Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor.

Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974.

[1] Moved to Rome, he attended the acting course held by Alessandro Blasetti, who gave him a small role in 1860.

[1] After graduating at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, he had his first role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film L'assedio dell'Alcazar by Augusto Genina.

[1] He later appeared in Mario Camerini's Due lettere anonime (for which he received a Silver Ribbon as best actor), Giuseppe De Santis's Tragic Hunt (1947), Michelangelo Antonioni's La signora senza camelie (1953), Vittorio De Sica's Two Women (1960), and Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), among many other films.