Gianfranco D'Angelo
Gianfranco D'Angelo | |
|---|---|
 D'Angelo in La liceale (1975) | |
| Born | 19 August 1936 |
| Died | 15 August 2021 (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actor Comedian |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021[1]) was an Italian actor and comedian.
Born in Rome, D'Angelo started his career as a comedian in the mid-1960s, achieving his first successes with the theatrical company "Il Bagaglino".[2] His career was launched in the mid-1970s, with a series of successful variety shows such as Mazzabubù, C'era una volta Roma, La Sberla, and reached its peak in the following decade, with Drive In, Odiens and Striscia la notizia.[2] D'Angelo was also very active in cinema between 1974 and 1982, but his film activity was limited to "sexy comedies" and B-movies.[2][3]
Has-Has-Has... Fidan-ken!
Illness and death[]
He died after a short illness on 15 August 2021 at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, a few days before he turned 85. The funeral was celebrated on 17 August in the Church of the Artists, in Piazza del Popolo, in Rome.
Filmography[]
- Mondo candido (1975)
- Lover Boy (1975)
- The School Teacher (1975)
- La liceale (1975)
- Confessions of a Lady Cop (1976)
- La professoressa di scienze naturali (1976)
- Classe mista (1976)
- La dottoressa del distretto militare (1976)
- Una bella governante di colore (1976)
- Nerone (1977)
- Maschio latino cercasi (1977)
- Taxi Girl (1977)
- Per amore di Poppea (1977)
- La compagna di banco (1977)
- The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High (1977)
- La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti (1978)
- La settimana bianca (1980)
- Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982)
- La gorilla (1982)
- Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1988)
References[]
- ^ "'Drive In' actor Gianfranco D'Angelo dies, aged 84". The Malta Independent. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- ^ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.
- ^ "tormentóne". .treccani.it. .treccani.it. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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