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Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

Actor · Died February 1, 1980, aged 54 · Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Romolo Valli (7 February 1925 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian actor. Valli was born in Reggio Emilia. He was one of the best known Italian actors from the 1950s to his death. He worked for both the stage and the silver screen. Among the directors he collaborated with were Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim, and Luchino Visconti, who cast Valli in three feature films (Il Gattopardo, Morte a Venezia, Gruppo di famiglia in un interno) and the episode Il lavoro of Boccaccio '70. Valli died in a car accident, less than one week before his 55th birthday. Source: Article "Romolo Valli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 7, 1925
Died
February 1, 1980 (aged 54)
From
Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Romolo Valli's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

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 Romolo Valli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Romolo Valli'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

46 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Memories of a Young Pianist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Giovanni (archive footage)

  • Womanlight(1979)

    as Galba

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Henry IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Enrico IV

  • The Chosen(1977)

    as Charrier

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Cardinal Marotta

  • Bobby Deerfield(1977)

    as Uncle Luigi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • An Average Little Man(1977)

    as Dott. Spaziani

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • 1900(1976)

    as Giovanni Berlinghieri

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Conversation Piece(1974)

    as Michelli

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Silence the Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Il ministro

  • My Dear Nephews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Trèves

  • Right You Are (if you think so) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lamberto Laudisi

  • What?(1972)

    as Giovanni

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Paulina 1880 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Farinata

  • Duck, You Sucker!(1971)

    as Dr. Villega

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Death in Venice(1971)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Garden of the Finzi-Continis(1970)

    as padre di Giorgio

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Rules of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Leone Gala

  • Check to the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Enrico

  • Boom!(1968)

    as Doctor Luilo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Butler

  • Don't Sting the Mosquito(1967)

    as Bartolomeo Santangelo, father of Rita

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Mandrake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as messer Nicia Calpucci

  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Il padre

  • I complessi(1965)

    as padre Baldini (III)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Constancy of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Visit(1964)

    as Town Painter

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Outlaws of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Francesco

  • Sweet and Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Signor X

  • The Leopard(1963)

    as Father Pirrone

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

    as Il capitano

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Una storia milanese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mr. Gessner

  • Peccati d'estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Carlino

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    as Lawyer Zacchi (segment "Il lavoro")

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Benito Mussolini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • In Search of Marcel Proust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Un metro lungo cinque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Day for Lionhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Edoardo

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

    as Dante

  • Girl with a Suitcase(1961)

    as Don Pietro Introna

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • I piaceri del sabato notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Il commissario

  • Five Branded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mirko

  • The Great War(1959)

    as Tenente Gallina

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Capo divisione Laurenzi

  • La fiera della vanità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as L'autore

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1959 to 2009; peak year 1971.

Film career

19592009

Peak 1971 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s24 · acting1970s18 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
596474

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 Romolo Valli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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 Romolo Valli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Romolo Valli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Romolo Valli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luchino Visconti shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers