Ugo Bologna
Ugo Bologna | |
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Born | Milan, Italy | 11 September 1917
Died | 29 January 1998 Rome, Italy | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1950–1998 |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
[edit]Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he attended the course for cadet officers in the former italian city of Pula.[1] A lieutenant during World War II, he was wounded during a battle, and then received a bronze medal for military valor.[1]
In 1950 he decided to give up his teaching profession and devote himself to acting.[1] After enrolling an acting course under Isabella Riva he made his stage debut with the Fantasio Piccoli's company.[1] Even if mostly cast in character roles, Bologna was one of the most active actors in Italian cinema in 1970s and 1980s, usually in comedic roles.[1]
Active as a voice actor, in 1970 Bologna founded in Milan the dubbing company "CDM" (Cooperativa Doppiatori Milanesi).[2]
Death
[edit]Bologna died of a heart attack on 29 January 1998 at the age of 80.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Raintree County (1957) – Acciari
- Esploratori a cavallo (1961)
- Bandits in Milan (1968) – Police Official (uncredited)
- A Herdeira Rebelde (1972)
- Gang War in Milan (1973) – Judge
- The Five Days (1973) – Official at victory celebration
- L'albero dalle foglie rosa (1974)
- Killer Cop (1975) – Mancuso, Policeman
- Manhunt in the City (1975) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Faccia di spia (1975) – Salvador Allende
- Un prete scomodo (1975)
- Di che segno sei? (1975) – Commendatore Bravetta
- Una sera c'incontrammo (1975) – Galbusera
- Amori, letti e tradimenti (1975) – Commendator Guido Mordacchia
- Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) – Ispettor degli Ispettori, Corrado Maria Lobbiam
- The Con Artists (1976) – Prison Warden
- Sangue di sbirro (1976) – Mallory
- Passi furtivi in una notte boia (1976) – Doctor
- Movie Rush – La febbre del cinema (1976) – Producer
- The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn (1977) – Comm.Ferretti, Gianni's father (uncredited)
- Un cuore semplice (1977)
- La Bidonata (1977) – Attorney
- Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977) – Sindaco Bossetti
- Ecco noi per esempio (1977) – Commesso nel negozio di dischi
- Il... Belpaese (1977) – Direttore della banca
- La presidentessa (1977) – Notary Piovano
- State Reasons (1978)
- Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra (1978)
- Piccole labbra (1978) – Franz
- Pugni, dollari e spinaci (1978)
- From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979) – Hitman (uncredited)
- Zombie 2 (1979) – Anne's Father (uncredited)
- Arrivano i gatti (1980) – Commendator Mario Bonivento
- Il viziaccio (1980)
- The Precarious Bank Teller (1980) – Morpurgo – un direttore di banca
- Ombre (1980)
- I Made a Splash (1980) – Cliente
- Nightmare City (1980) – Mr. Desmond
- Catherine and I (1980) – Passenger on airplane
- La tua vita per mio figlio (1980) – Sante Asciolla
- Spaghetti a mezzanotte (1981) – Don Vito
- Quando la coppia scoppia (1981) – Alfredo – Enrico's father
- The Mafia Triangle (1981) – TV manager
- Il falco e la colomba (1981)
- Fracchia la belva umana (1981) – Direttore della banca
- Cicciabomba (1982) – Mayor
- Journey with Papa (1982) – Ing. Mantovani
- Time for Loving (1983) – Commendator Carraro
- Sing Sing (1983) – The Producer
- Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983) – Comm. Raggiotti
- Sapore di Mare 1 (1983) – Comm. Carraro.
- Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo (1983) – Commendator Carraro
- Il tassinaro (1983) – Milanese Builder
- Fantozzi subisce ancora (1983) – Corrado Maria Lobbiam, Ispettor degli Ispettori
- Wild beasts – Belve feroci (1984) – Inspector Nat Braun
- Yuppies (1986) – Suocero di Lorenzo
- Grandi magazzini (1986) – Dott. Tucci
- I Won the New Year's Lottery (1989)
- The Heroes (1994) – Calabrò (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ "La pagina di Ugo Bologna". Il Mondo dei doppiatori. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "L' attore Ugo Bologna si e' spento a 80 anni". Corriere della Sera. 30 January 1998. p.35.
External links
[edit]- Ugo Bologna at IMDb