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Born | Franco Lechner 22 May 1931 |
Died | 21 August 1987 | (aged 56)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1966-1987 |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian.
Life and career[]
Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino".[1] He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of half-serious poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci.[1] He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films.[2] He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation.[1] Decades later, his characteristic slang, and particularly his distinctive "tze tze", remain popular among the younger generations.[2]
Partial filmography[]
- Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa) (1976) - Pappo
- La prima notte di nozze (1976)
- Hit Squad (1976) - Er Trippa
- Nerone (1977) - Roscio
- Il marito in collegio (1977) - Killer
- Messalina, Messalina (1977) - Zenturio Bisone
- Squadra antitruffa (1977) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
- Little Italy (1978) - Venticello
- Scherzi da prete (1978) - Bombolo
- Assassinio sul Tevere (1979) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
- Tutti a squola (1979) - Bombolo il bidello
- L'imbranato (1979) - Bombolo, il genero
- Ciao marziano (1980) - Pietro
- La settimana bianca (1980) - Giulio Cesare
- Delitto a Porta Romana (1980) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
- Il casinista (1980) - Poldo
- L'amante tutta da scoprire (1981) - Bombolo
- La settimana al mare (1981) - Orazio Canestrari
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981) - Capoccione
- I carabbinieri (1981) - Mozzarella
- Una vacanza del cactus (1981) - Augusto Squarciarelli
- Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981) - Bombolo
- Miracoloni (1981) - Taxista
- Il marito in vacanza (1981) - Agenore
- W la foca (1982) - Doctor Filippo Patacchiola
- Attenti a quei P2 (1982) - Bombolo il portiere
- Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo (1982) - Il Postino
- Delitto sull'autostrada (1982) - Venticello
- Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte) (1982)
- La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) - Caciotta
- È forte un casino! (1982) - Cicciobello
- Un jeans e una maglietta (1983)
- Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) - Maciste
- La discoteca (1983) - Bombolo
- Crime in Formula One (1984) - Venticello
- Cop in Drag (1984) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
- Vacanze d'estate (1985) - Cardinale
- Giuro che ti amo (1986) - (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Michele Anselmi (24 August 1987). "Muore Bombolo, fu comico "pe caso"". L'Unità.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli (2006). Cento caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006. pp. 37–38. ISBN 8884403839.
External links[]
- Italian male film actors
- 1931 births
- 1987 deaths
- Italian male stage actors
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- Male actors from Rome
- Italian male comedians
- 20th-century comedians
- Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio