Cesare Gravina
Acting
Born January 23, 1858 · Naples, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia 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 prefe…
Known For · 40 titles
Greed
The Phantom of the Opera
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Man Who Laughs
Madame Butterfly
Contraband
Madame X
Cheating Cheaters
The Road to Romance
Marriage for Convenience
A Woman's Faith
Merry-Go-Round
The White Pearl
The Penalty
Foolish Wives
The Humming Bird
From Now On
The Price She Paid
The Hot Dog Special
The Street of Seven Stars
The Family Secret
The Trail of '98
The Wedding March
Don Dare Devil
An Enemy of Men
The Divine Woman
The Blonde Saint
Flower of Night
Less Than the Dust
The Honeymoon
Circus Days
The Charmer
Hulda from Holland
Poor Little Peppina
How to Handle Women
Monte Carlo
Daddy
The Rose of Paris
Let's Get a Divorce
Butterfly