1922-03-23 Cremona, Lombardy, Italy
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastroianni, and Alberto Sordi. Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company. After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant. During World War II, he was inducted into the Army and returned home after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, and joined the Black Brigades for a while. His passion for theater and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he organized shows for his fellow soldiers. In 1945, he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris. A few years later, he formed his own successful musical revue company. In 1950, Tognazzi made his cinematic debut in The Cadets of Gascony directed by Mario Mattoli. The following year, he met Raimondo Vianello, with whom he formed a successful comedy duo for the new-born RAI TV (1954–1960). Their shows, sometimes containing satirical material, were among the first to be censored on Italian television. After the successful role in The Fascist (Il Federale) (1961), directed by Luciano Salce, Tognazzi became one of the most renowned characters of the so-called Commedia all'Italiana (Italian comedy style). He worked with all the main directors of Italian cinema, including Mario Monicelli (My Friends), Marco Ferreri (La Grande Bouffe), Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Nanni Loy, Pupi Avati and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films, including the 1967 film The Seventh Floor. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a well-known actor in Italy, and starred in several important international films, which brought him fame in other parts of the world. Roger Vadim cast Tognazzi as Mark Hand, the Catchman, in Barbarella (1968). He rescues Barbarella (Jane Fonda) from the biting dolls she encounters, and after her rescue, he requests payment by asking her to make love with him (the "old-fashioned" way, not the psycho-cardiopathic way of their future). In 1981, he won the Best Male Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. While he worked primarily in Italian cinema, Tognazzi is perhaps best remembered for his role as Renato Baldi, the gay owner of a St. Tropez nightclub, in the 1978 French comedy La Cage aux Folles which became the highest grossing foreign film ever released in the U.S. Tognazzi had various relationships during his life, being married to actresses Margarete Robsahm and later Franca Bettoia. He had four children from three different women: his sons Ricky Tognazzi (b. 1955) and Gianmarco Tognazzi (b. 1967) are actors; another son, Thomas Robsahm (b. 1964), is a Norwegian film director and producer; his daughter, Maria Sole Tognazzi (b. 1971), is also a film director. ... Source: Article "Ugo Tognazzi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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La voglia matta di vivere | Self (archive footage) | 2022-03-17 |
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Noi siamo cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-16 |
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L'Extravagant Monsieur Piccoli | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-05-28 |
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Ritratto di mio padre | Self (archive footage) | 2010-10-27 |
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La batalla de los tres reyes | Carlo di Palma | 1990-12-21 |
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Tolérance | Marmant | 1989-10-20 |
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Arrivederci e grazie | Carlo | 1988-05-11 |
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I giorni del commissario Ambrosio | Giulio Ambrosio | 1988-10-20 |
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Ultimo minuto | Walter Ferroni | 1987-10-08 |
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Yiddish Connection | Mosche | 1986-08-27 |
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Fatto su misura | Nathan | 1985-02-01 |
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Amici miei - Atto III° | Conte Mascetti | 1985-06-06 |
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La Cage aux folles 3 - « Elles » se marient | Renato Baldi | 1985-11-20 |
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Le Bon Roi Dagobert | La pape Honorius et son sosie | 1984-08-22 |
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Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno | Bertoldo | 1984-12-22 |
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Il petomane | Joseph Pujol | 1983-10-28 |
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Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada | onorevole De Andreis | 1983-09-29 |
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La chiave | drunk | 1983-10-19 |
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Scusa se è poco | Carlo Reani | 1982-05-04 |
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Amici miei - Atto II° | Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti | 1982-12-22 |
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La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo | Primo Spaggiari | 1981-10-01 |
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Droit de Réponse | Self | 1981-12-12 |
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Les Séducteurs | Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando') | 1980-10-31 |
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La Cage aux folles II | Renato Baldi | 1980-12-10 |
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La terrazza | Amedeo | 1980-02-08 |
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Sono fotogenico | Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited) | 1980-03-21 |
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Arrivano i bersaglieri | Don Prospero | 1980-10-29 |
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SuperTotò | 1980-04-18 | |
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L'ingorgo | Professor | 1979-01-12 |
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I viaggiatori della sera | Orso Banti | 1979-10-26 |
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La Cage aux folles | Renato Baldi | 1978-10-20 |
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Dove vai in vacanza? | Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te") | 1978-12-21 |
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La mazzetta | Il Commissario Assenza | 1978-03-17 |
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Formula 1 - Febbre della velocità | Self | 1978-09-15 |
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Primo amore | Ugo | 1978-11-10 |
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Casotto | Alfredo Cerquetti | 1977-10-27 |
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Nenè | Barber "Baffo" (uncredited) | 1977-09-21 |
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La stanza del vescovo | Orimbelli | 1977-03-18 |
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I nuovi mostri | il marito/il cuoco/il figlio | 1977-12-15 |
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Il gatto | Amedeo Pecoraro | 1977-12-16 |
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Al piacere di rivederla | Mario Aldara | 1976-01-01 |
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Telefoni bianchi | Adelmo | 1976-02-06 |
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Signore e signori, buonanotte | Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri | 1976-10-28 |
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Cattivi pensieri | Mario Marani | 1976-10-26 |
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Amici miei | Raffaello Mascetti | 1975-10-24 |
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La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone | Barone Anteo Pellacani | 1975-01-22 |
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E il Casanova di Fellini? | Self | 1975-05-06 |
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La Faille | Georgis | 1975-01-01 |
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L'anatra all'arancia | Livio | 1975-12-19 |
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Il generale dorme in piedi | Col. Umberto Leone | 1974-10-05 |
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Touche pas à la femme blanche | Mitch | 1974-01-23 |
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Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? | Gino Pistone | 1974-04-13 |
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Romanzo popolare | Giulio Blasetti | 1974-10-29 |
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Vogliamo i colonnelli | On. Giuseppe Tritoni | 1973-03-02 |
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La proprietà non è più un furto | The Butcher | 1973-10-03 |
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La Grande Bouffe | Ugo | 1973-05-16 |
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Il maestro e Margherita | Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro' | 1972-07-15 |
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Questa specie d'amore | Federico / Federico's father | 1972-02-10 |
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L'udienza | Aureliano Diaz | 1972-03-31 |
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La supertestimone | Marino Bottecchia detto 'Mocassino' | 1971-03-16 |
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Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte | Ugo La Strizza | 1971-07-05 |
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In nome del popolo italiano | Mariano Bonifazi | 1971-12-18 |
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Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale | Alessio / Madame Royale | 1970-01-09 |
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Venga a prendere il caffè da noi | Emerenziano Paronzini | 1970-09-22 |
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La Califfa | Annibale Doberdò | 1970-12-31 |
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Cuori solitari | Stefano | 1970-01-22 |
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Il commissario Pepe | Commissario Antonio Pepe | 1969-09-24 |
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Nell'anno del Signore | Cardinal Agostino Rivarola | 1969-10-24 |
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Satyricon | Trimalchione | 1969-03-27 |
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Porcile | Herdhitze | 1969-09-02 |
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Straziami ma di baci saziami | Umberto Ciceri | 1968-10-04 |
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La bambolona | Giulio Broggini | 1968-12-15 |
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Sissignore | Oscar Pettini | 1968-11-14 |
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Barbarella | Mark Hand | 1968-10-10 |
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Il padre di famiglia | Remo | 1967-09-29 |
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L'Harem | Self (uncredited) | 1967-10-06 |
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L'uomo dei cinque palloni | Man With Car | 1967-08-08 |
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L'immorale | Sergio Masini | 1967-03-25 |
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Il fischio al naso | Giuseppe Inzerna | 1967-08-06 |
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Gli altri, gli altri e noi | 'Cavalier Mele' | 1966-10-31 |
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Una questione d'onore | Efisio Mulas | 1966-02-24 |
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Marcia nuziale | Avvocato / Michele / Frank / Igor Savoia | 1966-02-17 |
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I nostri mariti | Umberto Codegato | 1966-08-21 |
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Le piacevoli notti | Uguccione de' Tornaquinci | 1966-10-12 |
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Una moglie americana | Riccardo | 1965-04-29 |
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Oggi, domani, dopodomani | Man With Car (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited) | 1965-12-28 |
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Io la conoscevo bene | Gigi Baggini | 1965-12-01 |
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I complessi | Prof. Gildo Beozi | 1965-08-15 |
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Ménage all'italiana | Carlo Vignola Federico Valdesi | 1965-12-22 |
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La vita agra | Luciano Bianchi | 1964-04-22 |
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Risate all'italiana | 1964-07-15 | |
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Alta infedeltà | Cesare | 1964-01-22 |
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Controsesso | The professor (segment "Il professore") | 1964-11-30 |
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La donna scimmia | Antonio Semola | 1964-01-31 |
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Il magnifico cornuto | Andrea Artusi | 1964-10-19 |
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Liolà | Liolà | 1964-01-23 |
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Follie d'estate | medico | 1963-11-27 |
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I fuorilegge del matrimonio | Vasco Timballo | 1963-12-03 |
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La donna degli altri è sempre più bella | Self (segment "La luna di miele") | 1963-02-21 |
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Le ore dell'amore | Gianni | 1963-03-01 |
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Il pollo ruspante | Togni | 1963-02-19 |
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I mostri | The Father (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Stefano (segment "Come un Padre") / Battacchi (segment "Il povero Soldato") / L'Onorevole (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") / Dark Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Pilade Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") / The Traffic Warden (segment "L'Agguato") / The Car Buyer (segment "Vernissage") / Spectator at the Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio") / The Husband (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") / Guarnacci (segment "La nobile Arte") | 1963-10-30 |
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Il giorno più corto | Pecoraio | 1963-02-14 |
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Una storia moderna - L'ape regina | Alfonso | 1963-04-07 |
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Ro.Go.Pa.G. | Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante") | 1963-02-19 |
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I Mostri [Episodi Inediti] | 1963-10-26 | |
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La marcia su Roma | Umberto Gavazza | 1962-12-20 |
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La voglia matta | Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri | 1962-03-15 |
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I motorizzati | Achille Pestani | 1962-11-30 |
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Una domenica d'estate | Benito | 1962-03-10 |
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I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo | Sergente Visicato | 1962-10-11 |
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Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare | Ernesto | 1961-03-30 |
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Il federale | Federale Primo Arcovazzi | 1961-08-05 |
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Pugni, pupe e marinai | Capo Campana | 1961-11-17 |
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La ragazza di mille mesi | Maurizio d'Alteni | 1961-11-05 |
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5 marines per 100 ragazze | sergente Imparato | 1961-08-10 |
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Che gioia vivere | Anarchist | 1961-05-11 |
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Psycosissimo | Ugo Bertolazzi | 1961-02-11 |
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Il mantenuto | Stefano | 1961-12-30 |
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I magnifici tre | Domingo | 1961-11-10 |
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Un dollaro di fifa | Alamo | 1960-08-28 |
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I baccanali di Tiberio | Primo | 1960-01-15 |
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Le Olimpiadi dei mariti | Ugo Bitetti | 1960-10-27 |
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Il principe fusto | Frate | 1960-03-26 |
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Intrigo a Taormina | Ugo Lemeni | 1960-12-22 |
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Genitori in blue-jeans | Renzino | 1960-02-10 |
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Tu che ne dici? | Solitario | 1960-03-10 |
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A noi piace freddo...!! | Ugo Bevilacqua | 1960-09-20 |
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Il mio amico Jekyll | Giacinto Floria | 1960-08-11 |
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Le cameriere | Mario | 1959-06-14 |
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Tipi da spiaggia | Pasubio Giovinezza | 1959-11-12 |
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Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura | Il professore, cliente della stireria (uncredited) | 1959-03-18 |
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Fantasmi e ladri | Gaetano | 1959-02-12 |
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Noi siamo 2 evasi | Bernardo Cesarotti | 1959-06-26 |
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La Pica sul Pacifico | Roberto De Nobel | 1959-04-24 |
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La sceriffa | Colorado Joe | 1959-08-15 |
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Le Confident de ces dames | Cesar | 1959-06-20 |
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La cambiale | Alfredo Balzarini | 1959-11-19 |
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Non perdiamo la testa | Tony Cuccar | 1959-04-16 |
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Guardatele ma non toccatele | maresciallo la Notte | 1959-06-27 |
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Totò nella Luna | Achille Paoloni | 1958-11-28 |
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Domenica è sempre domenica | Ugo | 1958-04-05 |
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Mia nonna poliziotto | Lucio | 1958-09-10 |
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Marinai, donne e guai | Capo Campana | 1958-11-06 |
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La moglie è uguale per tutti | Ugo | 1955-10-21 |
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Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! | Dottore | 1954-01-01 |
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I milanesi a Napoli | Franco Baraldi | 1954-10-15 |
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Assi alla ribalta | Self | 1954-08-14 |
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Café Chantant | Se stesso | 1953-12-18 |
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L'Incantevole nemica | Colombo, l'adjoint du directeur de la fromagerie | 1953-06-14 |
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Se vincessi cento milioni | Ugo (segment "Il principale") | 1953-12-01 |
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Sua altezza ha detto: no! | Ronchi | 1953-12-01 |
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Una bruna indiavolata! | Carlo Soldi | 1951-11-21 |
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La paura fa 90 | Anastasio Lapin / Saverio Bompignac | 1951-10-23 |
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Auguri e figli maschi! | Mario fidanzato di Luciana | 1951-09-27 |
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I cadetti di Guascogna | Ugo Bossi | 1950-09-27 |