Nino Terzo
Nino Terzo (actually Antonino Terzo ; born May 22, 1923 in Palermo , † May 8, 2005 in Marano di Napoli ) was an Italian comedian and actor .
Terzo had appeared as a comedian in "Avanspettacolo", a stage form close to revue, and on revue stages together with Totò , Peppino De Filippo , Domenico Modugno and Franco & Ciccio as well as Lino Banfi mostly in supporting role. He has also appeared in various operettas. From 1962 he repeated his role as a direct and panic reacting figure with an enormous speech problem, who is only able to express himself again through hectic inhalation and exhalation, for numerous films, which were often starred with his former stage partner . He has seldom been able to escape this somewhat monothematic cliché in the long run and show approaches to actual acting, as in Federico Fellini's Die Clowns , Nanni Loy's Cafè Express or Giuseppe Tornatores Nuovo cinema Paradiso . In 1992 he retired into private life for health reasons. After four heart attacks, he lived with his wife in the Neapolitan hinterland and died largely forgotten.
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Colpo gobbo all'Italiana
- 1965: Mr. Major, two bottles are on the spot (I due sergenti del generale Custer)
- 1967: Better a young widow (Meglio vedova)
- 1974: The Little Policeman (Piedone il questurino)
- 1978: Frau Doktor can not help it (L'infermiera di campagna)
- 1988: Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso)
- 1990: Il promesso sponsor (TV film)
Web links
- Nino Terzo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roberto Poppi, article Nino Terzo , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome 1998, p. 486
- ^ Obituary by Marco Giusti , quoted on Smeerch.it
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Terzo, Nino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Terzo, Antonino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian comedian and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 2005 |
| Place of death | Marano di Napoli |