Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Born in

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, France into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of

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, often alongside his brother Carlo. After his debut on the big screen in 1939, in the aftermath of the Second World War he had an intense and long film career, being mostly cast in the role of "villain". Later, he also wrote and directed a number of films, mostly of erotic genre, sometimes credited as Fred Ritz.

Selected filmography

; Actor * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) - L'uomo della mosca di piatto (uncredited) * ''

Macario Against Zagomar ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (Italian: ''Macario contro Zagomar''; also known as ''Macario Against Fantomas'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. Plot In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the ...

'' (1944) * ''L'Amante del male'' (1946) - Il giudice Forlenza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) *'' Fire Over the Sea'' (1947) - Barbiere in Argentina * ''Sono io l'assassino'' (1948) * ''I contrabbandieri del mare'' (1948) * ''

The Firemen of Viggiù ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' ( it, I pompieri di Viggiù) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song " ...

'' (1949) - Fireman from Milan * ''Vivere a sbafo'' (1949) * ''

How I Discovered America ''How I Discovered America'' ( it, Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala. Plot Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move ...

'' (1949) - Nazista * ''I cadetti di Guascogna'' (1950) * ''

La paura fa 90 ''La Paura fa 90'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Luisa * Ugo Tognazzi: Anastasio/Duca Di Boffignac * Franca Marzi: Nanda * Carlo Croccolo: Pinotto * Virgilio Riento: Bargilio * Galeaz ...

'' (1951) - Il suggeritore * ''

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'' (1951) - Hairdresser (uncredited) * ''

Una bruna indiavolata! ''Una bruna indiavolata!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Cast * Silvana Pampanini as Clara * Ugo Tognazzi as Carlo Soldi * Nando Bruno as Autista del taxi * Carlo Sposito as Giulio Scanagatta * Rocco D' ...

'' (1951) - Finto Testimone * ''

Auguri e figli maschi! ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' is a 1951 Italian film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Plot A marshal's daughters are engaged to three boys, but they can't get married because they can't find apartments to live in on their own. The boys finally find ...

'' (1951) - Clerk at Vinicio Paciottini's Office (uncredited) * ''Papà diventa mamma'' (1952) * ''

In Olden Days ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (1952) - (segment "Il processo di Frine") (uncredited) * ''

Heroic Charge ''Heroic Charge'' ( it, Carica eroica) is a 1952 Italian war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with th ...

'' (1952) - The Colonel * '' Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - The Thief with a Hat * ''

Io, Amleto ''I, Hamlet'' (Italian: ''Io, Amleto'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi and Rossana Podestà. A parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'', its lack of commercial succ ...

'' (1952) - Cliente sordo nella taverna * ''

The Piano Tuner Has Arrived ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52 The film's sets were design ...

'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * ''

Siamo tutti inquilini ''Siamo tutti inquilini'' (literally: We are all tenants) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. Production The film is a 98 minute black and white that was produced for Documento. Plot Anna has ...

'' (1953) - Inquilino (uncredited) * ''

Roman Holiday ''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress f ...

'' (1953) - Taxicab Driver * ''Anni facili'' (1953) * ''

Bread, Love and Dreams ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' ( it, Pane, amore e fantasia) is a 1953 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear award. Plot The film is set in Sagliena, an imaginar ...

'' (1953) - Brigadiere Squinzi * '' Crossed Swords'' (1954) * ''I cavalieri della regina'' (1954) * ''

Milanese in Naples ''Milanese in Naples'' (Italian: ''Milanesi a Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Di Gianni and starring Eva Nova, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Campanini.Marlow-Mann p.193 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar D ...

'' (1954) - Alfredo * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) * ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' (1956) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

'' (1957) - Abbata (uncredited) * ''Sorrisi e canzoni'' (1958) * ''Terror of Oklahoma'' (1959) - Sheriff * ''I baccanali di Tiberio'' (1960) * ''

La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life"Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Brunello Rondi) by Federico Fellini. The film stars Marcell ...

'' (1960) - Television Director (uncredited) * ''

The Playgirls and the Vampire ''The Playgirls and the Vampire'' ( it, L'ultima preda del vampiro, lit=The Vampire's Last Prey) is a 1960 Italian horror film directed and written by Piero Regnoli. Plot outline A feckless troupe of exotic dancers and their piano player led by ...

'' (1960) - Lucas, the manager * ''Caravan petrol'' (1960) * ''

A Qualcuna Piace Calvo ''A Qualcuna Piace Calvo'' is a 1959 Italian film, directed by Mario Amendola, starring Magali Noël, Antonio Cifariello, Roberto Risso and Gisella Sofio. Plot Giovanna has taken an infatuation with a film actor who has a bald head as a particu ...

'' (1960) - Agente * ''

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) - Foreman (uncredited) * ''Il segno del vendicatore'' (1962) - Frate Giovanni * ''Gli anni ruggenti'' (1962) * ''Il criminale'' (1962) - Signore pignolo * ''

Duel at the Rio Grande ''Duel at the Rio Grande'' is a 1963 Italian/French/Spanish co-production film starring Sean Flynn. The film is loosely based on '' The Mark of Zorro''. It was produced by Harry Joe Brown. It is also known as ''Il Segno di Zorro'' (''The Sig ...

'' (1963) - Sirviente * ''Vino, whisky e acqua salata'' (1963) * ''Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio'' (1963) * ''Una sporca faccenda'' (1964) * ''La strage dei vampiri'' (1964) * ''

Two Mafiamen in the Far West ''Two Mafiamen in the Far West'' ( it, Due mafiosi nel Far West) is a 1964 in film, 1964 Italy, Italian comedy film, comedy western film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Its stars Franco and Ciccio, and Fernando Sancho. Cast * Franco Franchi as ...

'' (1964) - Colonel Peabody * ''Le sette vipere (Il marito latino)'' (1964) - Italian Judge * ''I due evasi di Sing Sing'' (1964) - Sauna Director (uncredited) * ''Gli schiavi più forti del mondo'' (1964) - Efrem * ''La traite des blanches'' (1965) * ''

Terror-Creatures from the Grave ''Terror-Creatures from the Grave'' ( it, 5 tombe per un medium) is a 1965 horror film directed by Domenico Massimo Pupillo. The film was an international co-production between Italy and the United States through M.B.S. Cinematografica, G.I.A. Ci ...

'' (1965) - Dr. Nemek * ''

Blood for a Silver Dollar ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' ( it, Un dollaro bucato) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western, Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni, written by Giorgio Stegani and Ferroni, and starring Giuliano Gemma and Ida Galli. Plot synopsis Gary O'Hara, ...

'' (1965) - Buddy * ''Colorado Charlie'' (1965) - Sam, Drunk * ''Per una manciata d'oro'' (1965) - Medico * ''La vedovella'' (1965) - Carlo Sardelli * ''

Bloody Pit of Horror ''Bloody Pit of Horror'' ( it, Il Boia Scarlatto) is a 1965 gothic horror film. The film, set in Italy, was directed by Domenico Massimo Pupillo and stars Mickey Hargitay, Walter Brandi, Luisa Baratto and Rita Klein. It tells the story of a g ...

'' (1965) - Daniel Parks * ''Go with God, Gringo'' (1966) - Ayudante del inspector * '' I due sanculotti'' (1966) - 'Linguaveloce' (uncredited) * ''7 monaci d'oro'' (1966) * ''

Born to Kill Born to Kill may refer to: Film * ''Born to Kill'' (1947 film), a film noir directed by Robert Wise * ''Born to Kill'' (1967 film), a Spaghetti Western directed by Antonio Mollica * ''Born to Kill'' (1974 film) or ''Cockfighter'', a film direct ...

'' (1967) - Crooked gambler * ''Non Pensare a Me (Não Pense em Mim)'' (1967) * ''Don't Wait, Django... Shoot!'' (1967) - Nico * '' Cuore matto... matto da legare'' (1967) * ''

Brutti di notte The Bruttians (alternative spelling, Brettii) ( la, Bruttii) were an ancient Italic people. They inhabited the southern extremity of Italy, from the frontiers of Lucania to the Sicilian Straits and the promontory of Leucopetra. This roughly corresp ...

'' (1968) - Dr. Federzotti - the Psychoanalyst * '' Vengeance Is My Forgiveness'' (1968) - Peter, Piano Player * ''

Spirits of the Dead ''Spirits of the Dead'' (french: Histoires extraordinaires, lit=Extraordinary Tales, it, Tre passi nel delirio, lit=Three Steps to Delirium), also known as ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination'', is a 1968 horror anthology film comprising three ...

'' (1968) - Angry Man in Car (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited) * ''

Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza ''Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza'' ( it, Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza) is an Italian 1968 comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is based on the Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''Don Qui ...

'' (1968) - Governor doctor * ''

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'' (1968) - Dott. Lucarini * ''

Fellini Satyricon ''Fellini Satyricon'', or simply ''Satyricon'', is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius's work '' Satyricon'', written during the reign of Emperor Nero and set in Imperial R ...

'' (1969) - The Innkeeper * ''Agguato sul Bosforo'' (1969) - Martin * ''

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'' (1969) - Waiter * ''Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza'' (1969) * '' Paths of War'' (1970) - Sergeant Douglas * ''

Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...

'' (1970) - Club president * ''

Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (''Don Franco and Don Ciccio in the year of protest'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot summary Don Franco and Don Ciccio are the respective pastors of the two ...

'' (1970) - Veterinario * ''Quando suona la campana'' (1970) - Moreno * ''La prima notte del dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del... giocattolo'' (1970) - Federico * ''Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera'' (1970) - Luigi Fisichella * ''Due bianchi nell'Africa nera'' (1970) - Otto Krauser * ''Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - The anti-divorce Orator * ''I giardini del diavolo'' (1971) - General * ''Venga a fare il soldato da noi'' (1971) - Pizzuti * ''Il venditore di morte'' (1971) - Judge Atwell * ''

Paid in Blood ''Paid is Blood'' is a 1971 Spaghetti Western directed by Luigi Batzella Luigi Batzella (San Sperate, 1924 – San Sperate, 2008) also known as Paolo Solvay was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and actor. He made numerous low-budg ...

'' (1971) - Jack Buchanan / Buck * ''

Holy Water Joe ''Holy Water Joe'' ( it, Acquasanta Joe) is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Gariazzo. Plot In the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Jeff Donovan's outlaw gang, disguised as soldiers of both the C ...

'' (1971) - Captain * ''Le belve'' (1971) - Dott. Apposito (segment "Il caso Apposito") * '' God Is My Colt .45'' (1972) - Ted Curtis (uncredited) * ''Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura'' (1972) - Prior * ''Sistemo l'America e torno'' (1974) - Alex Biondi * ''

SS Hell Camp ''La Bestia in calore'' () is a 1977 Italian exploitation film starring Macha Magall, and directed, written, and edited by Luigi Batzella. Plot A beautiful yet nefarious female SS officer/doctor, Ellen Kratsch (Magall), creates a genetic, incubu ...

'' (1977) - Allied Officer (uncredited) * ''

La bestia in calore ''La Bestia in calore'' () is a 1977 Italian exploitation film starring Macha Magall, and directed, written, and edited by Luigi Batzella. Plot A beautiful yet nefarious female SS officer/doctor, Ellen Kratsch (Magall), creates a genetic, incubu ...

'' (1977) - Moreno (uncredited) * ''Amore all'arrabbiata'' (1977) - Ingegner Giovanni * ''

Little Italy Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian culture. There are s ...

'' (1978) - Old Bald Man (uncredited) * '' Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' (1981) - Avv. Randolfi * ''

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) - Papetti's lover's husband * ''Il diavolo e l'acquasanta'' (1983) - Sindaco ; Director and screenwriter *'' Heroes without glory'' (1971) * ''

The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance ''The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' ( it, La sanguisuga conduce la danza) is a 1975 Italian film directed by Alfredo Rizzo. Plot In Ireland in 1902, Count Marnak invites a troupe of actors to perform at his island castle. He is stunned by how ...

'' (1975) * '' Suggestionata'' (1978)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Alfredo 1902 births 1991 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Nice, France 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers Italian film directors