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 after a fall on 4 June 2025, at the age of 85.
Selected filmography Year English title Original title Role Notes Bicycle Thieves Ladri di biciclette Bruno Ricci Marechiaro Luca as a child Volcano Vulcano Nino The White Line Cuori senza frontiere Pasqualino Sebastian Strano appuntamento Older son credited as Enzo Stajola I'll Get You for This Toni aka Lucky Nick Cain A Tale of Five Cities Passaporto per l'oriente A boy In Olden Days Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 Newsagent's sonaka Times Gone By Black Feathers Penne nere Antonio 'Tonino' Cossutti Guilt Is Not Mine L'ingiusta condanna credited as Enzo Stajola The Return of Don Camillo Il ritorno di don Camillo Mario Cagnola Journey to Love Buon viaggio pover'uomo Cesar credited as Enzo Stajola The Barefoot Contessa La contessa scalza Busboy Spade senza bandiera The Pyjama Girl Case La ragazza dal pigiama giallo final film role
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