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Mimmo Poli | |
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 Poli in the movie Altissima pressione (1965) | |
| Born | Domenico Poli April 11, 1920 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | April 4, 1986 (aged 65) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1985 |
Mimmo Poli (born Domenico Poli, April 11, 1920 – April 4, 1986) was an Italian film character actor.
Poli was one of the best known and most active characters of Italian cinema; in his thirty-five-year career, he appeared in over 200 films. He started from a young age by treading the stages and reciting in Roman dialect.
In 1951 he had a small part in the film Toto and the King of Rome directed by Mario Monicelli. Federico Fellini. He played characters such as bartenders, a docker, a prisoner in the films of the Monnezza to those of Bernardo Bertolucci.
Notable films Poli appears in include The Overcoat (1952) by Alberto Lattuada; Toto in Color (1952) by Steno; Termini Station (1953) by Vittorio De Sica; Beat the Devil by John Huston; Nights of Cabiria (1956) by Federico Fellini; Poor, But Handsome (1956) by Dino Risi; You're on Your Own (1959) by Mauro Bolognini; Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961) by Sergio Corbucci; The Betrayer (1961) by Roberto Rossellini. He also appeared in many films of Franco and Ciccio. His last film appearance was with I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo (1985).
Due to serious health problems, he was forced to leave the scene in the mid-eighties. He died from a heart attack on April 4, 1986, at the age of 65.
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