Antonino Faà di Bruno

Antonino Faà di Bruno 15 December 1910 2 May 1981 was an Italian actor and former military officer A member of the aristocratic Faà di Bruno family Antonino Faà di Bruno was born in London the son of Marchese Alessandro Faà di Bruno who was the Italian consul in London at that time and of his wife Fanny Costì He was named after his namesake ancestor Antonino Faà di Bruno 17621829 who was Bishop of Asti in the 19th century He took up a military career becoming a lieutenant in the grenadiers and fighting in Italian East Africa After his retirement in 1964 with the rank of Brigadier General Faà di Bruno started a career as an actor working with Carlo Lizzani La vita agra Pier Paolo Pasolini Pigsty Vittorio De Sica Lo chiameremo Andrea Billy Wilder Avanti Federico Fellini Amarcord Luciano Salce Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno Mario Monicelli We Want the Colonels Tall at 196 metres 6 ft 5 in with a baritone voice and an aristocratic bearing Antonino Faà di Bruno was often cast in roles of high rank nobleman officers and members of the ruling class He performed as a character actor in several commedia allitaliana films and became known for playing the role of retired LtCol Vittorio Emanuele Ribaud who attempted a coup détat in We Want the Colonels and of the DukeCount Piercarlo Semenzara in Il secondo tragico Fantozzi