Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Bari, the son of an

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father and a Bulgarian mother, Raho graduated in philosophy and then, immediately after the war, he debuted on stage. While theater was his main activity, Raho was also a very prolific film character actor, with over one hundred credits starting from 1948. He was also active in television films and series.

Death

Raho died on 9 January 2016 in Anzio, Italy, at the age of 93.

Selected filmography

* ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Sottocapo Luigi Serra * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Zeton, Priest * '' Duel of Champions'' (1961) - Grand Priest * '' Gold of Rome'' (1961) - Rabbi Beniamino * '' A Difficult Life'' (1961) - (uncredited) * '' Charge of the Black Lancers'' (1962) - Un Altro Membro del Consiglio * ''

Seven Seas to Calais ''Seven Seas to Calais'' (in Italy ''Il dominatore dei sette mari'') is a 1962 Italian adventure film in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, produced by Paolo Moffa, directed by Rudolph Maté (his final film) and Primo Zeglio, that stars Rod Taylor, K ...

'' (1962) - King Philip of Spain * '' Imperial Venus'' (1962) - Kerversau * ''Il processo di Verona'' (1963) - Don Giuseppe Chiot - priest * '' The Ghost'' (1963) - Canon Owens * ''

Gidget Goes to Rome ''Gidget Goes to Rome'' is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor feature film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film ''Gidget''. The film is the third of three Gidge ...

'' (1963) - Mario, the Waiter (uncredited) * ''La ballata dei mariti'' (1963) - Hanoi * '' Castle of Blood'' (1964) * '' The Long Hair of Death'' (1964) * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1964) * '' The Betrothed'' (1964) * '' Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula'' (1966) * '' Rififi in Amsterdam'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * '' My Name Is Pecos'' (1967) * '' On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...'' (1967) * '' Pecos Cleans Up'' (1967) * '' Avenger X'' (1967) * ''

Satanik ''Satanik'' is an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker (writer) and Magnus (artist), also the authors of the popular series '' Kriminal'' and '' Alan Ford''. Synopsis Satanik is Marny Bannister, a skilled female chemis ...

'' (1968) * '' The Last Chance'' (1968) * ''

Madigan's Millions ''Madigan's Millions'' ( It: ''Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi'', Sp: ''El Millón de Madigan'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. The movie was shot in 1966 but was not released ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl'' (1968) * ''

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' () is a 1970 giallo film directed by Dario Argento, in his directorial debut. The film has been credited with popularizing giallo, an Italian genre of thriller developed in the 1960s. It is the first in what ...

'' (1970) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * '' Drummer of Vengeance'' (1971) * '' Valerie Inside Outside'' (1972) * '' Amuck!'' (1972) * ''

The Night of the Devils ''The Night of the Devils'' ( it, La notte dei diavoli, es, La noche de los diablos) is a 1972 film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is loosely based on the Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's novel ''The Family of the Vourdalak''. Plot The patria ...

'' (1972) * '' Crimes of the Black Cat'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) *'' My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure '' (1973) *'' The Flower with the Petals of Steel'' (1973) *'' The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' (1974) *'' Bread and Chocolate'' (1974) * ''Extra'' (1976) *'' Free Hand for a Tough Cop'' (1976) *'' Superfantagenio'' (1986)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Umberto 1922 births People from Bari Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors 2016 deaths Italian people of Bulgarian descent