[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Marc Di Napoli is a French actor and painter known for his roles as a young performer in 1960s and 1970s European films and television series, including notable appearances in adaptations of classic adventure stories, as well as his later career as a visual artist after training at a prestigious art school.
Born on May 28, 1953, in Paris to a family of artists, Di Napoli began his acting career as a child, quickly gaining recognition for his portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the television series Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (1968). He appeared in other projects such as the film Que la bête meure (This Man Must Die, 1969) directed by Claude Chabrol, the TV series Deux ans de vacances (1974), and earlier works like Moartea lui Joe Indianul (1968). These roles, often in adventure and dramatic productions filmed in Europe, established him as a familiar face in youth-oriented and literary adaptations during that era.
Following his early success in acting, Di Napoli shifted focus to the visual arts, graduating from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He has since pursued a career as a painter while occasionally returning to theater, and resides in the Brittany region of France, where he has exhibited his artwork.
Marc Di Napoli appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Aventurile lui Tom Sawier” (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) as Huckleberry ‘Huck’ Finn and “Moartea lui Joe Indianul” (Death of Injun Joe) as Huckleberry ‘Huck’ Finn both in 1967.
Di NAPOLI, Marc [5/28/1953, Paris, Île-de-France,
France - ] – painter, theater, film,
TV actor, son of singer Giovanni Baptista Di Napoli, brother of actor Stéphane
Di Napoli [1958- ].
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – 1967 (Huckleberry ‘Huck’
Finn)
Death of Injun Joe – 1967 (Huckleberry ‘Huck’ Finn)
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