Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films.
Biography Bertorelli was born in Barge, Piedmont, Italy.
Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in Mario Martone's Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician and Marco Tullio Giordana's Who Killed Pasolini?
During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like Nanni Moretti, Marco Bellocchio and Mel Gibson. In 2016, he played the role of Cardinal Caltanissetta in Paolo Sorrentino's short series The Young Pope.
Bertorelli died on 26 May 2017, at the age of 69, after a long illness.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1974E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigineBiktasev1983Stangata napoletana1988Tutta colpa della SIPLamberti1992Death of a Neapolitan MathematicianAntonio Alcamo1995Who Killed Pasolini?Inspector Pigna 1996La tenda neraCous-cousFrankie 1997The Grey ZoneJudge Giudice ConsoliThe Prince of HomburgElector1998Elvjs e MerilijnColonel1999Besame muchoDon Tommaso 2000Johnny the PartisanJohnny's FatherHoly TongueKrondanoZora the VampireDracula 2001La regina degli scacchiSterliziaTerritori d'ombraFranzThe Son's RoomPatientThe Words of My FatherZeno's FatherLight of My EyesMario2002My Mother's SmileLudovico Bulla2003Now or NeverDavid's Father 2004The Passion of the ChristAnnas ben SethPontormo – un amore ereticoPriore San LorenzoA luci spenteEttore BenedettiL'eretico - Un gesto di coraggioInquisitore 2005La passione di Giosué l'EbreoDon IsaacRomanzo CriminaleLa Voce 2006The CaimanIndro Montanelli 2007Black SunInspectorSilkVerdun 2015Latin LoverPicciBlood of My BloodDoctor Cavanna
+ TV Year Title Role Notes1992Il Giovane MussoliniPrimo3 episodes1999Sospetti3 episodes2002St. FrancisPope Innocent IIITV movie2007War and PeacePrince Vasily Kuragin4 episodes2008PinocchioThe FoxTV movie2016The Young PopeCardinal Caltanissetta10 episodes, (final appearance)
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