Varni, Giuseppe


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Post by PeplumParadise » 16/08/2022, 21:53

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Giuseppe Varni in Fiamme sul mare (1948)
Giuseppe Varni was a Polish/Russian-born small-part actor, active in Italian films throughout the 1940's and for the first half of the 1950's.

He was born Józef Bruno Winawer on March 20th 1902 (IMDb alone gives a date of April 12th 1897), in Warsaw, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His mother was Polish writer Regina Winawer and his older sister, Stanislawa, better known as silent film actress Soava Gallone, was married to Italian film director Carmine Gallone.

His known film career began in 1940 when he appeared in 4 films, 3 of which were directed by his brother-in-law, who would go on to direct him in around half the films he appeared in. He continued to work as an actor for the next 15 years, playing small character roles, seemingly calling it a day in 1955. His Wikipedia page says that he was also a theatre actor.

Giuseppe died in Rome on February 25th 1965, aged 63.

While I have not yet found any undocumented appearances, from the type of roles he played and the fact that he seems to be rather forgotten these days, I think it could be quite possible that there will be more uncredited roles to be discovered. His rather unusual appearance, buggy eyes that give him a fish-like appearance and pock-marked cheeks, should make him easy to recognise.

Filmography

1940
  1. Maddalena... zero in condotta .... Amilcare Bondani (credited)
  2. Melodie eterne .... One of Mozart's detractors (uncredited)

    1941
  3. L'amante segreta .... Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)

    1942
  4. Odessa in fiamme .... The Scribe (credited)

    1943
  5. Harlem .... Sherman henchman (credited as "Varni")
  6. Tristi amori .... Rublo (credited)

    1946
  7. Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma .... The Maestro (credited)
  8. Eugenia Grandet .... Mr. Des Grassins (uncredited)
  9. Rigoletto .... Count of Ceprano (credited)
  10. Wielka droga .... Field hospital chief technician (credited as "Józef Winawer")

    1947
  11. La grande strada .... role? (poster credit as "G. Varni")

    1948
  12. Fiamme sul mare .... Matteo La Spina (credited)

    1949
  13. Black Magic .... Boehmer (credited)
  14. Il Trovatore .... Old Count of Luna (credited)

    1950
  15. La forza del destino .... The charitable pilgrim (credited)
  16. Taxi di notte .... Francesco, the Forenti family's majordomo (credited)

    1951
  17. Messalina .... Pallante (credited)

    1952
  18. E' arrivato l'accordatore .... Dinner guest (uncredited)
  19. Tre storie proibite .... Surgeon (uncredited)

    1954
  20. Casa Ricordi .... Monti (credited)

    1955
  21. Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone .... Christian democrat (uncredited)

Titles to check
  • Amami, Alfredo! (1940) ANICA
  • Oltre l'amore (1940) ANICA
  • L'orizzonte dipinto (1941) ANICA as Clown
  • Primo amore (1941) ANICA as Editor Wolkoff
  • La donna del peccato (1942) ANICA
  • La signorina (1942) ANICA
  • Le due orfanelle (1942) ANICA as Picard
  • Luisa Sanfelice (1942) ANICA
  • La danza del fuoco (1943) ANICA
  • Sogno d'amore (1943) IMDb
  • Finalmente sì (1944) ANICA as Giuseppe
  • Biraghin (1946) ANICA
  • La portatrice di pane (1950) IMDb
  • La grande rinuncia (1951) ANICA
  • La colpa di una madre (1952) ANICA
  • Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen (1952) ANICA

No Varni!
Titles where Giuseppe is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found. There always has to be one!
  • Quo Vadis (1951) IMDb as Hairdresser. The only hairdresser that I'm aware of is the one played by Alfredo Rizzo.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 16/08/2022, 21:57

Maddalena... zero in condotta (1940) credited, as Amilcare Bondani
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:35

Melodie eterne (1940) as One of Mozart's detractors
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:37

L'amante segreta (1941) as Hotel desk clerk
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:41

Odessa in fiamme (1942) credited, as The Scribe
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:44

Harlem, aka Knock Out (1943) credited as "Varni", as Sherman henchman
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:47

Tristi amori (1943) credited, as Rublo
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:51

Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma (1946) credited, as The Maestro.

Despite having last billing in the credits, Giuseppe actually has one of his most substantial roles here. IMDb mis-credits him as playing a stage hand.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:53

Eugenia Grandet (1946) as Mr. Des Grassins
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/08/2022, 13:55

Rigoletto (1946) credited, as the Count of Ceprano
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