Paul Porcasi
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Paul Porcasi was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Porcasi landed roles in various films, including the Glenn Tryon dramatic adaptation "Broadway" (1929), "Born Reckless" (1930) and "Derelict" (1930). He also appeared in "A Lady's Morals" (1930), the adaptation "Morocco" (1930) with Gary Cooper and "Under Eighteen" (1931). He kept workin...
Biography
Paul Porcasi was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Porcasi landed roles in various films, including the Glenn Tryon dramatic adaptation "Broadway" (1929), "Born Reckless" (1930) and "Derelict" (1930). He also appeared in "A Lady's Morals" (1930), the adaptation "Morocco" (1930) with Gary Cooper and "Under Eighteen" (1931). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in the Victor McLaglen remake "While Paris Sleeps" (1932), "I Loved a Woman" (1933) and "He Couldn't Take It" (1933). He also appeared in "The Devil's Mate" (1933). In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in "The Florentine Dagger" (1935), "Down to the Sea" (1936) and "Crash Donovan" (1936). He also appeared in the drama "The Lady Consents" (1936) with Ann Harding and "The Emperor's Candlesticks" (1937). Porcasi more recently acted in "Swing Hostess" (1944). Porcasi passed away in August 1946 at the age of 67.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Nothing But Trouble
(1945)
Italian proprietor
I'll Remember April
(1945)
Popolopolis
Hail the Conquering Hero
(1944)
Manager of café
Hot Rhythm
(1944)
Peroni
Swing Hostess
(1944)
Spumoni
An American Romance
(1944)
Prof. Cantaloni
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Impresario
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1943)
Mussolini, "A Sweater, Sarong and a Peek-A-Boo Bang" number
Background to Danger
(1943)
Turkish official
Quiet Please Murder
(1943)
Rebescu
Casablanca
(1942)
Native
We Were Dancing
(1942)
Manager Duquesne
Two in a Taxi
(1941)
Herman
Doctors Don't Tell
(1941)
Montes
Road to Happiness
(1941)
[Pietro] Pacelli
Rags to Riches
(1941)
Professor Del Rio
Road to Zanzibar
(1941)
Turk at slave mart
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(1941)
Ship's captain
It Started with Eve
(1941)
Armand
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Warehouse manager
Moon over Burma
(1940)
Storekeeper
Argentine Nights
(1940)
Papa Viejos
I Was an Adventuress
(1940)
Fisherman
The Border Legion
(1940)
Tony
Torrid Zone
(1940)
Garcia
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Antonio
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Bartender
Lady of the Tropics
(1939)
Lamartine
I'll Give a Million
(1938)
Cafe proprietor
Vacation from Love
(1938)
French judge
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
(1938)
Hotel manager
Crime School
(1938)
Nick Papadopolos
Café Metropole
(1937)
Police official
The Bride Wore Red
(1937)
Nobili
Maytime
(1937)
Trentini
The Emperor's Candlesticks
(1937)
Santuzzi
Seventh Heaven
(1937)
Gendarme
Madame X
(1937)
Hotel proprietor
Big Town Girl
(1937)
Nightclub manager
That I May Live
(1937)
Mr. Scaffa
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Italian
Down to the Sea
(1936)
Vasilios
The Leathernecks Have Landed
(1936)
Enrico "Rico" Venetzi
The Lady Consents
(1936)
Crash Donovan
(1936)
Cafe owner
Muss 'Em Up
(1936)
Luigi Tersiniani
Rose-Marie
(1936)
Emil
Two in a Crowd
(1936)
Polito
Coronado
(1935)
Mexican officer
A Night at the Ritz
(1935)
Henri
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Fouad Soueida
The Payoff
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
(1935)
Antonio
Rumba
(1935)
Carlos
Waterfront Lady
(1935)
Tony Spadaloni
I Dream Too Much
(1935)
Tito
Hi, Gaucho!
(1935)
General Ortegas
Under the Pampas Moon
(1935)
Pierre
Stars over Broadway
(1935)
Luigi
Baby Face Harrington
(1935)
Headwaiter
Riptide
(1934)
House detective
Coming Out Party
(1934)
Manager
Million Dollar Baby
(1934)
Marvelo
Looking for Trouble
(1934)
Cabaret manager
The Great Flirtation
(1934)
Herr Direktor
Enter Madame!
(1934)
Archimede
Wake Up and Dream
(1934)
Polopolis
Imitation of Life
(1934)
Cafe manager
British Agent
(1934)
Count Romano
Chained
(1934)
Hotel manager
The Cat and the Fiddle
(1934)
Proprietor
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Chef
Flying Down to Rio
(1933)
Mayor
When Strangers Marry
(1933)
Phillipe
Saturday's Millions
(1933)
Felix
Grand Slam
(1933)
Nick
Big Time or Bust
(1933)
Gigolettes of Paris
(1933)
Devil's Mate
(1933)
Nick
He Couldn't Take It
(1933)
Nick
Footlight Parade
(1933)
Appolinaris
Reunion in Vienna
(1933)
Chef
Terror Aboard
(1933)
Chef
I Loved a Woman
(1933)
Hotel proprietor
King Kong
(1933)
Greek storekeeper
Men Are Such Fools
(1932)
Klepak
A Parisian Romance
(1932)
Deville
The Kid from Spain
(1932)
Gonzales
The Passionate Plumber
(1932)
Paul Le Maire
Under Eighteen
(1932)
François
The Painted Woman
(1932)
Nick Machado
While Paris Sleeps
(1932)
Kapas
Red Haired Alibi
(1932)
Margoli
Under-Cover Man
(1932)
Sam Dorse
Cynara
(1932)
Joseph
Stowaway
(1932)
Tony
Devil and the Deep
(1932)
Hassan
The Man Who Played God
(1932)
Concert manager
A Woman Commands
(1932)
Nightclub proprietor
The Woman from Monte Carlo
(1932)
A man of the world
Gentleman's Fate
(1931)
Mario [Giovanni]
I Like Your Nerve
(1931)
The patron
The Criminal Code
(1931)
Tony Spelvin
Bought
(1931)
Smart Money
(1931)
Mr. Amenoppopolus
Svengali
(1931)
Concert master
The Good Bad Girl
(1931)
Pagano
Jenny Lind
(1931)
Maretti
Party Husband
(1931)
Henri Renard
El pasado acusa
(1931)
Tony Pagano
Doctors' Wives
(1931)
Dr. Calucci
Born Reckless
(1930)
Pa Beretti
Morocco
(1930)
LoTinto
Derelict
(1930)
Masoni
The 3 Sisters
(1930)
Rinaldi
A Lady's Morals
(1930)
Maretti
Murder on the Roof
(1930)
Joe Carozzo
Monsieur la Volpe
(1930)
John Ruskin
Broadway
(1929)
Nick Verdis
Say It Again
(1926)
Count Tanza
Cast (Short)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
(1935)
Himself
La Cucaracha
(1934)
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