---
name: "Rocco Papaleo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rocco-papaleo"
fi1m_id: "rocco-papaleo"
imdb_id: "nm0660266"
tmdb_id: 120135
wikidata_id: "Q1008634"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T01:37:05.044929+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."
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# Rocco Papaleo

## Identity

Rocco Papaleo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rocco-papaleo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rocco-papaleo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0660266
- **TMDB ID:** 120135
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1008634
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Papaleo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1008634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120135

Actor. Born 16 August 1958 in Lauria, PZ, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1958, Lauria, PZ, Italy
- **Also known as:** Antonio Rocco Papaleo, ロッコ・パパレオ, ロッコ・アントニオ・パパレオ 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Papaleo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1008634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120135

## Coming up

- *Sotto a chi tocca* (2026-10-08)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Pinocchio*](https://film.one/film/pinocchio-2019.md) (76)

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

## Biography

Rocco Papaleo is an Italian actor, film director, comedian and singer. Born on 16 August 1958 in Lauria, Basilicata, he moved to Rome to study mathematics while working as a dishwasher. He left university to attend theatre school and made his theatrical debut in 1984 with *Lauria Swing Story*, which he wrote and directed.

Papaleo began his screen career with small roles and television appearances before collaborating extensively with directors Leonardo Pieraccioni and Giovanni Veronesi. He is known for performances in *Cado dalle nubi* (2009), *What a Beautiful Day* (2011), *Escort in Love* (2011), *The Place* (2017) and *Pinocchio* (2019) as the Cat. He made his directorial debut with *Basilicata Coast to Coast* (2010), for which he received a David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for best new director. He has also released albums as a singer-songwriter.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Pinocchio* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Gatto — [page](https://film.one/film/pinocchio-2019.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

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

- *Sotto a chi tocca* (2026), Actor
- *The Greater Good* (2026), as Biagio · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Idea, Script, Story, Writer
- *Tired of Killing* (2025), as Don Peppino Pesce
- *U.S. Palmese* (2025), as Don Vincenzo
- *100 di questi anni* (2025), Director
- *Somebody to Love* (2025), as Valium
- *If I May - Chapter II* (2024), Actor
- *Another Summer Holiday* (2024), as Pampiglione
- *No Activity: Italy* (2024), series, as Toni Totaro
- *The Worst Days* (2023), as Vittorio (segment "Halloween")
- *Scordato* (2023), as Orlando · Director, Writer, Story, Screenplay
- *Si vive una volta sola* (2021), as l'anestesista Amedeo Lasalandra
- *Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti* (2020), as Athos
- *Pinocchio* (2019), as Gatto — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/pinocchio-2019.md)
- *The Great Spirit* (2019), as Renato
- *The King's Musketeers* (2018), as Athos
- *Tu mi nascondi qualcosa* (2018), as Alberto
- *Bob & Marys* (2018), as Roberto
- *Il premio* (2017), as Rinaldo
- *The Place* (2017), as Odoacre
- *Ballata dell'ipocondria* (2016), Actor
- *What’s the Big Deal* (2016), as Franco
- *Ears* (2016), as Padre Giancarlo
- *Onda su onda* (2016), as Gegé · Director, Screenplay
- *La voce - Il talento può uccidere* (2015), as Gianni, l'imitatore
- *An Italian Name* (2015), as Claudio
- *La scuola più bella del mondo* (2014), as Prof. Gerardo Gergale
- *Happily Mixed Up* (2014), as Michelangelo
- *The Hole* (2014), as Armando La Bella
- *A Boss in the Living Room* (2014), as Ciro Cimmaruta
- *La brutta copia* (2013), as Paolo Vandini
- *A Small Southern Enterprise* (2013), as don Costantino · Director, Writer
- *Viva l'Italia* (2012), as Tony
- *Pinocchio* (2012), as Mangiafuoco (voice)
- *È nata una star?* (2012), as Fausto
- *Happiness at Last* (2011), as Sandrino Terracciano
- *Escort in Love* (2011), as Lionello
- *What a Beautiful Day* (2011), as Nicola
- *One Life, Maybe Two* (2010), as Bertano
- *Basilicata Coast To Coast* (2010), as Nicola Palmieri · Director, Story, Screenplay
- *Me & Marilyn* (2009), as Arnolfo Biagioli
- *Cado dalle nubi* (2009), as Vito
- *Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess* (2009), as Inspector Bartolini
- *All Human Rights for All* (2008), Writer
- *L'amore non basta* (2008), as Nicola · Writer
- *Non c'è più niente da fare* (2008), as Avv. Massimo Lupi
- *A Beautiful Wife* (2007), as Pomodoro
- *Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight* (2007), as Nicola
- *Commediasexi* (2006), as Tony Muciaccia
- *Le Cri* (2006), series, as Razza
- *I Love You in All Languages of the World* (2005), as Prof. Anselmi
- *What Will Become Of Us* (2004), as Concierge
- *Suddenly Heaven* (2003), as Giandomenico Bardella
- *Il pranzo della domenica* (2003), as Nicola Loiacono
- *Il Trasformista* (2002), as Orlando Lanzetta
- *Cuore di donna* (2002), as Goffredo
- *Volesse il cielo!* (2002), as Commissario
- *Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth* (2000), series, as Fra Nicola
- *Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth* (2000), Actor
- *Cecchi Gori Cecchi Gori?* (2000), as Rocco · Director
- *La bomba* (1999), as Gaetano
- *Voglio stare sotto al letto* (1999), as Vincenzo
- *Del perduto amore* (1998), as Cucchiaro
- *Viola Kisses Everybody* (1998), as Nicola · Writer
- *Cinque Giorni Di Tempesta* (1997), as Michele
- *Finalmente soli* (1997), as Alberto
- *Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo* (1996), as Esaminatore
- *Intolerance* (1996), as Worker (voice) (segment "Roma Ovest 143")
- *Il barbiere di Rio* (1996), as Ugo
- *I virtuali* (1996), as L'alcolista
- *Wordless* (1996), as Celestino
- *August Vacation* (1996), as Brigadiere
- *The Graduates* (1995), as Rocco
- *With Closed Eyes* (1994), as Bracciante
- *Senza pelle* (1994), as Yuri's Father
- *Dark Illness* (1990), Actor
- *Classe Di ferro* (1989), series, as Rocco Melloni

## Gallery

- ![Rocco Papaleo: regista, attore e musicista lucano. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-32604fa1cf60.jpg) Rocco Papaleo: regista, attore e musicista lucano. (2010) — MaRcUzZ from Modena, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Rocco_Papaleo_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rocco Papaleo: regista, attore e musicista lucano (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-8a0368d316ed.jpg) Rocco Papaleo: regista, attore e musicista lucano (2011) — SinixLab (G. M. Ireneo Alessi) from Roma, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Rocco_Papaleo_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rocco Papaleo, actor and director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film "Ammazzare Stanca. Autobiografia Di Un Assassino" (T (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-a7cfaea30904.jpg) Rocco Papaleo, actor and director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film "Ammazzare Stanca. Autobiografia Di Un Assassino" (T (2025) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Rocco_Papaleo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-2.jpg/1280px-Rocco_Papaleo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rocco Papaleo](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-7b04ea039837.jpg) Rocco Papaleo — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Rocco_Papaleo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rocco Papaleo](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-a45ffa84a2a0.jpg) Rocco Papaleo — Image via TMDB
- ![Rocco Papaleo](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-3720650895ec.jpg) Rocco Papaleo — Image via TMDB
- ![Rocco Papaleo, actor and director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film "Ammazzare Stanca. Autobiografia Di Un Assassino" (T (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/4185161/gallery-3fb684bdf2db.jpg) Rocco Papaleo, actor and director, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film "Ammazzare Stanca. Autobiografia Di Un Assassino" (T (2025) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Rocco_Papaleo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-3.jpg/1280px-Rocco_Papaleo_at_82nd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- David di Donatello for Best Film 2011: David di Donatello for Best Film (nominated), for *Basilicata coast to coast*
- David di Donatello for Best Short Film 2001: David di Donatello for Best Short Film (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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