Riccardo Cucciolla
Acting·September 5, 1924·† September 17, 1999 — 75 years old·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).
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—Una lepre con la faccia di bambinaPsichiatra1999Morte di una ragazza perbeneProf. Giussani1997La dottoressa GiòTVDott. Lombardi1997Our God's BrotherThe Monk1996Lucky PunchZipolino1996Blinde Augen klagen an1995Rabid DogsRiccardo1993The Castle of Olive TreesTVJules Campredon1993In CalabriaNarrator (voice)1991Pizza ColoniaMassimo Serboli1989Vanille fraiseAndreani1988The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinTVSerge Orzyck198832nd of DecemberGenerale Emanuele Anselmi1988Il segreto dell'uomo solitarioGiorgio1987Il coraggio di parlareDon Carmelo Fiorillo1987Tottering in the DarkTeodoro detto Teo1986Family BusinessTVTiberi1985The Assisi UndergroundLuigi Brizzi1984The Kid From EbalusOld Farmer1982Marco PoloTVZio Zane1980Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryDominico Villani1980Lost in the City of SarzanaTerzi, sindaco di Sarzana1978Farewell the Last ManNarrator (voice)1977Tomboy - I misteri del sessoNarrator (voice)1977Antonio Gramsci: The Days of PrisonAntonio Gramsci1976Meet Him and DiePolice Commissioner Sacchi1976The Last ConcertStella's father1976Stream LineDr. Roder1975Rain over SantiagoOlivares1975C.I.A. Secret StoryGiuseppe Pinelli1975The Last Day of School Before ChristmasAmbro1975L'Italia vista dal cielo: LazioNarrator (voice)1975Il fratello1974Borsalino and Co.Volpone1974High School GirlCelio D'Altamura1973The Sensual ManPaolo's Father1973The Assassination of MatteottiAntonio Gramsci1973No, the Case Is Happily ResolvedProfessor Eduardo Ranieri197324 Hours... Not a Minute MoreMinister Handras1973L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria(Voice)1972Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasiCommissioner1972Un FlicPaul Weber1972One Appreciated Professional of Sure FutureNicola Perella1972The Sicilian CheckmateProfessor Salemi1972Incontro con Maria CartaSelf1971We Are All in Temporary LibertyMario De Rossi1971Africa UncensoredNarrator1971The Case Is Closed, Forget ItPesenti1971Sacco & VanzettiNicola Sacco1970Al Fatah - PalestinaNarratore (voice)1969Secret AfricaNarrator1969One on Top of the OtherBenjamin Wormser1969Il segreto di LucaTVAndrea Cipriani1969Intolerance: il caso Liuzzo1968The Sexual RevolutionEmilio Missiroli1968Bandits in RomeVice Commissioner Pascuttini1968The Seven Cervi BrothersGelindo Cervi1968Il pane dei pastoriNarrator (voice)1967Grand SlamAgostino Rossi1967Massacre in the Black ForestNarrator (uncredited)1967The Path of OilNarrator1967Il processo di Savona1966The Last Fistful of LandNarrator1966Francis of AssisiFra' Leone1966La fantarcaLo speaker1965Vita di DanteTVNarrator1965Women of the ResistanceNarrator (voice)1965Six Days a WeekAlfredo1965L'antimiracoloNarrator1964Vita di MichelangeloTVNarratore (voice)1964Attack and RetreatGiuseppe Sanna1964MalamondoNarrator1964La quieta febbreprotagonista1963Badoglio: generale e uomo di stato1963Son of Hercules vs. Medusa(Voice dubbing for Richard Harrison)1962Down With UncleNarrator1961La trinceanarratore1959Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)narrator1959L'isola del tesoroTVJoyce1958L' ultima faccia di MedusaFabio1957Rascel-FifìUndici1956Sardegna terra di contrastiNarrator (voice)1954The SeducerRacca1953I VitelloniNarrator (voice) (uncredited)1953Good Folk's Sunday1949La roccia incantataDottor Lisi