Roberto Bisacco (1 March 1939 – 10 October 2022)La Rai di via Verdi omaggia Roberto Bisacco. L'attore torinese scomparso a 83 anni
was an Italian television, stage and film actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, after enrolling at the university in the faculty of economics and having worked for a year as an accountant in a large company, Bisacco decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome in 1960. He made his film debut in 1963, as the main actor of ''Gli arcangeli'' by Enzo Battaglia. Bisacco's

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was Mario in the

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television series ''I miserabili'' (1964) directed by

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; later Bisacco appeared in roles of weight on several successful television works and also began a busy stage career, while his film career was less significant, with dozens of roles of little weight.

Selected filmography

* ''The Archangels'' (1963) - Roberto * ''

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'' (1966) - Enrico * '' Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold'' (1967) - Sergio * ''

Col cuore in gola ''Col cuore in gola'' () is a 1967 ''giallo'' film directed by Tinto Brass. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il sepolcro di carta'' ( The Paper Tomb) written by Sergio Donati. The film used storyboards from cartoonist Guido Crepax. It has be ...

'' (1967) - David * ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' (1968) - Lord Paris * ''

Fräulein Doktor ''Fräulein'' ( , ) is the German language honorific for unmarried women, comparable to Miss in English and Mademoiselle in French. Description ''Fräulein'' is the diminutive form of ''Frau'', which was previously reserved only for marrie ...

'' (1969) - Schell * ''I dannati della Terra'' (1969) * ''

Camille 2000 ''Camille 2000'' is a 1969 film based on the 1848 novel and 1852 play ''La Dame aux Camélias'' by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''. It was adapted by Michael DeForrest and directed by Radley Metzger. It stars Danièle Gaubert and Nino Castelnuovo with ...

'' (1969) - Gastion * ''

Detective Belli ''Detective Belli'' ( it, Un Detective) is a 1969 Italian ''poliziotteschi'' directed by Romolo Guerrieri and starring Franco Nero. It is based on the novel ''Macchie di belletto'' by Ludovico Dentice. Plot The rude Commissioner Belli (Franco ...

'' (1969) - Claudio * ''Delitto al circolo del tennis'' (1969) - Sandro * ''Vergogna schifosi'' (1969) - Andrea * ''

La califfa ''La califfa'' (English: ''Lady Caliph'') is a 1970 Franco-Italian social drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In the Emilia province of Italy, out of solidarity with t ...

'' (1970) - Bisacco * ''

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'' (1973) - Stefano Vanzi * '' Hospitals: The White Mafia'' (1973) - Donati * '' Stavisky'' (1974) - Juan Montalvo de Montalbon * ''

La Cage aux Folles II ''La Cage aux Folles II'' is a 1980 French comedy film and the sequel to 1978's '' La Cage aux Folles''. It is directed by Édouard Molinaro and stars Michel Serrault as Albin (stage name ZaZa), the female impersonator star of a gay night-club re ...

'' (1980) - Ralph * ''

The Assisi Underground ''The Assisi Underground: The Priests Who Rescued Jews'' is a 1978 novel written by Alexander Ramati based on a true-life account, told by Father Rufino Niccacci, of events surrounding the Assisi Network, an effort to hide 300 Jews in the town of ...

'' (1985) - Prof. Rieti * ''

Vendetta dal futuro ''Vendetta dal futuro'' (, also known as ''Hands of Steel'') is an Italian science fiction film directed by Sergio Martino. The film stars Daniel Greene, George Eastman and John Saxon. Plot An evil industrialist (John Saxon) has created a cyb ...

'' (1986) - Cooper * ''

Grandi cacciatori ''Grandi cacciatori'' is a 1988 Italian adventure film directed by Augusto Caminito and starring Klaus Kinski. Premise After a man's wife is killed by a panther, his only reason to live becomes revenge, which slowly consumes him. Cast * Thoma ...

'' (1988) - Hermann * '' Millions'' (1991) - Osvaldo Ferretti * '' Infelici e contenti'' (1992) - Petrilli * ''Mashamal - ritorno al deserto'' (1998) - Mantovano * ''Lo strano caso del signor Kappa'' (2001)

References

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* 1939 births 2022 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Actors from Turin Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni {{Italy-actor-stub