Mimmo Poli
Mimmo Poli was an Italian film character actor.
Career
Poli was one of the best known and most active characters of Italian cinema; in his thirty-five-year career, he appeared in over 200 films. He started from a young age by treading the stages and reciting in Roman dialect.
In 1951 he had a small part in the film Toto and the King of Rome directed by Mario Monicelli. Federico Fellini. He played characters such as bartenders, a docker, a prisoner in the films of the Monnezza to those of Bernardo Bertolucci.
Notable films Poli appears in include The Overcoat by Alberto Lattuada; Toto in Color by Steno; Termini Station by Vittorio De Sica; Beat the Devil by John Huston; Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini; Poor, But Handsome by Dino Risi; You're on Your Own by Mauro Bolognini; Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita by Sergio Corbucci; The Betrayer by Roberto Rossellini. He also appeared in many films of Franco and Ciccio. His last film appearance was with I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo.
Death
Due to serious health problems, he was forced to leave the scene in the mid-eighties. He died from a heart attack on April 4, 1986, at the age of 65.
Selected filmography
Anna – L'infermiere grasso Licenza premio Toto in Color Poppy Inganno – Un cliente della trattoriaToto and the King of Rome Toto and the Women – Male nurse We Two Alone – Man at the Bus Stop Seven Hours of Trouble – 'Sfilatino'Il tallone d'Achille The Three Pirates The Overcoat Hell Raiders of the Deep The Unfaithfuls – Scorza Terminal Station – Il grassone nel treno At the Edge of the City – Signore Roman Holiday – Worker Hugging the Three Out Side Police Station Beat the Devil – Barman Ulysses – Procio Una pelliccia di visone – Prisoner Totò lascia o raddoppia? – The Man who Pays the Bet Nero's Mistress Allow Me, Daddy! – Il primo facchinoToto, Peppino and the Outlaws – The Bandits' Cook Poor, But Handsome – The laughing Customer at 'Antica Roma' Fathers and Sons – Man into the Stadium Nights of Cabiria – Man Eating in the Nightclub Pirate of the Half Moon – Il corsaro grassoPretty But Poor – Richetto Rascel-Fifì – MaloneLa zia d'America va a sciare – Bit Part La chiamavan Capinera... Love and Chatter Fortunella – Orso Bruno, the wrestler Ladro lui, ladra lei – Remo Big Deal on Madonna Street – Prigioniero Slave Women of Corinth – Un Commerciante Toto in Paris – Il grassone del trenoIl bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) – Il grassoneL'amore nasce a Roma – TancrediMen and Noblemen – The snoring Prisoner Everyone's in Love – Man in Lavatory Poor Millionaires – Fat Man on Train The Son of the Red Corsair – Tavern's PatronThe Moralist – The Policeman on a Bicycle La duchessa di Santa Lucia You're on Your Own – Chicken Vendor La cento chilometri – The Bald Remover Bad Girls Don't Cry Il vedovo – Man in the Night-club Attack of the Moors – Peasant Simpatico mascalzone – Spettatore a teatroPerfide... ma belle! – The fat Lodger at 'Pensione Tecla' Nel blu dipinto di blu – Fat Man at the Bar Il raccomandato di ferro – Lawyer on the Telephone Tipi da spiaggia – Il 'Bagnone' Love and Larceny – Cook of the Big Restaurant Messalina – Drunken TransvestiteIl principe fusto La strada dei giganti – Barman Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today It Started in Naples – Man in Bar My Friend, Dr. Jekyll – RufioCaccia al marito – Antonio – the lifeguard Morgan the Pirate – Pirate Un dollaro di fifa – ZaccariaI Teddy boys della canzone – Un telespettatore Ferragosto in bikini – Il padrone del localeA qualcuna piace calvo – Uomo alla finestra Le Ambiziose – L'onorevole alla festaLa ragazza sotto il lenzuolo – John AllisonTotò, Peppino e... la dolce vita – Un Ladruncolo Il carabiniere a cavallo Come September – Commissario The Fascist The Prisoner of the Iron Mask Vanina Vanini – Il boia Le magnifiche 7 – Il capitanoQueen of the Seas – Fat man fallingDuel of the Titans – PastoreThe Two Marshals – PortalettereBarabbas – Man in Tavern Fra' Manisco cerca guai – Un frateTotò Diabolicus – Il postinoSamson Against the Sheik – ChambelainColpo gobbo all'italiana – L'osteLo smemorato di Collegno – L'Uomo panchina Sodom and Gomorrah – Queen's Cupbearer The Changing of the Guard – Autista dei fascisti I motorizzati – Vittorio Carmen, 70 – Customer Eating Spaghetti Sexy Toto – Un galeotto – inmate #1The Two Colonels – Fat Soldier The Monk of Monza – Il frate cercatoreTorpedo Bay – Nightclub OwnerGli onorevoli – MSI supporter Vino, whisky e acqua salata I marziani hanno 12 mani – Tifoso allo stadioIndios a Nord-Ovest Two Mafiamen in the Far West – Saloon PatronI due evasi di Sing Sing – SpeakerTriumph of the Ten Gladiators – Tavern Owner Biblioteca di Studio Uno – Un carceriereI Kill, You Kill – Sicilian man Challenge of the Gladiator – Roman at Orgy Sons of the Leopard – Farm managerTwo Sergeants of General Custer – Sugar – Barman Hercules the Avenger – GeroneHighest Pressure – Il salumiereColorado Charlie – Jack, Springfield BarmanIo, io, io... e gli altri All the Way to Paris – Italian ButcherVacanze sulla neve After the Fox – Fat ActorFor a Few Extra Dollars – Saloon Patron Trappola per sette spie The Hellbenders – Man in Saloon Up the MacGregors – Barman The Honey Pot – Cook The Magnificent Texan – Barman #2 How to Kill 400 Duponts – Gustavo Dupont On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... – Minor RoleUntamable Angelique – Offerer Bang Bang Kid – BartenderThe Crazy Kids of the War – German Soldier Gli altri, gli altri,... e noi Se vuoi vivere... spara! – BartenderGunman Sent by God – BarmanBrutti di notte – Man in Piazza NavonaA Minute to Pray, a Second to Die – Man in Saloon Spirits of the Dead – Taxi Driver / Party Guest Donne... botte e bersaglieri – Lo Giudice A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof – Shopkeeper Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza – Tavern customerThe Great Silence – Barman Stuntman – Man with caravanBootleggers – SuitorIl ragazzo che sorride – PorterI quattro del pater noster Sabata ì – Hotel Workman The Thirteen Chairs – De Seta's Caretaker Agguato sul Bosforo – Informer at Club The Specialist – BarmanZorro marchese di Navarra – TavernerPoppea's Hot Nights – Prurient Roman at Market Place La donna a una dimensione – Fatman on TV Satiricosissimo – Party Guest Nel giorno del Signore Mio padre monsignore – StorytellerRiuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? – Barman del saloon Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello – Owner of 'Cornuto' RestaurantWhen Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong Siamo tutti in libertà provvisoria – Old Man with ProstituteRoma – Roman Eating in Terrace Boccaccio – Spettatore grassoHis Name Was Holy Ghost – BarmanMy Horse, My Gun, Your Widow – Innkeeper Man Called Amen – Bell Ringer More Sexy Canterbury Tales – Frate grasso Il terrore con gli occhi storti – Barman al partyLo chiameremo Andrea – Spot's Actor Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire – OsteStoria di fifa e di coltello – Er seguito d'er più Colpo grosso a Porto Said We Want the Colonels – Man who sees the flare Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose – FriarFlatfoot Polvere di stelle Diario di una vergine romana – Livia Fat Customer The Arena – Man at the Orgy Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar – Saloon OwnerLa polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! Hit Squad – Gaetano Bozzetti1900 – Fascist The Cop in Blue Jeans – Vittorio Raganelli detto Il MussulmanoThe Last Round – Garage OwnerFear in the City Destruction Force – BarmanMessalina, Messalina! – Man in Tavern Highway Racer – Peppone – the informerSwindle – Milady Il figlio dello sceicco – AbdulBrothers Till We Die – Salvatore La Cage aux Folles – Le barman Odds and Evens – Shop Owner The Gang That Sold America – Arab Neapolitan Mystery – Asylum cook La Luna – Piano MoverLa liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta – Uomo scippato Sexual aberration - Sesso perverso – AsianFlatfoot in Egypt City of Women – Party Guest Sugar, Honey and Pepper I'm Getting a Yacht – Car park attendantDelitto a Porta Romana Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici – Er BuiaccaroCrime at the Chinese Restaurant – GasparottoIl Marchese del Grillo – Oste Bomber – Cook Delitto sull'autostrada – Oste Monsignore – Sicilian PriestPronto... Lucia – Barman ristorante in Austria Dio li fa poi li accoppia – The Taxi Driver in Rome Count Tacchia – Priest La sai l'ultima sui matti? – MattoVieni avanti cretino La casa stregata Il diavolo e l'acquasanta – TassistaA tu per tu Mi faccia causa Big Deal After 20 Years – Cesare