Lino Banfi (born Pasquale Zagaria; 9 July 1936) is an Italian film actor and presenter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1960.

Biography

He was born in the

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and at the age of three, moved to Canosa di Puglia. Lino Banfi became one of the most well-known actors in Italian "sexy comedies" in the 1970s. In the 1980s he reached the peak of his fame by appearing in movies such as '' L'allenatore nel pallone'', ''

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'', '' Il commissario Lo Gatto'' and ''

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''; he recently portrayed Grandpa Libero in Italian TV series Un medico in famiglia. During his career, nearly all of Lino Banfi's characters spoke with the distinctive pronunciation of the Bari dialect. Lino and his wife Lucia have been married since 1962 and have two children, Walter and Rosanna; Rosanna is also an actress. In 2000, Lino Banfi became a Goodwill Ambassador for the Italian National Committee for UNICEF.

Filmography

Films

*'' Howlers of the Dock'' (1960) *'' Sedotti e bidonati'' (1964) * '' Two Escape from Sing Sing'' (1964) * '' Goldginger'' (1965) * '' The Two Parachutists'' (1965) * '' Come inguaiammo l'esercito'' (1965), directed by Lucio Fulci * '' 002 Operazione Luna'' (1965), directed by Lucio Fulci * '' I due parà'' (1966), directed by Lucio Fulci * '' Due marines e un generale'' (1966), directed by Luigi Scattini * ''

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'' (1968), directed by

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* '' I due pompieri'' (1968), directed by

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* '' I nipoti di Zorro'' (1968), directed by

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* '' Zum Zum Zum la canzone - Che mi passa per la testa'' (1968), directed by

* '' I due deputati'' (1968), directed by

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* '' Zum Zum Zum n 2'' (1969), directed by

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'' (1969), directed by

* '' Lisa dagli occhi blu'' (1969), directed by

* ''

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'' (1969), directed by Giuseppe Orlandini * ''

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'' (1969), directed by

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* '' Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra'' (1969), directed by

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* '' Zum Zum Zum n 2'' (1969), directed by

* '' Certo certissimo ... anzi probabile'' (1969), directed by Marcello Fondato * '' Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue'' (1969 - not accredited), directed by Luciano Salce * '' Quelli belli... siamo noi'' (1969), directed by

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'' (1970), directed by Marino Girolami * '' Nel giorno del Signore'' (1970), directed by

* ''

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'' (1970), directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti * '' Io non scappo... fuggo'' (1970), directed by Franco Prosperi * ''

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'' (1970), directed by Mario Amendola * '' Ninì Tirabusciò la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970), directed by Marcello Fondato * '' Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' Detenuto in attesa di giudizio'' (1971), directed by

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* '' Il clan dei due Borsalini'' (1971), directed by Giuseppe Orlandini * '' Scusi, ma lei le paga le tasse?'' (1971), directed by

* '' Io non spezzo... rompo'' (1971), directed by

* '' Il furto è l'anima del commercio...?!'' (1971[), directed by

* ''Venga a fare il soldato da noi'' (1971), directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti * ''Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras?'' (1971), directed by

* '' Il terrore con gli occhi storti'' (1972), directed by Steno * '' Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo'' (1972), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' Boccaccio'' (1972), directed by

* '' Il prode Anselmo e il suo scudiero'' (1972), directed by

* '' Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia'' (1973), directed by Luca Davan * '' Peccato veniale'' (1973), directed by Salvatore Samperi * '' L'altra faccia del padrino'' (1973), directed by Franco Prosperi * ''

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'' (1974), directed by Franco Martinelli * ''

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'' (1974), directed by

* '' Sesso in testa'' (1974), directed by Sergio Ammirata * '' L'esorciccio'' (1975), directed by Ciccio Ingrassia * '' Colpo in canna'' (1975), directed by

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* '' Stangata in famiglia'' (1976), directed by Franco Nucci * ''

L'affittacamere ''L'affittacamere'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Gloria Guida. Plot Giorgia and Angela Mainardi are two sisters: the first is very beautiful, and the second is fat and has problems with sleepwalking. O ...

'' (1976), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' Basta che non si sappia in giro'' (1976) - "Il superiore" episode, directed by Luigi Magni * ''

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 Mel ...

'' (1977), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2'' (1977), directed by Sergio Ammirata * '' Kakkientruppen'' (1977), directed by Marino Girolami * '' L'insegnante balla... con tutta la classe'' (1978), directed by Giuliano Carnimeo * ''

L'insegnante va in collegio ''L'insegnante va in collegio'' (internationally released as ''The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High'' and ''The School Teacher in College'') is a 1977 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. The film is the second in the "Schoolte ...

'' (1978), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti'' (1978), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' La soldatessa alle grandi manovre'' (1978), directed by

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* '' L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe'' (1979), directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini * '' L'infermiera di notte'' (1979), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' Sabato, domenica e venerdì'' (1979) - "Sabato" episode, directed by Sergio Martino * '' La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta'' (1979), directed by

* '' Tutti a squola'' (1979), directed by

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* '' La liceale seduce i professori'' (1979), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume'' (1979), directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini * '' L'insegnante viene a casa'' (1979), directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini * '' L'infermiera nella corsia dei militari'' (1979), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside'' (1980), directed by Mariano Laurenti * '' La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città'' (1980), directed by Sergio Martino * '' La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe'' (1980), directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini * '' Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'' (1980), directed by Sergio Martino * '' La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello'' (1980), directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini * ''

Spaghetti a mezzanotte ''Spaghetti a mezzanotte'', a.k.a. ''Spaghetti at Midnight'', is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot In 1980s Asti, Italy, a lawyer with a cheating wife and dangerous lover has to deal with a Mafia boss who demands h ...

'' (1981), directed by Sergio Martino * '' L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto'' (1981), directed by Mariano Laurenti * ''

Cornetti alla crema ''Cornetti alla crema'' a.k.a. ''Cream Horn'' and ''Creampuffs'' is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana, directed by Sergio Martino. Edwige Fenech, Lino Banfi and Milena Vukotic are featured in a comedic tale about a couple attempting to elude th ...

'' (1981), directed by Sergio Martino * ''

Fracchia la belva umana ''Fracchia la belva umana'' (''Fracchia the fanatic'' or ''Fracchia The Human Beast)'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is loosely inspired by The Whole Town's Talking. It was screened at the 67th Venice Interna ...

'' (1981), directed by Neri Parenti * ''

'' (1982), directed by Luciano Salce * '' Dio li fa e poi li accoppia'' (1982), directed by Steno * ''

Pappa e ciccia ''Pappa e ciccia'' (also known as '' Two of a Kind'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Plot First segment: Nicola Calore, an Apulian mason who emigrated in Switzerland, faces the visit of his niece Rosina who believes t ...

'' (1982), directed by Neri Parenti * '' Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere'' (1982), directed by

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* '' Ricchi, ricchissimi, praticamente in mutande'' (1982), directed by Sergio Martino * '' Al bar dello sport'' (1983), directed by Francesco Massaro * ''

'' (1983), directed by Sergio Martino * '' L'allenatore nel pallone'' (1984 - also screenplay), directed by Sergio Martino * ''

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'' (1985), directed by Neri Parenti * ''

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'' (1986), directed by

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* ''

Scuola di ladri ''Scuola di ladri'' () is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti starring Enrico Maria Salerno. Plot summary Rome, Italy mid-1980s. Three cousins, who do not know each other and who live poor, are gathered from paralytic uncle Al ...

'' (1986), directed by Neri Parenti * '' Il commissario Lo Gatto'' (1986), directed by Dino Risi * ''

Roba da ricchi ''Roba da ricchi'' (''Stuff for rich people'') is a 1987 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It consists of three segments, all set in Monte Carlo. Plot Against the backdrop of Monte Carlo (where the film was shot) thre ...

'' (1987), directed by Sergio Corbucci * '' Missione eroica - I pompieri 2'' (1987), directed by

* '' Bellifreschi'' (1987), directed by Enrico Oldoini * '' Com'è dura l'avventura'' (1988), directed by

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* ''

L'allenatore nel pallone 2 ''L'allenatore nel pallone 2'' is a 2008 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. The film is a sequel of '' L'allenatore nel pallone''. Plot The famous Italian football coach Oronzo Canà has retired to a villa in Apulia. Now, old and ...

'' (2008 - also screenplay), directed by Sergio Martino * '' Un'estate al mare'' (2008), directed by Carlo Vanzina * '' Focaccia blues'' (2009), directed by Nico Cirasola * ' (2009), directed by * '' Buona giornata'' (2012), directed dy Carlo Vanzina

TV

* ''

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'' (1964) * '' Il triangolo rosso'' (1969) * '' Arrivano i mostri'' (1977) * '' Il superspia'' (1977) * '' Se Parigi...'' (1982) * '' Il vigile urbano'' (1989,

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) * '' Aspettando Sanremo'' (1990,

) * '' Un inviato molto speciale'' (1992, Rai 2) * '' Nuda proprietà vendesi'' (1997,

) * '' Vola Sciusciù'' (2000,

- subject also) * '' Piovuto dal cielo'' (2000,

) * ''

Angelo il custode ''Angelo il custode'' (Italian: ''The Guardian Angel'') is a 2001 Italian comedy television series directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti and starring Lino Banfi as Angelo De Vita, an Italian in Argentina who must return home to prove to the Italian ...

'' (2001,

) * '' Un difetto di famiglia'' (2002,

) * '' Il destino ha 4 zampe'' (2002,

) * '' Un posto tranquillo'' (2003,

) * '' Raccontami una storia'' (2004,

) * '' Un posto tranquillo 2'' (2005,

) * '' Il mio amico Babbo Natale'' (2005, Canale 5) * '' Il padre delle spose'' (2006,

) * '' Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2'' (2006, Canale 5) * '' Scusate il disturbo'' (2009,

) * '' Un medico in famiglia'' (1998–2013,

) * '' Tutti i padri di Maria'' (2010,

) * '' Il commissario Zagaria'' (2011, Canale 5)

Books written by Lino Banfi

* ''Alla grande!'' (1991) * ''Una parola è troppa... Nonno Libero racconta'' (2004) * ''C'era una volta Nonno Libero'' (2004) * ''Ti racconto una storia. Ricordi di vita e di scena'' (2006) * ''Il chèlcio secondo Oronzo Canà'' (2009)

Honour

* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 december 1998)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banfi, Lino 1936 births Living people Italian male film actors UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors People from Andria People from Canosa di Puglia 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic