Robert Pizani
Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Born | Robert André Louis Pizany 26 April 1896 Paris, France |
| Died | 17 June 1965 (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Stage and film actor |
In operetta
Pizani's roles in operetta and musical theatre include:[2]
- Amants légitimes by Fernand Mallet (1924) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Le Comte de Puyssec (world premiere)
- Monsieur Beaucaire by André Messager (1925) Théâtre Marigny, as Nash (French premiere)
- Pouche by Henri Hirschmann (1925) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Alfred (world premiere)
- La Teresina by Oscar Straus (1928) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Prince Borghese (premiere of French version)
- Tip-Toes by George Gershwin (1929) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Oncle Puff (French premiere)
- Brummell by Reynaldo Hahn (1931) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Beau Brummell (world premiere)
- Les Petites Cardinal by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert (1938) Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Le Marquis de Cavalcanti (world premiere)
- Leurs majestés by Hans Lang (1939) Théâtre Pigalle, as Ministre Chrystoforidis (French premiere)
Filmography
Pizani's film roles include:[3]
- Un gentleman neurasthénique (1924) as ?
- La grande amie (1927) as L'imitateur de Grock
- J'ai l'noir ou le Suicide de Dranem (1929) as ?
- Miss Helyett (1933) as Bacarel
- The Midnight Prince (1934)
- Rigolboche (1936) as Lecor, le croupier
- Les Perles de la couronne (1937) as Talleyrand
- L'homme du jour (1937) as Le poète efféminé
- La pocharde (1937) as Moëb
- Remontons les Champs-Élysées (1938) as Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Olivier Métra
- Alerte en Méditerranée (1938) as Le médecin du port
- Monsieur Coccinelle (1938) as Illusio
- Entrée des artistes (1938) as Jérome
- Jeunes filles en détresse (1939) as Monsieur Tarrand
- Entente cordiale (1939) as Paul Cambon
- Le président Haudecoeur (1940) as L'abbé Margot
- Paradis perdu (1940) as Le couturier Bernard Lesage
- Béatrice devant le désir (1944) as Alfred
- Quartier chinois (1947) as Le chef de la police
- Le Silence est d'or (1947) as M. Duperrier
- L'éventail (1947) Le consul Alvaro Gomez
- Tête blonde (1950) as Martin
- Rome Express (1950) as Cornaglia
- It Happened in Aden (1956) as Hubert Robert
- La Parisienne (1957) as Ambassador Mouchkine
- La Violetera (1958) as Maestro
- Premier mai (1958) as Saint-Bertin
- Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961) as Blazius
References
- Bibliothèque nationale de France. "Robert Pizani (1896-1965)". Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
- Gana, Jacques (2007)."Pizani (Robert)". Encyclopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
- Cinémathèque Française. "Pizani, Robert". Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
- Cravennes, Georges (24 April 1938). "Robert Pizani, qui sera Wagner, Offenbach et Olivier Metra dans Remontons les Champs-Elysées a déjà représenté 34 personnages célèbres à la scène et à l'écran". Paris-Soir, p. 9. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
- Daix, Didier (20 March 1937). "Les vingt ans de scène de Robert Pizani". L'Intransigeant, p. 9. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
External links
- Lardan, Claude (22 March 1935). "Pizani le plus parisien des artistes". L'Européen, p. 15 (in French)
- Robert Pizani on IMDb
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