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Riccardo Cucciolla
Actor
Died September 17, 1999 (75 years)
Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacco & Vanzetti.
Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor.
Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, in Anton Giulio Majano's Good Folk's Sunday. After some minor roles, he had his first important role in Italiani brava gente (1965), followed by a further significant role in Giuliano Montaldo's Grand Slam (1967).
Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with the leading role in Montaldo's Sacco e Vanzetti, for which he was awarded best actor at Cannes and won a Silver Ribbon. In the wake of that sudden popularity, he intensively worked throughout the decade, alternating notable films with others of more modest quality and ambition. Starting from eighties he thinned out his appearances, mainly focusing on dubbing and television roles. As a dubber, he provided voice-overs for Roger Moore, Claudio Villa, Erland Josephson, John Cazale, Jonathan Pryce, Richard Egan, James Caan, Robert Duvall and more.
On 17 September 1999, Cucciolla died in Rome at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife, the poet Alida Sessa; their son Riccardo; and two children by his first wife, Francesco and Lietta.
Source: Article "Riccardo Cucciolla" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor.
Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, in Anton Giulio Majano's Good Folk's Sunday. After some minor roles, he had his first important role in Italiani brava gente (1965), followed by a further significant role in Giuliano Montaldo's Grand Slam (1967).
Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with the leading role in Montaldo's Sacco e Vanzetti, for which he was awarded best actor at Cannes and won a Silver Ribbon. In the wake of that sudden popularity, he intensively worked throughout the decade, alternating notable films with others of more modest quality and ambition. Starting from eighties he thinned out his appearances, mainly focusing on dubbing and television roles. As a dubber, he provided voice-overs for Roger Moore, Claudio Villa, Erland Josephson, John Cazale, Jonathan Pryce, Richard Egan, James Caan, Robert Duvall and more.
On 17 September 1999, Cucciolla died in Rome at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife, the poet Alida Sessa; their son Riccardo; and two children by his first wife, Francesco and Lietta.
Source: Article "Riccardo Cucciolla" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 2019 | Doctor Giorgia (TV Series) · as Dott. Lombardi |
| 1997 | Doctor Giorgia (TV Series) · as Lombardi |
| 1997 | Our God's Brother · as The Monk |
| 1996 | Marshal Rocca (TV Series) · as Serafino Calcata |
| 1994 | L'affaire · as Van Doude |
| 1993 | Le Château des oliviers (TV Series) · as Jules Campredon |
| 1991 | Pizza Colonia · as Massimo Serboli |
| 1989 | Vanille fraise · as Andreani |
| 1988 | The Secret Cases of Inspector Lavardin (TV Series) · as Serge Orzyck |
| 1988 | 32 dicembre · as Generale Emanuele Anselmi |
| 1986 | The Enigmatic Mister S. · as Chapondeau |
| 1985 | The Assisi Underground · as Luigi Brizzi |
| 1984 | The Octopus (TV Series) · as Riccardo Respighi |
| 1982 | Marco Polo (TV Series) · as Zio Zane |
| 1980 | Sophia Loren: Her Own Story · as Dominico Villani |
| 1978 | Tecnica di un colpo di stato: la marcia su Roma (TV Series) · as Narratore |
| 1978 | The Last Savage · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | Tomboy - I misteri del sesso · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Risking · as Police Commissioner Sacchi |
| 1976 | The Last Concert · as Stella's Father |
| 1975 | Rain over Santiago · as Olivares |
| 1975 | C.I.A. Secret Story · as Giuseppe Pinelli |
| 1975 | Mondo Magic · as Narratore |
| 1974 | Borsalino and Co. · as Volpone |
| 1974 | Chance and Violence · as Dr. Puget |
| 1974 | High School Girl · as Celio D'altamura |
| 1974 | Par le sang des autres · as Cast |
| 1974 | Rabid Dogs · as Riccardo |
| 1973 | The Sensual Man · as Paolo's Father |
| 1973 | The Assassination of Matteotti · as Antonio Gramsci |
| 1973 | No, the Case Is Happily Resolved · as Professor Eduardo Ranieri |
| 1973 | Vogliamo i colonnelli · as Narratore |
| 1972 | Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi · as Commissioner |
| 1972 | A Cop · as Paul Weber |
| 1972 | Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire · as Nicola Perella |
| 1972 | La violenza: Quinto potere · as Professor Salemi |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Africa Uncensored · as Narrator |
| 1971 | The Case Is Closed, Forget It · as Pesenti |
| 1971 | Aeneid (TV Series) · as Narratore |
| 1971 | Sacco & Vanzetti · as Nicola Sacco |
| 1969 | Secret Africa · as Narrator |
| 1969 | One on Top of the Other · as Benjamin Wormser |
| 1968 | La rivoluzione sessuale · as Emilio Missiroli |
| 1968 | Bandits in Rome · as Vice Commissioner Pascuttini |
| 1968 | The Seven Cervi Brothers · as Gelindo Cervi |
| 1967 | Grand Slam · as Agostino Rossi |
| 1967 | Massacre in the Black Forest · as Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1967 | A Rose for Everyone · as Narratore |
| 1966 | Macabro · as Narrator |
| 1966 | Francis of Assisi · as Fra' Leone |
| 1965 | Don Camillo in Moscow · as Narratore |
| 1965 | La bugiarda · as Alfredo |
| 1965 | Women of the Resistance · as Narrator |
| 1964 | Vita di Michelangelo (TV Series) · as Narratore (voice) |
| 1964 | Italiano brava gente · as Giuseppe Sanna |
| 1964 | Primitive Love · as Narrator |
| 1964 | Malamondo · as Narrator |
| 1964 | Mondo Inferno · as Narrator |
| 1963 | Medusa vs. The Son Of Hercules · as (voice Dubbing For Richard Harrison) |
| 1959 | Tenente Sheridan (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 1959 | L'isola del tesoro (TV Series) · as Joyce |
| 1954 | Il seduttore · as Racca |
| 1953 | The Bullocks · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 |