Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter. He was one of the most prominent Italian actors in the ''

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'' genre. During his career he won several awards, including six David di Donatello awards, six

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awards and the Prix de la première oeuvre (Best First Work Award) at the

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for ''

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''. Typically playing losers, marginalised, working-class characters yet "in possession of their dignity, morality, and underlying optimism", he was referred to as "one of the few truly complete actors in Italian cinema".

Life and career

Early life

Manfredi was born in

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into a humble family of farmers. His father recruited in

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, where he reached the rank of

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, and in the early 1930s, he was transferred to Rome, where Nino and his younger brother Dante spent their childhood in the popular neighborhood of San Giovanni. In 1937, he became seriously ill with bilateral pleurisy, and after a doctor gave him only three months to live, he remained several years hospitalized in a

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; there he learned to play a

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built by himself and he entered the musical band of the hospital. To please his family in October 1941, he enrolled at the university in the Faculty of Law, but already in the same year he showed an interest and a natural inclination for the stage, making his debut as a presenter and an actor in the theater of a parish in Rome. After 8 September 1943, in order to avoid conscription, he took refuge for a year with his brother in the mountains above

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; returned to Rome in 1944, he resumed his university studies and, at the same time, he enrolled at the National Academy of Dramatic Art. In October 1945, he graduated in law with a thesis in

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, without ever practicing the profession, and in June 1947, he graduated from the academy.

Early career

Manfredi made his official stage debut in 1947, working in plays directed by

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and Vito Pandolfi. The same year, he entered the Maltagliati-

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stage company, mostly acting in dramatic roles. In 1948, he entered the company of the

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under

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, playing in tragedies such as ''

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'' and '' The Storm''. The same year he started working on radio as a comedian and an impersonator. In 1949, he made his film debut in the melodrama ''Monastero di Santa Chiara''. In 1952, he worked with

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in ''Tre atti unici'', along with

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and

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. The same year he entered the

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company of the Nava sisters, and started working as a voice actor and a dubber. In 1955, he took part to his first high-profile films, '' The Bachelor'' by

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and '' Wild Love'' by

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First successes

In 1958, Manfredi got his first film roles as main actor. The same year he formed a revue company with

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and

, getting some success with the musical ''Un trapezio per Lisistrata''. In 1959, the trio was taken by

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to host ''

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''; the show marked the turning point of the career of Manfredi, who enjoyed a very large popularity, mainly thanks to the "

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" (i.e. comic caricature) of the "Barman from

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". The success immediately got him a contract with

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which he dropped after one year to be free to choose his favorite projects. In 1962, Manfredi enjoyed an even larger success playing the title role in the

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'', with which he toured also in Canada, the US, and Argentina. The same year he directed the critically appreciated segment "L'avventura di un soldato" in the

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''.

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Starting from the second half of the 1960s, Manfredi became a top actor at the Italian box office, starring in some of the most successful and critically acclaimed films in the

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genre, often directed by

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. In 1969, with ''

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'', he started a fruitful collaboration with the director

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. In the same period he started collaborating, often uncredited, to the screenplays of his films. In 1970, he enjoyed a large musical success with the

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's song "Tanto pe' cantà"; the song premiered, out of competition, at the

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and it peaked at third place on the Italian hit parade. In 1971, he made his feature film debut as director with the semi-autobiographical ''

'', with which he got almost unanimous critical acclaim, winning the Best Film Work Award at the

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, the

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for Best First Feature, two

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s (for best screenplay and best original story) and a special David di Donatello. In 1972 he got a major television success playing

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in the

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's adaptation ''

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''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In the 1970s and early 1980s, he continued alternating high-profile works and less ambitious comedies; among the most successful performances of the time, the emarginated immigrant of '' Bread and Chocolate'' (1973), the idealist worker of '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (1974), the old shanty town patriarch of '' Down and Dirty'' (1976), the

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's magistrate of '' In the Name of the Pope King'' (1977), the abusive coffee-seller in '' Café Express'' (1980). C'eravamo tanto amati, film

Later career

Following his last film as director ('' Portrait of a Woman, Nude'') and two commercial hit films starred alongside

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('' Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'' and ''

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''), in the 1980s, Manfredi significantly slowed his cinema activities. In 1983, he debuted as author with the book ''Proverbi e altre cose romanesche'', while in 1984, he signed his first work as playwright and stage director (''Viva gli sposi''), an activity in which he gradually focused. In 1990 he received a David di Donatello career award. In 1992, after having first accepted to be a candidate at the elections with the

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, he withdrawn the candidature to not give up his artistic commitments. In 1993, during the shooting of ''

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'', he suffered a hypoxia which compromised his

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functions. Starting from ''Un commissario a Roma'' his popularity revamped thanks to a series of successful

TV-series and miniseries, notably ''

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''.

Last role and death

Manfredi's last role was Galapago, an almost mute stranger with no memory in

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's Spanish drama film ''

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''. On 7 July 2003, a few months after the release of the film, he was struck by a

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in his home in Rome. In August, he received a Career Bianchi Prize at the

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. In September, an improvement allowed him to return home, but in December, he was hit by a new cerebral hemorrhage. After spending six months in a continuous alternation of improvements and deteriorations, he died on 4 June 2004, aged eighty-three years old.

Personal life

Manfredi was married to model Erminia Ferrari from 1955 till his death. The couple had a son, Luca (who is a film and television director), and two daughters, Roberta (an actress, television presenter and producer) and Giovanna. He had another daughter, Tonina, from a Bulgarian woman. From an early age, Manfredi suffered from a

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disorder which forced him to a very strict diet, and his meals often consisted of just light tea or

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. He was an atheist. Active in volunteering, in 1991, he was nominated

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for

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Legacy

In 2007, an asteroid ( 73453 Ninomanfredi) was named after him. In 2009, a Nino Manfredi Prize was established at the Nastro d’Argento Awards. Manfredi also named a theatre in Ostia, Rome. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his death, in 2014, Manfredi was remembered by "Nino!", a series of events, held in various places including Los Angeles, New York, Rome and Paris, which included retrospectives, exhibitions, and the staging of an unreleased play of Manfredi.

Filmography

Cinema

* '' Monastero di Santa Chiara (Napoli ha fatto un sogno)'' (1949) as Enrico * '' Torna a Napoli'' (1949) as Francisco * ''

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'' (1951) as Enrico * ''

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'' (1952) as Tonino's friend * ''

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'' (1953) as Lello * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) as Stornello * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) as Signore che non vuole pagare (segment "Al Night Club Bar Zellette") * ''

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'' (1955) as Sindaco di Sorrento (voice, uncredited) * '' Non scherzare con le donne'' (1955) as Tifoso ciclista * ''

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'' (1955) as Mario Giorgi * '' Lo scapolo'' (1955) as Peppino * '' Wild Love'' (1956) as Otello – il parrucchiere * ''

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'' (1956) as Paolo * ''

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'' (1956) as Raffaele, Gianni's friend * '' Time of Vacation'' (1956) as Carletto * '' Susanna Whipped Cream'' (1957) as Un ladro * '' Femmine tre volte'', (1957) as Nando Martinoni * ''

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'' (1958) as Nino * ' (1958) as Pilota * ''

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'' (1958) as Mario * ''

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'' (1958) as Toni * ''Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio)'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) as Corporal Enea Serafini * '' Maid, Thief and Guard'' (1958) as Otello Cucchiaroni * '' Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) as Antonio 'Totò' Improta * '' I ragazzi dei Parioli'' (1959) as Giuseppe Spallotta * ''

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'' (1959) as Ugo Nardi aka Piede Amaro * ''

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'' (1960) as Ferdinando 'Nando' Guida * ''

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'' (1960) (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1960) as dottor Pasqui * '' Crimen'' (1960) as Quirino Filonzi * ''

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'' (1961) as Franco Bartolucci * '' The Last Judgment'' (1961) as Waiter * ''

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'' (1961) as Giacinto Rossi * ''

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'' (1962) as Omero Battifiori * '' I motorizzati'' (1962) as Nino Borsetti * ''

L'amore difficile ''L'amore difficile'' (internationally released as ''Of Wayward Love'' and as ''Sex Can Be Difficult'') is a 1962 Italian comedy anthology film. The film represents the directorial debut of the four authors, who were however all experienced in ot ...

'' (1962) as Il soldato (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") * ''

The Girl from Parma ''La parmigiana'' (internationally released as ''The Girl from Parma'') is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. The film describes the disappointing sentimental experiences of an orphan girl (Catherine Spaak). Cast ...

'' (1963) as Nino Meciotti * ''

Not on Your Life ''The Executioner'' ( es, El Verdugo) is a 1963 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was filmed in black and white, and is widely considered a classic of Spanish cinema. The film won several awards, both in Spain and i ...

'' (1963) as José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador * ''

I cuori infranti ''I cuori infranti'' ( ''The Broken Hearts'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Caprioli and Gianni Puccini. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast Segmen ...

'' (1963) as Quirino (segment "E vissero felici") * ''

High Infidelity ''High Infidelity'' ( it, Alta infedeltà) is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, Elio Petri, Franco Rossi and Luciano Salce. Cast ;"Scandaloso" segment * Nino Manfredi as Francesco * Fulvia Franco as Raffaella * John Phi ...

'' (1964) as Francesco (segment "Scandaloso") * '' Il Gaucho'' (1964) as Stefano * '' Countersex'' (1964) as Sandro Cioffi (segment "Cocaina di domenica") / Spadini (segment "Una donna d'affari") * ''

Le bambole ''Le bambole'' (U.S. title: ''The Dolls'', UK title: ''Four Kinds of Love'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in four segments; starring Nino Manfredi, Virna Lisi, Elke Sommer, and Mario Montuori. The four vignettes—The Telephone Call (La telef ...

'' (1965) as Giorgio (segment "La telefonata") * '' Questa volta parliamo di uomini'' (1965) as Federico (segment "Un uomo d'onore"), Morgas (segment "Il lanciatore di coltelli"), Raffaelle (segment "Un uomo superiore"), Salvatore (segment "Un brav'uomo") * ''

I complessi ''I complessi'' is a 1965 commedia all'italiana anthology film consisting of three episodes. Cast ;''Una giornata decisiva'' *Nino Manfredi: Quirino Raganelli *Ilaria Occhini: Gabriella * Riccardo Garrone: Alvaro Morandini *Umberto D'Orsi: ...

'' (1965) as Quirino Raganelli (segment "Una Giornata decisiva") * ''

Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * N ...

'' (1965) as Nanni Galassi (segment "Il vittimista") * '' I Knew Her Well'' (1965) as Cianfanna * ''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the design, fashion, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and engineering industries. History Made in Italy ...

'' (1965) as Attilio Lamborecchia (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1") * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) as 'Millevache' * ''

Adultery Italian Style ''Adultery Italian Style'' ( it, Adulterio all'italiana) is a 1966 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast *Nino Manfredi as Franco Finali * Catherine Spaak as Marta Finali * Maria Grazia Buccella as Gloria * ...

'' (1966) as Franco Finali * ''

Treasure of San Gennaro ''Treasure of San Gennaro'' ( it, Operazione San Gennaro) is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger. It is directed by Dino Risi and is a funny classic story of a perfect robbery plan gone wrong in ...

'' (1966) as Armandino Girasole / Dudu * ''

A Rose for Everyone ''A Rose for Everyone'' ( it, Una rosa per tutti) is a 1967 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Cast *Claudia Cardinale : Rosa *Nino Manfredi : The doctor *Mario Adorf : Paolo * Lando Buzzanca : Lino * Akim Tamiroff : Basilio *Milton Rodr� ...

'' (1967) as The doctor * '' The Head of the Family'' (1967) as Marco * ''

Italian Secret Service ''Italian Secret Service'' (also known as ''Il nostro agente Natalino Tartufato'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. For his performance in this film and in '' Il padre di famiglia'', Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden ...

'' (1968) as Natale Tartufato aka Capellone * ''

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses ''Straziami ma di baci saziami'' (internationally released as ''Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. The film parodies Italian photonovels and the popular subculture. It had a great commercial s ...

'' (1968) as Marino Balestrini * '' Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?'' (1968) as Oreste Sabatini * ''

I See Naked ''Vedo nudo'' (internationally released as ''I See Naked'') is a 1969 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Dino Risi. All the episodes have sex as main theme and all star Nino Manfredi, who plays seven different characters. The film repres ...

'' (1969) as Cacopardo / Angelo Perfili / Ercole / Voyeur / Phone-technician / Maurizio / Nanni * '' The Conspirators'' (1969) as Cornacchia * '' Operation Snafu'' (1970) as Rosolino Paternò * '' Let's Have a Riot'' (1970) as Beretta (segment "Concerto a tre pifferi") * ''

'' (1971) as Benedetto Parisi * ''

Roma Bene ''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectabl ...

'' (1971) as Il Commissario Quintilio Tartamella * '' Trastevere'' (1971) as Carmelo Mazzullo * '' In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain'' (1971) as Nale * ''

The Assassin of Rome ''The Assassin of Rome'' ( it, Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma) is a 1972 Italian historical drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The film tells, with some historical licenses, the story of Gino Girolimoni, wrongfully accused of a series of chil ...

'' (1972) as Gino Girolimoni * ''

Lo chiameremo Andrea ''Lo chiameremo Andrea'' (also known as ''We'll Call Him Andrew'') is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Plot The story is of Nino Manfredi as Paolo Antonazzi and Mariangela Melato as Maria Antonazzi, teachers at the same ...

'' (1972) as Paolo Antonazzi * '' Bread and Chocolate'' (1974) as Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli * '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (1974) as Antonio * ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer ...

'' (1975) as Marcello Ferrari * '' Down and Dirty'' (1975) as Giacinto Mazzatella * ''

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) as Cardinale Caprettari (segment "Il Santo Soglio") * ''

Basta che non si sappia in giro ''Basta che non si sappia in giro'' is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. The film obtained a good commercial success. Plot In a triptych of events (the first directed by Loy, the second ...

'' (1976) as Enzo Lucarelli (segment "Il superiore") / Paolo Gallizzi (segment "L'equivoco") * ''

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) as Antonio Pecoraro (segment "Cavalluccio Svedese, Il") * '' In the Name of the Pope King'' (1977) as Monsignor Colombo da Privano * '' The Payoff'' (1978) as Sasà Iovine * ''

A Dangerous Toy ''A Dangerous Toy'' (originally titled ''Il giocattolo'') is a 1979 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone. The toy of the title is a gun. The film chronicles how a frustrated and sh ...

'' (1979) as Vittorio Barletta * ''

Gros-Câlin ''Gros-Câlin'' ( it, Cocco mio) is a 1979 French-Italian comedy film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Rawson and starring Jean Carmet and Nino Manfredi. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name by Romain Gary. Plot Cast *Jean ...

'' (1979) as Parisi * '' Café Express'' (1980) as Michele Abbagnano * '' Portrait of a Woman, Nude'' (1981) as Sandro * '' Spaghetti House'' (1982) as Domenico Ceccacci * '' Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'' (1982) as Beduino * ''

'' (1983) as Doctor (segment "Questo... amore impossibile") / Alessandro Cipollini (segment "Quello... col basco rosso") * '' Il tenente dei carabinieri'' (1986) as Colonnello Vinci * ''

Grandi magazzini ''Grandi magazzini'' ( Department Stores) is a 1986 Italian anthology-comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. Plot summary Various characters and stories intertwine inside the Grandi Magazzini store. Evaristo Mazzetti is a cleaner at th ...

'' (1986) as Marco Salviati * '' Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' (1987) as Ponzio Pilato * ''

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long ''Helsinki Napoli All Night Long'' (also released as ''Helsinki – Napoli'') is a gangster-comedy film written, directed and produced by Mika Kaurismäki. The film was released in Italy as ''Napoli–Berlino – Un taxi nella notte'', with Berli ...

'' (1987) as Grandpa * '' The Rogues'' (1987) as Il cieco * '' Alberto Express'' (1990) as Le père d'Alberto * ''

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 ...

'' (1991) as

Angelo Brunetti Angelo Brunetti (), better known as Ciceruacchio, was a Roman popular leader who participated in the Roman Republic of 1849. Born in the Campo Marzio district of Rome, he owned a small carting business and became involved with the movement for t ...

, also known as Ciceruacchio * '' Mima'' (1991) as Grandpa * ''

Colpo di luna Colpo di Luna is a 1995 Italian drama film written and directed by Alberto Simone. It won a David di Donatello for Best New Director. It was released in the US in 2000 under the name ''Moon Shadow''. It was entered into the 45th Berlin Internationa ...

'' (1995) as Salvatore * ''

The Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dut ...

'' (1995) as Campanelli * '' Grazie di tutto'' (1999) as Pietro * ''

La Carbonara ''La Carbonara'' is a List of Italian films of 2000, 2000 Cinema of Italy, Italian Historical film, historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni.Franco Montini, Piero Spila, ''Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disinc ...

'' (1999) as Cardinale * '' Una milanese a Roma'' (2001) as Giordano * '' Apri gli occhi e... sogna'' (2002) as Il barbone * ''

'' (2003) as Galapago * ''L'apetta Giulia e la signora Vita'' (2003) as Bobo (voice) (final film role)

Television

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'' (1972) as Geppetto * '' La vita di Gesù'' (1975) * '' Julianus barát'' (1991) as Endre the Second * ''

'' (series, 1992) as Commissario Franco Amidei * ''

'' (series, 1997) as Nino Fogliani * ''

Linda e il brigadiere 2 ''Linda e il brigadiere'' is an Italian television series. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Nino Fogliani *Claudia Koll: Linda Fogliani (1-2) *Caterina Deregibus: Linda (3) *Michael Reale: Pierre Torrigiani *Franca Valeri: Olga, Pierre's mother (3) * Re ...

'' (series, 1998) as Nino Fogliani * '' Dio ci ha creato gratis'' (1998) as Cardinal Forseca * '' Linda, il brigadiere e...'' (series, 1999) as Nino Fogliani * '' Meglio tardi che mai'' (1999) as Antonio Di Carlo * ''

Una storia qualunque Una and UNA may refer to: Places * 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character * Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers * Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India ** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constitu ...

'' (2000) as Michele * '' Le ragioni del cuore'' (2002) * '' Un difetto di famiglia'' (2002) as Francesco Gammarota * ''

Chiaroscuro Chiaroscuro ( , ; ), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achi ...

'' (2003) as Sor Peppe * '' La notte di Pasquino'' (2003) as Pasquino * '' Un posto tranquillo'' (2003) as Padre Roberto

Director

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'' (segment "L'avventura di un soldato", 1962) * ''

'' (''Per grazia ricevuta'', 1970) * ''Nudo di donna'' (1981)

References

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