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Luigi Bonos (1910–2000) was an Italian comedian and stage, television and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1945 and 1992. Born in
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, the son of two Hungarian circus artists, along with his brothers Vittorio (1908 - 1966) and Giovanni (1907-1956) Bonos formed a trio of comedians who met large success in the
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theater between the 1930s and 1940s. He made his film debut in 1951, and since then he appeared in dozens of comedy films, usually as a character actor. He died in 2000.


Selected filmography

* ''L'ippocampo'' (1945) - Un acrobato * '' The Whole City Sings'' (1945) * '' Era lui... sì! sì!'' (1951) - Cameriere * ''
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'' (1952) - (uncredited) * '' Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952) * ''
I morti non pagano tasse ''I Morti non pagano tasse'' is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Sergio Grieco. Cast * Tino Scotti: Marco Vecchietti / Giovanni Rossi * Titina De Filippo: Geltrude * Carlo Campanini: Il sindaco * Clelia Matania: La signora Vecchietti * Arold ...
'' (1952) * ''
The Tired Outlaw ''The Tired Outlaw'' (Italian: ''Il bandolero stanco'') is a 1952 Italian comedy western film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Renato Rascel, Lauretta Masiero and Lia Di Leo.Curti p.77 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1952) * '' Era lei che lo voleva'' (1954) - The Cook at Invernaghi's (uncredited) * ''
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! ''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (Italian: ''Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Tino Scotti, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Dapporto. The film's sets were designed by the art director Beni Montresor. ...
'' (1954) - Mimo * ''
Tunis Top Secret ''Tunis Top Secret'' ( it, Tunisi top secret, german: Akte Sahara – streng vertraulich) is a 1959 Italian-German adventure- spy film written and directed by Bruno Paolinelli and starring Elsa Martinelli and Giorgia Moll.U. Tani (31 October 195 ...
'' (1959) - Pedro * '' The Last Judgment'' (1961) * ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962) * ''
Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against ...
'' (1962) * ''
I motorizzati ''I motorizzati'' is a 1962 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, consisting of five segments all sharing cars as main theme. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Achille Pestani * Nino Manfredi as Nino Borsetti * Franco Franchi ...
'' (1962) - Franco * '' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) - Albergo Stelletta * ''Il segno di Zorro'' (1963) - padre Diaz * '' Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963) - Museum Official (uncredited) * ''
Castle of the Living Dead ''Castle of the Living Dead'' ( it, Il Castello dei Morti Vivi, french: Le Chateau des Morts Vivants) is a 1964 horror film directed by Warren Kiefer. It was released in English under the title ''Crypt of Horror''. It was Kiefer's first film as ...
'' (1964) - Marc * ''
Killer Caliber .32 ''Killer Caliber .32 '' ( it, Killer calibro 32, also known as ''32 Caliber Killer'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Peter Lee Lawrence. Plot Silver kills the seven members of a mask ...
'' (1967) - Alonso - Mine Worker (uncredited) * '' The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' (1968) - Old House Owner (uncredited) * '' Madigan's Millions'' (1968) - Lift operator * ''
The Longest Hunt ''Spara, Gringo, spara'' (internationally released as ''The Longest Hunt'' and ''Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western s ...
'' (1968) - Sgt. Peck * ''
Indovina chi viene a merenda? ''Indovina chi viene a merenda?'' (i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war- comedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Sicily 1943: to avoid war, Franco and Ciccio h ...
'' (1969) - German Soldier * ' (1969) - Taubenheim, Kunsthändler * ''
The Thirteen Chairs ''The Thirteen Chairs'' (french: 12 + 1; it, Una su 13) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani and starring Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles, and featuring Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas, Mylène D ...
'' (1969) - Dicky (uncredited) * ''
Oh, Grandmother's Dead ''Oh, Grandmother's Dead'' ( it, Toh, è morta la nonna!) is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Sergio Tofano. Cast * Sirena Adgemova as Sparta * Carole André as Claretta * Wanda Capodaglio as Adelaide Ghia, ...
'' (1969) * ''
Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...
'' (1969) - Herzog von Artois * ''
The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' ( it, Un esercito di 5 uomini) is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution. Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script by ...
'' (1969) - Priest (uncredited) * ''
The Secret of Santa Vittoria ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the be ...
'' (1969) - Benedetti * ''
And God Said to Cain ''And God Said to Cain'' ( it, E Dio disse a Caino, german: Satan der Rache) is a 1970 Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Klaus Kinski. The story is about Gary Hamilton, who is granted a free pardon from a prison ...
'' (1970) - Joë * '' Paths of War'' (1970) - Barman (uncredited) * ''Formula 1 - Nell'inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) * '' I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin'' (1970) - Posada Owner * ''L'asino d'oro: processo per fatti strani contro Lucius Apuleius cittadino romano'' (1970) - Husband of Birrena * '' Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970) * ''
Defeat of the Mafia ''Defeat of the Mafia'' ( it, Scacco alla mafia) is an Italian noir- crime film directed by Warren Kiefer and starring Victor Spinetti and Maria Pia Conte. It was shot in the late 1968 but released only in November 1970. It was initially plann ...
'' (1970) - Giulio * ''
They Call Me Trinity ''They Call Me Trinity'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Trinità...) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars Terence Hill an ...
'' (1970) - Ozgur - Bartender * '' Fantasia Among the Squares'' (1971) - Le Sheriff * ''La Poudre d'escampette'' (1971) - Un soldat italien sur la plage * '' Armiamoci e partite!'' (1971) - Baron's Adjutant * ''
Trinity Is Still My Name ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' ( it, ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, lit. "...they kept calling him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a sequel ...
'' (1971) - Bartender Ozgur * ''Si può fare molto con 7 donne'' (1972) - Costa * ''
Chronicle of a Homicide ''Chronicle of a Homicide'' ( it, Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente, also known as ''Italian Streetfighters'') is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast *Massimo Ranieri: Fabio Sola *Martin Balsam: Judge Aldo Sol ...
'' (1972) * '' I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam'' (1972) - Big Bon * '' What?'' (1972) - Painter * ''Finalmente... le mille e una notte'' (1972) - Baba * '' Frankenstein 80'' (1972) - Hobo * ''Now They Call Him Sacramento'' (1972) - Old Tequila * ''Lo chiamavano Verità'' (1972) - Pierre, the Waiter * ''
Even Angels Eat Beans ''Even Angels Eat Beans'' (Italian: ''Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni with Giuliano Gemma and Bud Spencer. It was awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1974. The film pro ...
'' (1973) - Italian Merchant (uncredited) * ''
Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad ''Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad'' (Italian: ''Simbad e il califfo di Bagdad'') is a 1973 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Robert Malcolm, Sonia Wilson, Luigi Bonos and Arturo DominiciMoliterno p.136 Based on th ...
'' (1973) - Firùz * ''...e così divennero i 3 supermen del West'' (1973) - Professor Aristide Panzarotti * ''Più forte sorelle'' (1973) - Timothy * ''
Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain ''Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (Italian: ''Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata'') is a 1974 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Aldo Giuffrè, Agata Flori and Ninetto Davoli.Poppi p.21 The film's ...
'' (1974) * ''Laß jucken, Kumpel 3. Teil - Maloche, Bier und Bett'' (1974) - Luckys Vater * ''Sesso in testa'' (1974) * ''Charleston'' (1974) - Hotel Porter (uncredited) * ''Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale'' (1975) * ''
The Flower in His Mouth ''The Flower in His Mouth'' ( it, Gente di rispetto) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jennifer O'Neill. Plot Teacher Elena Bardi transfers herself from Sondrio in a Sicilian town, where she is harassed by a ma ...
'' (1975) - Canaino * '' The Exorcist: Italian Style'' (1975) - Dr. Schnautzer * ''La nipote del prete'' (1976) - Prete * ''San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne'' (1976) - Antonio Pocaterra * ' (1976) - Art Director (uncredited) * ''
Death Rage ''Death Rage'' (Italian: ''Con la rabbia agli occhi'') is a 1976 Italian film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Yul Brynner in his final film. Plot summary A chance for revenge brings a hit man out of retirement in this noir directed ...
'' (1976) - Peppiniello * '' Merciless Man'' (1976) * '' Carioca tigre'' (1976) - Talazar * ''Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito'' (1977) - Fulgenzio Cherubini * '' March or Die'' (1977) - Andre * ''
Mad Dog Mad dog is a phrase commonly attributed to rabid dogs. Mad Dog may also refer to: Music * ''Mad Dog'' (album), an album by John Entwistle * "Mad Dog", a song by America from '' Holiday'' * "Mad Dog", a song by Deep Purple from ''The House of Bl ...
'' (1977) - Pappalardo * ''Grazie tante - Arrivederci'' (1977) * ''
Lo chiamavano Bulldozer ''Lo chiamavano Bulldozer'', also known as ''They Called Him Bulldozer'' or ''Bulldozer'' is a 1978 Italian action- comedy film directed by Michele Lupo. Plot Bulldozer is a sailor and a retired American football superstar; landed by accident ...
'' (1978) - Bulldozers pal, trying to build him a new motor drive * ''
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid ''The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid'' ( it, Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre) is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey. It was followed by a sequel in 1980, '' Everything ...
'' (1979) - Deputy Allen * ''
Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (internationally released as ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was filmed in Rome, Cappadocia, Marano Lagunare and Exilles. Plot summar ...
'' (1984) * '' Il burbero'' (1986) - Una guardia * ''
They Call Me Renegade ''They Call Me Renegade'' is a 1987 road movie directed by E.B. Clucher and starring Terence Hill and his adoptive son Ross. Plot summary "Renegade" Luke (Hill), a drifter and petty con artist, lives a free and easy life with no responsibility tr ...
'' (1987) - Bartender * '' There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs'' (1990) - Barritore d'asta * '' The King's Whore'' (1990) - 2nd Priest * ''À demain'' (1992) * '' Once a Year, Every Year'' (1994)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonos, Luigi 1910 births 2000 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors