Riccardo Cucciolla
Biography
Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacco & Vanzetti. Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. 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. Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, in Anton Giulio Majano's Good Folk's Sunday. After some minor roles, he had his first important role in Italiani brava gente (1965), followed by a further significant role in Giuliano Montaldo's Grand Slam (1967). Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with the leading role in Montaldo's Sacco e Vanzetti, for which he was awarded best actor at Cannes and won a Silver 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. Starting from eighties he thinned out his appearances, mainly focusing on dubbing and television roles. As a dubber, he provided voice-overs for Roger Moore, Claudio Villa, Erland Josephson, John Cazale, Jonathan Pryce, Richard Egan, James Caan, Robert Duvall and more. On 17 September 1999, Cucciolla died in Rome at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife, the poet Alida Sessa; their son Riccardo; and two children by his first wife, Francesco and Lietta. Source: Article "Riccardo Cucciolla" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Personal Details
Movies (45)
Morte di una ragazza perbene
as Prof. Giussani
1999
Our God's Brother
as The Monk
1997
Lucky Punch
as Zipolino
1996
Blinde Augen klagen an
1996
In Calabria
as Narrator (voice)
1993
Pizza Colonia
as Massimo Serboli
1991
Vanille fraise
as Andreani
1989
32nd of December
as Generale Emanuele Anselmi
1988
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
as Giorgio
1988
Il coraggio di parlare
as Don Carmelo Fiorillo
1987
Tottering in the Dark
as Teodoro detto Teo
1987
The Assisi Underground
as Luigi Brizzi
1985
The Kid From Ebalus
as Old Farmer
1984
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Dominico Villani
1980
Lost in the City of Sarzana
as Terzi, sindaco di Sarzana
1980
Farewell the Last Man
as Narrator (voice)
1978
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
as Narrator (voice)
1977
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
as Antonio Gramsci
1977
Meet Him and Die
as Police Commissioner Sacchi
1976
The Last Concert
as Stella's father
1976
Stream Line
as Dr. Roder
1976
Rain over Santiago
as Olivares
1975
C.I.A. Secret Story
as Giuseppe Pinelli
1975
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
as Ambro
1975
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
as Narrator (voice)
1975
Il fratello
1975
Borsalino and Co.
as Volpone
1974
High School Girl
as Celio D'Altamura
1974
Rabid Dogs
as Riccardo
1974
The Sensual Man
as Paolo's Father
1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Antonio Gramsci
1973
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
as Professor Eduardo Ranieri
1973
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
as Minister Handras
1973
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
as (Voice)
1973
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
as Commissioner
1972
A Cop
as Paul Weber
1972
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
as Nicola Perella
1972
The Sicilian Checkmate
as Professor Salemi
1972
Incontro con Maria Carta
as Self
1972
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Mario De Rossi
1971
Africa Uncensored
as Narrator
1971
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
as Pesenti
1971
Sacco & Vanzetti
as Nicola Sacco
1971
Al Fatah - Palestina
as Narratore (voice)
1970
Secret Africa
as Narrator
1969
