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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917, Reggio Calabria – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer. Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Tinto Brass, Charles Vidor, René Clément and Federico Fellini. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leopoldo Trieste, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Leopoldo Trieste was an Italian actor, writer, and director who built a career appearing in significant works of mid-to-late 20th-century cinema.
He is recognized for his performance as Leopoldo Vannucci in Federico Fellini's I Vitelloni, as well as his roles in international productions such as The Godfather Part II, Cinema Paradiso, and The Name of the Rose.
Beyond acting, he was an accomplished screenwriter and director who participated in the Italian neorealist movement and the development of commedia all'italiana.