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Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director.


Life and career

Born in
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, often alongside his brother Carlo. After his debut on the big screen in 1939, in the aftermath of the Second World War he had an intense and long film career, being mostly cast in the role of "villain". Later, he also wrote and directed a number of films, mostly of erotic genre, sometimes credited as Fred Ritz.


Selected filmography

; Actor * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) - L'uomo della mosca di piatto (uncredited) * '' Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) * ''L'Amante del male'' (1946) - Il giudice Forlenza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) *'' Fire Over the Sea'' (1947) - Barbiere in Argentina * ''Sono io l'assassino'' (1948) * ''I contrabbandieri del mare'' (1948) * '' The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) - Fireman from Milan * ''Vivere a sbafo'' (1949) * '' How I Discovered America'' (1949) - Nazista * ''I cadetti di Guascogna'' (1950) * '' La paura fa 90'' (1951) - Il suggeritore * ''
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'' (1951) - Hairdresser (uncredited) * '' Una bruna indiavolata!'' (1951) - Finto Testimone * ''
Auguri e figli maschi! ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' is a 1951 Italian film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Plot A marshal's daughters are engaged to three boys, but they can't get married because they can't find apartments to live in on their own. The boys finally find ...
'' (1951) - Clerk at Vinicio Paciottini's Office (uncredited) * ''Papà diventa mamma'' (1952) * '' In Olden Days'' (1952) - (segment "Il processo di Frine") (uncredited) * '' Heroic Charge'' (1952) - The Colonel * '' Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - The Thief with a Hat * '' Io, Amleto'' (1952) - Cliente sordo nella taverna * '' The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * '' Siamo tutti inquilini'' (1953) - Inquilino (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1953) - Taxicab Driver * ''Anni facili'' (1953) * '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953) - Brigadiere Squinzi * '' Crossed Swords'' (1954) * ''I cavalieri della regina'' (1954) * '' Milanese in Naples'' (1954) - Alfredo * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) * ''
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'' (1956) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1957) - Abbata (uncredited) * ''Sorrisi e canzoni'' (1958) * ''Terror of Oklahoma'' (1959) - Sheriff * ''I baccanali di Tiberio'' (1960) * ''
La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life'Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars M ...
'' (1960) - Television Director (uncredited) * '' The Playgirls and the Vampire'' (1960) - Lucas, the manager * ''Caravan petrol'' (1960) * '' A Qualcuna Piace Calvo'' (1960) - Agente * ''
Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about ...
'' (1962) - Foreman (uncredited) * ''Il segno del vendicatore'' (1962) - Frate Giovanni * ''Gli anni ruggenti'' (1962) * ''Il criminale'' (1962) - Signore pignolo * '' Duel at the Rio Grande'' (1963) - Sirviente * ''Vino, whisky e acqua salata'' (1963) * ''Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio'' (1963) * ''Una sporca faccenda'' (1964) * ''La strage dei vampiri'' (1964) * '' Two Mafiamen in the Far West'' (1964) - Colonel Peabody * ''Le sette vipere (Il marito latino)'' (1964) - Italian Judge * ''I due evasi di Sing Sing'' (1964) - Sauna Director (uncredited) * ''Gli schiavi più forti del mondo'' (1964) - Efrem * ''La traite des blanches'' (1965) * '' Terror-Creatures from the Grave'' (1965) - Dr. Nemek * ''
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'' (1965) - Buddy * ''Colorado Charlie'' (1965) - Sam, Drunk * ''Per una manciata d'oro'' (1965) - Medico * ''La vedovella'' (1965) - Carlo Sardelli * ''
Bloody Pit of Horror ''Bloody Pit of Horror'' ( - The Crimson Executioner) is a 1965 Gothic horror film. The film, set in Italy, was directed by Domenico Massimo Pupillo and stars Mickey Hargitay, Walter Brandi, Luisa Baratto and Rita Klein. It tells the story o ...
'' (1965) - Daniel Parks * ''Go with God, Gringo'' (1966) - Ayudante del inspector * '' I due sanculotti'' (1966) - 'Linguaveloce' (uncredited) * ''7 monaci d'oro'' (1966) * '' Born to Kill'' (1967) - Crooked gambler * ''Non Pensare a Me (Não Pense em Mim)'' (1967) * ''Don't Wait, Django... Shoot!'' (1967) - Nico * '' Cuore matto... matto da legare'' (1967) * '' Brutti di notte'' (1968) - Dr. Federzotti - the Psychoanalyst * '' Vengeance Is My Forgiveness'' (1968) - Peter, Piano Player * '' Spirits of the Dead'' (1968) - Angry Man in Car (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited) * '' Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza'' (1968) - Governor doctor * '' I 2 deputati'' (1968) - Dott. Lucarini * '' Fellini Satyricon'' (1969) - The Innkeeper * ''Agguato sul Bosforo'' (1969) - Martin * ''
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'' (1969) - Waiter * ''Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza'' (1969) * '' Paths of War'' (1970) - Sergeant Douglas * '' Un caso di coscienza'' (1970) - Club president * '' Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione'' (1970) - Veterinario * ''Quando suona la campana'' (1970) - Moreno * ''La prima notte del dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del... giocattolo'' (1970) - Federico * ''Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera'' (1970) - Luigi Fisichella * ''Due bianchi nell'Africa nera'' (1970) - Otto Krauser * ''Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - The anti-divorce Orator * ''I giardini del diavolo'' (1971) - General * ''Venga a fare il soldato da noi'' (1971) - Pizzuti * ''Il venditore di morte'' (1971) - Judge Atwell * ''
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'' (1971) - Jack Buchanan / Buck * '' Holy Water Joe'' (1971) - Captain * ''Le belve'' (1971) - Dott. Apposito (segment "Il caso Apposito") * '' God Is My Colt .45'' (1972) - Ted Curtis (uncredited) * ''Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura'' (1972) - Prior * ''Sistemo l'America e torno'' (1974) - Alex Biondi * '' SS Hell Camp'' (1977) - Allied Officer (uncredited) * '' La bestia in calore'' (1977) - Moreno (uncredited) * ''Amore all'arrabbiata'' (1977) - Ingegner Giovanni * ''
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'' (1978) - Old Bald Man (uncredited) * ''
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici ''Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' (''Against Each Other, Practically Friends'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Franco Colombo *Tomas Milian as Quinto Cecioni aka "Er Monnezza" * An ...
'' (1981) - Avv. Randolfi * ''
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' () is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a double role, the inspector Nico Girald ...
'' (1981) - Papetti's lover's husband * ''Il diavolo e l'acquasanta'' (1983) - Sindaco ; Director and screenwriter *'' Heroes without glory'' (1971) * '' The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' (1975) * '' Suggestionata'' (1978)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Alfredo 1902 births 1991 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Nice, France 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers Italian film directors