Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola (born July 22, 1930 in Turin , † September 3, 2001 in Rome ) was an Italian actor and voice actor .
Life
Amendola came from a family of actors and is the nephew of screenwriter and director Mario Amendola . As a child he was seen in Gian Burrasca ; he played a pupil for Sergio Tofano . From the 1950s he worked in revue theaters, from 1954 he was also active with a certain regularity in the cinema, mostly in comic roles. Amendola was also seen in television productions such as Il gallo canta a mezzanotte and L'ultima faccia di Medusa (both created in 1958) or Il provino (1964). From 1968 Amendola devoted himself almost exclusively to dubbing, which he was interested in early on; he regularly lent his unmistakable voice a. a. Dustin Hoffman , Al Pacino , Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro . From 1982 on, he was again involved in some major television hits as an actor.
Amendola was married to his colleague Rita Savagnone; Claudio Amendola is their son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Gian Burrasca
- 1954: In the clutches of the past (Avanzi di galera)
- 1954: The girls from the remote office 04 (Le signorine dello 04)
- 1959: It was called the great war (La grande guerra)
- 1964: Maciste, the hero of Sparta (Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta)
- 1964: The winner of Samarkand (Il ladro di Damasco)
- 1965: Honeymoons in Italian (Viaggio di nozze all'italiana)
- 1967: He who laughs last laughs best (Riderà (Cuore matto))
- 1967: Great heart, hold on tight (Cuore matto… matto da legare)
- 1970: Opportunity makes jealousy (Lacrime d'amore)
- 1980: Buddy hits Luke (Chissà perché… capitano tutte a me)
Web links
- Ferruccio Amendola in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Amendola's extensive dubbing
- Ferruccio Amendola in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Ferruccio Amendola on MyMovies (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 17
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amendola, Ferruccio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 2001 |
| Place of death | Rome |