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Riccardo Cucciolla

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Riccardo Cucciolla
Cucciolla in the movieSacco & Vanzetti(1971)
Born(1924-09-05)5 September 1924
Bari,Kingdom of Italy
Died17 September 1999(1999-09-17)(aged 75)
Rome,Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dubbing director
Years active1953–1999
Children3

Riccardo Cucciolla(5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won theBest Actor Awardat the1971 Cannes Film Festivalfor the filmSacco & Vanzetti.

Biography[edit]

Born inBari,in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in anamateur productionin his home city.[2][3]From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor.[4]

Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, inAnton Giulio Majano'sGood Folk's Sunday.After some minor roles, he had his first important role inItaliani brava gente(1965), followed by a further significant role inGiuliano Montaldo'sGrand Slam(1967).[4]

Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with theleading rolein Montaldo'sSacco e Vanzetti,for which he was awarded best actor atCannesand won aSilver Ribbon.In the wake of that sudden popularity, he intensively worked throughout the decade, alternating notable films with others of more modest quality and ambition.[4]Starting from eighties he thinned out his appearances, mainly focusing on dubbing and television roles.[4]As a dubber, he provided voice-overs forRoger Moore,Claudio Villa,Erland Josephson,John Cazale,Jonathan Pryce,Richard Egan,James Caan,Robert Duvalland more.[5]

On 17 September 1999, Cucciolla died in Rome at the age of 75.[6]He is survived by his wife, the poet Alida Sessa; their son Riccardo; and two children by his first wife, Francesco and Lietta.

Selected filmography[edit]

Cucciolla (second left) inRascel-Fifì(1957)

Dubbing roles[edit]

Live action[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Riccardo Cucciolla's dubbing contributions".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved26 March2020.
  2. ^"Riccardo Cucciola".MYmovies.Retrieved17 April2020.
  3. ^Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998).Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900.Dalai editore, 1998.ISBN8880892959.
  4. ^abcdRoberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi.Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori.Gremese Editore, 2003.ISBN8884402131.
  5. ^Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970(in Italian)
  6. ^"È morto l'attore che portò sullo schermo la vicenda degli anarchici italiani giustiziati in America Cucciolla, per tutti era Sacco Tanti film e tv, ma anche il lavoro come doppiatore"(in Italian). ricerca.gelocal.it. 18 September 1999.Retrieved20 April2020.
  7. ^Adler, Renata; Thompson, Howard (21 February 1968)."Movie Review".The New York Times.
  8. ^"The Godfather Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved18 April2020.
  9. ^"The Godfather Part II Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved18 April2020.
  10. ^"I Am Afraid Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved16 April2020.
  11. ^"Tomorrow Never Dies Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved18 April2020.
  12. ^"Countdown Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved18 April2020.
  13. ^"Rambling Rose Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved18 April2020.

Further reading[edit]

  • Vito Attolini, Alfonso Marrese.Riccardo Cucciolla. Ritratto di attore.Edizioni Dal Sud, 1990.ISBN8875531528.

External links[edit]

Media related toRiccardo Cucciollaat Wikimedia Commons

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