Portrait of Michele Placido

Acting

Michele Placido

Career

Active from 1973 to 2024, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lamerica
Lamerica
GoodWatch score84/100

Characters

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The characters Michele Placido played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michele Placido Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 13
  • Character-Driven 12
  • Social Commentary 11
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • European Cinema 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Italian Drama 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

143
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 63
Eternal Visionary
Eternal Visionary (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

as Saul Colin

Caravaggio's Shadow
Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cardinal Del Monte

Run to You
Run to You (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Padre di Gianni

Orlando
Orlando (2022)

as Orlando

Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo
Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo (2022)

as Arnoldo Mondadori

Falla girare - The Last Joint
Falla girare - The Last Joint (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Diego

Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso
Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as L'avvocato Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo / Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo

Burning Hearts
Burning Hearts (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

as Vincenzo Montanari

Isolation
Isolation (2021)

Director, Writer

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021)

as Sé stesso

Notes from a Women Salesman
Notes from a Women Salesman (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

as Amedeo Sangiorgi

I Hate Summer
I Hate Summer (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

as il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri locali

2010s

23 titles · average score 55
7 Minutes
7 Minutes (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as Michele Varazzi

Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

as Don Mimì

Loving Only You
Loving Only You (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Don Mimi

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Lookout
The Lookout (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Giovanni

Tulpa - Demon of Desire
Tulpa - Demon of Desire (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Roccaforte

Itaker
Itaker (2012)

as Pantano

Viva l'Italia
Viva l'Italia (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

as Michele Spagnolo

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began (2011)
GoodWatch score 36

as Duccio Villani di Masi

The Ages of Love
The Ages of Love (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Augusto

Angel of Evil
Angel of Evil (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay, Director

Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso
Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as Alberto

2000s

31 titles · average score 60
The Big Dream
The Big Dream (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Adult Andrea (uncredited)

L'ultimo padrino
L'ultimo padrino (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bernardo Provenzano

Aldo Moro - Il Presidente
Aldo Moro - Il Presidente (2008)

TV show · as Aldo Moro

The Unknown Woman
The Unknown Woman (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Muffa

Karol: The Pope, The Man
Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Renato Buzzonetti

Karol: The Pope, The Man
Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Renato Buzzonetti

The Goodbye Kiss
The Goodbye Kiss (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ferruccio Anedda

Crime Novel
Crime Novel (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Padre Freddo

The Scent of Blood
The Scent of Blood (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

as Carlo

Il posto dell'anima
Il posto dell'anima (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

as Salvatore

Il sequestro Soffiantini
Il sequestro Soffiantini (2002)

TV show · as Giuseppe Soffiantini

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth
Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)

TV show · as Padre Pio

1990s

22 titles · average score 63
Un uomo perbene
Un uomo perbene (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Enzo Tortora

Del perduto amore
Del perduto amore (1998)

as Don Gerardo

Racket
Racket (1997)

TV show · as Guido Gerosa

Un eroe borghese
Un eroe borghese (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Silvio Novembre

Poliziotti
Poliziotti (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sante Carella

Lamerica
Lamerica (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

as Fiore

Padre e figlio
Padre e figlio (1994)

as Corrado

Giovanni Falcone
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Giovanni Falcone

Close Friends
Close Friends (1992)

as Simona's father

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992)

TV show · as Col. Roberto Chavez

Afghan Breakdown
Afghan Breakdown (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Major Bandura

Tomato
Tomato (1990)

Story, Writer

1980s

19 titles · average score 62
Mary Forever
Mary Forever (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

as Marco Terzi

Big Business
Big Business (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fabio Alberici

How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Michel

Private Affairs
Private Affairs (1987)

as Lionello

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

as Giuseppe Catania aka Beppe

Pizza Connection
Pizza Connection (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mario Aloia

Three Brothers
Three Brothers (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

as Nicola Giuranna

Cargo
Cargo (1981)

as Giovanni

The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sandro

A Leap in the Dark
A Leap in the Dark (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Giovanni Sciabola

Lulu
Lulu (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

as Schwarz

Fontamara
Fontamara (1980)

as Berardo Viola

1970s

33 titles · average score 59
A Man on His Knees
A Man on His Knees (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Antonio Platamona

Ernesto
Ernesto (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as The man

The Pyjama Girl Case
The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as Antonio Attolini

Oedipus Orca
Oedipus Orca (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

as Michele Turrisi

La Orca
La Orca (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Michele

Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

as Inspector Gaspare Lomenzo

And Agnes Chose to Die
And Agnes Chose to Die (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tom

Victory March
Victory March (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

as Paolo Passeri

Scandal in the Family
Scandal in the Family (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

as Milo

Till Marriage Do Us Part
Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Silvanno Pennacchini, l'autista

Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

as Giovanni Pizzullo

Quick Trial
Quick Trial (1974)

as Stefano Baldini