Calogero Chiarenza was Sicilian, born in the year 1900 in the city of Campobello di Licata (Agrigento), he began his career around 1924 when he was discovered by the director Carmine Gallone, who liked his face so much that brought him to became a generico in movies. When he was not playing in movies, he was selling brooms in his own shop.
He appeared in various genres during the early-mid sixties and we are now starting to find some fifties roles where he is clean-shaven. His identifiable features are his bushy beard, round elongated face, thinning hair and also a notable lack of eyebrows.
His name was identified by our user Ciavazzaro, thanks to an article published on the Italian magazine Gente n.10 December 1964.
- Messalina .... Guest at the banquet (uncredited)
1959 - Il figlio del corsaro rosso .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Un maledetto imbroglio .... Priest leaving the train (uncredited)
1960 - Esther and the King .... Man leaving the temple (uncredited)
- La dolce vita .... Man in the crowd at the miracle (uncredited)
- La strada dei giganti .... Townsman-brawler (uncredited)
- La vendetta di Ercole .... Hercules' dinner guest (uncredited)
- Messalina, Venere imperatrice .... Nobleman (uncredited)
- Morgan il pirata .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine .... Rebel (uncredited)
- Robin Hood e i pirati .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Salambò .... Man in crowd at stoning (uncredited)
- Un amore a Roma .... Man in the studio cafeteria (uncredited)
- Un dollaro di fifa .... Citizen of Paradisi (uncredited)
1961 - Che gioia vivere .... Man in crowd at the airship launch (uncredited)
- Costantino il grande .... Senator (uncredited)
- Il ladro di Bagdad .... Courtier (uncredited)
- Le Baccanti .... Courtier (uncredited)
1962 - L'arciere delle mille e una notte .... Courtier (uncredited)
- Sodoma e Gomorra .... Hebrew elder (credited as "Calogero Ghiarenza")
1963 - 8 1/2 .... Priest (uncredited)
- Le ore dell'amore .... Priest (uncredited)
1964 - Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Citizen (uncredited)
- La rivolta dei sette .... Man in the temple / Man in the street (uncredited)
- La vendetta di Spartacus .... Refugee (uncredited)
1965 - I grandi condottieri .... Follower of Samson (uncredited)
- Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero .... Senator (uncredited - re-used footage)
1966 - Arizona Colt .... Card player (uncredited)
1967 - Operazione San Pietro .... Friar (uncredited)
1968 - Straziami ma di baci saziami .... Priest from the train (uncredited)
- Tre passi nel delirio .... Man leaving the bus (uncredited)