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.
- June 15, 1920
- February 25, 2003 (aged 82)
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Actor, writer and director
- 43 on MovieCove · 154 credits in all
What are Alberto Sordi's films like?
Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
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
Easy watch 27 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8
Resolved 34 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 22 of 33 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Fernando Rivoli in The White Sheik (1952)
- Tricksteras Alberto in I Vitelloni (1953)
- Heroas Nando Moriconi in An American in Rome (1954)
- Tricksteras Nando Mericoni in A Day in Court (1954)
- Heroas Cesarino in Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)
- Tricksteras The Director in The Anatomy of Love (1954)
- Heroas Paolo Anselmi in Lo scapolo (1955)
- Shapeshifteras Gracco in La bella di Roma (1955)
- Heroas Cencio in He Thief, She Thief (1958)
- Heroas Bepi in Venice, the Moon and You (1958)
- Heroas Alberto Nardi in The Widower (1959)
- Heroas Oreste Jacovacci in The Great War (1959)
- Heroas Lt. Alberto Innocenzi in Everybody Go Home! (1960)
- Allyas Capt. Blasi in The Best of Enemies (1961)
- Heroas Silvio Magnozzi in A Difficult Life (1961)
- Heroas Mombelli in Il maestro di Vigevano (1963)
- Tricksteras Count Emilio Ponticelli in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
- Heroas Guglielmo Bertone in I complessi (1965)
- Tricksteras Tullio Conforti in Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario? (1966)
- Heroas Tullio Conforti in Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario? (1966)
- Heroas Dr. Guido Tersilli in Il medico della mutua (1968)
- Heroas Dr. Guido Tersilli in Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969)
- Heroas Amedeo Battipaglia in Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971)
- Heroas Giuseppe Di Noi in Why? (1971)
- Heroas Alfredo Rossi in The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
- Heroas Nando Moriconi in What's Your Sign? (1975)
- Heroas Giacinto Colonna in Il comune senso del pudore (1976)
- Heroas Giovanni Vivaldi in An Average Little Man (1977)
- Tricksteras Il marchese Onofrio Del Grillo in The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
- Shapeshifteras Il marchese Onofrio Del Grillo / Gasperino in The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
- Heroas Il marchese Onofrio Del Grillo in The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
- Shapeshifteras Armando Ferretti in In viaggio con papà (1982)
- Heroas Armando Andreoli in Incontri proibiti (1998)
Moods and endings
- 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)

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

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

Incontri proibiti(1998)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Story of a Poor Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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

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

Vacanze di Natale '91(1991)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
In nome del popolo sovrano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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

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

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

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

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

Troppo forte(1986)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
I Am an ESP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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

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

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

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

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

The Marquis of Grillo(1981)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Catherine and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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

Traffic Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Viva Italia!(1977)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
An Average Little Man(1977)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Strange Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
What's Your Sign?(1975)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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

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

My Brother Anastasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Scopone Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Why?(1971)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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

Let's Have a Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Conspirators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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

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

Il medico della mutua(1968)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
An Italian in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Witches(1967)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Difficult Life(1961)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Best of Enemies(1961)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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

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

Everybody Go Home!(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Gastone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Widower(1959)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Great War(1959)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Swindlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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

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

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

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

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

Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Love on the Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Venice, the Moon and You(1958)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Domenica è sempre domenica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Sign of Venus(1955)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Art of Getting Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mid-Century Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
A Day in Court(1954)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Lo scocciatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

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

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

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

È arrivato l'accordatore(1952)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The White Sheik(1952)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Giovinezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

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

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

First Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Za-Bum Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

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

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

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

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

The Misery of Mr. Travet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Chi l'ha visto? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Le signorine della villa accanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
La notte delle beffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

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

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

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

Biggest box office
I Vitelloni (1953)

Highest rated
The Great War (1959)

Most popular right now
Viva Italia! (1977)
Film career
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
Billing
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.
- 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
- Dino RisiShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), I complessi (1965), A Difficult Life (1961), The Widower (1959), Venice, the Moon and You (1958), The Sign of Venus (1955)See all 6 shared titles with Dino Risi

- Mario MonicelliShared titles: The Marquis of Grillo (1981), An Average Little Man (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), The Queens (1966), The Great War (1959)See all 5 shared titles with Mario Monicelli

- Luciano SalceShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969), The Queens (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Luciano Salce
- Luigi ZampaShared titles: Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), Il medico della mutua (1968), He Thief, She Thief (1958)See all 3 shared titles with Luigi Zampa

Writers
- Rodolfo SonegoShared titles: Incontri proibiti (1998), Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991), Troppo forte (1986), In viaggio con papà (1982), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Il comune senso del pudore (1976), What's Your Sign? (1975), Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), Why? (1971), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965), A Difficult Life (1961) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Rodolfo Sonego

- Furio ScarpelliShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Great War (1959), It Happened in Rome (1957), The Anatomy of Love (1954)See all 8 shared titles with Furio Scarpelli

- Agenore IncrocciShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), I complessi (1965), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Great War (1959), It Happened in Rome (1957), The Anatomy of Love (1954)See all 8 shared titles with Agenore Incrocci

- Ruggero MaccariShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965), Lo scapolo (1955), Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954), È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)See all 7 shared titles with Ruggero Maccari
Actors
- Leopoldo TriesteShared titles: The Marquis of Grillo (1981), Il medico della mutua (1968), The Sign of Venus (1955), A Day in Court (1954), An American in Rome (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952)See all 7 shared titles with Leopoldo Trieste

- Claudio GoraShared titles: Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991), Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969), Il medico della mutua (1968), I complessi (1965), A Difficult Life (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960)See all 6 shared titles with Claudio Gora

- Sophia LorenShared titles: The Sign of Venus (1955), A Day in Court (1954), The Anatomy of Love (1954), Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954), È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)See all 5 shared titles with Sophia Loren

- Riccardo GarroneShared titles: Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), I complessi (1965), Venice, the Moon and You (1958), Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Riccardo Garrone

Composers and editors
- Piero PiccioniShared titles: Incontri proibiti (1998), In viaggio con papà (1982), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Il comune senso del pudore (1976), Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969), Il medico della mutua (1968), Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario? (1966)See all 8 shared titles with Piero Piccioni

- Armando TrovajoliShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965), The Widower (1959), A Day in Court (1954), Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)See all 7 shared titles with Armando Trovajoli

- Nino RotaShared titles: Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), The Great War (1959), La bella di Roma (1955), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Flesh Will Surrender (1947)See all 7 shared titles with Nino Rota

- Tatiana Casini MorigiShared titles: Incontri proibiti (1998), In viaggio con papà (1982), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Il comune senso del pudore (1976), A Difficult Life (1961), The Best of Enemies (1961)See all 6 shared titles with Tatiana Casini Morigi
Producers
- Dino De LaurentiisShared titles: The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), A Difficult Life (1961), The Best of Enemies (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Great War (1959), An American in Rome (1954)See all 7 shared titles with Dino De Laurentiis

- Gianni Hecht LucariShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), Why? (1971), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965), A Day in Court (1954)See all 6 shared titles with Gianni Hecht Lucari
- Fausto SaraceniShared titles: Il comune senso del pudore (1976), Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971), Why? (1971), The Queens (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Fausto Saraceni
- Aurelio De LaurentiisShared titles: Incontri proibiti (1998), Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991), An Average Little Man (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Aurelio De Laurentiis
Mixed roles
- Giorgio SalvioniShared titles: The Queens (1966), The White Sheik (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Giorgio Salvioni
- Eduardo De FilippoShared titles: Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Anatomy of Love (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Eduardo De Filippo

- Franca ValeriShared titles: The Widower (1959), The Sign of Venus (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Franca Valeri



