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'' in 1967. He appeared in over seventy films and television dramas. In 1995 he wrote and directed '' Pugili'', an award-winning film about the world of boxing. For three seasons, Capolicchio provided the voice for Bo Duke in the Italian broadcasts of '' The Dukes of Hazzard''.AntonioGenna.net presents The World Cast List: ''The Dukes of Hazzard''
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Partial filmography

*1967: ''

'' - Gregory (uncredited) *1968: '' Escalation'' - Luca Lambertinghi *1969: '' Metti una sera a cena'' - Rick / Nina's lover *1969: ''

Il giovane normale ''Normal Young Man'' ( it, Il giovane normale) is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Umberto Simonetta. Cast * Lino Capolicchio: Giordano * Janet Agren: Diana * Eugene Wa ...

'' - Giordano *1969: ''Vergogna schifosi'' - Carletto *1970: '' The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' - Giorgio *1970: '' Le tue mani sul mio corpo'' - Andrea *1971: ''Mio padre Monsignore'' - Carlo Alberto Maggiolino *1971: ''

Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire ("One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future") is a 1971 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. It is his last film. Plot A young lawyer who married for money the wealthy daughter of a Speculation, speculator discovers, ...

'' - Vincenzo Arduni *1972: ''For Love One Dies'' - Renato *1972: ''Body of Love'' - The Young Stranger *1973: '' Amore e ginnastica'' - Simone Censani *1974: ''

Last Days of Mussolini ''Last Days of Mussolini'' (Italian: ''Mussolini: Ultimo atto'') is a 1974 Italian historical drama film co-written and directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Rod Steiger, Franco Nero and Lisa Gastoni. The film depicts the days leading up to the d ...

'' - Pierluigi Bellini delle Stelle 'Pedro' *1974: ''Di mamma non ce n'è una sola'' - Marcello *1975: '' The Last Day of School Before Christmas'' - Erasmo *1976: ''Càlamo'' - Riccardo *1976: ''

Cross Shot ''Cross Shot'' ( it, La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine) is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Plot Commissioner Jacovella is a hasty and decisive but fundamentally honest police officer, and sometimes indu ...

'' - Antonio Blasi *1976: ''

The House with Laughing Windows ''The House with Laughing Windows'' ( it, La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is a 1976 Italian ''giallo'' film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region i ...

'' - Stefano *1978: ''

The Bloodstained Shadow ''Solamente nero'' (''Only Blackness''), internationally released as ''The Bloodstained Shadow'', is a 1978 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Antonio Bido. The film was referred to as "a fine example of a competent giallo, as it cont ...

'' - Stefano D'Archangelo *1979: ''Le strelle nel fosso'' - Silvano *1980: '' Lion of the Desert'' - Captain Bedendo *1980: ''Il mondo degli ultimi'' *1982: ''Canto d'amore'' - Giulio *1984: '' The Three of Us'' - Leopoldo Mozart *1988: ''

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'' - Renzo De Carlo *1992: ''

Fratelli e sorelle ''Fratelli e sorelle'', internationally released as ''Brothers and Sisters'', is an Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered in the 1992 Venice Film Festival. For her performance in this film, Paola Quattrini won a Nastro d'Argento ...

'' - Aldo *1992: ''Il giardino dei ciliegi'' - Pietro *1993: '' Fiorile'' - Luigi *1995: '' Pugili'' (writer & director) *1996: ''

Traveling Companion ''Traveling Companion'' ( it, Compagna di viaggio) is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Asia Argento won the 1997 David ...

'' - Pepe *1997: '' Porzus'' - Galvano *1999: ''Il tempo dell'amore'' - Doctor *2001: ''L'accertamento'' - Giacomo Toschi *2001: ''An Impossible Crime'' - Valerio Garau *2002: ''Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'' (writer & director) *2004: ''L'eretico - Un gesto di coraggio'' - Cino da Pistoia *2009: ''Aller-retour'' - Giuseppe Amato *2010: '' A Second Childhood'' - Emilio *2014: ''L'altro Adamo'' *2014: ''Fuori Mira'' - Carlo Buzzi *2018: ''Respiri'' - Michele

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