Giustino Durano
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Giustino Durano (May 5, 1923 in Brindisi, Italy - February 18, 2002 in Bologna, Italy) was a long lasting movie actor who is best known for his work as the uncle of Giudo Orefice (Roberto Benigni) in the 1997 film, Life is Beautiful.
[edit] Life Is Beautiful
The movie is centralized around his nephew Giudo and great nephew Giosuè. In the movie he is the head waiter of a hotel dining room. As racial turmoil begins erupting in Italy against Jews, the Uncle, his nephew and great nephew are taken to a concentration camp. While at the camp, he was separated from his nephew and later killed in a gas chamber along with several other elderly people.
[edit] Filmography
Life Is Beautiful (1997) Uncle
The Bobo (1967) Druggist
After the Fox (1966) Critic
La Freccia d'Oro (1962) (Absent-Minded genie)
Queen of the Pirates (1962) (Battista)