Riccardo Garrone
Actor
- Born
- November 1, 1926 · Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- March 14, 2016 (age 89)
Riccardo Garrone (1 November 1926 – 14 March 2016) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director.
Garrone began his acting career in 1949 and attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1949 until his retirement in 2014. He made his debut in the film Adam and Eve directed by Mario Mattoli. He also worked in several theatre productions alongside other actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Diana Torrieri and Elena Zareschi.
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Garrone often portrayed characters with persuasive, polite personalities in a variety of B movie comedies, spaghetti-westerns and horrors. In the 1980s, he made frequent stage collaborations with Antonella Steni and he made more appearances on television. One of his most popular television roles was on Un medico in famiglia in which he portrayed Nicola Solari. He also had a recurring role on Amico mio starring Massimo Dapporto.
Garrone was married to Grazia Maria Verità and they had one daughter, Francesca. Garrone was also the younger brother of director Sergio Garrone. He retired in 2014.
Garrone died in Milan on 14 March 2016 at the age of 89.
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Known for
La Dolce Vita
February 5, 1960
Paprika
February 13, 1991
Fantozzi Still Suffers
December 22, 1983
Christmas Holidays
December 22, 1983
Amore 14
October 30, 2009
The Swindle
October 7, 1955
The Traffic Policeman
November 16, 1960
Fiasco in Milan
December 19, 1959
Girl with a Suitcase
February 9, 1961
Complexes
August 15, 1965
A Girl in Australia
December 22, 1971
Gentlemen Are Born
April 28, 1960
Acting147
- 2015Vengeance from Beyond as self
- 2014La legge è uguale per tutti… forse as Raul
- 2010La città invisibile as Nonno Carmine
- 2009Amore 14 as Tommaso
- 2002Ti voglio bene Eugenio as Maresciallo
- 2000Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth
- 2000Al momento giusto as Direttore TG
- 1999I fobici as Carlo's father (voice) (segment "Ho chiuso il gas?")
- 1998The Dinner as Diomede
- 1998Simpatici & antipatici