Paolo Labbia

[Johan Melle]

Paolo Labbia in La bella di Lodi (1963)

Alias: Paolo Labia

This tall old man with large, distinctive ears was active in both films and fotoromanzi during the 1950s, popping up quite frequently in various comedies with Totò.


FILMOGRAPHY

1954

1. Camilla (uncredited) .... Banquet guest
   
   1956
2. Il bigamo (uncredited) .... Man at the court house
3. La fortuna di essere donna (uncredited) .... Party guest
4. War and Peace (uncredited) .... Man in mourning
   
   1957
5. I vampiri (uncredited) .... Man at the funeral and at the party
6. Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa (uncredited) .... Restaurant client
   
   1958
7. Domenica è sempre domenica (uncredited) .... Party guest
8. Totò a Parigi (uncredited) .... Nightclub client
9. Totò nella luna (uncredited) .... Officer at the top secret Pentagon meeting
   
   1959
10. Annibale (uncredited) .... Senator
11. Il generale Della Rovere (uncredited) .... Gambler
12. Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (uncredited) .... Party guest
    
    1960
13. Apocalisse sul fiume giallo (uncredited) .... role?
14. Genitori in blue jeans (uncredited) .... Customer in nightclub
15. Il vigile (uncredited) .... Party guest
16. La dolce vita (uncredited) .... Servant at Maddalena's house
17. Signori si nasce (uncredited) .... Man gambling
18. Un amore a Roma (uncredited) .... Marcello's father
    
    1961
19. Psycosissimo (uncredited) .... Audience member at the strip show
    
    1962
20. Boccaccio '70 - segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio" (uncredited) .... Restaurant diner
21. Il commissario (uncredited) .... Monsignor at the conference
    
    1963
22. La bella di Lodi (uncredited) .... Priest
23. La ragazza che sapeva troppo (uncredited) .... Sleeping airplane passenger

FOTOROMANZI

1. "Regina del mio cuore" (published in Polvere di Stelle during 1957-58)
2. "Sulle ali della tempesta" (published in Cine Tipo during 1961) - credited

[Johan Melle]

So far, the only known credited role for Paolo is in the fotoromanzo "Sulle ali della tempesta", published in several parts in the magazine Cine Tipo during 1961

He also has a fairly nice uncredited supporting role in "Regina del mio cuore", published in several parts in the magazine Polvere di Stelle during 1957-58

Paolo also has a tiny role in the famous Fellini film La dolce vita (1960) as Servant at Maddalena's house

He's not credited in the actual film, but the book "I film di Federico Fellini" (1995) has a detailed cast list in which he's listed as Paolo Labia with just one B

[Johan Melle]

And now his other roles:

Il bigamo (1956) as Man at the court house

In the famous Hollywood epic War and Peace (1956) as Man in mourning

And then three comedies with Totò:

Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa (1957) as Restaurant client

Totò nella luna (1958) as Officer at the top secret Pentagon meeting

Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (1959) as Party guest

[Ciavazzaro]

Paolo in I vampiri (1957). First at the funeral speaking some lines

And then at the party

[Johan Melle]

Another Fellini role: Boccaccio '70 (1962) - segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio" as Restaurant diner

[Ciavazzaro]

Again with Totò but this time with a pair of moustaches in Signori si nasce (1960)

[Johan Melle]

Totò a Parigi (1958) as Nightclub client

[PeplumParadise]

Annibale (1959) as Senator

[PeplumParadise]

Genitori in blue jeans (1960) as Customer in night club

[Johan Melle]

Camilla (1954) as Banquet guest