Riccardo Garrone
Acting
Biography
Riccardo Garrone (1 November 1926 – 14 March 2016) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director. Garrone began his acting career in 1949 and attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1949 until his retirement in 2014. He made his debut in the film Adam and Eve directed by Mario Mattoli. He also worked in several theatre productions alongside other actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Diana Torrieri and Elena Zareschi. Garrone often portrayed characters with persuasive, polite personalities in a variety of B movie comedies, spaghetti-westerns and horrors. In the 1980s, he made frequent stage collaborations with Antonella Steni and he made more appearances on television. One of his most popular television roles was on Un medico in famiglia in which he portrayed Nicola Solari. He also had a recurring role on Amico mio starring Massimo Dapporto. Garrone was married to Grazia Maria Verità and they had one daughter, Francesca. Garrone was also the younger brother of director Sergio Garrone. He retired in 2014. Garrone died in Milan on 14 March 2016 at the age of 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riccardo Garrone (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: November 1, 1926
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Known For
La Dolce Vita
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Day by Day, Desperately
The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a council building in Rome, disrupts the lives of all its members.
Amico mio
Amico mio is a 1993 Italian-German television series set in a children's hospital and stars Massimo Dapporto. The series, which focuses on the stories of Dr. Magri and his colleagues in the department of pediatrics of San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome, aired for two seasons on Rai 2 and then Canale 5, as well as on ZDF in Germany.
La Pimpa
Pimpa, a white female dog with red dots all over her body, who lives with her owner/father figure Armando, a plump moustached man who treats her like a daughter. Every day Pimpa goes through new adventures wheter it's in her house's surroundings or all over the world, or even in space, meeting old friends and making newers.
The Railroad Man
Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.
A doctor in the family
The adventures of the unpredictable Martini family led by the tireless Grandpa Libero.
The Avenger, Zorro
The young Flem Mascaslim it be a hindrance to Bill Warner and, like his father did, try to get rid of it to take over his ranch. Along with his manager devises a plan: will be arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank and present false witnesses to his sentence. But the Fox manages to free the boy, putting him safely home of a friend and her daughter.
The Last Violence
Raped during the war by a stranger, Anna is forced by their parents to pretend that that her daughter Lisa is her sister. When she is about to marry the new doctor in the country, her jealous brother resorts to threats of blackmail in an attempt to keep them apart.
The Traffic Policeman
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
The Swindle
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Filmography
as Nonno Carmine
as Tommaso
as Nicola Ferrari
as Maresciallo
as Eminenza
as Direttore TG
as Carlo's father (voice) (segment "Ho chiuso il gas?")
as Nicola Solari
as Diomede
as Fausto
as Dottore
as Avvocato Rossi Mannelli
as Direttore dell'ospedale
as John Sabatini
as Uncle Lele
as La Voce di Lassù
as Comandante Tafuri
as padre di Marina
as Pappalardo
as Principe Cellini
as Anacleto Stella
as Ragionier Calboni
as Giovanni Covelli
as Altre voci
as Ammiraglio Ulderisi
as il tenente Rondi
as Ermete
as Avvocato
as Karl
as Natali
as Marito di Enrica
as Arnaldi
as Avvocato
as Federico Innocenti (detto: Borotalco)
as Police Inspector
as Vincenzo
as notaio
as Frisco Joe
as Commissioner Guarnieri
as Lt. Spezzini
as On. Lampedusa
as Il Principe
as Robertuzzo
as Petruzzo
as Peppino Garibaldi
as Sheriff
as Zagaya
as Conte Guidobaldo
as Doctor Warren
as Giovanni Piccolomini
as Gerbino
as Giuseppe
as Giuseppe Bartone
as Producer (scenes deleted)
as Agilulfo, il crociato
as Pedicone
as The Warden
as Carvalli
as Umberto
as padre di Livia
as Armando Locatelli
as Galeazzo Ghia
as Albert Pison
as Father of Livia
as Mr. Fargo
as Raniero De Lanzo
as Nicolo
as Vladimiro Dupont
as Donovan
as Killer Kossock
as barbiere
as Pizzini il dirigente discografico
as Croupier
as Moulin Rouge
as Lapointe
as Traveler
as Foran (as Dick Regan)
as Riccardo
as Arturo Baldi
as Alvaro Morandini (I)
as l'altro specialista
as Joseph Morgan
as Bomba
as The Baron
as Carlo (segment "Una casa rispettabile")
as Riccardo
as Proprietario locale
as Barone
as Ex Fidanzato di Laura
as Sandrino
as Un giornalista
as Protettore di Assuntina
as Paolo
as Don Carlos
as Michele - a Player
as Toni
as Galba
as Commissario Nardelli
as Kunde bei Dominici
as Alvise
as Lampourde
as Romolo
as Alfonso
as Don Liborio
as Il tenente dei vigili
as Hyperbius
as Massimo
as Enzo
as Hamilcar
as Riccardo
as Virgilio "il Milanese"
as Cesare Malabrocca
as Guido Branca
as Michele
as 'Tre Stecche'
as Tifoso romanista
as Don Fulgenzio
as Lello
as The Lieutenant
as Franco
as Sergeant
as Sandra's father
as Giorgio Carani
as Dott. Guido Benvenuti
as Carlo
as L'amico di Marcello
as Capo macchinista Morabito
as The Driver into No-Parking Area
as Riccardo
as Pierre Dupont
as Giancarlo
as Ufficiale delle guardie (uncredited)
as Complice di Bianchi
as Il Pistolero Sudista