Riccardo Cucciolla
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Marco Polo
Zio Zane
1982
Series
The Castle of Olive Trees
Jules Campredon
1993
Film
Un Flic
Paul Weber
1972
Film
I Vitelloni
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1953
Series
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
Serge Orzyck
1988
Series
La dottoressa Giò
Dott. Lombardi
1997
Film
Borsalino and Co.
Volpone
1974
Film
Sacco & Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco
1971
Series
L'isola del tesoro
Joyce
1959
Film
Rabid Dogs
Riccardo
1995
Film
One on Top of the Other
Benjamin Wormser
1969
Series
Vita di Dante
Narrator
1965
Film
Attack and Retreat
Giuseppe Sanna
1964
Film
32nd of December
Generale Emanuele Anselmi
1988
Series
Il segreto di Luca
Andrea Cipriani
1969
Film
Vanille fraise
Andreani
1989
Film
High School Girl
Celio D'Altamura
1974
Film
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
(Voice dubbing for Richard Harrison)
1963
Film
Massacre in the Black Forest
Narrator (uncredited)
1967
Film
The Sensual Man
Paolo's Father
1973
Series
Vita di Michelangelo
Narratore (voice)
1964
Film
Grand Slam
Agostino Rossi
1967
Il fratello
1975
Film
Our God's Brother
The Monk
1997
Series
Family Business
Tiberi
1986
Film
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Pesenti
1971
Film
C.I.A. Secret Story
Giuseppe Pinelli
1975
Film
The Assassination of Matteotti
Antonio Gramsci
1973
Film
Rain over Santiago
Olivares
1975
Film
The Assisi Underground
Luigi Brizzi
1985
Film
Meet Him and Die
Police Commissioner Sacchi
1976
Film
Una lepre con la faccia di bambina
Psichiatra
Film
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
Mario De Rossi
1971
Film
Six Days a Week
Alfredo
1965
Film
The Sicilian Checkmate
Professor Salemi
1972
Lucky Punch
Zipolino
1996
Film
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Gelindo Cervi
1968
Film
Good Folk's Sunday
1953
Film
Farewell the Last Man
Narrator (voice)
1978
Film
Bandits in Rome
Vice Commissioner Pascuttini
1968
Film
Stream Line
Dr. Roder
1976
Film
The Last Concert
Stella's father
1976
Film
The Seducer
Racca
1954
Film
Africa Uncensored
Narrator
1971
Film
The Sexual Revolution
Emilio Missiroli
1968
Film
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Dominico Villani
1980
Il coraggio di parlare
Don Carmelo Fiorillo
1987
Film
La trincea
narratore
1961
Film
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
Nicola Perella
1972
Film
Francis of Assisi
Fra' Leone
1966
Film
Pizza Colonia
Massimo Serboli
1991
Film
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
Professor Eduardo Ranieri
1973
Film
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
Narrator (voice)
1977
Film
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
Commissioner
1972
Film
La roccia incantata
Dottor Lisi
1949
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
Giorgio
1988
Film
Badoglio: generale e uomo di stato
1963
Film
Malamondo
Narrator
1964
Film
Lost in the City of Sarzana
Terzi, sindaco di Sarzana
1980
Film
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
Minister Handras
1973
Film
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
Ambro
1975
Film
Rascel-Fifì
Undici
1957
Film
The Path of Oil
Narrator
1967
Morte di una ragazza perbene
Prof. Giussani
1999
Film
The Last Fistful of Land
Narrator
1966
Blinde Augen klagen an
1996
Secret Africa
Narrator
1969
Intolerance: il caso Liuzzo
1969
Film
In Calabria
Narrator (voice)
1993
Film
Women of the Resistance
Narrator (voice)
1965
Film
La quieta febbre
protagonista
1964
Film
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
Antonio Gramsci
1977
Film
L'antimiracolo
Narrator
1965
L' ultima faccia di Medusa
Fabio
1958
Tottering in the Dark
Teodoro detto Teo
1987
Film
Down with Uncle
Narrator
1962
Al Fatah - Palestina
Narratore (voice)
1970
Film
The Kid From Ebalus
Old Farmer
1984
Film
Il pane dei pastori
Narrator (voice)
1968
Film
Incontro con Maria Carta
Self
1972
Il processo di Savona
1967
Film
Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)
narrator
1959
Film
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
(Voice)
1973
Film
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
Narrator (voice)
1975
Film
La fantarca
Lo speaker
1966
Film
Sardegna terra di contrasti
Narrator (voice)
1956