Aldo Giuffrè (10 April 1924 – 26 June 2010) was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
and was the brother of actor
Carlo Giuffrè.
He is known for his roles in ''
The Four Days of Naples'', and as the
alcoholic
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Captain Clinton of the
Union Army
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in the
Sergio Leone
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film ''
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966.
Giuffrè died in Rome in 2010 of
peritonitis
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. He is interred at Cimitero Flaminio in Rome.
Selected filmography
* ''
Assunta Spina'' (1948) – Don Marcusio, la guardia
* ''
The Emperor of Capri'' (1949) – Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
* ''
Napoli milionaria'' (1950) – Federico
* ''
The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) – Un caporale
* ''
Totò Tarzan'' (1950) – Un paracadutista
* ''
Vita da cani'' (1950) – Il barista (uncredited)
* ''
Totò sceicco'' (1950) – Altro legionario
* ''
Totò terzo uomo'' (1951) – L'avvocato del sindaco
* ''
Filumena Marturano'' (1951) – Luigi
* ''
Il padrone del vapore'' (1951) – Nicola
* ''
Guardie e ladri'' (1951) – Amilcare
* ''
The Machine to Kill Bad People'' (1952)
* ''
Cinque poveri in automobile'' (1952) – Padella
* ''
La figlia del diavolo'' (1952) – Carceriere
* ''
Un turco napoletano'' (1953) – Faina
* ''
Captain Phantom'' (1953)
* ''
I Always Loved You'' (1953) – Felice
* ''
Villa Borghese
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'' (1953) – Il vigile Attilio Scardaci (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
* ''
Carosello napoletano'' (1954)
* ''
The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) – Ciccillo
* ''
Le signorine dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini.
Cast
* Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi
*Antonio Cifariello: Amleto
* Giovanna Ralli: Bruna
* Roberto Ri ...
'' (1955) – Guido Colasanti
* ''
Toto in Hell
''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy- comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay.
Plot
Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several a ...
'' (1955) – Minosse
* ''
Racconti romani'' (1955) – The Flirting Lawyer at the Park (uncredited)
* ''
I giorni più belli'' (1955)
* ''
Peccato di castità'' (1956)
* ''
Malafemmena'' (1957) – Carmine Cammarano
* ''Rascel marine'' (1958) – Marine
* ''Lui, lei e il nonno'' (1959) – Mimmo
* ''
I magliari
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In 2008 it was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to b ...
'' (1959) – Armando
* ''
Juke box urli d'amore
''Juke box - Urli d'amore'' is a 1959 "musicarello" (musical comedy film), directed by Mauro Morassi. The film stars Mario Carotenuto and the singers Mina and Adriano Celentano.
Plot
Mario, a little slacker who thrives on his wits, has just been ...
'' (1959) – Bruno
* ''I piaceri del sabato notte'' (1960) – Ernesto
* ''
Il carabiniere a cavallo'' (1961) – Il tenente istruttore
* ''
Il re di Poggioreale
''Il re di Poggioreale'' (internationally released as ''Black City'' and ''The King of Poggioreale'') is a 1961 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on real life events of camorra criminal Peppino Navarra.
It stars ...
'' (1961) – Il brigadiere Crisquolo
* ''
The Best of Enemies'' (1961) – Sgt. Todini
* ''Accroche-toi, y'a du vent!'' (1961) – Manone
* ''I due della legione'' (1962) – Sadrim
* ''
The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) – Pitrella (uncredited)
* ''
The Shortest Day'' (1963) – Uno degli eredi siciliani (uncredited)
* ''
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses'' (1963) – Saran of Gaza
* ''
Ieri, oggi, domani
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'' (1963) – Pasquale Nardella (segment "Adelina")
* ''
I Cuori infranti
''I cuori infranti'' ( ''The Broken Hearts'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Caprioli and Gianni Puccini. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
Segmen ...
'' (1963) – Carlo De Tomasi (segment "La manina di Fatma")
* ''
Totò contro il pirata nero
''Totò vs. the Black Pirate'' ( it, Totò contro il pirata nero) is a 1964 Italian adventure-comedy film written and directed by Fernando Cerchio.
Plot
José is a Neapolitan petty thief who escaping from the guards for a small theft hides h ...
'' (1964) – Tenente Burrasca
* ''I marziani hanno 12 mani'' (1964) – Il protettore di prostitute
* ''
Due mafiosi nel Far West'' (1964) – Avvocato difesa
* ''
Love and Marriage'' (1964) – (segment "Ultima carta, L'")
* ''
La maschera e il volto'' (1965, TV) – Paolo Grazia
* ''
Letti sbagliati
''Letti sbagliati'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina, Steno starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Cast
*Franco Franchi ... (segment "La seconda moglie")
*Ciccio Ingrassia ... (segment "La seconda moglie")
*Lando Bu ...
'' (1965) – Carlo De Rossi (segment "Il complicato")
* ''
Gli amanti latini
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'' (1965) – Arminio (segment "Il telefono consolatore")
* ''
Made in Italy'' (1965) – Vincenzino (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 2")
* ''
Spiaggia libera'' (1966) – Cuccurallo – il carabiniere
* ''Les Combinards'' (1966) – Vincenzo del Giudice – un giornalista
* ''
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966) – Alcoholic Union Captain
* ''
No Diamonds for Ursula'' (1967) – Marcos
* ''
Questi fantasmi'' (1967) – Raffaele
* ''
The Most Beautiful Couple in the World'' (1968) – Turiddu
* ''
Certo, certissimo, anzi... probabile'' (1969) – Vedovo del Barbiere
* ''
Scacco alla regina
''Scacco alla regina'', internationally released as ''Check to the Queen'', is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
It is based on the novel ''The Slave'' by Renato Ghiotto.
Plot
Margaret Mevin is an arrogant famou ...
'' (1969) – Spartaco
* ''Con quale amore, con quanto amore'' (1970) – Giovanni
* ''Cerca di capirmi'' (1970)
* ''
Quando le donne avevano la coda'' (1970) – Zog
* ''Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din don'' (1971) – Gott
* ''No desearás la mujer del vecino'' (1971) – Mariano
* ''
Hector the Mighty'' (1972) – Agamenonne
* ''
La violenza: Quinto potere'' (1972) – Giuseppe Salemi
* ''
Gli eroi
''The Heroes'' (also known as ''Gli eroi'', ''Les héros'' and ''Los héroes millonarios'') is a 1973 Italian war-comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari.
Cast
*Rod Steiger as Guenther von Lutz
* Rosanna Schiaffino as Katrin
*Rod Taylor as Bo ...
'' (1973) – Spartaco Amore
* ''
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure'' (1973) – Grand Duke
* ''Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia'' (1973) – Zoppas
* ''Furto di sera bel colpo si spera'' (1973)
* ''
Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (1974) – Pasqualino Cammarata
* ''
Il testimone deve tacere'' (1974) – Il commissario Santi
* ''Sesso in testa'' (1974) – Frank Innamorato
* ''Prostituzione'' (1974) – Inspector Macaluso
* ''
Colpo in canna
''Loaded Guns'' (Italian: ''Colpo in canna'') is a 1975 Italian crime film written and directed by Fernando di Leo and starring Ursula Andress.
Plot
A flight attendant finds herself in the middle of fighting between rival gangs in Naples.
Cast
...
'' (1975) – Don Calò
* ''
Gente di rispetto'' (1975) – Maresciallo
* ''Chi dice donna dice donna'' (1976) – Il commissario (segment "La signorina X")
* ''
L'adolescente'' (1976) – Maresciallo dei carabinieri
* ''La prima notte di nozze'' (1976)
* ''
Oh Serafina
''Oh, Serafina!'' is a 1976 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada.
It is strictly based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Fred Bongusto was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score.
Cast ...
'' (1976) – Professor Osvaldo Caroniti
* ''Tre sotto il lenzuolo'' (1979) – Il cardinale (segment "L'omaggio")
* ''
Ciao marziano'' (1980) – Dott. Ponzio
* ''
Zappatore'' (1980) – Maresciallo Barbato
* ''Per favore, occupati di Amelia'' (1981) – Il prete
* ''
Carcerato'' (1981) – Don Peppino Ascalone
* ''
Mi manda Picone
''Where's Picone?'' ( it, Mi manda Picone, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy.
Overview
For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Silver Ribbon in th ...
'' (1984) – Cocò
* ''L'ultima scena'' (1988) – Peppino Patito
* ''
Mortacci'' (1989) – Impresario pompe funebri
* ''
Scugnizzi'' (1989) – Don Nicola
* ''La repubblica di San Gennaro'' (2003) – Il professore
References
External links
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1924 births
2010 deaths
Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio
Deaths from peritonitis
Italian male film actors
Male Spaghetti Western actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
Male actors from Naples