Cesare Gravina
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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.
Acted in
The Honeymoon
1929
as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father
Burning the Wind
1929
as Don Ramón Valdez
How to Handle Women
1928
as Tony
The Wedding March
1928
as Martin Schrammell
The Man Who Laughs
1928
as Ursus
The Trail of '98
1928
as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
The Divine Woman
1928
as Gigi
Cheating Cheaters
1927
as Tony Verdi
The Road to Romance
1927
as Castro
The Magic Garden
1927
as Maestro
The Blonde Saint
1926
as Ilario
The Midnight Sun
1926
as Opera Director
Monte Carlo
1926
as Count Davigny
Flower of Night
1925
as Servant
The Circus Cyclone
1925
as Pepe
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Manager (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
The Charmer
1925
as Señor Sprott
Greed
1924
as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
Those Who Dare
1924
as Panka
The Rose of Paris
1924
as George
Butterfly
1924
as Von Mandescheid
The Family Secret
1924
as Tomaso Silvano
The Humming Bird
1924
as Charlot
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as (uncredited)
Circus Days
1923
as Luigi, the Clown
Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Sylvester Urban
Daddy
1923
as Cesare Gallo
Foolish Wives
1922
as Cesare Ventucci
God's Country and the Law
1921
The Penalty
1920
as Art Teacher (uncredited)
Mothers of Men
1920
as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
Marriage for Convenience
1919
as Lazzare
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Head Waiter
The Fatal Ring
1917
The Siren
1917
as Her Father
Less Than the Dust
1916
as Jawan
Hulda from Holland
1916
as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
Poor Little Peppina
1916
as Villato
Madame Butterfly
1915
as The Soothsayer
The White Pearl
1915
as Setsu
Butalin spazzacamino per amore
1912
as Butalin
Butalin troppo onesto
1912
as Butalin
Friscot Does a Rest Cure
1912