Enzo Staiola
Enzo Staiola | |
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Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948) | |
| Born | 15 November 1939 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 4 June 2025 (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1977 |
Enzo Staiola (15 November 1939 – 4 June 2025) was an Italian actor, best known for playing, at the age of eight, the role of Bruno Ricci in Vittorio De Sica's neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves. He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart. As an adult he became a mathematics teacher and later also worked as a land registry clerk.
Staiola died on 4 June 2025, at the age of 85.