
Paolo Villaggio
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1932-12-31
- Died
- 2017-07-03
- Place of birth
- Genova, Liguria, Italy
- Also known as
- Паоло Вилладжо
Biography
Paolo Villaggio (30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (93)

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976
as Professor Schmidt / Presentatore quiz

The Comics
1990
as Paolo

The Apocalypse
2004
as Gaio

Department Store
1986
as Detenuto Turati / Robot

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
1983
as Leo Gavazzi

The Big Fox
1988
as Ugo Maria Volpone

We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Stuff for the Rich
1987
as Attilio Carbone (1° episodio)

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Mr. Robinson
1976
as Robi

Strange Occasion
1976
as Giobatta (episodio "Italian Superman")

Teeth
2000
as Dr. Cagnano

Banzai
1997
as Sergio Colombo

Azzurro
2000
as Giuseppe De Metrio

Fantozzi Still Suffers
1983
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Rimini Rimini
1987
as Ermenegildo Morelli

The Voice of the Moon
1990
as Gonnella

School of Thieves
1986
as Dalmazio Siraghi

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
1979
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr Hyde

Fantozzi Against the Wind
1980
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Super Fantozzi
1986
as Ugo Fantozzi

Fantozzi: White Collar Blues
1975
as Ugo Fantozzi

La locandiera
1980
as marchese di Forlipopoli

Di che segno sei?
1975
as Dante Bompazzi

Fantozzi Retires
1988
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Camerieri
1995
as Loris Bianchi

Snowball
1995
as Billy Bolla

The New Comics
1994
as Paolo

The Second Tragic Fantozzi
1976
as Ugo Fantozzi

Firefighters
1985
as Paolo Casalotti

Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970
as Thorz

The Precarious Bank Teller
1980
as Rag. Arturo De Fanti

Dear Goddamned Friends
1994
as Dieci

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
as Self

School of Thieves 2
1987
as Dalmazio Siraghi

Fantozzi in Heaven
1993
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Where Are You Going on Holiday?
1978
as Arturo (episodio "Si Buana")

The Comics 2
1991
as Paolo

The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self

Portrait Of My Father
2010
as Self

Fantozzi The Return
1996
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Ciao, Professore!
1992
as Marco Sperelli

Tit for Tat
1984
as Gino Sciaccaluga

Torno a vivere da solo
2008
as Giacomo's father

Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974
as The CIA agent

Forbidden Dreams
1982
as Paolo Coniglio

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
1977
as Avvocato Scorza

Who's Afraid of Dracula?
1985
as Giandomenico Fracchia

Without Family
1972
as Agostino Antoniucci

The Baron's Mazurka
1975
as Checco Coniglio

Eat It
1968
as Volpi

A Matter of Heart
2009
as Renato

I Won the New Year's Lottery
1989
as Paolo Ciottoli

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self

Quando c'era lui... caro lei!
1978
as Berretta

Fracchia The Human Beast
1981
as Giandomenico Fracchia / La Belva Umana

Fantozzi 2000 - The Cloning
1999
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

Renzo e Lucia
2004
as Don Abbondio

Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission
1987
as Paolo Casalotti

30 anni di SuperQuark - un viaggio sorprendente
2011

Everything Everything Nothing Nothing
2012
as Presidente del Consiglio

In the Name of the Father
1969
as Eddy

I Don't Speak English
1995
as Sergio

Il... Belpaese
1977
as Guido Belardinelli

Generazione 1000 euro
2009
as Gelsomino il professore

You Are Always In My Mind
1969
as vigile Filini
Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Barone Rosa
1972

How Long Is the Adventure
1987
as Gianni Zappi

Fantozzi to the Rescue
1990
as Rag. Ugo Fantozzi

To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
1974
as Conte Fernando - Didino

Il turno
1981
as Don Pepe Alletto

Professor Kranz german in Germany
1978
as Prof. Otto von Kranz

Two of a Kind
1983
as Ringhio / Il Geometra

In morte di Federico Fellini
1994

Heidi
2001
as Großvater

I'll Fix America and Be Right Back
1974
as Giovanni Bonfiglio

La voce di Fantozzi
2017
as Sé stesso
Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Il puglie
1972

Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra
1978
as Della Spigola (2° episodio)

W gli sposi
2018
as Psychologist

The Secret of the Old Woods
1993
as Col. Procolo
Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Sergente
1972

GAS
2005
as Renato

Mostruosamente Villaggio
2024
as Self (Archive Footage)

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
2018
as Self

Blessed Are the Rich
1972
as Augusto

Cake in the Sky
1973

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
1972
as Don Albino Moncalieri

A Liar in Paradise
1998
as Gino

Il Terribile Ispettore
1969
as Paolo De Angelis

Finalmente Natale
2007
as Cesare
L'uomo dalla bocca storta
2009
as Self

Delirio di un povero vecchio
2001
About Paolo Villaggio
Paolo Villaggio (30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies. With 100 credits spanning from 1951 to 2024, Paolo Villaggio has appeared in 93 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paolo Villaggio Movies
- Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976) — as Professor Schmidt / Presentatore quiz
- The Comics (1990) — as Paolo
- The Apocalypse (2004) — as Gaio
- Department Store (1986) — as Detenuto Turati / Robot
- Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983) — as Leo Gavazzi
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