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- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Paolo Stoppa was born on June 16, 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). He died on May 1, 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Classically-trained leading actor of the Italian stage, from 1927. Entered films in 1934. Did some of his best work under the director Vittorio de Sica, notably as a villain in Miracle in Milan (1951). Founded a theatre which employed Luchino Visconti during his early career. From the 1960's, appeared occasionally in international productions, memorable as Pope Alexander III in Becket (1964). Frequently used as a voice-over actor, dubbing American stars like Kirk Douglas and Richard Widmark into Italian.
- Longtime companion of actress Rina Morelli.
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