# Oscar Andriani

Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969.

## Life and career

Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical company of Amedeo Chiantoni [it], and later worked with other important companies of the time, such the ones led by Emma Gramatica, Wanda Capodaglio and Annibale Ninchi. He had a prolific career as a character film actor, often appearing alongside his real life friend Amedeo Nazzari. He also was a playwright, whose works (often published under pseudonyms) were staged by prominent companies, such as the Giovanni Grasso's, Carlo Veneziani's and Tino Scotti's ones. He wrote the script of the partially autobiographical film World of Miracles, directed in 1959 by Luigi Capuano.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1937 | Queen of the Scala | | |
| 1938 | Luciano Serra, Piloto | Il cappellano militare | |
| 1938 | Ettore Fieramosca | Don Pedro | |
| 1939 | Cardinal Messias | Padre Reginaldo Giuliani | (in prologue) (scenes deleted) |
| 1939 | We Were Seven Widows | Il marito di Liliana | |
| 1939 | La notte delle beffe | Un falso brigante | |
| 1939 | Cose dell'altro mondo | L'ispettore Clifford | |
| 1940 | The Cavalier from Kruja | Il capo della polizia | |
| 1940 | Then We'll Get a Divorce | Gary, il balbuziente | |
| 1940 | Big Shoes | Un braccianto | |
| 1941 | Caravaggio | | |
| 1941 | Il pozzo dei miracoli | | |
| 1941 | Il cavaliere senza nome | | |
| 1942 | La maestrina | | |
| 1943 | Redenzione | | |
| 1943 | Quelli della montagna | | Uncredited |
| 1944 | La donna della montagna | Bertoni | |
| 1950 | Alina | Bertolino | |
| 1950 | Angelo tra la folla | Cmdr. Petroni | |
| 1950 | Strano appuntamento | | |
| 1951 | Mercado Infame | Portiere | |
| 1951 | Beauties on Bicycles | | |
| 1951 | I'm the Capataz | | |
| 1951 | Double Cross | Avvocato della difesa | |
| 1951 | Auguri e figli maschi! | Commendator Arcangelo Brasca | |
| 1951 | Trieste mia! | | |
| 1952 | Love and Poison | | |
| 1952 | Beauties in Capri | Il vescovo | |
| 1952 | The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo | The general | |
| 1952 | Altri tempi | Il padre | (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni") |
| 1952 | Fratelli d'Italia | | |
| 1952 | Prisoner in the Tower of Fire | Frate Anselmo | |
| 1953 | Il peccato di Anna | | |
| 1953 | The Lady Without Camelias | Boschi | |
| 1953 | Puccini | Giacosa | |
| 1953 | Voice of Silence | Presidente tribunale | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Per salvarti ho peccato | Il Commissario | |
| 1953 | La cavallina storna | L'Intendente | |
| 1954 | Cento anni d'amore | The Commander of Garibaldi's Army | (segment "Garibaldina"), Uncredited |
| 1954 | Pietà per chi cade | Justice clerk | |
| 1954 | Cose da pazzi | The lunatic who writes a letter | |
| 1954 | Theodora, Slave Empress | il difensore di Scarpios | |
| 1954 | Disonorata - Senza colpa | Giudice | |
| 1954 | Ulysses | Calops | |
| 1954 | Di qua, di là del Piave | | |
| 1955 | The White Angel | Un avvocato | |
| 1955 | Ripudiata | | |
| 1955 | L'ultimo amante | Un collega di Cesare | |
| 1956 | The Intruder | The Mayor | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Un giglio infranto | Gustavo Modena | |
| 1958 | Love and Chatter | Consigliere comunale | |
| 1960 | Il terrore della maschera rossa | | |
| 1962 | Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules | Advisor to Ircano | Uncredited |