Known for Acting
Born
August 14, 1941 (age 85)
Filmography
17 films, 2 shows


School of Thieves
1986 · 1h 36m · IT
Frenetic in its pacing and with miniscule character development, this trite slapstick farce stars three Italian comics - Paolo Villaggio, Lino Banfi, and Massimo Boldi as the idiot-nephews of a wealthy invalid (Enrico Maria Salerno). The uncle's plan is to teach the trio how to successfully steal for a living but the plan does not have a chance against their exaggerated ineptitude.


Fantozzi Against the Wind
1980 · 1h 33m · IT
The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.


Orca
1977 · 1h 32m · IT
After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist, and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.


The Big Racket
1976 · 1h 44m · IT
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.


Violent Rome
1975 · 1h 26m · IT
A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.


Fantozzi
1975 · 1h 48m · IT
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.