Flavio Bucci (25 May 1947 – 18 February 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film producer.

Biography

Born in Turin, Bucci began appearing in film and television in 1971, making his debut appearance in the film ''

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''. He is known for playing Daniel, the blind pianist, in

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's ''

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'' and for playing the thuggish Blackie in

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's 1975 '' Night Train Murders''.The New York Times
/ref> Another one of Bucci’s iconic appearances was in the 1978 film ''

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'' directed by

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, with whom he made several film collaborations with. On stage, Bucci appeared in adaptations of ''

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''; '' The Clown'' and more. He also recited poems written by

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. Bucci had a rare career as a voice dubber during the 1970s and 1980s. He dubbed

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in his earlier films as well as

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in ''

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''. His character dubbing roles for television include

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in the first two seasons of ''

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'' and

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in the first five seasons of ''

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''.

Personal life

Bucci had two children from his marriage to actress Micaela Pignatelli, Alessandro and Lorenzo. He also had a son, Ruben from his second marriage to Dutch film producer Loes Kamsteeg. On 18 February 2020, Bucci died of a

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, at the age of 72.

Filmography

Cinema

* ''

'' (1971) - Operaio * ''

Lover of the Great Bear ''Lover of the Great Bear'' ( it, L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore, french: La ligne de feu, german: Nur der letzte kam durch, also known as ''The Smugglers'') is a 1971 Italian-French-German drama film directed by Valentino Orsini and starring Giulian ...

'' (1971) * ''

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) - Bucci (uncredited) * ''

Property Is No Longer a Theft ''Property Is No Longer a Theft'' ( it, La proprietà non è più un furto) is a 1973 comedy film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Total, a young bank cashier, sees his life, with its ...

'' (1973) - Total * ''

Last Stop on the Night Train ''Night Train Murders'' ( it, L'ultimo treno della notte), also released in English-speaking countries as ''Last Stop on the Night Train'' or ''Late Night Trains'', is a 1975 Italian revenge horror film directed by Aldo Lado and starring Flavio ...

'' (1975) - Blackie * ''I giorni della chimera'' (1975) * ''

And Agnes Chose to Die ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than hum ...

'' (1976) - Il pugliese * ''

Strange Occasion ''Quelle strane occasioni'', internationally released as ''Strange Occasion'', is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. Loy didn't accept to sign his segment, ''Italian Superman'', that resul ...

'' (1976) - Réné Bernard - the director (segment "Italian superman") * ''

La Orca ''Prisoner of Passion'' ( it, La Orca) is an Italian film directed by Eriprando Visconti. The film was followed with the sequel ''Oedipus Orca''. Cast *Michele Placido: Michele *Rena Niehaus: Alice *Carmen Scarpitta: Irene, Alice's mother *Lisa M ...

'' (1976) - Gino * ''

'' (1977) - Daniel * '' A Spiral of Mist'' (1977) - Vittorio Conte - The Doctor * ''

Dove volano i corvi d'argento ''Dove volano i corvi d'argento'' (Italian for "Where The Silver Crows Fly") is a 1977 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Piero Livi and starring Corrado Pani, Jenny Tamburi, Flavio Bucci and Renzo Montagnani. Plot A young Italian m ...

'' (1977) - Simula * ''

'' (1978, TV Movie) - Sociologist * ''

Gegè Bellavita ''Gegè Bellavita'' is a 1978 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast * Flavio Bucci as Gennarino Amato * Lina Polito as Agatina * Enzo Cannavale as Gennarino's Friend * Marisa Laurito as Carmen * Pin ...

'' (1978) - Gennarino Amato * ''Ammazzare il tempo'' (1979) - Igor * ''

To Love the Damned ''To Love the Damned'' ( it, Maledetti vi amerò) is a 1980 Italian drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno Inter ...

'' (1980) - Riccardo 'Svitol' * ''

Men or Not Men ''Men or Not Men'' ( it, Uomini e no) is a List of Italian films of 1980, 1980 Cinema of Italy, Italian war-drama film directed by Valentino Orsini. It is based on the novel with the same name by Elio Vittorini. Cast *Flavio Bucci as Enne 2 * ...

'' (1980) - Enne 2 * ''

The Homeless One ''The Homeless One'' ( it, Matlosa) is a 1981 Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Omero Antonutti as Alfredo * Francesca De Sapio * Flavio Bucci as Il matlosa * Nic ...

'' (1981) - Il matlosa * '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1981) - Fra' Bastiano * ''

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'' (1982) - Ludovico Settembrini * '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983) - Oberon * ''

The Incinerator ''The Incinerator'' (also known as ''Linceneritore'') is a 1984 Italian horror comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Boscaro dagli Ambrosi. The movie features music composed and recorded by Richard Benson who also has a small role as the leade ...

'' (1984) - Hunchback * ''

The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal ''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' ( it, Le due vite di Mattia Pascal) is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was adapted from the novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' by Luigi Pirandello. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Fil ...

'' (1985) - Terenzio Papiano * ''

Tex and the Lord of the Deep ''Tex and the Lord of the Deep'' ( it, Tex e il signore degli abissi) is a 1985 Western film co-written and directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma and William Berger. The film is an adaptation of the ''Tex'' comic series that ...

'' (1985) - Kanas * ''

La donna delle meraviglie ''La donna delle meraviglie'' (US title: ''Woman of Wonders'') is a 1985 Italian film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua and based on a novel with the same name by him. It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival. Cast ...

'' (1985) - Astolfo * ''Il giorno prima'' (1987) - Herman Pundt * '' Freckled Max and the Spooks'' (1987) - Mr. Talbot - the Werewolf * ''

Secondo Ponzio Pilato ''Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' (or "According to Ponzio Pilato", which is the traditional way of attributing Gospels authors' names) is a 1987 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. The film is an example of Magnis' ...

'' (1987) - Erode * ''Com'è dura l'avventura'' (1987) - Padre Ribaldo * ''

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'' (1987, TV Movie) - Pietro Brisani * ''La posta in gioco'' (1988) - Gulli * ''

Anni 90 ''Anni 90'' () is a 1992 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. An anthological sequel entitled '' Anni 90: Parte II'' was released in 1993. Cast Reception It opened in Italy on 36 screens and grossed 1.2 billion lire, finishin ...

'' (1992) - Professor Moira ("Terapia di gruppo") * ''Pierino Stecchino'' (1992) * '' Amami'' (1993) - Piero Pagani * ''Teste rasate'' (1993) - Riccardo * ''Quando le montagne finiscono'' (1994) - Bepi Zomegnan * ''Fratelli coltelli'' (1997) - Vannino * ''

My Dearest Friends ''My Dearest Friends'' (Italian: ''I miei più cari amici'') is a 1998 Italian thriller-comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast * Alessandro Benvenuti as Alessio *Athina Cenci as Martha * Eva Robin's as Loretta *Alessandro Gassmann a ...

'' (1998) - Botanico * ''Frigidaire - Il film'' (1998) - Nat Krylov * ''

Lucignolo Lucignolo is a 1999 Italian movie directed by and starring Massimo Ceccherini, with Alessandro Paci and Claudia Gerini. Plot Lucio (Massimo Ceccherini) is an unemployed thirty-year-old red-haired guy who's extremely lazy and doesn't wake up unt ...

'' (1999) - Padre di Lucio * ''Muzungu'' (1999) - Bishop * ''Volesse il cielo!'' (2002) - Uomo Angelo * ''Hotel Dajti'' (2002) - Andrea anziano * ''Lettere al vento'' (2003) * ''

Caterina in the Big City ''Caterina va in città'' (English title: ''Caterina in the Big City'') is a 2003 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot Caterina (Alice Teghil) is the 13-year-old only child of Gianc ...

'' (2003) - Lorenzo Rossi Chaillet * ''Il silenzio dell'allodola'' (2005) - Direttore del carcere * '' Flying Lessons'' (2007) - Leone, padre di Pollo * ''La morte di pietra'' (2008) - Pierre * ''

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'' (2008) - Franco Evangelisti * ''Fly Light'' (2009) - Barbone * ''Border Line'' (2010) * ''La scomparsa di Patò'' (2010) - Capitano Arturo Bosisio * ''La grande rabbia'' (2016) - Virgilio,Padre Matteo * ''Tutto può accadere nel villaggio dei miracoli'' (2016) - Armando Lucchi * ''Il vangelo secondo Mattei'' (2016) - Franco Gravela * ''Borghi e Demoni'' (2017) - Padre Superiore * ''Agadah'' (2017) - Vecchio Moreno * ''Il grande passo'' (2017) - Umberto Cavalieri * ''Credo in un solo padre'' (2019) - Zio Domenico Bianco * ''La Cornice'' (2019) - Il pittore

Dubbing roles

Live action

*Danny Zuko in '' Grease'' *Tony Manero in ''

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'' *Stanley Rosiello in ''

'' *Stuart Richards in '' Cruising'' *

in ''

'' (seasons 1-2) *

in ''

'' (seasons 1-5)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucci, Flavio 1947 births 2020 deaths Film people from Turin Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors Italian film producers Actors from Turin Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors