Gianni Rizzo
Gianni Rizzo (actually Giovanni Rizzo , born April 5, 1924 in Brindisi , Apulia , † February 4, 1992 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
After graduating from school and training as a teacher, Rizzo moved to Rome to become an actor. His first film Macario contro Zagomar , which dates from 1944, marked the beginning of a career as a character actor. With his stocky, plump figure and his face expression tending to mockery, Rizzo was predestined for roles as cynical governors in adventure films , corrupt senators in sandal films or powerful clients and insidious bank managers in agent films and spaghetti westerns . He had his last appearance in The Name of the Rose . Occasionally, he had the opportunity to escape his role cliché in artistically demanding films by Roberto Rossellini , Pier Paolo Pasolini , Alberto Bevilacqua and Pietro Germi . A lifelong professional collaboration linked him with the director Gianfranco Parolini ; so he was seen in all films in his Sabata trilogy.
In addition to his film career, Rizzo has also appeared in numerous television works.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: Only you are my dream (Al diavolo la celebrità)
- 1954: The love of the gypsy comes from (Carmen proibità)
- 1957: The Corsair of the Red Crescent (Il corsaro della mezzaluna)
- 1959: The son of the red corsair (La scimitarra del Saraceno)
- 1959: Judith - The Sword of Vengeance (Giuditta e Oloferne)
- 1961: Hercules, the hero of Carthage (La vendetta di Ursus)
- 1962: Zorro's homecoming and revenge (Zorro alla corte di Spagna)
- 1963: The revolt of the gladiators (I dieci gladiatori)
- 1964: The diamond hell on the Mekong
- 1965: The chance is nil (Agent Z 55 missione disperata)
- 1966: The boss sends his best man (Requiem per un agente segreto)
- 1967: Five against Casablanca (Attentato ai tre grandi)
- 1967: Face to Face (Faccia a faccia)
- 1967: Waiting list for hell (Anonima de asesinos)
- 1968: Run for your life (Corri uomo corri)
- 1968: Sartana - Pray for your death (… Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte)
- 1969: Sabata (Ehi amico… c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!)
- 1971: Adios, Sabata (Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di ...)
- 1971: Sabata returns (È tornato Sabata… hai chiuso un'altra volta)
- 1973: Decamerone - Adventure of Lust (Storie scellerate)
- 1975: The Tomato War (Antonio e Placido - Attenti ragazzi… chi rompe paga)
- 1978: Agents don't know tears (A chi tocca, tocca ...!)
- 1984: Off to jail (Tutti dentro)
- 1986: the name of the rose
Web links
- Gianni Rizzo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enrico Lancia, article Gianni Rizzo , in: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori, Vol. 2, M-Z. Rome, Gremese, 2003. pp. 159/160.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rizzo, Gianni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rizzo, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brindisi , Apulia , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 1992 |
| Place of death | Rome , Lazio , Italy |