Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of an

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father and a

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mother, Raho graduated in

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and then, immediately after the war, he debuted on stage. While theater was his main activity, Raho was also a very prolific film

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, with over one hundred credits starting from 1948. He was also active in television films and series.

Death

Raho died on 9 January 2016 in Anzio, Italy, at the age of 93.

Selected filmography

* ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Sottocapo Luigi Serra * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Zeton, Priest * ''

Duel of Champions ''Duel of Champions'' (Italian: ''Orazi e Curiazi'') is a 1961 film about the Roman legend of the Horatii, triplet brothers from Rome who fought a duel against the Curiatii, triplet brothers from Alba Longa in order to determine the outcome of a w ...

'' (1961) - Grand Priest * ''

Gold of Rome ''L'oro di Roma'' (internationally released as ''Gold of Rome'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. Cast *Gérar ...

'' (1961) - Rabbi Beniamino * ''

A Difficult Life ''A Difficult Life'' (Italian: ''Una vita difficile'') is a ''Commedia all'italiana'' or Italian-style comedy film directed by Dino Risi in 1961. The film was included on the 100 Italian Films To Be Saved ( 100 film italiani da salvare). Plot T ...

'' (1961) - (uncredited) * ''

Charge of the Black Lancers ''Charge of the Black Lancers'' ( it, I lancieri neri) is a 1962 adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux and Leticia Román. Cast * Mel Ferrer as Andrea * Yvonne Furneaux as Jassa * Leticia Ro ...

'' (1962) - Un Altro Membro del Consiglio * ''

Seven Seas to Calais ''Seven Seas to Calais'' (in Italy ''Il dominatore dei sette mari'') is a 1962 Italian adventure film in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, produced by Paolo Moffa, directed by Rudolph Maté (his final film) and Primo Zeglio, that stars Rod Taylor, K ...

'' (1962) - King Philip of Spain * '' Imperial Venus'' (1962) - Kerversau * ''Il processo di Verona'' (1963) - Don Giuseppe Chiot - priest * '' The Ghost'' (1963) - Canon Owens * ''

Gidget Goes to Rome ''Gidget Goes to Rome'' is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor feature film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film ''Gidget''. The film is the third of three Gidg ...

'' (1963) - Mario, the Waiter (uncredited) * ''La ballata dei mariti'' (1963) - Hanoi * ''

Castle of Blood ''Castle of Blood'' ( it, Danza Macabra, links=no) is a 1964 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici and Georges Rivière. The film was initially commissioned to director Ser ...

'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1964) * '' The Betrothed'' (1964) * '' Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula'' (1966) * '' Rififi in Amsterdam'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

My Name Is Pecos ''My Name Is Pecos'' ( it, Due once di piombo (Il mio nome è Pecos)) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was followed by '' Pecos Cleans Up'' the next year. Plot As a child, Pecos Martinez witnessed how Joe ...

'' (1967) * '' On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...'' (1967) * ''

Pecos Cleans Up ''Pecos è qui: prega e muori'' (internationally released as ''Pecos Cleans Up'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is the immediate sequel of '' Due once di piombo''; differently from the first chapt ...

'' (1967) * ''

Avenger X ''Avenger X'' ( it, Mister-X) is a 1967 film based on the Italian comic series '. Plot George Lamarro is the head of a pharmaceutical company that is also involved in the production and distribution of illegal narcotics. When his secretary attem ...

'' (1967) * ''

Satanik ''Satanik'' is an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker (writer) and Magnus (artist), also the authors of the popular series '' Kriminal'' and '' Alan Ford''. Synopsis Satanik is Marny Bannister, a skilled female chemis ...

'' (1968) * '' The Last Chance'' (1968) * ''

Madigan's Millions ''Madigan's Millions'' (Italian language, It: ''Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi'', Spanish language, Sp: ''El Millón de Madigan'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. T ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1968) * ''

Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl ''Diario di una schizofrenica'' (internationally released as ''Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl'') is a List of Italian films of 1968, 1968 Cinema of Italy, Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the autobiographic book ''Journal d'u ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' () is a 1970 giallo film directed by Dario Argento, in his directorial debut. The film has been credited with popularizing giallo, an Italian genre of thriller developed in the 1960s. It is the first in what ...

'' (1970) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * ''

Drummer of Vengeance ''Drummer of Vengeance'' ( it, Il giorno del giudizio, also known as ''Day of Judgment'', ''Doomsday'' and ''An Eye for an Eye'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring Ty Hardin, Rossano Bra ...

'' (1971) * ''

Valerie Inside Outside ''Valerie Inside Outside'' (Italian: ''Valeria dentro e fuori'') is a 1972 Italian drama film written and directed by Brunello Rondi. Cast * Barbara Bouchet: Valeria Rocchi * Pier Paolo Capponi: David Rocchi * Erna Schürer: Evi * Umberto R ...

'' (1972) * ''

Amuck! ''Amuck!'' ( it, Alla ricerca del piacere, lit=In Pursuit of Pleasure) is an Italian ''giallo'' film written and directed by Silvio Amadio. Plot Greta, a beautiful blonde American, is hired as the new secretary to Richard Stuart, a famous novel ...

'' (1972) * ''

The Night of the Devils ''The Night of the Devils'' ( it, La notte dei diavoli, es, La noche de los diablos) is a 1972 film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is loosely based on the Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's novel ''The Family of the Vourdalak''. Plot The patria ...

'' (1972) * '' Crimes of the Black Cat'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) *''

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 no ...

'' (1973) *'' The Flower with the Petals of Steel'' (1973) *''

The Eerie Midnight Horror Show ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' ( it, L'Ossessa/ The Exorcism; also known as ''Enter the Devil'', ''The Sexorcist'' and ''The Devil Obsession'') is a 1974 Italian horror film ''Exorcist'' clone directed by Mario Gariazzo, and starring Stella ...

'' (1974) *'' Bread and Chocolate'' (1974) * ''Extra'' (1976) *''

Free Hand for a Tough Cop ''Free Hand for a Tough Cop'' ( it, Il trucido e lo sbirro / The Numbskull and the Cop), also known as ''Tough Cop'', is an Italian poliziottesco-action film directed in 1976 by Umberto Lenzi and the second entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza sh ...

'' (1976) *''

Superfantagenio ''Superfantagenio'' (also known as ''Aladdin'') is a 1986 Italian/American family comedy film starring Bud Spencer as the Genie and Luca Venantini as Aladdin, and with Spencer's daughter Diamy participating in a secondary role as Aladdin's love in ...

'' (1986)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Umberto 1922 births People from Bari Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors 2016 deaths Italian people of Bulgarian descent