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name: "Armando Brancia"
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born: "9 September 1917"
died: "20 June 1997"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:46:23.435423+00:00"
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# Armando Brancia

Actor. Born 9 September 1917 in Napoli, Italy. Died 20 June 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 September 1917, Napoli, Italy
- **Died:** 20 June 1997

## Biography

Armando Brancia (9 September 1917 – 20 June 1997) was an Italian film and television actor. Born in Naples, he began his acting career at a mature age with minor roles in several RAI television series.

His breakthrough came in 1973 as Aurelio Biondi, the father of the protagonist, in Federico Fellini's *Amarcord*. Following the film's success, Brancia worked extensively as a character actor in Italian cinema, appearing in films directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Franco Brusati, among others. Notable roles include the police chief in *The Cat* (1977), Cardinal Libotte in *Cream Horn* (1981) and Bertolazzi in *Grand Hotel Excelsior* (1982). He retired in the second half of the 1980s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Amarcord* (1973), Fi1m 82, as Aurelio Biondi — [page](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md)

## Also known for

- *Grand Hotel Excelsior* (1982), Bertolazzi
- *Cream Horn* (1981), Cardinale Libotte
- *The Cat* (1977), Police Chief

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