Cesare Gravina
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1858-01-23
Day of Death
1954-09-16 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Naples, Italy
Cesare Gravina
Biography
From Wikipedia
Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1929. He was born in Naples, Italy.
Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theatres in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.
Known For
Acting
(1929)
The Honeymoon
as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father
(1929)
Burning the Wind
as Don Ramón Valdez
(1928)
The Trail of '98
as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
(1928)
The Wedding March
as Martin Schrammell
(1928)
The Man Who Laughs
as Ursus
(1928)
The Divine Woman
as Gigi
(1928)
How to Handle Women
as Tony
(1927)
The Magic Garden
as Maestro
(1927)
Cheating Cheaters
as Tony Verdi
(1927)
The Road to Romance
as Castro
(1926)
The Midnight Sun
as Opera Director
(1926)
Monte Carlo
as Count Davigny
(1926)
The Blonde Saint
as Ilario
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Manager (uncredited)
(1925)
The Circus Cyclone
as Pepe
(1925)
The Charmer
as Señor Sprott
(1925)
Flower of Night
as Servant
(1925)
Fifth Avenue Models
as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
(1925)
An Enemy of Men
as Tony Caruso
(1924)
The Rose of Paris
as George
(1924)
Those Who Dare
as Panka
(1924)
Greed
as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
(1924)
Butterfly
as Von Mandescheid
(1924)
The Humming Bird
as Charlot
(1924)
The Family Secret
as Tomaso Silvano
(1923)
Daddy
as Cesare Gallo
(1923)
Merry-Go-Round
as Sylvester Urban
(1923)
Circus Days
as Luigi, the Clown
(1923)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (uncredited)
(1922)
Foolish Wives
as Cesare Ventucci
(1921)
(1920)
Mothers of Men
as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
(1920)
The Penalty
as Art Teacher (uncredited)
(1920)
Madame X
as Victor
(1919)
Marriage for Convenience
as Lazzare
(1918)
Let's Get a Divorce
as Head Waiter
(1917)
(1917)
The Siren
as Her Father
(1916)
Less Than the Dust
as Jawan
(1916)
Hulda from Holland
as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
(1916)
Poor Little Peppina
as Villato
(1915)
Madame Butterfly
as The Soothsayer
(1915)
The White Pearl
as Setsu
(1912)
Butalin spazzacamino per amore
as Butalin
(1912)
Butalin troppo onesto
as Butalin
(1912)