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Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Actor · Died May 1, 1988, aged 81 · Rome, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber. Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis. As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983: films he appeared in include popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), Amici miei atto II (1982). He also had a role in the Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and cameoed in Becket (1964). Stoppa was also a renowned dubber of films into Italian. He began this activity in the 1930s as dubber of Fred Astaire. Other actors he dubbed include Richard Widmark, Kirk Douglas and Paul Muni. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paolo Stoppa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 6, 1906
Died
May 1, 1988 (aged 81)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 169 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Paolo Stoppa's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 11

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Casual 12 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 2

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Tense
7
Melancholic
9
Warm
6
Absurd
4
Other
19

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4

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 Paolo Stoppa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Paolo Stoppa'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

169 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as il nonno

  • Amici miei - Atto II°(1982)

    as Savino Capogreco

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Tomorrow We Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Padre di Mariangela

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    as Papa Pio VII

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Payoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Don Michele Miletti

  • Beach House(1977)

    as Nonno

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Nerone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as San Pietro

  • The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Don Ippolito

  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Right You Are (if you think so) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Signor Ponza

  • Rugantino(1973)

    as Mastro Titta

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Jus primae noctis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as The pope

  • Il giudice e il suo boia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • I Buddenbrook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Buddenbrook

  • The Adventures of Gerard(1970)

    as Santarem, Count of Morales

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • The Libertine(1968)

    as Professor Zauri

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Doctor Sperenzoni

  • After the Fox(1966)

    as Polio

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Male Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Professor Gaetano

  • Behold a Pale Horse(1964)

    as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Visit(1964)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Becket(1964)

    as Pope Alexander III

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Leopard(1963)

    as Don Calogero Sedara

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Shortest Day(1963)

    as Padre di Dino

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Steppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    as Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Fabiani Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Graziani

  • The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Giorgio

  • Vanina Vanini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Asdrubale Vanini

  • The Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hairdresser

  • The Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Cousin

  • Viva l'Italia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Nino Bixio

  • From a Roman Balcony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Rag. Alberto Moglie

  • Escape by Night(1960)

    as Prince Alessandro Antoniani

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • La contessa azzurra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Don Peppino Razzi

  • Three Etc.'s and the Colonel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Le marquis

  • Carthage in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Astarito

  • Gastone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Achille

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

    as Tonio

  • È arrivata la parigina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Holiday Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Advocate Appicciato

  • Oh! Sabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Avvocato Mancuso

  • Miracles of Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Don Salvador

  • A Mink Coat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Russo

  • Uncle Hyacynth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Restorer

  • Girls of Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Giuseppe Bardelotti

  • Destinazione Piovarolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gorini

  • Il padrone sono me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mingòn

  • Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • La bella di Roma(1955)

    as Oreste

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Il Conte Aquila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Principe di Metternich

  • Are We Men or Corporals? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Il caporale

  • Scampolo 53 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Woman Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as L'inquilino del piano di sopra

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

    as Michele

  • The Cheerful Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Flick

  • The Gold of Naples(1954)

    as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • House of Ricordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Giovanni Ricordi

  • My Seven Little Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Uomini ombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Antiques Dealer Bertrand

  • The Beautiful Otero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Frédéric

  • Prima di sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Paolo Bancani

  • Neapolitan Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Salvatore Esposito

  • Symphony of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Calafatti

  • The Woman Who Came from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Console Italiano

  • Daughters of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Nicephore (segment "Lysistrata")

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bertuccio

  • The Love of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Le Curé

  • The Most Wanted Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tony Fallone

  • Ci troviamo in galleria(1953)

    as Voce (uncredited)

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

    as Egisto Palmucci

  • The Return of Don Camillo(1953)

    as Marchetti

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Storms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Amedeo Cini

  • It's Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Antonio Trabbi

  • Puccini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Giocondo

  • Stazione Termini(1953)

    as Traveling Salesman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Voice of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Publisher

  • Gioventù alla sbarra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Il giudice Benni

  • La passeggiata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as preside del collegio

  • Sunday Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Piero

  • Beauties of the Night(1952)

    as Direktor der Oper

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Dogs and Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as don Cosimo

  • Times Gone By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Guido's father (segment "L'Idillio")

  • Dad Becomes Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lo psicanalista

  • The City Stands Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Delegato di polizia Perrone

  • Il tallone di Achille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lo Strozzino Serafino

  • Wanda the Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Marco

  • Wife for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Agusto

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1952)

    as Mr. Alvaro (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Rome 11:00 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Impiegato

  • The Cape of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Simon Liakim

  • Miracle in Milan(1951)

    as Rappi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Abbiamo vinto! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Augusto Fabriano

  • Land der Sehnsucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Sambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Manuel, il pittore

  • The Thief of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Marco

  • The King's Guerrillas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Peppino Luciani

  • Il principe ribelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Emissario Spagnolo

  • High Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Rocchetti

  • Beauty and the Devil(1950)

    as Official

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Fabiola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Manlio

  • Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Miguel Martinez, l'impresario

  • I peggiori anni della nostra vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ninetto Traballa

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

    as Alessandro Raffo

  • I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as nobile balbuziente

  • The Opium Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Amico di Za-la-mort

  • Aquila Nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Un bandito

  • Un americano in vacanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Augusto

  • Canto, ma sottovoce... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Fabrizio

  • Biraghin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Osvaldo Lanza di Robbio

  • Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Farewell, My Beautiful Naples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ruocco

  • Che distinta famiglia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as James

  • Crazy Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Filippo

  • Finalmente sì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Rossi

  • Il fiore sotto gli occhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Arrigo Santucci

  • Ti conosco, mascherina! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Luigi

  • Apparizione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Alberto

  • The Last Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Gli assi della risata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Our Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Oreste

  • 4 girls dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

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

    as Il medico curante di Napoleone

  • Skyscrapers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Frank Millstone

  • Incontri di notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Francesco

  • Gente dell’aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Il tenente Guido Landi

  • Il nostro prossimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Il campanaro

  • Music on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Fogliatti, il produttore

  • Giorni felici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bernardo

  • Dove andiamo, signora? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Acque di primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Doctor Berni

  • Il romanzo di un giovane povero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Enrico di Bevallan

  • Non ti pago! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as L'avvocato Lorenzo Strumillo

  • Don Cesare of Bazan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sancho

  • Gioco pericoloso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Giovanni

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

    as L' amate di Fani

  • A che servono questi quattrini? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marchetiello

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

    as Tottola

  • La regina di Navarra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • If I Was Honest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as barone Paolo Vareghi

  • La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Gastone

  • Se non son matti non li vogliamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Il conte Giuseppe Bardonazzi

  • Princess Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bonaventura

  • Divieto di sosta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • The Iron Crown(1941)

    as Trifilli

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • L'ultimo ballo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Felix

  • L'allegro fantasma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Gigetto

  • Giuliano de' Medici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Volpino

  • Il sogno di tutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as il signore genovese

  • Eternal Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Haibl

  • Una famiglia impossibile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • La canzone rubata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as il maggiordomo Alfredo

  • Amami, Alfredo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cecè

  • Trappola d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Il finto poliziotto

  • Pazza di gioia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Alvaro Montero

  • Le sorprese del vagone letto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Il marchese Gino

  • Ricchezza senza domani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Buby D'Alfia

  • An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Il secondo contadino

  • L'amore si fa così (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Zaccaria Poussier

  • You Love Me, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Eugenio Sinibaldi

  • Frenesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bobby

  • The Dream of Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • The Lady in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Direttore d'albergo

  • Marcella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Lorenzino de' Medici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Giomo, soldato del Duca Alessandro

  • The Serpent's Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Andry, l'aiutante dell'ispettore

  • The King's Jester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Filuccio

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 169 titles from 1935 to 1982; peak year 1982.

Film career

19351982

Peak 1982 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting169 of 169: 169 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1930s10 · acting1940s57 · acting1950s62 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 30 roles
50556065

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 Paolo Stoppa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. 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.

Is Paolo Stoppa's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paolo Stoppa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paolo Stoppa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vittorio De Sica shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers