Cesare Gravina
Actor
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 preferred to remain in acting.
Filmography
The Man Who Laughs
as Ursus 1928
Greed
as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited) 1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (uncredited) 1923
Foolish Wives
as Cesare Ventucci 1922
The Penalty
as Art Teacher (uncredited) 1920
The Wedding March
as Martin Schrammell 1928
Merry-Go-Round
as Sylvester Urban 1923
The Trail of '98
as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather 1928
The Divine Woman
as Gigi 1928
Poor Little Peppina
as Villato 1916
Madame Butterfly
as The Soothsayer 1915
The Family Secret
as Tomaso Silvano 1924
Circus Days
as Luigi, the Clown 1923
Mothers of Men
as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass 1920
The Siren
as Her Father 1917
Less Than the Dust
as Jawan 1916