Riccardo Cucciolla
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1924-09-05
- Died
- 1999-09-17
- Place of birth
- Bari, Puglia, Italy
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Marco Polo
1982
as Zio Zane
The Castle of Olive Trees
1993
as Jules Campredon
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988
as Serge Orzyck
La dottoressa Giò
1997
as Dott. Lombardi
L'isola del tesoro
1959
as Joyce
Vita di Michelangelo
1964
as Narratore (voice)
Vita di Dante
1965
as Narrator
Family Business
1986
as Tiberi
Il segreto di Luca
1969
as Andrea Cipriani
Movies (76)
Vanille fraise
1989
as Andreani
A Cop
1972
as Paul Weber
I Vitelloni
1953
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pizza Colonia
1991
as Massimo Serboli
Borsalino and Co.
1974
as Volpone
Sacco & Vanzetti
1971
as Nicola Sacco
Rabid Dogs
1973
as Riccardo
High School Girl
1974
as Celio D'Altamura
Attack and Retreat
1964
as Giuseppe Sanna
One on Top of the Other
1969
as Benjamin Wormser
The Last Concert
1976
as Stella's father
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
1973
as Professor Eduardo Ranieri
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
as Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
1977
as Antonio Gramsci
The Sensual Man
1973
as Paolo's Father
Grand Slam
1967
as Agostino Rossi
The Seducer
1954
as Racca
Six Days a Week
1965
as Alfredo
Lost in the City of Sarzana
1980
as Terzi, sindaco di Sarzana
Stream Line
1976
as Dr. Roder
The Sexual Revolution
1968
as Emilio Missiroli
Our God's Brother
1997
as The Monk
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
1963
as (Voice dubbing for Richard Harrison)
Farewell the Last Man
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Massacre in the Black Forest
1967
as Narrator (uncredited)
Bandits in Rome
1968
as Vice Commissioner Pascuttini
The Assisi Underground
1985
as Luigi Brizzi
Good Folk's Sunday
1953
Rain over Santiago
1975
as Olivares
The Seven Cervi Brothers
1968
as Gelindo Cervi
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
1971
as Pesenti
The Sicilian Checkmate
1972
as Professor Salemi
Il coraggio di parlare
1987
as Don Carmelo Fiorillo
Francis of Assisi
1966
as Fra' Leone
Il fratello
1975
Lucky Punch
1996
as Zipolino
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980
as Dominico Villani
Tottering in the Dark
1987
as Teodoro detto Teo
Meet Him and Die
1976
as Police Commissioner Sacchi
The Path of Oil
1967
as Narrator
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
1988
as Giorgio
The Kid From Ebalus
1984
as Old Farmer
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Africa Uncensored
1971
as Narrator
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
1972
as Commissioner
C.I.A. Secret Story
1975
as Giuseppe Pinelli
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
1972
as Nicola Perella
32nd of December
1988
as Generale Emanuele Anselmi
Malamondo
1964
as Narrator
Intolerance: il caso Liuzzo
1969
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
1973
as Minister Handras
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
1975
as Ambro
Il pane dei pastori
1968
as Narrator (voice)
Blinde Augen klagen an
1996
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971
as Mario De Rossi
Women of the Resistance
1965
as Narrator
La fantarca
1966
as Lo speaker
Una lepre con la faccia di bambina
as Psichiatra
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
1973
as (Voice)
Down With Uncle
1962
as Narrator
Morte di una ragazza perbene
1999
as Prof. Giussani
Badoglio: generale e uomo di stato
1963
Rascel-Fifì
1957
as Undici
The Last Fistful of Land
1966
as Narrator
La roccia incantata
1949
as Dottor Lisi
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Secret Africa
1969
as Narrator
Incontro con Maria Carta
1972
as Self
L' ultima faccia di Medusa
1958
as Fabio
Sardegna terra di contrasti
1956
as Narrator (voice)
Il processo di Savona
1967
L'antimiracolo
1965
as Narrator
La quieta febbre
1964
as protagonista
Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)
1959
as narrator
In Calabria
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Al Fatah - Palestina
1970
as Narratore (voice)
About Riccardo Cucciolla
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. Cucci… With 85 credits spanning from 1949 to 1999, Riccardo Cucciolla has appeared in 76 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Vanille fraise (1989) — as Andreani
- A Cop (1972) — as Paul Weber
- I Vitelloni (1953) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Pizza Colonia (1991) — as Massimo Serboli
- Borsalino and Co. (1974) — as Volpone
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