Carlo Croccolo (9 April 1927 – 12 October 2019) was an Italian actor, voice artist, director and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in Naples, Croccolo began his acting career on the radio and appeared in more than 100 films since 1949. His debut came in the 1949 film '' The Firemen of Viggiù'' and he made his first television debut in 1956. He also had an intense career onstage, as he often starred in plays directed by

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and

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. Croccolo was best known for his collaboration with Antonio "Totò" De Curtis, mainly throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In the early 1950s, he replaced

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performing the Italian voice of

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in the redubs of ''

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'' made between 1951 and 1953, in which he was paired with

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(who provided the Italian voice of

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); he came back to dubbing Hardy in the 1968-1970 redubs, this time paired with Franco Latini. Since 1957, Croccolo also served as a dubbing artist for Totò in some of his films, as his friend had gradually lost his sight and had thus become unable to post-syncronize his own lines: having previously dubbed Totò in French during his stay in Canada and due to his ability in imitating his speech, Croccolo was chosen by the artist himself to dub his voice in Italian when needed. In 1989, Croccolo received the

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for best supporting actor in the film ''

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''. Croccolo’s international notoriety came in 1996 with the film '' In Love and War'', directed by

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. Croccolo died in his home in Castel Volturno on 12 October 2019 at the age of 92. His funeral was held in the Church of San Ferdinando and his body was cremated at the request of the family.

Selected filmography

* '' The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) - Fireman from Piemont * '' L'inafferrabile 12'' (1950) - Il barbiere * ''

The Cadets of Gascony ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (Italian: ''I cadetti di Guascogna'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Campanini and Mario Riva. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome, with sets designed by ...

'' (1950) - Soldato Pinozzo * ''

Totò Tarzan ''Totò Tarzan'' is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Marilyn Buferd and Alba Arnova. It is a parody of Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel ''Tarzan of the Apes''. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The ...

'' (1950) - Lo sposino * ''

Toto the Sheik ''Toto the Sheik'' () is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Curti p.145 It is a parody of desert films such as '' The Son of the Sheik'' and '' Siren of Atlantis''. Plot Antonio is the humble servant of a r ...

'' (1950) - Il cameriere * '' 47 morto che parla'' (1950) - Gondrano, il cameriere * ''

Beauties on Bicycles ''Beauties on Bicycles'' (Italian: ''Bellezze in '') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Silvana Pampanini and Delia Scala.Parish p.142 It was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome with sets designed by ...

'' (1951) - Pinozzo * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) - Esposito * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - Karl, il guardino del circo * '' La paura fa 90'' (1951) - Pinotto, guardiano in prima * '' Stasera sciopero'' (1951) - Pasquale * ''Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (1951) * '' Porca miseria'' (1951) - Carletto Esposito aka Professore Sik-Sik * ''

Licenza premio ''Licenza premio'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Nino Taranto and Carlo Croccolo. Plot Italy, early 1950s. Two troopers, Domenico, Neapolitan, and Pinozzo, Piedmontese, are sent on a special mission: they mu ...

'' (1951) - Pinozzo Molliconi * '' Free Escape'' (1951) - Pinozzo Molliconi * ''Ha fatto 13'' (1951) - Mario Rossi * ''

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) - Toniotto * '' Sardinian Vendetta'' (1952) - Pinuccio Porchiddu * '' The Eternal Chain'' (1952) - Peppino * '' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Salvatore * ''Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952) * ''Non è vero... ma ci credo!'' (1952) - Alberto Sammaria * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''Siamo tutti Milanesi'' (1953) * '' The Count of Saint Elmo'' (1953) - Alberico * ''Gran varietà'' (1954) - Battaglia, il comico 'militare' (episodio 'Cruttica') * '' Poverty and Nobility'' (1954) - Luigino * '' Red and Black'' (1954) * ''Di qua, di là del Piave'' (1954) * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) - Himself * ''

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'' (1956) - Labbate * ''

I pinguini ci guardano ''I pinguini ci guardano'' (i.e. "Penguins look at us") is a 1956 Italian comedy film written and directed by and starring Renato Rascel and Carlo Croccolo. Plot The daily life in a zoo seen through the eyes of their residents, with the anim ...

'' (1956) * '' Totò lascia o raddoppia?'' (1956) - Camillo * ''Cerasella'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) - Battista * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) - Arguzio * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) - Carletto * '' Fountain of Trevi'' (1960) - Ali Baba * '' Appuntamento a Ischia'' (1960) - Carletto * '' Five Day Lover'' (1961) - Marius * ''Pulcinella, cetrulo di Acerra'' (1961) - Pulcinella * ''

Hercules in the Valley of Woe ''Hercules in the Vale of Woe'' (/ ''Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe''), a.k.a. ''Hercules in the Valley of Woe'', is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Kirk Morris as Maciste and Frank ...

'' (1961) - Fetonte * ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961) * ''Mina... fuori la guardia'' (1961) - Carletto * ''Fra' Manisco cerca guai'' (1961) - Fra Leone * '' Jessica'' (1962) - Beppi Toriello * ''

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'' (1962) - The Gobbo - the Hunchback * ''

Gli eroi del doppio gioco ''Gli eroi del doppio gioco'' (Italian for "Heroes of the double play") is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot The film tells the successful attempts of two families of cancelling the traces of their involvement wi ...

'' (1962) - Secondo Rossi * ''Noches de Casablanca'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) - Auctioneer (segment "Adelina") * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) - Guido * ''I marziani hanno 12 mani'' (1964) - X2 * '' Freddy in the Wild West'' (1964) - Sheriff Mickey Stanton * '' The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' (1964) - Michele, Mrs. Millett's chauffeur * ''Non son degno di te'' (1965) - Pinosso Morricone * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - JokingTraveller * ''Dio, come ti amo!'' (1966) - Gennaro * '' After the Fox'' (1966) - Café Owner * '' How I Learned to Love Women'' (1966) - Direttore autosalone * '' Perdono'' (1966) - Policeman * ''Testa di rapa'' (1966) - Il Brigante Salomone * ''

Treasure of San Gennaro ''Treasure of San Gennaro'' () is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger. Directed by Dino Risi, it is the story of a heist gone wrong. It won a Silver Prize at the 5th Moscow International Film ...

'' (1966) - Various characters (voice) * ''

The Biggest Bundle of Them All ''The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' is a 1968 American crime film set in Naples, Italy. The story is about a mobster and a novice gang of crooks who team up to steal $5 million worth of platinum ingots from a train. The film stars Robert Wagne ...

'' (1968) - Franco * '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1968) - Lorry Driver * ''Gunman of One Hundred Crosses'' (1971) - Slim - Stuttering Henchman * '' Black Killer'' (1971) - Fred, Deputy Sheriff * ''Le seminariste'' (1976) - San Giulivo * ''

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen ''Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' (, ) is a 1976 French-Italian satirical comedy anthology film. It comprises twelve episodes on themes of corruption in various Italian institutions, each by a different writer and director collectively credi ...

'' (1976) - Tax Inspector (uncredited) * ''Passi furtivi in una notte boia'' (1976) - Ragionier Dolci * ''

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'' (1977) - Carlo * '' Where's Picone?'' (1984) - Barone Armato * ''Massimamente folle'' (1985) * '' The Professor'' (1986) * '' ’O Re'' (1987) - Rafele * ''Via Lattea... la prima a destra'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1990) - Mastro Simone * ''

In the Name of the Sovereign People ''In the Name of the Sovereign People'' () is a 1990 Italian historical comedy drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. The film takes place during the First Italian War of Independence. It won the David di Donatello for best costumes. ...

'' (1990) - Carlo Bonaparte * ''In camera mia'' (1992) * '' Camerieri'' (1995) - Salvatore Azzaro * '' Men Men Men'' (1995) - Peppino * ''Il cielo è sempre più blu'' (1996) * '' Giovani e belli'' (1996) - Bonafoni * '' In Love and War'' (1996) - Town Mayor * '' A Cold, Cold Winter'' (1996) - Dr Crocchia * ''

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'' (1997) - Ciro Esposito * '' Three Men and a Leg'' (1997) - Cecconi, father in law * '' Li chiamarono... briganti!'' (1999) - Vincenzo, il calzolaio * ''La vita, per un'altra volta'' (1999) - Cesari * ''Terra bruciata'' (1999) - Maresciallo * ''Ogni lasciato è perso'' (2001) - Primario * ''Il commesso viaggiatore'' (2001) * ''Amore con la S maiuscola'' (2002) - Pasquale * '' Il quaderno della spesa'' (2003) - Cavalier Angelo Marconi * ''Cose da pazzi'' (2005) - Nonno * ''Italian Dream'' (2007)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croccolo, Carlo 1927 births 2019 deaths Male actors from Naples Film people from Naples Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian male actors