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Cesare Adolfo Bocci (born 13 September 1957) is an Italian actor. Born in Camerino, he has acted in films and on stage, but is best known for his performance as Mimi Augello to Luca Zingaretti's Salvo Montalbano in the television series Il Commissario Montalbano .
He attended acting school in his home town of Camporotondo di Fiastrone, where he was a founding member of Compagnia della Rancia of Tolentino which produced theatre plays.
Moving to Rome, he has had continued success across theatre, cinema and television. He made his cinema debut in 1990, in Silvio Soldini's L'aria serena dell'ovest . After success in Il Commissario Montalbano, he played the role of the doctor Antonio Strains in the first two seasons of Elisa di Rivombrosa . In 2007 he starred in the TV mini series Io e Mamma, and in 2008 played Sergio Danieli in Terapia d'urgenza.
In the theatre, during 2006 and 2007 he played the role of Oscar in the Italian version of Sweet Charity , alongside Lorella Cuccarini. In 2008 in Camerino he played in the re-enactment of Corsa ala spada e Palio as the Duke Da Varano. In 2011/2 he starred in Massimo Romeo Piparo's adaptation of the famous Broadway musical adaptation of the French play La Cage Aux Folles .
In 2012, he debuted as a television presenter on Rai 3 show Il giallo e il nero. In October 2013, he was lead presenter of Miss Italia together with Massimo Ghini and Francesca Chillemi.
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1990 | The Peaceful Air of the West | Cesare's friend | Cameo appearance |
1991 | The Rubber Wall | Journalist | Uncredited |
1993 | Condannato a nozze | Giulio | |
Giovanni Falcone | TV Reporter | Uncredited | |
1994 | Aquero | Father Gabriele | |
De Generazione | Dan | Segment: "Just Another Vampire Story" | |
1997 | Un giorno fortunato | Federico | |
2000 | Almost Blue | Judge | Cameo appearance |
2001 | Princesa | Gianni | |
2004 | Comunque mia | Marco | |
Io che amo solo te | Pietro | ||
Christmas in Love | Fausto Perla | ||
Il servo ungherese | Dailerman's son | ||
2005 | Non aver paura | Angelo | |
2011 | Rewind | Folco | |
2013 | Il sorriso di Candida | Corifeo | Short film |
Welcome Mr. President | Lega-Nord leader | ||
2014 | Do You See Me? | Mr. Volponi | |
2019 | Welcome Back Mr. President | Lega-Nord leader | |
Il giovane Pertini: Combattente per la libertà | Adriano Olivetti | ||
2023 | Terezín | Rafael Schächter | |
La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario | Marzio's father |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1988 | Zanzibar | Benny | Main role; 40 episodes |
1991 | Classe di ferro | Oreste Buttafuoco | Episode: "La voce misteriosa" |
1992 | Scoop | Man driving Porsche | Episode: "Segreto professionale" |
1994 | L'ispettore Sarti | Sante Clodetti | Episode: "Il patto" |
1999 | Meglio tardi che mai | Giorgio Di Carlo | Television film |
1999–present | Inspector Montalbano | Inspector Domenico "Mimi" Augello | Main role; 37 episodes |
2000 | Un medico in famiglia | Martini's cousin | Episode: "L'appartamento" |
Tequila & Bonetti | Roberto Melidoni | Main role; 22 episodes | |
Gioco a incastro | Andrea | Television film | |
2002 | Commesse | Gianni | Episode: "Compleanno di Fiorenza" |
2002–2003 | Il bello delle donne | Dario di Balsano | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2003–2005 | Elisa di Rivombrosa | Dr. Antonio Ceppi | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
2004 | Amanti e Segreti | Max Leonardi | 2 episodes |
2005 | L'amore non basta | Luca | Television film |
Il Cuore nel Pozzo | Giorgio | Television film | |
2006 | L'ispettore Coliandro | Attorney Giancarlo Malerba | Episode: "Il giorno del lupo" |
Fratelli | Tommaso | Television film | |
Giovanni Falcone: L'uomo che sfidò cosa nostra | Emanuele Basile | Television film | |
2007 | Io e mamma | Alessandro Storos | Main role; 6 episodes |
Caccia segreta | Matteo | Television film | |
2008–2009 | Terapia d'urgenza | Dr. Sergio Danieli | Main role; 18 episodes |
2009 | Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine | Romanianus | Television film |
2010 | Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky | Pope Paul VI | Television film |
2012 | Provaci ancora prof! | Marco Visconti De Matteis | Main role (season 4); 6 episodes |
2013 | Volare: La grande storia di Domenico Modugno | Raimondo Lanza di Trabia | Television film |
2013–2015 | Una grande famiglia | Leonardo Fabbri | Main role (seasons 2–3); 15 episodes |
2014 | Un'altra vita | Pietro Guarnieri | Main role; 5 episodes |
2016 | Hundred to Go | Uomo senza doppio | 2 episodes |
2017 | L'isola di Pietro | Giovanni Pavani | Episode: "Primo episodio" |
Paolo Borsellino: Adesso tocca a me | Paolo Borsellino | Television film | |
2018 | Meraviglie: L'isola dei tesori | Cecco Angiolieri | Episode: "Episodio 1" |
Ballando con le Stelle | Contestant | Winner (season 13) | |
2019–present | Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor | Saverio Romanello | Recurring role; 12 episodes |
2020–2021 | Fratelli Caputo | Alberto Caputo | Lead role; 4 episodes |
2021 | La scelta di Maria | Luigi Gasparotto | Television film |
2022 | Purché finisca bene | Franco Lussurgiu | Episode: "Una scomoda eredità" |
2023 | Fosca Innocenti | Cesare Viani | Episode: "Il re dei profumi" |
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