ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ˈæktɪŋ ɪn fˈɪlmz, hiː nˈɛvɚ kəmplˈiːtli sˈɛvɚd hɪz tˈaɪz wɪððə θˈiəɾɚ ænd ˈɔfən ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ ɪn plˈeɪz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒɪˈoːɹdʒɪˌoʊ stɹˈeɪlɚ.
Although he went into acting in films, he never completely severed his ties with the theater and often returned to appear in plays directed by Giorgio Strehler.