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Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Actor, writer and director · Died February 25, 2003, aged 82 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 25 February 2003) was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 15, 1920
Died
February 25, 2003 (aged 82)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 154 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Alberto Sordi's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Ironic 9 · Wry 6 · Earnest 21

Light 29 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Grounded 29 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 20 · Charged 15 · Intense 5

Steady 25 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 29

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 0

Casual 34 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 22 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
22 of 33
Trickster
7 of 33
Shapeshifter
3 of 33
Ally
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
19
Joyful
18
Absurd
16
Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Other
22

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alberto Sordi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Alberto Sordi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

154 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tutto Sordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • C'è posta per te (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ospite

  • Incontri proibiti(1998)

    Director · Screenplay · as Armando Andreoli

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Story of a Poor Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bartoloni

  • Nestore, l'ultima corsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Gaetano

  • Assolto per aver commesso il fatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Emilio Garrone

  • Vacanze di Natale '91(1991)

    Screenplay · Story · as Sabino

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • In nome del popolo sovrano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marchese Arquati

  • The Miser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay · as Arpagone

  • I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Don Abbondio

  • I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Don Abbondio

  • Taste of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay · as Elvio Battistini

  • A Taxi Driver in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Pietro Marchetti

  • Troppo forte(1986)

    Screenplay · as Count Giangiacomo Pigna Corelli in Selci

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • I Am an ESP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay · Story · as Roberto Razzi

  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Friar Cipolla

  • All for the Moral Majority! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Annibale Salvemini

  • Il tassinaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Pietro Marchetti

  • La fuggiDiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • In viaggio con papà(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Armando Ferretti

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • I Know That You Know That I Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · as Fabio

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    Screenplay · as Onofrio Del Grillo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Catherine and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Screenplay · as Enrico Menotti

  • Hypochondriac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay · as Don Argante

  • Traffic Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dr. De Benedetti

  • Where Are You Going on Holiday?(1978)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Remo Proietti (episodio "Le vacanze intelligenti")

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer · as Antonio Berti

  • Viva Italia!(1977)

    as il principe/il figlio/l'attore

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • An Average Little Man(1977)

    as Giovanni Vivaldi

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Strange Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mons. Ascanio La Costa (episodio L'Ascensore)

  • Il comune senso del pudore(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Giacinto Colonna

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • What's Your Sign?(1975)

    Writer · as Nando Moriconi

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as (archive footage)

  • While There's War There's Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Pietro Chiocca

  • Stardust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Screenplay · as Mimmo Adami

  • My Brother Anastasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer · as Father Salvatore Anastasia

  • Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Scopone Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Peppino

  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Why?(1971)

    as Giuseppe Di Noi

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer · as Giacinto / Antonio

  • Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay · Story · as Benito Fornaciari / Libero Fornaciari

  • Let's Have a Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Don Giuseppe Montanari

  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Conspirators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as The Friar

  • Help Me, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay · as Giovanni Macchiavelli

  • Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Fausto Di Salvio

  • Il medico della mutua(1968)

    Screenplay · as Guido Tersilli

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • An Italian in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Giuseppe Marossi

  • The Witches(1967)

    as Elio Ferocci (segment "Senso civico")

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Tullio Conforti

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Giovanni Lo Verso

  • The Queens(1966)

    as Giovanni ("Fata Marta")

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Smoke Over London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Dante

  • Made in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Silvio, Errant Husband (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 2")

  • Thrilling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Fernando Boccetta (segment "L'autostrada del sole")

  • I complessi(1965)

    Screenplay · Story · as Guglielmo Bertone

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Three Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer · as Armando Tucci (segment "Latin Lover")

  • The Flying Saucer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Vincenzo Berruti / Marsicano / Don Giuseppe / Conte Momi Crosara

  • My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The husband (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Sartoletti (segment "Eritrea") / Marco (segments "I miei cari", "Luciana")

  • Il maestro di Vigevano(1963)

    as Maestro Mombelli

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Giovanni Alberti

  • To Bed or Not to Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Amedeo Ferretti

  • Mafioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Antonio Badalamenti

  • The Police Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Dante Lombardozzi

  • Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Difficult Life(1961)

    as Silvio Magnozzi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Best of Enemies(1961)

    as Capt. Blasi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Merchant of children

  • ...And Suddenly It's Murder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Alberto Franzetti

  • The Traffic Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Otello Celletti

  • Everybody Go Home!(1960)

    as Lt. Alberto Innocenzi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Gastone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Gastone

  • The Widower(1959)

    as Alberto Nardi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Great War(1959)

    as Oreste Jacovacci

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Swindlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Totonno

  • Vacations in Majorca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Anselmo Pandolfini

  • The Moralist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Agostino

  • Winter Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Alberto Moretti

  • Oh! What a Mambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Nando

  • Wild Cats on the Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Alberto

  • Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as L'ambulante che vende ombrelli (uncredited)

  • ...and the Wild Wild Women(1959)

    as Antonio Zampi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Love on the Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · Story · as Aristarco Battistini

  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Domenica è sempre domenica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · as Alberto Carboni

  • Fortunella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Peppino

  • He Thief, She Thief(1958)

    Co-Writer · as Cencio

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Seventh Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Xavier Laurentis

  • Il marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · Story · as Alberto

  • A Farewell to Arms(1957)

    as Père Galli

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Doctor and the Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Corrado

  • Il conte Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay · as Alberto Boccetti

  • It Happened in Rome(1957)

    as Sergio Battistini

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Dollars Are Coming! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Alfonso Pasti

  • The Virtuous Bigamist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mario, bus driver

  • Mi permette babbo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rodolfo Nardi

  • Nero's Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Nero

  • Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Guardia Alberto Randolfi

  • Lo scapolo(1955)

    as Paolo Anselmi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • I pappagalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Dr. Alberto Tanzi

  • Piccola posta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Rodolfo Vanzino

  • Bravissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ubaldo Impallato

  • It Happened in the Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Giulio Parmitoni

  • La bella di Roma(1955)

    as Gracco

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • A Hero of Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Alberto Menichetti

  • Good night… lawyer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay · as Alberto Santi

  • The Sign of Venus(1955)

    as Romolo Proietti

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Art of Getting Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rosario 'Sasà' Scimoni

  • The Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alberto Ranieri

  • An American in Rome(1954)

    Screenplay · Story · as Nando Moriconi

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Cheerful Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Vergisson

  • A Parisian in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alberto Lucetti

  • It Happened at the Police Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alberto Tadini

  • Tripoli, bel suol d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alberto Ruotolo

  • The Anatomy of Love(1954)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Gran varietà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Premoli

  • Il matrimonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ivan Vassilievich Lomov

  • Mid-Century Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alberto (segment "Dopoguerra 1920")

  • Two Nights with Cleopatra(1954)

    as Cesarino

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • A Day in Court(1954)

    Screenplay · Story · as Nando Mericoni

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Lo scocciatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Gianrico

  • Ci troviamo in galleria(1953)

    as Mario Pio al telefono

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Cavalcade of Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Alberto

  • I Vitelloni(1953)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • L'Incantevole nemica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Toto and the Kings of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Maestro elementare

  • È arrivato l'accordatore(1952)

    as Avvocato Adolfo

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The White Sheik(1952)

    as Fernando Rivoli, the White Sheik

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Giovinezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Alberto

  • Position Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Donato

  • Mamma mia, che impressione! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Alberto

  • First Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Narrator (voice) (Uncredited)

  • The Za-Bum Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as (segment "Galop finale al circo")

  • Under the Sun of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fernando

  • Che tempi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Manuel Aguirre

  • Il passatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Il brigante Innamorato

  • Flesh Will Surrender(1947)

    as Doberti

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Renato

  • The Misery of Mr. Travet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Camillo Barbarotti

  • Chi l'ha visto? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as idraulico

  • Tre ragazze cercano marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Giulio

  • Sant'Elena, piccola isola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Il capitano Popleton (uncredited)

  • Casanova farebbe così! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Un giocatore di biliardo

  • La signorina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nino

  • I tre aquilotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Filippo Nardini

  • Giarabub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as il tenente Sordi

  • Le signorine della villa accanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Un giovane invitato al ballo

  • La notte delle beffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bentivoglio

  • Princess Tarakanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Uno studente

  • Il feroce saladino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as l'uomo nascosto sotto il costume del leone (uncredited)

  • Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Comparsa soldato romano (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 154 titles from 1937 to 2019; peak year 1960.

Film career

19372019

Peak 1960 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1952Screen debut· The White Sheik
  • 1952First top-billed film· The White Sheik
  • 1981Career best· The Marquis of Grillo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting154 of 154: 112 only acting, 42 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting18 of 154: 0 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting42 of 154: 0 only writing, 42 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 154: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

154 titles, 42 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 42 of them.

By decade

1930s4 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s60 · 60 acting · 9 crew1960s31 · 31 acting · 8 crew1970s20 · 20 acting · 10 crew1980s14 · 14 acting · 10 crew1990s8 · 8 acting · 5 crew2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 71% of 72 roles
5257626772778287

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alberto Sordi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 43 titles divides audiences: 21 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed5

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Alberto Sordi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alberto Sordi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rodolfo Sonego shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles