Giacomo Matteo Furia (2 January 1925 – 5 June 2015) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1948 and 1998.

Life and career

Born in

Arienzo Arienzo is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy. It is located across the Appian Way. Main sights On the hill above the town are the ruins of the medieval castle dismantled by Roger II of Sicily in 1135 during ...

, near

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, Furia started his acting career thanks to

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

, he had met through an after-school summer job; he made his professional debut on stage in 1945, in De Filippo's "Napoli milionaria". He made his film debut three years later, in

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's '' Assunta Spina''; mainly cast in

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s, he was often a

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Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

, notably landing a major role in ''

The Band of Honest Men ''The Band of Honest Men'' (original title: ''La banda degli onesti'') is a 1956 black and white Italian comedy film. The film is known as ''Die Bande der Ehrlichen'' in West Germany, and ''Totó e as Notas Falsas'' in Portugal. It was filmed in R ...

''. His credits include films directed by

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Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

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and

Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film ''The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to ha ...

. In 1997 Furia released an autobiography written in collaboration with Michele Avitabile, ''Le maggiorate, il principe e l'ultimo degli onesti''. He died on 5 June 2015, aged 90.

Selected filmography

* '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) - Tittariello * ''

The Bride Can't Wait ''The Bride Can't Wait'' (Italian: ''La sposa non può attendere'') is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Gino Cervi, Gina Lollobrigida and Odile Versois. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film ...

'' (1949) - Giovanni * ''

Toto Looks for a House ''Toto Looks for a House'' ( it, Totò cerca casa) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. The film is stylistically related to Italian neorealism, though it can be seen as a parody. It was a commercial success, bei ...

'' (1949) - Pasquale Saluto * ''

Little Lady ''Little Lady'' ( it, Signorinella) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location around Introdacqua in L'Aquila ...

'' (1949) - Il meccanico napoletano * ''

Snow White and the Seven Thieves ''Snow White and the Seven Thieves'' ( it, Biancaneve e i sette ladri) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is loosely based on the novella ''Il ladro'' by Anton Germano Rossi. Cast * Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Bi ...

'' (1949) * ''

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 maresciallo * ''

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) - The Cook * ''

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) - Un legionario * ''

Variety Lights ''Variety Lights'' ( it, Luci del varietà) is a 1951 Italian romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada and starring Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, and Giulietta Masina. The film is about a ...

'' (1950) - Duke * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - L'automobilista * '' O.K. Nerone'' (1951) - Harbinger * '' Il microfono è vostro'' (1951) - Guardia notturna * ''

The Dream of Zorro ''The Dream of Zorro'' (Italian: ''Il Sogno di Zorro'') is a 1952 Italian comedy adventure film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Vittorio Gassman. The future star Sophia Loren had a minor role in the film. ...

'' (1952) - Panchito * ''

The Machine to Kill Bad People ''The Machine to Kill Bad People'' (Italian: ''La Macchina ammazzacattivi'') is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Clara Bindi. It is part of the tradition of neoreal ...

'' (1952) - Romano Cuccurullo * ''

Good Folk's Sunday ''Good Folk's Sunday'' ( it, La domenica della buona gente) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Plot Several destinies are displayed as the soccer teams of Rome and Naples meet, with Sophia Loren in one of the episo ...

'' (1953) - Passante allo stadio (uncredited) * ''

Neapolitan Turk ''Neapolitan Turk'' ( it, Un turco napoletano) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Plot The film is based on a play by the famous Neapolitan writer Eduardo Scarpetta, father of Eduardo and Peppino De Fi ...

'' (1953) - Prison guard (uncredited) * ''

Two Nights with Cleopatra ''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' ( it, Due notti con Cleopatra) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sophia Loren. Plot Cesare, a Roman soldier, comes to Alexandria to serve in the army staff of the Egyptian quee ...

'' (1954) - Mercante (uncredited) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) - (segment "Don Corradino") * ''

Modern Virgin ''Modern Virgin'' ( it, Vergine moderna) is a 1954 Italian melodrama film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot The young Claudia wants to escape from the gray life of the provinces and aims for rich men, but each time with unhappy results. O ...

'' (1954) - Un commesso * ''

The Cheerful Squadron ''The Cheerful Squadron'' ( it, Allegro squadrone, french: Les gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1954 Italian-French historical war comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and starring Vittorio De Sica, Daniel Gélin, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini ...

'' (1954) - The Corporal * '' The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) - Michele * ''Prima di sera'' (1954) - Alberto Belli - the chemist * ''

The Gold of Naples ''The Gold of Naples'' ( it, L'oro di Napoli ) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film is a tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, ...

'' (1954) - Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito") * ''

Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario B ...

'' (1954) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) - Vigile urbano * ''

Too Bad She's Bad ''Too Bad She's Bad'' ( it, Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his ''Racconti Romani''. It was shot at the Cine ...

'' (1954) - Luigi * ''

The Art of Getting Along ''The Art of Getting Along'' ( it, L'arte di arrangiarsi) is a 1954 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. Following '' Difficult Years'' and ''Easy Years'', it is the third and final chapter in the trilogy about Italian p ...

'' (1955) - Maggiordomo di Sasà * ''

Toto in Hell ''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several attem ...

'' (1955) * ''

Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova ''Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova'' (a.k.a. ''The Sins of Casanova'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Corinne Calvet and Irène Galter. Famed horror film director Lucio Fulci wrote the script, one of ...

'' (1955) * ''Suonno d'ammore'' (1955) * '' Are We Men or Corporals?'' (1955) * ''La rossa'' (1955) - Giacomo * ''

The Two Friends ''The Two Friends'' (Italian: ''I due compari'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Peppino De Filippo and Giulia Rubini.Pintaldi p.69 The film's sets were designed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast * A ...

'' (1955) - Vincenzo, il sarto * ''

L'ultimo amante ''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film ''Stasera niente di nuovo''. This version aptly ...

'' (1955) - Il nuovo inquilino * ''

Destination Piovarolo ''Destination Piovarolo'' ( it, Destinazione Piovarolo) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot summary In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called ...

'' (1955) - Il segretario de De Fassi * '' The Best Part'' (1955) - Le gérant de la cantine * ''Una sera di maggio'' (1955) * ''

'' (1956) - Cardone * ''

I giorni più belli ''I giorni più belli'' ( ''The Best Days'' or ''The Most Beautiful Days'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi. Cast * Franco Interlenghi * Vittorio De Sica * Mario Carotenuto * Valeria Mori ...

'' (1956) - L'addetto al trenino del Luna Park * ''

Peccato di castità ''Peccato di castità'' (Italian for "Sin of chastity") is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Plot Adventures of a young married couple during their honeymoon trip. Because of a promise, Valentina has to resort to any t ...

'' (1956) * ''Saranno uomini'' (1956) * ''

Susanna Whipped Cream ''Susanna Whipped Cream'' ( it, Susanna tutta panna, es, Susana, pura nata) is a 1957 Italian-Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Steno. Cast *Marisa Allasio: Susanna *Germán Cobos: Alberto *Mario Carotenuto: Alfredo Libotti *Memmo Caro ...

'' (1957) * ''Marisa'' (1957) * ''Primo applauso'' (1957) * '' Peppino, le modelle e chella là'' (1957) - Giacomino * ''Onore e sangue'' (1957) - Gegè - Arturo's friend * ''A sud niente di nuovo'' (1957) * ''Amore a prima vista'' (1958) - Clemente * ''È arrivata la parigina'' (1958) - Vincenzino * '' Adorable and a Liar'' (1958) - Primo Fiorenzi * ''

Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' ( it, Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche) is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Plot The poor Antonio Vignanelli and Peppino Caprioli are exacerbated by hobby and foibles of th ...

'' (1958) - Man Cousin of Giovanni * ''

Angel in a Taxi ''Angel in a Taxi'' ( it, Ballerina e Buon Dio) is a 1958 Italian film. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti and Vera Tschechowa. Cast * Vera Tschechowa: Camilla, the dancer * : Marietto * Vittorio De Sica: God * Gabriele Ferzetti: Andrea * Guido Lauri: th ...

'' (1958) - Pasticciere * ''

Toto in the Moon ''Totò nella luna'' (internationally released as ''Toto in the Moon'') is a 1958 Italian comedy science fiction film written and directed by Steno. The script was co-written by Lucio Fulci. The film starred Sylva Koscina, fresh from her appear ...

'' (1958) - Il Commedator Santoni * ''Non sono più Guaglione'' (1958) - Don Salvatore - the shoemaker * ''Arriva la banda'' (1959) * ''

Toto in Madrid ''Toto in Madrid'' ( it, Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito) is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Steno, written by Vittorio Metz, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Toto in Madrid" (English tit ...

'' (1959) - Tobia * '' Venetian Honeymoon'' (1959) - Stanislas dit Stan * ''Pensione Edelweiss'' (1959) - Le ténor * ''

Prepotenti più di prima ''Prepotenti più di prima'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It is the sequel of '' I prepotenti''. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi - Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto - Domenico Esposito * Ave Ninchi - Cleli ...

'' (1959) - Il dottore * ''

My Wife's Enemy ''My Wife's Enemy'' ( it, Il nemico di mia moglie) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Marco Tornabuoni * Giovanna Ralli - Luciana, sua moglie * Vittorio De Sica - Ottavio Terenzi, padre di Ma ...

'' (1959) - Peppino * ''Lui, lei e il nonno'' (1959) * ''

The Thieves ''The Thieves'' () is a 2012 South Korean heist action comedy film directed by Choi Dong-hoon with an ensemble cast. With over 12.9 million ticket sales, the action comedy is the ninth highest-grossing film in Korean film history. Plot Ye ...

'' (1959) - Vincenzo Scognamiglio * ''

Ragazzi del Juke-Box ''Ragazzi del Juke-Box'' (a.k.a. ''Juke-Box Kids'') is a 1959 Italian "musicarello" film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci and starring Mario Carotenuto, Elke Sommer and Anthony Steffen. Lucio Fulci has a cameo in the film as a festival or ...

'' (1959) - Gennarino * ''

La cambiale ''La cambiale'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot Commander Bruscatelli, before being imprisoned, leaves the Posalaquaglia cousins a bill of exchange which they give to Temistocle Bisogni in compensation for t ...

'' (1959) - The Clerk to the Court (uncredited) * ''

Ferdinando I, re di Napoli ''Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Plot Naples, 1806. The king Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies is frowned upon by the people, especially the comic theatrical Pulcinella, which continuall ...

'' (1959) - Ciccillo * ''Spavaldi e innamorati'' (1959) * ''

Guardatele ma non toccatele ''Guardatele ma non toccatele'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi - Maresciallo La Notte * Caprice Chantal - Rebecca O'Connor * Johnny Dorelli - Tenente Altieri * Lynn Shaw ...

'' (1959) - Edoardo Capuano * ''Avventura in città'' (1959) * ''

Howlers in the Dock ''Howlers in the Dock'' ( it, Urlatori alla sbarra) is a 1960 Italian "musicarello" film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It is also known as ''Howlers of the Dock'' in some reference books. The film was shown on Italian TV under a longer ...

'' (1960) - L'onorevole Gubellini * '' Il carro armato dell'8 settembre'' (1960) * '' Sweet Deceptions'' (1960) - Negoziante * ''Il corazziere'' (1960) - Macchione * ''Sanremo - La grande sfida'' (1960) * ''I Teddy boys della canzone'' (1960) - Funzionario RAI * '' Akiko'' (1961) - Peppe * ''

Come September ''Come September'' is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Plot Wealthy American businessman Robert Talbot owns a villa on the Ligurian coast, ...

'' (1961) - Poliziotto (uncredited) * '' The Last Judgment'' (1961) * '' Black City'' (1961) - Il ministro Califano * ''

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions ''Ursus in the Valley of the Lions'' ( it, Ursus nella valle dei leoni, also known as '' Valley of the Lions'') is a 1962 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Although it was the fourth film in the Italian "Ursus" se ...

'' (1961) - Simud * ''Che femmina!! E... che dollari!'' (1961) * ''Pugni, pupe e marinai'' (1961) - RAI Porter * ''

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a di ...

'' (1962) - Worker (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited) * ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962) - Brigadier * ''La leggenda di Fra Diavolo'' (1962) * ''Lo sgarro'' (1962) * ''Uno strano tipo'' (1963) - Direttore dell'hotel * ''

The Monk of Monza ''The Monk of Monza'' ( it, Il monaco di Monza) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It parodies the story of the Nun of Monza, as depicted in the Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed''. Plot Monza, 1630, a period o ...

'' (1963) - Cecco, un bravo * ''I terribili 7'' (1963) - Appaltatore * '' Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) - Don Carlos d'Aragona * ''L'ultima carica'' (1964) * ''

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules ''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' is a 1964 international co-production filmed in Algeria and directed by Anthony Dawson. Plot summary An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and ...

'' (1964) - Salene * '' Backfire'' (1964) - Nino (uncredited) * ''La traite des blanches'' (1965) * ''La donnaccia'' (1965) * ''La vedovella'' (1965) - Gennarino * ''

Te lo leggo negli occhi ''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Cast * Agnès Spaak as Serenella * Dino as Dino *Nino Taranto as Gennaro * Mario Pisu as Dino's Father * Tecla Scarano as Filomena *Anna Campori ...

'' (1965) - Tino * ''

Non son degno di te ''Non son degno di te'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. Cast *Gianni Morandi as Gianni Traimonti * Laura Efrikian as Carla Todisco * Gino Bramieri as Ginone Traimonti *Nino Taranto as Antonio Todisco ...

'' (1965) - Sergeant Gargiulo * ''Baraka'' (1966) * ''Monnaie de singe'' (1966) * '' That Man George'' (1966) * '' Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters'' (1966) * ''

Maigret and His Greatest Case ''Maigret and His Greatest Case'' (German: ''Maigret und sein grösster Fall'') is a 1966 crime film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Françoise Prévost and Günther Stoll.Woeller & Cassiday p.175 It was made as a c ...

'' (1966) - Marcello Genaro * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) * '' Fantabulous Inc.'' (1967) * ''Vacanze sulla Costa Smeralda'' (1968) - Accountant * ''Zum Zum Zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa'' (1969) - Pasquale * ''

Il ragazzo che sorride ''Il ragazzo che sorride'' (Italian for ''The boy who smiles'') is a 1969 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Al Bano and Susanna Martinková.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bl ...

'' (1969) - Barman * ''Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli'' (1969) - Rudolph * ''

And God Said to Cain ''And God Said to Cain'' ( it, E Dio disse a Caino, german: Satan der Rache) is a 1970 Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Klaus Kinski. The story is about Gary Hamilton, who is granted a free pardon from a pris ...

'' (1970) - Juanito * '' Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970) * ''

La ragazza del prete ''La ragazza del prete'' (''The girlfriend of the priest'') is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Cast * Nicola Di Bari: Don Michele / Nicola * Susanna Martinková: Erika * Isabella Biagini: Maria Innocenza F ...

'' (1970) - Il sacrestano * ''L'interrogatorio'' (1970) * '' Io non spezzo... rompo'' (1971) - Policeman from Naples * ''Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...'' (1971) - Commissario Mammone * ''Boccaccio'' (1972) * ''Tutti fratelli nel West… per parte di padre'' (1972) * ''Sans sommation'' (1973) - Le commissaire * ''

My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure ''My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure'' ( it, Il tuo piacere è il mio) is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana anthology film written and directed by the cinematographer , at his writing and directorial debut. It is loosely based on Honoré de Balzac's n ...

'' (1973) - Il vescovo di Coira * '' Special Killers'' (1973) - Bartender * ''Provaci anche tu Lionel'' (1973) * ''Adolescence pervertie'' (1974) * ''

Commissariato di notturna ''Commissariato di notturna'' is a 1974 Italian crime-comedy film directed by . It was one of the few films that tried to mix the classical commedia all'italiana with the ''poliziottesco'' genre. Cast *Rosanna Schiaffino: Sonia *Gastone Mosch ...

'' (1974, also screenwriter) - Il brigadiere Santini * ''La cameriera'' (1974) - Il medico * ''

The Balloon Vendor ''The Balloon Vendor'' ( it, Il venditore di palloncini, also released as ''Last Moments'' and ''The Last Circus Show'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore. Cast * Renato Cestiè as Giacomino * ...

'' (1974) - Male Nurse * ''

Substitute Teacher A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as "sub") is the most co ...

'' (1975) - Il preside * ''

The Adolescent ''The Adolescent'' (russian: Подросток, Podrostok), also translated as ''A Raw Youth'' or ''An Accidental Family'', is a novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in monthly installments in 1875 in the Russian literary ...

'' (1976) - Il notaio * '' Il comune senso del pudore'' (1976) - Lattanzi / Direttore di produzione del film Lady Chatterley / Production director of the film Lady Chatterley * ''La linea del fiume'' (1976) - Il medico * '' Death Rage'' (1976) - Brigadiere Cannavale * ''

La compagna di banco ''La compagna di banco'' is a 1977 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Cast * Lino Banfi: Teo D'Olivo * Lilli Carati: Simona Girardi * Gianfranco D'Angelo: Professor Ilario Cacioppo * Alvaro Vitali: Salvatore * Antonio ...

'' (1977) - Commissario Acavallo * ''L'amour chez les poids lourds'' (1978) * '' The Payoff'' (1978) - Antonio * ''Pugni, dollari e spinaci'' (1978) - Stilo's Lawyer * ''Bactron 317 ou L'espionne qui venait du show'' (1979) * ''

Il lupo e l'agnello ''Il lupo e l'agnello'' (''The Wolf and the Lamb''), also known as ''Le Coucou'', is a 1980 Italian-French comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Leo is a victim of constant complaints by his family, with his wife, Ivana, his two daught ...

'' (1980) * ''

La settimana bianca ''La settimana bianca'' (Girls Will Be Girls) is a 1980 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot A group of employees, on a winter vacation, rather than skiing, spend their time in an attempt to impress the beautifu ...

'' (1980) - Pasquarelli * ''Lulù 77'' (1980) * '' L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto'' (1981) - Zio Efisio * ''

Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' ( it, Delitto al ristorante cinese) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a doub ...

'' (1981) - judge Enrico Arducci * ''

Vediamoci chiaro ''Vediamoci chiaro'' (''Let's See It Clear'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. The author Enrico Giacovelli referred to the film as "a kind of '' Scent of a Woman'' but more ambiguous, midway between Luigi Pirandello's '' H ...

'' (1984) - Peppino * ''C'è posto per tutti'' (1990) - Caposquadra Disoccupati * ''Ci hai rotto papà'' (1993) * ''Senza amore'' (2007) - Il Prete * ''No Problem'' (2008) - Galeazzo

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furia, Giacomo 1925 births 2015 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors People from the Province of Caserta