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Enzo Robutti (24 October 1933 – 13 February 2022) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer.


Life and career

Born in
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, Robutti attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in the theatrical company of
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in ''Irma la dolce''. He got his early successes as a
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and a
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author at the "Derby Club" in Milan. Robutti was also very active as a character film actor, often cast in comedies in roles of hysterical, chorelical characters. He often worked with
Pasquale Festa Campanile Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the commedia all'italiana genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the province o ...
.


Selected filmography

* '' Outlaws of Love'' (1963) * '' Il profeta'' (1968) - Alberto * ''
Sardinia Kidnapped ''Sardinia Kidnapped'' ( it, Sequestro di persona, "Kidnapped"), also known as ''Ransom in Sardinia'', ''Island of Crime'' and ''Unlawful Restraint'', is a 1968 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi and starring Franco Ne ...
'' (1968) * ''Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere!'' (1970) - Martora * ''La torta in cielo'' (1970) * ''
Il merlo maschio ''Il merlo maschio'' (''The Male Blackbird''), known in the United Kingdom as ''The Naked Cello'' or ''Secret Fantasy'' in the United States, is an Italian film in the '' commedia sexy all'italiana'' style, and presents a theme of candaulism, t ...
'' (1971) * ''
Without Family ''Without Family'', originally released as ''Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto'' (literally ''No family, no property, looking for affection''), is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Arman ...
'' (1972) - Malato * ''
The Hassled Hooker ''The Hassled Hooker'' ( it, Il vero e il falso, also known as ''The True and the False'') is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film co-written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. Plot In Latina, 100 kilometers from Rome, Luisa Santini is said to ha ...
'' (1972) - Manca - Turrisi assistant in Rome * ''Decameron nº 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio'' (1972) - The Jealous Husband (segment "The Jealous Husband") * '' Beati i ricchi'' (1972) - Direttore di banca * '' Jus primae noctis'' (1972) * ''
Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...
'' (1972) - Ten. Psichiatra Mancini * '' Rugantino'' (1973) - Scultore * ''Non ho tempo'' (1973) - Esaminatore * ''La signora è stata violentata!'' (1973) - Il professore * ''L'ultimo uomo di Sara'' (1974) - Commesso viaggiatore * ''
Poker in Bed ''La signora gioca bene a scopa?'', internationally released as ''Poker in Bed'', is a 1974 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Plot Michele, owner of a shoe store in Parma, is an avid but unlucky poker player: to repay ...
'' (1974) - Primo Guendalini - l'antiquario * ''Amore mio, non farmi male'' (1974) - Laganà - colleague of Paolo * ''
Il lumacone ''Il lumacone'' (''The Big Snail'') is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Cavara.Achille Valdata (15 January 1975). "Amore e spaghetti". ''La Stampa''. p. 7. Cast * Turi Ferro as Gianni Rodinò * Agostina Belli as Elisa * Ninet ...
'' (1974) - Un cliente * ''
Conviene far bene l'amore ''Conviene far bene l'amore'' (internationally released as ''The Sex Machine'' and ''Love and Energy'') is a 1975 sci-fi - sexy comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film is based on a novel with the same name written by the same ...
'' (1975) - Matteis * ''
Down the Ancient Staircase ''Down the Ancient Staircase'' ( it, Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi * Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani * Marthe Keller - Bianca * Barbar ...
'' (1975) * ''Son tornate a fiorire le rose'' (1975) - Laganà - colleague of Paolo * '' Dog's Heart'' (1976) - Il commissario * ''
Tell Me You Do Everything for Me ''Tell Me You Do Everything for Me'' (Italian: ''Dimmi che fai tutto per me'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Johnny Dorelli, Pamela Villoresi and Jacques Dufilho.Chiti, Poppi & Pecorari p.242 Ca ...
'' (1976) - Felegatti * ''
Sturmtruppen ''Sturmtruppen'' is a successful Italian series of anti-war comic books written and drawn by Bonvi, the artistic pseudonym of Franco Bonvicini. It started as four-frame comic strips back in 1968 and evolved into fully sized collector books by the ...
'' (1976) - Lo psichiatra * ''Puttana galera!'' (1976) * '' Plot of Fear'' (1976) - Client with unfaithful wife * '' Carioca tigre'' (1976) - Baltazar * ''Che notte quella notte!'' (1977) - Giovane intellettuale * ''
The American Friend ''The American Friend'' (german: Der amerikanische Freund) is a 1977 neo-noir film by Wim Wenders, adapted from the 1974 novel ''Ripley's Game'' by Patricia Highsmith. The film features Dennis Hopper as career criminal Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as ...
'' (1977) - Falling man (uncredited) * ''L'occhio dietro la parete'' (1977) * '' Wifemistress'' (1977) - Priest * ''Grand hôtel des palmes'' (1977) * ''L'anello matrimoniale'' (1977) - Shop keeper * ''Il cappotto di Astrakan'' (1979) - Ramazzini * ''Il ritorno di Casanova'' (1980) * '' Il ladrone'' (1980) - Centurion * '' Qua la mano'' (1980) - Benigno - friend of Fulgenzio * ''La locanda della maladolescenza'' (1980) * '' Sugar, Honey and Pepper'' (1980) - Commissario Milanese * '' Mia moglie torna a scuola'' (1981) - Prof. Pier Capponi * '' Pierino contro tutti'' (1981) - Il negoziante * ''
I carabbimatti ''I carabbimatti'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Andy Luotto. Plot Cast * Andy Luotto – matto paranoico * Giorgio Ariani – primario di Villa Verde * Daniele Formica – Carabiniere Ceci * L ...
'' (1981) - S.S. * ''
Forest of Love ''Bosco d'amore'' (internationally released as ''Forest of Love'') is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It is loosely based on a novel of Giovanni Boccaccio. It entered the competition at the 38th Venice International Film ...
'' (1981) * ''Pierino la peste alla riscossa!'' (1982) - Cliente della farmacia * '' Il paramedico'' (1982) - Police Chief * '' Pierino colpisce ancora'' (1982) - Professor Pomari * '' Scusa se è poco'' (1982) - Ferrini * '' Porca vacca'' (1982) - Capitano * '' Bingo Bongo'' (1982) - Dr. Muller * ''Gian Burrasca'' (1982) - Stanislao 'Calpurnio' * ''
Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tog ...
'' (1983) - Giudice Istruttore * ''
A Proper Scandal ''Uno scandalo perbene'' (internationally released as ''A Proper Scandal'') is a 1984 Italian drama film. It represents the last film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is a true dramatization of the Bruneri-Canella case. The f ...
'' (1984) - Director of the Asylum * '' Mamma Ebe'' (1985) - Il vescovo * ''45º parallelo'' (1986) * '' The Rogues'' (1987) - Capitano della nave * ''Fratello dello spazio'' (1988) * ''
The Godfather Part III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, ...
'' (1990) - Don Licio Lucchesi * ''La cattedra'' (1991) * ''
Viola Kisses Everybody ''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three ...
'' (1998) - Giotto * '' Cucciolo'' (1998) * ''Incontri proibiti'' (1988) - Federica's father


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* 1933 births 2022 deaths Actors from Bologna Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian stand-up comedians Italian male dramatists and playwrights {{Italy-actor-stub