Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/1/1879
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Also Known As
Paul Porcasi
Biography
Known For
The Payoff
as Nick
Roman Scandals
as Chef (uncredited)
Café Metropole
as Police Official
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
Smart Money
as Alexander Amenoppopolus
Chained
as Mr. Piazza (uncredited)
Madame X
as Hotel Gran Via Proprietor
Casablanca
as Native Introducing Ferrari (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Crime School
as Nick Papadopolos
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
as Cafe Owner
Maytime
as Trentini
The Florentine Dagger
as Antonio
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Impressario
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as French Doctor (Uncredited)
Born Reckless
as Pa Beretti
Brother Orchid
as Warehouse Manager (uncredited)
I Was an Adventuress
as Fisherman
The Bride Wore Red
as Signor Nobili
Career Timeline
1943
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
Crash Donovan
as Cafe Owner
Down to the Sea
as Vasilios
Trouble for Two
as Cafe Proprietor (Uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited)
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Enrico 'Rico' Venetzi
Muss 'em Up
as Luigi Turseniani, Head of the Mob
The Lady Consents
as Joe - Restaurant Proprietor
1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
I Dream Too Much
as Uncle Tito
Stars Over Broadway
as Luigi
Hi, Gaucho!
as Gen. Ortegas
Waterfront Lady
as Tony Spadaloni
Broadway Gondolier
as Señor Fuzzi
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Insp. Fouad Soueida
Go Into Your Dance
as Show MC
Baby Face Harrington
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
as Antonio
A Night at the Ritz
as Henri
The Payoff
as Nick
Enter Madame
as Archimede
1934
Million Dollar Baby
as Marvelo No.1
Imitation of Life
as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
as French Headwaiter (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
as Polopolis
British Agent
as Count Romano
La Cucaracha
as Señor Martinez
Chained
as Mr. Piazza (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Great Flirtation
as Herr Direktor
Tarzan and His Mate
as Monsieur Feronde (uncredited)
Coming Out Party
as Manager
1933
Flying Down to Rio
as Mayor
He Couldn't Take It
as Nick
Roman Scandals
as Chef (uncredited)
Havana Widows
as Fernando, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Big Time Or Bust
as Louie
Footlight Parade
as Apolinaris
Gigolettes of Paris
Role unknown
Saturday's Millions
as Felix
I Loved a Woman
as Apopoulis - Hotel Proprietor in Greece (uncredited)
The Devil's Mate
as Nick
The Devil's in Love
as Bartender
When Strangers Marry
as Phillipe
Terror Aboard
as Luigi - the Chef
King Kong
as Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Caliente Love
as Mexican Señorita's Husband
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as French Doctor (Uncredited)
1932
Cynara
as Joseph the Maitre D'
The Death Kiss
as Ellsmith
Under-Cover Man
as Sam Dorse
Men Are Such Fools
as Klepak
The Kid from Spain
as Gonzales
Red Haired Alibi
as Margoli
A Parisian Romance
as Deville
Devil and the Deep
as Hassan
While Paris Sleeps
as Kapas
Stowaway
as Tony
A Woman Commands
as Cafe Proprietor
The Passionate Plumber
as Paul Le Maire
Under Eighteen
as François