Gianfranco D'Angelo
Gianfranco D'Angelo | |
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 D'Angelo in La liceale (1975) | |
| Born | 19 August 1936 |
| Died | 15 August 2021 (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021[1]) was an Italian actor and comedian.
Biography
[edit]Born in Rome, D'Angelo started his career as a comedian in the mid-1960s, achieving his first successes with the theatrical company "Il Bagaglino".[2] His career was launched in the mid-1970s, with a series of successful variety shows such as Mazzabubù, C'era una volta Roma, La Sberla, and reached its peak in the following decade, with Drive In, Odiens and Striscia la notizia.[2] D'Angelo was also very active in cinema between 1974 and 1982, but his film activity was limited to "sexy comedies" and B-movies.[2][3]
D'Angelo died after a short illness on 15 August 2021 at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, a few days before he turned 85. The funeral was celebrated on 17 August in the Church of the Artists in Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
Filmography
[edit]- Zum zum zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa (1969) - Party presenter
- Io non scappo... fuggo (1970)
- Bolidi sull'asfalto a tutta birra! (1970) - don Gelindo
- Lady Barbara (1970) - Fogarone
- Nel giorno del signore (1970) - Discepolo di Raffaello
- 4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre (1974) - Serafino
- Mondo candido (1975) - Barone
- Lover Boy (1975) - Fra' Domenico
- The School Teacher (1975) - Professor Puntiglio
- La liceale (1975) - Gianni Guidi / Professor
- Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa) (1976) - Tito Tazio
- Confessions of a Lady Cop (1976) - Onorevole Mannello
- Ecco lingua d'argento (1976) - Bobby
- Classe mista (1976) - Ciccio
- La professoressa di scienze naturali (1976) - Genesio
- The Lady Medic (1976) - Dottor Frustalupi
- Nerone (1977) - Tigellino
- Maschio latino cercasi (1977) - Il turista (segment "Accadde a Napoli")
- Kakkientruppen (1977) - Soldato Fritz
- Taxi Girl (1977) - Isidoro
- La compagna di banco (1977) - Professor Ilario Cacioppo
- Per amore di Poppea (1977) - Tizio
- Grazie tante - Arrivederci (1977) - Faustino
- The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High (1978) - Prof. Strumolo
- Scherzi da prete (1978) - Il Cardinale
- Una bella governante di colore (1978) - Professor Klipper
- La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti (1978) - Professor Pinzarrone
- The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978) - Capitano medico
- Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba (1979) - Buonanima
- Tutti a squola (1979) - Il preside
- La settimana bianca (1980) - Piergallini
- Biancaneve & Co... (1982) - Lo specchio parlante
- Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982) - Filippo
- La gorilla (1982) - Ruby's Father
- Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1988) - Alì ("Vuò cumprà")
- Se lo fai sono guai (2001) - Chirurgo
- Il crimine non va in pensione (2017) - Cesare
- W gli sposi (2019) - Sacrestano (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ "'Drive In' actor Gianfranco D'Angelo dies, aged 84". The Malta Independent. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- ^ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.
Further reading
[edit]- Baumgartner, Marina (2022). Io lo conoscevo bene: Storia semiseria di Gianfranco D'Angelo, eterno fanciullo (in Italian). Giraldi. ISBN 978-88-6155-942-4.
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