Sergio Solli

Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point in the 1970s after a successful audition with Eduardo De Filippo; he stayed with his stage for numerous years, also appearing in several De Filippo's television works.

Solli was also a theatre director, and worked on stage with the companies of Carlo Giuffrè, Mariano Rigillo, Roberto De Simone, among others. In cinema he had a busy career as a character actor, both in dramatic and comedic roles, and is best remembered for his roles in Luciano De Crescenzo's films.

Solli died on 3 February 2023, at the age of 78.

• No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous (1982)
• A Joke of Destiny (1983)
• Petomaniac (1983)
• Così parlò Bellavista (1984)
• Il mistero di Bellavista (1985)
• Stregati (1986)
• 'O Re (1988)
• 32 dicembre (1988)
• Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
• Ciao, Professore! (1992)
• Il Postino: The Postman (1994)
• A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua (1997)
• E adesso sesso (2001)
• Pater Familias (2003)
• Salty Air (2006)
• La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008)
• Come Undone (2009)
• The Wholly Family (2011)
• Kryptonite! (2011)
• Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2011)
• To Rome with Love (2012)
• I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
• I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem (2017)