Renato Terra
Renato Terra (actually Renato Terra Caizzi , born July 26, 1922 in Naples , † November 28, 2010 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Terra Caizzi attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and graduated in 1952. After that (he had already played small roles in the past) he was regularly seen in films and played henchmen, bandits and other villains in around 100 films until 1967, when an accident while filming a spaghetti western brought his career to an almost complete standstill. His work includes a lot of genreware, but there are also classics of neorealism as well as works by Francesco Rosi , Franco Zeffirelli and Carmine Gallone . Probably his best-known role, Mommino in Pietro Germi's Il cammino della speranza , he played before graduating from CSC in 1950. It was not until ten years after his accident that he turned completely away from acting and devoted himself to poetry; two works, Che strano paese and Amori di latta , with his work has been published.
Terra Caizzi was also carried under the pseudonym Ryan Earthpick and his actual name.
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: Il cammino della speranza
- 1956: Nero's great nights (Mio figlio Nerone)
- 1960: Rocco and his brothers (Rocco ei suoi fratelli)
- 1961: Constantine the Great (Costantino il grande)
- 1961: The Brigant (Il Brigante)
- 1961: Accattone - Those who never ate their bread with tears (Accattone)
- 1963: Hands over the city (Le mani sulla città)
- 1964: The 1st Gospel - Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
- 1964: Not a cent for Ringo's head (Massacro al Grande Canyon)
- 1965: The Canyon City Deadmines (¡Que viva Carrancho!)
- 1966: Django - The vultures stand in line (7 Dollari sul rosso)
- 1966: Nebraska-Jim (Ringo del Nebraska)
- 1977: Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus of Nazareth)
Web links
- Renato Terra in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary (Italian)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Terra, Renato |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Terra Caizzi, Renato (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 2010 |
Place of death | Rome |