Alfredo Rizzo
Alfredo Rizzo (born January 2, 1902 in Nice , France , † September 6, 1991 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Rizzo's career began on vaudeville stages, where he performed variety numbers with his brother Carlo and other greats of the golden age such as Erminio Macario and Renato Rascel of this art form (which lasted from around 1930 to 1945). The brothers were the heads of one of the most sought-after ensembles from 1937 to 1947. Rizzo played his first film role for Mario Mattòlis Lo vedi come sei… lo vedo come sei? in 1939. In the period after the Second World War, his appearances in films intensified, where he almost always took on the role of villain in both dramas and comedies. In 1960, again with his brother Carlo, he founded his own stage ensemble (the “Compagnia Fratelli Rizzo- Franca Volpi ”), but remained connected to the cinema in many roles. He later wrote screenplays and directed mostly erotic comedies, which he wrote with co-authors such as Mario Amendola , Roberto Mauri and Bruno Corbucci . Artistically more important works are also on the list of his films; so Federico Fellini used it four times. Rizzo acted under the Anglicised names Alfred Rice or Fred Ritz in several of the productions that were based on pure commercialism . He played his last role for television in 1986.
Filmography (selection)
- actor
- 1953: A Heart and a Crown (Roman Holiday)
- 1959: Terror in Oklahoma (Il terrore dell'Oklahoma)
- 1960: The monster at Bantry Castle (L'ultima preda del vampiro)
- 1962: The Vampire's Revenge (La strage dei vampiri)
- 1963: Noah's Ark (Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio)
- 1965: Colorado Charlie (Colorado Charlie)
- 1966: Vajas con Dios, Gringo
- 1967: Django - Your executioner is waiting (Non aspettare Django, spara)
- 1967: Django - his last greeting (La vendetta è il mio perdono)
- 1967: NATO per uccidere
- 1969: The Degenerate (Satyricon)
- 1969: Two idiots as gunslingers (Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero della guerra)
- 1970: Campana (Quando suona la campana)
- 1970: Two idiots in Africa (Due bianchi nell'Africa nera)
- 1971: $ 1,000 bounty (Il venditore di morte)
- 1971: Source sporche anime dannate
- 1971: Holy Water Joe (Acquasanta Joe)
- 1974: A champion is not a commodity (Sistema l'America e torno)
- 1978: The super bull chases the godfather (Squadra antimafia)
- 1981: Two dead pants cream off (Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici)
- Direction and script
- 1971: Assumption Commando to Hell (I gardini del diavolo) (also actor)
- 1974: Carnalità
- 1975: La bolognese
- 1975: La sanguisa conduce la danza
- 1976: Sorbole ... che romagnola!
- 1977: Peccati di una giovane moglie di campagna
- 1978: Suggestionata
- 1978: Alessia… un vulcano sotto la pelle
Web links
- Alfredo Rizzo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at mymovies (Italian)
- Synchronized work by Rizzo
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in La Repubblica, September 8, 1991
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi. Rome 2002, p. 363
- ^ Roberto Poppi, article Alfredo Rizzo , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome 1998, pp. 422/423
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rizzo, Alfredo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rice, Alfred; Ritz, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1991 |
| Place of death | Rome |