Carlo Rizzo (April 30, 1907 – July 26, 1979) was an Italian

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and

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor

Alfredo Rizzo Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born in Nice, France into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of avanspettacolo and revue, often alongs ...

. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in Italy.

Selected filmography

* ''

Defendant, Stand Up! ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (Italian: ''Imputato, alzatevi!'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario, Ernesto Almirante and Greta Gonda.Laura p.10 It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian com ...

'' (1939) * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) * ''

The Pirate's Dream ''The Pirate's Dream'' ( it, Il pirata sono io!) is a 1940 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. Plot The setting is Santa Cruz, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Governor of the island, to ingrat ...

'' (1940) * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...

'' (1943) * ''

Macario Against Zagomar ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (Italian: ''Macario contro Zagomar''; also known as ''Macario Against Fantomas'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. Plot In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the ...

'' (1944) * ''

L'eroe della strada ''L'eroe della strada'' (i.e. "The hero of the road") is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. Plot Felice Manetti, a poor, unemployed man, is accused of stealing an organ. Saved by the testimony of ...

'' (1948) * ''

How I Discovered America ''How I Discovered America'' ( it, Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala. Plot Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move ...

'' (1949) * ''

That Ghost of My Husband ''That Ghost of My Husband'' (Italian: ''Quel fantasma di mio marito'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Enzo Biliotti and Jole Fierro.Curti p.31 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1950) * ''

Deported Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...

'' (1950) * '' Il monello della strada'' (1951) * '' When in Rome'' (1952) * ''

I, Hamlet ''I, Hamlet'' (Italian: ''Io, Amleto'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi and Rossana Podestà. A parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'', its lack of commercial suc ...

'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * ''

My Wife, My Cow and Me My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Mar ...

'' (1952) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''

Roman Holiday ''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress f ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Rains of Ranchipur ''The Rains of Ranchipur'' is a 1955 American drama and disaster film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Frank Ross from a screenplay by Merle Miller, based on the 1937 novel ''The Rains Came'' by Louis ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Monte Carlo Story ''The Monte Carlo Story'' is a 1956 Italian comedy-drama film production made by Titanus and distributed by United Artists. Samuel A. Taylor directed, and also wrote the screenplay based on a story by Marcello Girosi and Dino Risi. Marcello Gi ...

'' (1956) * ''

Seven Hills of Rome The seven hills of Rome ( la, Septem colles/montes Romae, it, Sette colli di Roma ) east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the city. Hills The seven hills are: * Aventine Hill (Latin: ''Collis Aventi ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Naked Maja ''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...

'' (1958) * ''

It Started in Naples ''It Started in Naples'' is a 1960 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson and produced by Jack Rose from a screenplay by Suso Cecchi d'Amico, based on the story by Michael Pertwee and Jack Davies. The Technicolor cinematog ...

'' (1960) * ''

Swordsman of Siena ''Swordsman of Siena'' ( it, La congiura dei dieci; French: ''Le Mercenaire'') is a 1962 French-Italian adventure film directed by Étienne Périer and Baccio Bandini and starring Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina and Christine Kaufmann. The film i ...

'' (1962) * ''

Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against ...

'' (1962) * ''

Honeymoon, Italian Style ''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' (Italian: ''Viaggio di nozze all'italiana'') is a 1966 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Tony Russel, Concha Velasco and Ferruccio Amendola.Small p.108 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Biggest Bundle of Them All ''The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' is a 1968 American crime film set in Naples, Italy. The story is about a mobster and a novice gang of crooks who team up to steal $5 million worth of platinum ingots from a train. The film stars Robert Wagner ...

'' (1968)

References

Bibliography

* Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1907 births 1979 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Actors from Trieste {{Italy-film-actor-stub