Cesare Gravina
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(53 total)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Manager (uncredited)
The Man Who Laughs
as Ursus
Greed
as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (uncredited)
Foolish Wives
as Cesare Ventucci
The Penalty
as Art Teacher (uncredited)
The Wedding March
as Martin Schrammell
Merry-Go-Round
as Sylvester Urban
The Trail of '98
as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
The Divine Woman
as Gigi
Poor Little Peppina
as Villato
Madame Butterfly
as The Soothsayer
The Family Secret
as Tomaso Silvano
Circus Days
as Luigi, the Clown
Mothers of Men
as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
The Siren
as Her Father
Less Than the Dust
as Jawan
Butalin troppo onesto
as Butalin
The Humming Bird
as Charlot