• Odds and Evens (1978) – Shop Owner (uncredited)
• The Gang That Sold America (1979) – Arab (in pre-title sequence) (uncredited)
• Neapolitan Mystery (1979) – Asylum cook (uncredited)
• La Luna (1979) – Piano Mover
• La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta (1979) – Uomo scippato
• Sexual aberration - Sesso perverso (1979, directed by Bruno Mattei) – Asian
• Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
• City of Women (1980) – Party Guest (uncredited)
• Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980) (uncredited)
• I'm Getting a Yacht (1980) – Car park attendant
• Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
• Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981) – Er Buiaccaro
• Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981) – Gasparotto
• Il Marchese del Grillo (1981) – Oste (uncredited)
• Bomber (1982) – Cook (uncredited)
• Delitto sull'autostrada (1982) – Oste (uncredited)
• Monsignore (1982) – Sicilian Priest
• Pronto... Lucia (1982) – Barman ristorante in Austria (uncredited)
• Dio li fa poi li accoppia (1982) – The Taxi Driver in Rome (uncredited)
• Count Tacchia (1982) – Priest (uncredited)
• La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) – Matto
• Vieni avanti cretino (1982)
• La casa stregata (1982)
• Il diavolo e l'acquasanta (1983) – Tassista
• A tu per tu (1984)
• Mi faccia causa (1984)
• Big Deal After 20 Years (1985) – Cesare

External links

• Mimmo Poli at IMDb