Cesare Gravina

Biography

From Wikipedia Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1929. He was born in Naples, Italy. Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at La Scala, among the noted vocalists he worked with were Mary Garden and Enrico Caruso. At some point he left music to become a character actor, sharing his reasons for the career change with no one. As the owner of many theatres in South America, Gravina was financially secure enough to retire from motion pictures by 1924, but he preferred to remain in acting.

Known For

The Phantom of the Opera

Greed

The Man Who Laughs

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Foolish Wives

The Trail of '98

The Midnight Sun

The Penalty

All Movies (53)

• The Honeymoon1929 · as Martin Schrammell, Mitzi's father
• Burning the Wind1929 · as Don Ramón Valdez
• The Man Who Laughs1928 · as Ursus
• How to Handle Women1928 · as Tony
• The Wedding March1928 · as Martin Schrammell
• The Trail of '981928 · as Henry Kelland - Berna's Grandfather
• The Divine Woman1928 · as Gigi
• Cheating Cheaters1927 · as Tony Verdi
• The Road to Romance1927 · as Castro
• The Magic Garden1927 · as Maestro
• The Blonde Saint1926 · as Ilario
• The Midnight Sun1926 · as Opera Director
• Monte Carlo1926 · as Count Davigny
• Flower of Night1925 · as Servant
• The Circus Cyclone1925 · as Pepe
• A Woman's Faith1925 · as Odillon Turcott
• Don Dare Devil1925 · as Esteban Salazar
• An Enemy of Men1925 · as Tony Caruso
• The Phantom of the Opera1925 · as Manager (uncredited)
• Fifth Avenue Models1925 · as Ludani's Tenement Neighbor
• The Charmer1925 · as Señor Sprott
• Contraband1925 · as Pee Wee Bangs
• Greed1924 · as Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
• Those Who Dare1924 · as Panka
• The Rose of Paris1924 · as George
• Butterfly1924 · as Von Mandescheid
• The Family Secret1924 · as Tomaso Silvano
• The Hot Dog Special1924 · as Paladine Rabinsky
• The Humming Bird1924 · as Charlot
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · as (uncredited)
• Circus Days1923 · as Luigi, the Clown
• Merry-Go-Round1923 · as Sylvester Urban
• Daddy1923 · as Cesare Gallo
• Foolish Wives1922 · as Cesare Ventucci
• God's Country and the Law1921
• Madame X1920 · as Victor
• From Now On1920 · as Tony Lomazzi
• The Penalty1920 · as Art Teacher (uncredited)
• Mothers of Men1920 · as Mr. Schultz - Gaston Glass
• Marriage for Convenience1919 · as Lazzare
• The Street of Seven Stars1918
• Let's Get a Divorce1918 · as Head Waiter
• The Fatal Ring1917
• The Siren1917 · as Her Father
• The Price She Paid1917 · as Moldini
• Less Than the Dust1916 · as Jawan
• Hulda from Holland1916 · as Apartment Neighbor (uncredited)
• Poor Little Peppina1916 · as Villato
• Madame Butterfly1915 · as The Soothsayer
• The White Pearl1915 · as Setsu
• Butalin spazzacamino per amore1912 · as Butalin
• Butalin troppo onesto1912 · as Butalin
• Friscot Does a Rest Cure1912