Carlo Croccolo (9 April 1927 – 12 October 2019) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in Naples, Croccolo began his acting career on the radio and he appeared in more than 100 films since 1949. His debut came in the 1949 film ''

The Firemen of Viggiù ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' ( it, I pompieri di Viggiù) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song " ...

'' and he made his first television debut in 1956. He was best known for some of his collaborations with

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mainly throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Croccolo’s international appearance came from the 1996 film '' In Love and War'' directed by

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. He also had an intense theatrical career as he often starred in plays directed by

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and

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. As a voice actor, Croccolo performed the Italian voice of Oliver Hardy in the 1951-1953 redubs of ''

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'' in which he was paired with

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(the Italian voice of

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). He returned to dub Hardy in the 1968-1970 redubs, this time, paired with

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. Since 1957, Croccolo had served as a dubbing artist for Totò in some of his films. In 1989, Croccolo received the David di Donatello for best supporting actor in the film ''

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''. Croccolo died in his home in Castel Volturno on 12 October 2019 at the age of 92. His funeral was held in the Church of San Ferdinando and his body was cremated at the request of the family.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1949) - Fireman from Piemont * ''

L'inafferrabile 12 ''The Elusive Twelve'' (Italian: ''L'inafferrabile 12'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini and Isa Barzizza. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's ...

'' (1950) - Il barbiere * ''

The Cadets of Gascony ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (Italian: ''I cadetti di Guascogna'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Campanini and Mario Riva. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome, with sets designed b ...

'' (1950) - Soldato Pinozzo * ''

Totò Tarzan ''Totò Tarzan'' is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Marilyn Buferd and Alba Arnova. It is a parody of Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel ''Tarzan of the Apes''. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. ...

'' (1950) - Lo sposino * ''

Toto the Sheik ''Toto the Sheik'' ( it, Totò sceicco) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Curti p.145 It is a parody of desert films such as '' The Son of the Sheik'' and ''Siren of Atlantis''. Plot Antonio is the hum ...

'' (1950) - Il cameriere * '' 47 morto che parla'' (1950) - Gondrano, il cameriere * ''

Beauties on Bicycles ''Beauties on Bicycles'' (Italian: ''Bellezze in '') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Silvana Pampanini and Delia Scala.Parish p.142 It was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome with sets designed by Al ...

'' (1951) - Pinozzo * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) - Esposito * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - Karl, il guardino del circo * ''

La paura fa 90 ''La Paura fa 90'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Luisa * Ugo Tognazzi: Anastasio/Duca Di Boffignac * Franca Marzi: Nanda * Carlo Croccolo: Pinotto * Virgilio Riento: Bargilio * Galeaz ...

'' (1951) - Pinotto, guardiano in prima * '' Stasera sciopero'' (1951) - Pasquale * ''Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (1951) * ''

Porca miseria ''Porca Miseria'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Two friends, Giacomino and Carletto, have no job and no money and are looking for a job, or any device that will help them to meet expenses and especially will giv ...

'' (1951) - Carletto Esposito aka Professore Sik-Sik * '' Licenza premio'' (1951) - Pinozzo Molliconi * '' Free Escape'' (1951) - Pinozzo Molliconi * ''Ha fatto 13'' (1951) - Mario Rossi * '' Auguri e figli maschi!'' (1951) - Toniotto * '' Vendetta... sarda'' (1952) - Pinuccio Porchiddu * ''

The Eternal Chain ''The Eternal Chain'' ( it, L'eterna catena) is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Plot A naval officer becomes the lover of his brother's girlfriend. The latter kills a suitor of the girl; of the murder, however, th ...

'' (1952) - Peppino * '' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Salvatore * ''Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952) * ''Non è vero... ma ci credo!'' (1952) - Alberto Sammaria * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''Siamo tutti Milanesi'' (1953) * ''

The Count of Saint Elmo ''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (Italian: ''Il Conte di Sant'Elmo'') is a 1950 historical adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Massimo Serato, Anna Maria Ferrero and Tino Buazzelli.Chiti & Poppi p.103-4 It was shot at the Farnesin ...

'' (1953) - Alberico * ''Gran varietà'' (1954) - Battaglia, il comico 'militare' (episodio 'Cruttica') * ''

Poverty and Nobility ''Poverty and Nobility'' ( it, Miseria e nobiltà) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli starring Sophia Loren and Totò. Plot The story is taken from the Eduardo Scarpetta's play of the same name. Naples, second half of th ...

'' (1954) - Luigino * '' Red and Black'' (1954) * ''Di qua, di là del Piave'' (1954) * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) - Himself * ''

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'' (1956) - Labbate * '' I pinguini ci guardano'' (1956) * ''

Totò lascia o raddoppia? ''Totò lascia o raddoppia?'' ("''Totò double or nothing?''") is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot The Duke Gagliardo della Forcoletta decides to participate in the television quiz '' Lascia o raddoppia?'' in or ...

'' (1956) - Camillo * ''Cerasella'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) - Battista * ''

My Friend, Dr. Jekyll ''My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' ( it, Il mio amico Jekyll), is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. It is a parody of the Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. The film deals with the conce ...

'' (1960) - Arguzio * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) - Carletto * ''

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'' (1960) - Ali Baba * ''

Appuntamento a Ischia ''Appuntamento a Ischia'' is a 1960 Italian "musicarello" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Domenico Modugno. Cast * Domenico Modugno as Mimmo * Antonella Lualdi as Mirella Argente * Maria Letizia Gazzoni as Letizia * Carl ...

'' (1960) - Carletto * ''

Five Day Lover ''Five Day Lover'' (french: L'Amant de cinq jours) is a 1961 French sex comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca, starring Jean Seberg and Micheline Presle. It is based on the 1959 novel ''L'amant de cinq jours'' by Françoise Parturier. The ...

'' (1961) - Marius * ''Pulcinella, cetrulo di Acerra'' (1961) - Pulcinella * ''

Hercules in the Valley of Woe ''Hercules in the Vale of Woe'' ( it, Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai/ ''Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe''), a.k.a. ''Hercules in the Valley of Woe'', is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli ...

'' (1961) - Fetonte * ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961) * ''Mina... fuori la guardia'' (1961) - Carletto * ''Fra' Manisco cerca guai'' (1961) - Fra Leone * '' Jessica'' (1962) - Beppi Toriello * ''

The Reluctant Saint ''The Reluctant Saint'' is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars M ...

'' (1962) - The Gobbo - the Hunchback * '' Gli eroi del doppio gioco'' (1962) - Secondo Rossi * ''Noches de Casablanca'' (1963) * ''

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' ( it, Ieri, oggi, domani) is a 1963 comedy anthology film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The film consists of three short stories about couples in differ ...

'' (1963) - Auctioneer (segment "Adelina") * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) - Guido * ''I marziani hanno 12 mani'' (1964) - X2 * ''

Freddy in the Wild West ''Freddy in the Wild West'' (german: Freddy und das Lied der Prärie, lang-it, 6 pallottole per Ringo Kid) is a 1964 West German/Italian musical Western film directed by Sobey Martin and starring Freddy Quinn, Rik Battaglia, and Beba Lončar. ...

'' (1964) - Sheriff Mickey Stanton * ''

The Yellow Rolls-Royce ''The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' is a 1964 British dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for '' The V.I.P.s'' (1963). Apparently adapting an idea fr ...

'' (1964) - Michele, Mrs. Millett's chauffeur * ''Non son degno di te'' (1965) - Pinosso Morricone * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - JokingTraveller * ''Dio, come ti amo!'' (1966) - Gennaro * '' After the Fox'' (1966) - Café Owner * ''

How I Learned to Love Women ''How I Learned to Love Women'' ( it, Come imparai ad amare le donne, french: Comment j'ai appris à aimer les femmes, german: Das gewisse Etwas der Frauen, also known as ''Love Parade'') is a 1966 Italian-French-German comedy film directed by Lu ...

'' (1966) - Direttore autosalone * ''

Perdono "Perdono" (also released under the title "Xdono"; ) is a 2001 song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro. Released on May 12, 2001, it was the singer's debut single and the lead single from his album '' Rosso Relativo'', which was released f ...

'' (1966) - Policeman * ''Testa di rapa'' (1966) - Il Brigante Salomone * ''

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) - Franco * '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1968) - Lorry Driver * ''Gunman of One Hundred Crosses'' (1971) - Slim - Stuttering Henchman * '' Black Killer'' (1971) - Fred, Deputy Sheriff * ''Le seminariste'' (1976) - San Giulivo * ''

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen ''Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' ( it, Signore e signori, buonanotte, french: Mesdames et messieurs bonsoir) is a 1976 French-Italian satirical comedy anthology film. It comprises twelve episodes on themes of corruption in various Italian ...

'' (1976) - Tax Inspector (uncredited) * ''Passi furtivi in una notte boia'' (1976) - Ragionier Dolci * ''

Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 to ...

'' (1977) - Carlo * ''

Where's Picone? ''Where's Picone?'' ( it, Mi manda Picone, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. Overview For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Silver Ribbon in th ...

'' (1984) - Barone Armato * ''Massimamente folle'' (1985) * '' Il camorrista'' (1986) * '' ’O Re'' (1987) - Rafele * ''Via Lattea... la prima a destra'' (1989) * ''

The Miser ''The Miser'' (french: L'Avare; ; also known by the longer name ''L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge,'' meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9 ...

'' (1990) - Mastro Simone * ''

In the Name of the Sovereign People ''In the Name of the Sovereign People'' ( it, In nome del popolo sovrano) is a 1990 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. It won the David di Donatello for best costumes. Plot Rome, Papal States, 1849. P ...

'' (1990) - Carlo Bonaparte * ''In camera mia'' (1992) * ''

Camerieri ''Camerieri'' (''Waiters'') is a 1995 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Leone Pompucci. The film won two Silver Ribbons, for best screenplay and best supporting actress (to Regina Bianchi). Plot summary In a lonely restaurant ...

'' (1995) - Salvatore Azzaro * '' Men Men Men'' (1995) - Peppino * ''Il cielo è sempre più blu'' (1996) * ''

Giovani e belli ''Giovani e belli'' is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi at his last film. It is loosely based on '' Poveri ma belli'', directed by the same Risi in 1957. Plot Gino and Luke are two Roman boys: one's rich, the other is a proletari ...

'' (1996) - Bonafoni * '' In Love and War'' (1996) - Town Mayor * '' A Cold, Cold Winter'' (1996) - Dr Crocchia * ''

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'' (1997) - Ciro Esposito * ''

Three Men and a Leg ''Three Men and a Leg'' ( it, Tre uomini e una gamba) is a 1997 Italian road film and romantic comedy co-written and co-directed by the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and by Massimo Venier. Plot Three friends – Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo ...

'' (1997) - Cecconi, father in law * '' Li chiamarono... briganti!'' (1999) - Vincenzo, il calzolaio * ''La vita, per un'altra volta'' (1999) - Cesari * ''Terra bruciata'' (1999) - Maresciallo * ''Ogni lasciato è perso'' (2001) - Primario * ''Il commesso viaggiatore'' (2001) * ''Amore con la S maiuscola'' (2002) - Pasquale * '' Il quaderno della spesa'' (2003) - Cavalier Angelo Marconi * ''Cose da pazzi'' (2005) - Nonno * ''Italian Dream'' (2007)

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