---
name: "Cesare Gravina"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cesare-gravina"
fi1m_id: "cesare-gravina"
imdb_id: "nm0336391"
tmdb_id: 940168
wikidata_id: "Q1056847"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 January 1858"
died: "16 September 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:05:17.412909+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cesare Gravina

## Identity

Cesare Gravina

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cesare-gravina
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cesare-gravina
- **IMDb ID:** nm0336391
- **TMDB ID:** 940168
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1056847
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Gravina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336391/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/940168

Actor. Born 23 January 1858 in Naples, Italy. Died 16 September 1954.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 January 1858, Naples, Italy
- **Died:** 16 September 1954
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Gravina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336391/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/940168

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Greed*](https://film.one/film/greed.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. Born in Naples, he appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1929, often in supporting or uncredited character roles.

Before entering film, Gravina worked as an orchestra conductor in Italy, including at La Scala, where he collaborated with singers such as Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. He later owned theatres in South America. He is known for roles including Cesare Ventucci in *Foolish Wives* (1922), Zwerkow the junkman (uncredited) in *Greed* (1924), the manager (uncredited) in *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), and Ursus in *The Man Who Laughs* (1928). He also appeared in *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923) and *The Wedding March* (1928).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Foolish Wives* (1922), Fi1m 75, as Cesare Ventucci — [page](https://film.one/film/foolish-wives.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Greed* (1924), Fi1m 86, as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/greed.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Honeymoon* (1929), as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father
- *Burning the Wind* (1929), as Don Ramón Valdez
- *The Man Who Laughs* (1928), as Ursus
- *How to Handle Women* (1928), as Tony
- *The Wedding March* (1928), as Martin Schrammell
- *The Trail of '98* (1928), as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
- *The Divine Woman* (1928), as Gigi
- *Cheating Cheaters* (1927), as Tony Verdi
- *The Road to Romance* (1927), as Castro
- *The Magic Garden* (1927), as Maestro
- *The Blonde Saint* (1926), as Ilario
- *The Midnight Sun* (1926), as Opera Director
- *Monte Carlo* (1926), as Count Davigny
- *Flower of Night* (1925), as Servant
- *The Circus Cyclone* (1925), as Pepe
- *A Woman's Faith* (1925), as Odillon Turcott
- *Don Dare Devil* (1925), as Esteban Salazar
- *An Enemy of Men* (1925), as Tony Caruso
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), as Manager (uncredited)
- *Fifth Avenue Models* (1925), as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
- *The Charmer* (1925), as Señor Sprott
- *Contraband* (1925), as Pee Wee Bangs
- *Greed* (1924), as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/greed.md)
- *Those Who Dare* (1924), as Panka
- *The Rose of Paris* (1924), as George
- *Butterfly* (1924), as Von Mandescheid
- *The Family Secret* (1924), as Tomaso Silvano
- *The Hot Dog Special* (1924), as Paladine Rabinsky
- *The Humming Bird* (1924), as Charlot
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923), as (uncredited)
- *Circus Days* (1923), as Luigi, the Clown
- *Merry-Go-Round* (1923), as Sylvester Urban
- *Daddy* (1923), as Cesare Gallo
- *Foolish Wives* (1922), as Cesare Ventucci — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/foolish-wives.md)
- *God's Country and the Law* (1921), Actor
- *Madame X* (1920), as Victor
- *From Now On* (1920), as Tony Lomazzi
- *The Penalty* (1920), as Art Teacher (uncredited)
- *Mothers of Men* (1920), as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
- *Marriage for Convenience* (1919), as Lazzare
- *The Street of Seven Stars* (1918), Actor
- *Let's Get a Divorce* (1918), as Head Waiter
- *The Fatal Ring* (1917), Actor
- *The Siren* (1917), as Her Father
- *The Price She Paid* (1917), as Moldini
- *Less Than the Dust* (1916), as Jawan
- *Hulda from Holland* (1916), as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
- *Poor Little Peppina* (1916), as Villato
- *Madame Butterfly* (1915), as The Soothsayer
- *The White Pearl* (1915), as Setsu
- *Butalin troppo onesto* (1912), as Butalin
- *Butalin spazzacamino per amore* (1912), as Butalin
- *Friscot Does a Rest Cure* (1912), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Film actor Cesare Gravini in the American comedy film Circus Days (1923). Subjects: actors](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-d36ec16e1acb.jpg) Film actor Cesare Gravini in the American comedy film Circus Days (1923). Subjects: actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Film_actor_Cesare_Gravini_%28SAYRE_3110%29.jpg/1280px-Film_actor_Cesare_Gravini_%28SAYRE_3110%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Scene from the 1923 film Daddy.](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-11b9f47cf96f.jpg) Scene from the 1923 film Daddy. — Exhibitors' Trade Review, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Scene_from_Daddy_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Jackie Coogan from the 1923 film Daddy.](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-1f1a41bb02b4.jpg) Photo of Jackie Coogan from the 1923 film Daddy. — Brewster Publications, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Jackie_meets_Rocco.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Film actor Cesare Gravini. Subjects: actors (1923)](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-6d62a27a03a2.jpg) Film actor Cesare Gravini. Subjects: actors (1923) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Film_actor_Cesare_Gravini_%28SAYRE_3378%29.jpg/1280px-Film_actor_Cesare_Gravini_%28SAYRE_3378%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cesare Gravina](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-bed964954ea7.jpg) Cesare Gravina — Image via TMDB
- ![Cesare Gravina](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-5bc7255727b8.jpg) Cesare Gravina — film screenshot (Goldwyn Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Madame_X_%281920%29_2.jpg/1280px-Madame_X_%281920%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Still from the American comedy film Circus Days (1923). Subjects: motion pictures, actors](https://film.one/media/person/3849350/gallery-6c8422267696.jpg) Still from the American comedy film Circus Days (1923). Subjects: motion pictures, actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Circus_Days_%28SAYRE_14025%29.jpg/1280px-Circus_Days_%28SAYRE_14025%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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