Gianni Bonagura
Gianni Bonagura (actually Gianfelice Bonagura ; born October 27, 1925 in Milan ; † October 8, 2017 there ) was an Italian actor and voice actor .
Life
Bonagura graduated with a degree in philosophy but interrupted his first courses to enroll at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome. After an academic year in the 1946/1947 theater season, he played in classics such as Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Storm , Ibsen's Peer Gynt and Pirandello's Questa sera si recita a soggetto . With a sarcastic spirit and ironic powers of observation, Bonagura often played comedic roles such as in Irma La Douce , which he tackled in Vittorio Gassman's ensemble , or other pieces by British authors. His theater work predominated throughout his career, although he also went on trips to radio productions, where he spoke alongside Nino Manfredi and Paolo Ferrari .
In the cinema and for television, Bonagura was always active, but comparatively cautious. On the small screen he was to be seen in film adaptations under Anton Giulio Majano , Leonardo Cortese as well as in some comedies; best known, however, are his appearances as “Dr. Watson ”in the 1968 Italian television series about Sherlock Holmes . In almost 50 years of activity, there have been around 30 film appearances; At the beginning, alongside Manfredi and Ferrari, there were a few comedies, later Bonagura could also be seen in genre films.
More important was Bonagura's commitment in the area of dubbing , where he could not only look back on a wide range of work, but also managed his own company at times.
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: Contro la legge
- 1960: Flowers for the accused (A porte chiuse)
- 1968: Shot trip to San Remo (Les Cracks)
- 1968: Sherlock Holmes (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1968: Madame has the longest fingers (La notte è fatta per ... rubare)
- 1973: A lucky pig doesn't have to be a piglet (La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no)
- 1973: The Relentless Enforcer (La polizia sta a guardare)
- 2000: Padre Pio
- 2001: Due e mezzo compreso il viaggio (short film)
Web links
- Gianni Bonagura in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gianni Bonagura on MyMovies (Italian).
- Bonagura's dubbing
Individual evidence
- ↑ E 'morto l'attore Gianni Bonagura, volto della commedia italiana , accessed on October 12, 2017
- ↑ Roberto Chiti, article Gianni Bonagura , in: Chiti, Lancia, Orbicciani, Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998, p. 68
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonagura, Gianni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonagura, Gianfelice (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 2017 |
| Place of death | Milan |