Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor.
Born in Seravezza,
Province of Lucca
The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.
It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pr ...
, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...
,
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...
and
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...
, he developed into one of Italy's strongest characters actors.
He met French actress Annie Girardot on the set of the film '' Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and married her on 6 January 1962. They had a daughter, Giulia; later the couple separated but never divorced.
Salvatori died in Rome of cirrhosis of the liver on March 27, 1988, seven days after his 55th birthday.
The Three Pirates
''The Three Pirates'' (Italian: ''I tre corsari'') is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Soldati. It is based on a novel by Emilio Salgari.
Cast
* Ettore Manni: Il Corsaro Nero - Enrico di Ventimiglia
* Marc Lawrence: Van Gould
...
'' (1952) - Il Corsaro Rosso - Rolando di Ventimiglia
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Good Folk's Sunday
''Good Folk's Sunday'' ( it, La domenica della buona gente) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Anton Giulio Majano.
Plot
Several destinies are displayed as the soccer teams of Rome and Naples meet, with Sophia Loren in one of the epis ...
'' (1953) - Giulio
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Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'', also known as ''Yolanda'' ( it, Jolanda, la figlia del corsaro nero) is a 1953 Italian film directed by Mario Soldati, and based on the novel Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter by Emilio Salgari ...
Public Opinion
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'' (1954) - Mario
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The Virtuous Bigamist
''The Virtuous Bigamist'' (french: Sous le ciel de Provence, it, Era di venerdì 17) is a 1956 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Soldati. It is a remake of the Italian film ''Four Steps in the Clouds'', written by Giuseppe Amato ...
'' (1956) - Gino - le frère de Maria
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Poveri ma belli
''Poveri ma belli'' (U.S. title: ''Poor, But Handsome''; U.K. title: ''A Girl in Bikini'') is a successful 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.
There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starring Marisa Allasio, Maurizio ...
'' (1957) - Salvatore
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Husbands in the City
''Husbands in the City'' ( it, Mariti in città) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini.
Plot
When wives go on vacation, husbands hope to have fun but they don't always succeed.
Cast
* Nino Taranto: Giacinto
* Franco Fabriz ...
'' (1957) - Mario
*'' Pretty But Poor'' (1957) - Salvatore
*'' Oh! Sabella'' (1957) - Raffaele Rizzullo
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Big Deal on Madonna Street
''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' ( it, I soliti ignoti; released in the UK as ''Persons Unknown'') is a 1958 Italian comedy caper film directed by Mario Monicelli and considered to be among the masterpieces of Italian cinema. Its original Italian ...
'' (1958) - Mario Angeletti
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Mogli pericolose
''Mogli pericolose'' ("Dangerous wives") is a 1958 Italian comedy film written and directed by Luigi Comencini.
Cast
* Sylva Koscina: Tosca, Pirro's wife
* Dorian Gray: Ornella, Bruno's wife
* Renato Salvatori: Dr. Federico Carpi
* Nino Ta ...
'' (1958) - Federico Carpi
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Nella città l'inferno
''Nella città l'inferno'' (''Behind Closed Shutters'') is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani.
Plot
When the wide-eyed Lina (Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) w ...
The Magliari
''I magliari'' (internationally released as ''The Magliari'') is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. The film won the silver ribbon for best cinematography.
In 2008 it was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be ...
Vento del sud
''Vento del sud'' also known as ''South Wind'' is a 1959 Italian mafia crime thriller film directed by Enzo Provenzale starring Claudia Cardinale and Renato Salvatori.
Cast
*Renato Salvatori ... Antonio Spagara
*Claudia Cardinale ... Grazia ...
Two Women
''Two Women'' ( it, La ciociara , rough literal translation "The Woman from Ciociaria") is a 1960 war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini and De Sica, based on the novel of the same name by Alberto ...
'' (1960) - Florindo, il camionista (uncredited)
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A Day for Lionhearts
''Un giorno da leoni'' (internationally released as ''A Day for Lionhearts'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Nanni Loy. The film describes the gradual evolution towards anti-fascism of Italian people during the Second World War.
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'' (1961) - Orlando
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Disorder
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Disorder may also refer to:
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* Disorder (medicine), a functional abnormality or disturbance
* Mental disorder or psychological disorder, a psychological pattern ...
Omicron
Omicron (; uppercase Ο, lowercase ο, ell, όμικρον) is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. This letter is derived from the Phoenician letter ayin: . In classical Greek, omicron represented the close-mid back rounded vowel in contr ...
'' (1963) - Omicron / Angelo
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La banda Casaroli
''La banda Casaroli'' is a 1962 Italian crime-drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. The film is based on real life events of criminal group led by Paolo Casaroli.
Cast
*Renato Salvatori: Paolo Casaroli
*Jean-Claude Brialy: Corrado Minguzz ...
'' (1963) - Paolo Casaroli
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The Organizer
''The Organizer'' ( it, I compagni"''I compagni''" literally translates into "''The Comrades''.") is a 1963 Italian-French-Yugoslavian-produced drama film written by Mario Monicelli and Age & Scarpelli, and directed by Mario Monicelli. Set in Tu ...
'' (1963) - Raoul
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Three Nights of Love
''Three Nights of Love'' ( it, Tre notti d'amore) is a 1964 omnibus comedy film in three segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi and starring Catherine Spaak, Enrico Maria Salerno and Adolfo Celi.
Cast
* Adolf ...
'' (1964) - Nicola (segment "La vedova")
*''
The Reckless
''The Reckless'' ( it, Una bella grinta) is a Italian films of 1965, 1965 cinema of Italy, Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot summary
Cast
* Renato Salvatori . ...
'' (1965) - Ettore Zambrini
* ''
How to Seduce a Playboy
''How to Seduce a Playboy'' (German: ''Bel Ami 2000 oder Wie verführt man einen Playboy?'') is a 1966 Austrian-Italian comedy film directed by Michael Pfleghar and starring Peter Alexander, Antonella Lualdi and Scilla Gabel.Von Dassanowsky p.18 ...
'' (1966) - Boy Schock
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Her Harem
''Her Harem'' ( it, L'harem, released in UK as ''The Harem'') is a 1967 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Carroll Baker, Gastone Moschin and Renato Salvatori.
Plot
A woman has a number of male lovers so, ...
Burn!
''Burn!'' (original title: ''Queimada'') is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British ''agent provocateur'' sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in th ...
'' (1969) - Teddy Sanchez
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The Light at the Edge of the World
''The Light at the Edge of the World'' is a 1971 adventure film, adapted from Jules Verne's classic 1905 adventure novel ''The Lighthouse at the End of the World'' (''Le Phare du bout du monde''). The plot involves piracy in the South Atlantic du ...
'' (1971) - Montefiore
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The Burglars
''Le Casse'' (US title: ''The Burglars'') is a 1971 French-Italian neo noir crime film directed by director Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif. It is based on the 1953 novel by David Goodis and revolves around a team ...
'' (1971) - Renzi
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La prima notte di quiete
''La prima notte di quiete'' is a 1972 romantic drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It stars Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Salvo Randone and Lea Massari. The version released in France and ...
Flic Story
''Flic Story'' is a French crime thriller released on October 1, 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine-year pursuit of French gangster and ...
'' (1975) - Mario Poncini
*'' The Gypsy'' (1975) - Jo Amila, dit "Jo le boxeur"
*'' Illustrious Corpses'' (1976) - Police commissary
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Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
''Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man'' ( it, Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi crime film, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock.
Cast
* Marc Porel as Fred
* Ray Lovelock as Tony ...
'' (1976) - Pasquini
*'' The Last Woman'' (1976) - Rene
*'' Todo modo'' (1976) - Dr. Scalambri
*'' Armaguedon'' (1977) - Albert, called 'Einstein'
*'' Ernesto'' (1979) - Cesc
*'' La luna'' (1979) - Communist
*'' Oggetti smarriti'' (1980) - Davide
*'' The Cricket'' (1980) - Carburo
*'' Asso'' (1981) - Bretella
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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man'' ( it, La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo) is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for ...