Tino Carraro

One of his native Italy's most esteemed dramatic actors, Tino Carraro spent most of his distinguished career on stage and was particularly associated with the internationally famous Piccolo Teatro. Before taking his first theatrical bow, in a 1939 production of Much Ado About Nothing, Carraro learned his craft at Milan's Academy of Amateur Dramatics. Following WWII, he joined a troupe and performed alongside such young stars as Laura Adani and Vittorio De Sica. Between 1944 and 1946, Carraro appeared in about 60 plays, ranging from Italian playwrights to such international authors as Eugene O'Neil and Maxim Gorky. For most of his career, he worked under director Giorgio Strehler, the founder of the Piccolo Teatro. In addition to his stage work, Carraro has appeared on Italian television and in a handful of feature films, notably Francesco Rosi's Illustrious Corpses (1976).

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide