Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Actor

Naples, Italy
January 23, 1858

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Greed
Greed
7.3
/ English
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
7.3
/ English
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
4.5
/ English
Madame X
Madame X
8.0
/ English
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
7.0
/ English
Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round
6.3
/ English
The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98
6.1
/ English
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives
6.5
/ English
Contraband
Contraband
8.0
/ English
The Wedding March
The Wedding March
7.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Greed
1924Nominee

Best Performance

Greed

The Phantom of the Opera
1925Nominee

Best Performance

The Phantom of the Opera

The Man Who Laughs
1928Nominee

Best Performance

The Man Who Laughs

Career Highlights

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923Highlight

Best Performance

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Madame Butterfly
1915Highlight

Best Performance

Madame Butterfly