Riccardo Cucciolla
Born
September 5, 1924
Died
September 17, 1999 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bari, Puglia, Italy
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.
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Morte di una ragazza perbene
Prof. Giussani
1999
La dottoressa Giò
Dott. Lombardi · (11 episodes)
1997
Our God's Brother
The Monk
1997
Lucky Punch
Zipolino
1996
Blinde Augen klagen an
1996
Rabid Dogs
Riccardo
1995
The Castle of Olive Trees
Jules Campredon · (7 episodes)
1993
In Calabria
Narrator (voice)
1993
Pizza Colonia
Massimo Serboli
1991
Vanille fraise
Andreani
1989
The secret files of Inspector Lavardin
Serge Orzyck · (1 episode)
1988
32nd of December
Generale Emanuele Anselmi
1988
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
Giorgio
1988
Il coraggio di parlare
Don Carmelo Fiorillo
1987
Tottering in the Dark
Teodoro detto Teo
1987
Family Business
Tiberi · (6 episodes)
1986
The Assisi Underground
Luigi Brizzi
1985
The Kid From Ebalus
Old Farmer
1984
Marco Polo
Zio Zane · (2 episodes)
1982
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Dominico Villani
1980
Lost in the City of Sarzana
Terzi, sindaco di Sarzana
1980
Farewell the Last Man
Narrator (voice)
1978
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
Narrator (voice)
1977
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
1977
Meet Him and Die
Police Commissioner Sacchi
1976
The Last Concert
Stella's father
1976
Stream Line
Dr. Roder
1976
Rain over Santiago
Olivares
1975
C.I.A. Secret Story
Giuseppe Pinelli
1975
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
1975
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
Narrator (voice)
1975
Il fratello
1975
Borsalino and Co.
Volpone
1974
High School Girl
Celio D'Altamura
1974
The Sensual Man
Paolo's Father
1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
Antonio Gramsci
1973
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
Professor Eduardo Ranieri
1973
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
Minister Handras
1973
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
(Voice)
1973
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
Commissioner
1972
A Cop
Paul Weber
1972
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
Nicola Perella
1972
The Sicilian Checkmate
Professor Salemi
1972
Incontro con Maria Carta
Self
1972
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971
Africa Uncensored
Narrator
1971
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Pesenti
1971
Sacco & Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco
1971
Al Fatah - Palestina
Narratore (voice)
1970
Secret Africa
Narrator
1969
One on Top of the Other
Benjamin Wormser
1969
Intolerance: il caso Liuzzo
1969
The Sexual Revolution
Emilio Missiroli
1968
Bandits in Rome
Vice Commissioner Pascuttini
1968
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Gelindo Cervi
1968
Grand Slam
Agostino Rossi
1967
Massacre in the Black Forest
Narrator (uncredited)
1967
La via del petrolio
Narrator
1967
Il processo di Savona
1967
The Last Fistful of Land
Narrator
1966
Francis of Assisi
Fra' Leone
1966
La fantarca
Lo speaker
1966
Life of Dante
Narrator
1965
Women of the Resistance
Narrator
1965
Six Days a Week
Alfredo
1965
L'antimiracolo
Narrator
1965
Vita di Michelangelo
Narratore (voice) · (3 episodes)
1964
Attack and Retreat
Giuseppe Sanna
1964
Malamondo
Narrator
1964
La quieta febbre
protagonista
1964
Badoglio: generale e uomo di stato
1963
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
(Voice dubbing for Richard Harrison)
1963
Il pane dei pastori
Narrator (voice)
1962
Down With Uncle
Narrator
1962
Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)
narrator
1959
L'isola del tesoro
Joyce · (2 episodes)
1959
L' ultima faccia di Medusa
Fabio
1958
Rascel-Fifì
Undici
1957
Sardegna terra di contrasti
Narrator (voice)
1956
The Seducer
Racca
1954
I Vitelloni
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1953
Good Folk's Sunday
1953