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Enzo Robutti (24 October 1933 – 13 February 2022) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer.


Life and career

Born in
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, Robutti attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in the theatrical company of
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in ''Irma la dolce''. He got his early successes as a
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and a
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author at the "Derby Club" in Milan. Robutti was also very active as a character film actor, often cast in comedies in roles of hysterical, chorelical characters. He often worked with
Pasquale Festa Campanile Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the commedia all'italiana genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the province o ...
.


Selected filmography

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Outlaws of Love ''I fuorilegge del matrimonio'', internationally released as ''Outlaws of Love'', is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film. It is the second and last film directed both by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and Valentino Orsini. It is inspired by the dra ...
'' (1963) * '' Il profeta'' (1968) - Alberto * ''
Sardinia Kidnapped ''Sardinia Kidnapped'' ( it, Sequestro di persona, "Kidnapped"), also known as ''Ransom in Sardinia'', ''Island of Crime'' and ''Unlawful Restraint'', is a 1968 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi and starring Franco Nero ...
'' (1968) * ''Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere!'' (1970) - Martora * ''La torta in cielo'' (1970) * ''
Il merlo maschio ''Il merlo maschio'' (''The Male Blackbird''), known in the United Kingdom as ''The Naked Cello'' or ''Secret Fantasy'' in the United States, is an Italian film in the ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' style, and presents a theme of candaulism, th ...
'' (1971) * ''
Without Family ''Without Family'', originally released as ''Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto'' (literally ''No family, no property, looking for affection''), is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Arm ...
'' (1972) - Malato * '' The Hassled Hooker'' (1972) - Manca - Turrisi assistant in Rome * ''Decameron nº 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio'' (1972) - The Jealous Husband (segment "The Jealous Husband") * ''
Beati i ricchi ''Beati i ricchi'' (''Blessed Are the Rich'') is a 1972 Italian comedy film written and directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Paolo Villaggio as Augusto * Lino Toffolo as Geremia * Sylva Koscina as the Countess * Piero Vida as the Priest * Eu ...
'' (1972) - Direttore di banca * '' Jus primae noctis'' (1972) * ''
Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...
'' (1972) - Ten. Psichiatra Mancini * ''
Rugantino ''Rugantino'' is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli. It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century. ...
'' (1973) - Scultore * ''Non ho tempo'' (1973) - Esaminatore * ''La signora è stata violentata!'' (1973) - Il professore * ''L'ultimo uomo di Sara'' (1974) - Commesso viaggiatore * ''
Poker in Bed ''La signora gioca bene a scopa?'', internationally released as ''Poker in Bed'', is a 1974 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Plot Michele, owner of a shoe store in Parma, is an avid but unlucky poker player: to repay ...
'' (1974) - Primo Guendalini - l'antiquario * ''Amore mio, non farmi male'' (1974) - Laganà - colleague of Paolo * ''
Il lumacone ''Il lumacone'' (''The Big Snail'') is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Cavara.Achille Valdata (15 January 1975). "Amore e spaghetti". '' La Stampa''. p. 7. Cast * Turi Ferro as Gianni Rodinò * Agostina Belli as Elisa * Ninet ...
'' (1974) - Un cliente * ''
Conviene far bene l'amore ''Conviene far bene l'amore'' (internationally released as ''The Sex Machine'' and ''Love and Energy'') is a 1975 sci-fi - sexy comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film is based on a novel with the same name written by the same ...
'' (1975) - Matteis * ''
Down the Ancient Staircase ''Down the Ancient Staircase'' ( it, Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi * Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani * Marthe Keller - Bianca * Barba ...
'' (1975) * ''Son tornate a fiorire le rose'' (1975) - Laganà - colleague of Paolo * ''
Dog's Heart ''Cuore di cane'' (german: Warum bellt Herr Bobikow?, International title - ''Dog's Heart'') is a 1976 joint Italian-German comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada based on a novel ''Heart of a Dog'' by Mikhail Bulgakov adapted by Mario Gall ...
'' (1976) - Il commissario * ''
Tell Me You Do Everything for Me ''Tell Me You Do Everything for Me'' (Italian: ''Dimmi che fai tutto per me'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Johnny Dorelli, Pamela Villoresi and Jacques Dufilho.Chiti, Poppi & Pecorari p.242 Cast ...
'' (1976) - Felegatti * '' Sturmtruppen'' (1976) - Lo psichiatra * ''Puttana galera!'' (1976) * ''
Plot of Fear ''Plot of Fear'' ( it, ...e tanta paura, links=no/ ''Too Much Fear''), also known as ''Bloody Peanuts'', is an Italian giallo movie directed in 1976 by Paolo Cavara. The film also includes a well-known animated erotic insert directed by Gibba in ...
'' (1976) - Client with unfaithful wife * '' Carioca tigre'' (1976) - Baltazar * ''Che notte quella notte!'' (1977) - Giovane intellettuale * ''
The American Friend ''The American Friend'' (german: Der amerikanische Freund) is a 1977 neo-noir film by Wim Wenders, adapted from the 1974 novel ''Ripley's Game'' by Patricia Highsmith. The film features Dennis Hopper as career criminal Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as ...
'' (1977) - Falling man (uncredited) * ''L'occhio dietro la parete'' (1977) * ''
Wifemistress ''Wifemistress'' ( it, Mogliamante) is a 1977 Italian romantic movie directed by Marco Vicario. Plot Ever since her husband pronounced her frigid on the night of their wedding, Antonia DeAngelis (Laura Antonelli) has been bedridden. When her hus ...
'' (1977) - Priest * ''Grand hôtel des palmes'' (1977) * ''L'anello matrimoniale'' (1977) - Shop keeper * ''Il cappotto di Astrakan'' (1979) - Ramazzini * ''Il ritorno di Casanova'' (1980) * '' Il ladrone'' (1980) - Centurion * ''
Qua la mano ''Qua la mano'' (also known as ''Give me five'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film was a great commercial success, grossing over 11 billion lire; it was the first film to break through the wall of the te ...
'' (1980) - Benigno - friend of Fulgenzio * ''La locanda della maladolescenza'' (1980) * ''
Sugar, Honey and Pepper ''Sugar, Honey and Pepper'' (Italian: ''Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot The film includes three segments. * "Zucchero": Due to a mugshot exchange, the insurance agent Valerio Milane ...
'' (1980) - Commissario Milanese * ''
Mia moglie torna a scuola ''Mia moglie torna a scuola'' is a 1981 '' commedia sexy all'italiana'' film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Renzo Montagnani with Carmen Russo, an early 1980s star of the genre.- Plot Aristide Buratti (Montagnani) is a wealthy groce ...
'' (1981) - Prof. Pier Capponi * ''
Pierino contro tutti ''Pierino contro tutti'' (also known as ''Desirable Teacher'') is a 1981 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. The main character of the film is Pierino, an Italian variation of Little Johnny. The film was a massive success at the Italian box ...
'' (1981) - Il negoziante * ''
I carabbimatti ''I carabbimatti'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Andy Luotto. Plot Cast * Andy Luotto – matto paranoico * Giorgio Ariani – primario di Villa Verde * Daniele Formica – Carabiniere Ceci * Licin ...
'' (1981) - S.S. * ''
Forest of Love ''Bosco d'amore'' (internationally released as ''Forest of Love'') is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It is loosely based on a novel of Giovanni Boccaccio. It entered the competition at the 38th Venice International Fil ...
'' (1981) * ''Pierino la peste alla riscossa!'' (1982) - Cliente della farmacia * ''
Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banke ...
'' (1982) - Police Chief * ''
Pierino colpisce ancora ''Pierino colpisce ancora'' (also known as ''Desirable Teacher 2'') is a 1982 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Rome: Pierino has again flunked the exams. Therefore, his desperate parents send him to boarding school in Grosseto. ...
'' (1982) - Professor Pomari * '' Scusa se è poco'' (1982) - Ferrini * ''
Porca vacca ''Porca vacca'' is a 1982 Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film was panned by critics. Plot During World War I Barbisetti, a mediocre artist also known as "Primo Baffo", tries to avoid the militar ...
'' (1982) - Capitano * ''
Bingo Bongo ''Bingo Bongo'' is a 1982 Italian family comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Adriano Celentano as an Italian Tarzan character escaping across Milan. Plot The film opens with the story about how Bingo Bongo was stranded ...
'' (1982) - Dr. Muller * ''Gian Burrasca'' (1982) - Stanislao 'Calpurnio' * ''
Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tog ...
'' (1983) - Giudice Istruttore * ''
A Proper Scandal ''Uno scandalo perbene'' (internationally released as ''A Proper Scandal'') is a 1984 Italian drama film. It represents the last film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is a true dramatization of the Bruneri-Canella case. The f ...
'' (1984) - Director of the Asylum * '' Mamma Ebe'' (1985) - Il vescovo * ''45º parallelo'' (1986) * '' The Rogues'' (1987) - Capitano della nave * ''Fratello dello spazio'' (1988) * ''
The Godfather Part III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegn ...
'' (1990) - Don Licio Lucchesi * ''La cattedra'' (1991) * ''
Viola Kisses Everybody ''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three ...
'' (1998) - Giotto * '' Cucciolo'' (1998) * ''Incontri proibiti'' (1988) - Federica's father


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* 1933 births 2022 deaths Actors from Bologna Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian stand-up comedians Italian male dramatists and playwrights {{Italy-actor-stub