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Gastone Moschin (; 8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.


Career

Born in
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), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began his career in the 1950s as a theatre actor, first with the Teatro Stabile in Genoa and then with the
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in
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. In the same period Moschin also began to appear in feature films and on television.Enrico Lancia. "Moschin, Gastone". ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli Attori''. Gremese, 2003. . In his film career Moschin alternated character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in '' Seven Times Seven'' and '' Caliber 9''. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the '' Amici miei'' film series (1975–1985). He won two
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Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for
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's '' The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' and in 1986 for
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's '' Amici miei – Atto III.'' Moschin is also well known for the role of
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's ''
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''.


Death

Gastone Moschin was married to Marzia Ubaldi from 1960 until 1967, he had one daughter (Emanuela Moschin). He died in hospital on 4 September 2017 from
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. He was 88.Gastone Moschin morto, addio all’ultimo dei mitici “Amici miei”. Aveva 88 anni: recitò anche ne Il Padrino
(in Italian)


Filmography


Cinema

* '' The Rival'' (1956) as Marco Riccitelli * '' Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (1960) as Alfredo - Bookseller * ''
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'' (1961) as Priest * ''
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'' (1962) as Pasquini * '' Roaring Years'' (1962) as Carmine Passante * ''
L'amore difficile ''L'amore difficile'' (internationally released as ''Of Wayward Love'' and as ''Sex Can Be Difficult'') is a 1962 Italian comedy anthology film, anthology film. The film represents the directorial debut of the four authors, who were however all ex ...
'' (1962) as Marshal (segment "Il serpente") * '' The Reunion'' (1963) as Toro * '' Il Fornaretto di Venezia'' (1963) as Counselor Garzone * '' Il Successo'' (1963) as the brother in law of Giulio * '' La visita'' (1963) as Renato Gusso * '' Amore in quattro dimensioni'' (1964) as the husband (segment "Amore e vita") * '' Extraconiugale'' (1964) as Luigi (episode "La doccia") * '' 100 Horsemen'' (1964) as Frate Carmelo * '' Gentlemen of the Night'' (1964) as
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Pietro Gradenigo * '' Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (1965) as Boris * '' Seven Golden Men'' (1965) as Adolf (the German) * '' Seven Golden Men Strike Again'' (1965) as Adolf * '' The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' (1966) as Osvaldo Bisigato * '' Due killers in fuga'' (1966) * '' Seasons of Our Love'' (1966) as Carlo Di Giusti aka Tancredi * '' Sex Quartet'' (1966) as Dr. Aldini (segment "Fata Armenia") * '' Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' (1966) * '' Top Crack'' (1966) as Karl * ''
The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' () is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot *''The Prehistoric Era'' – The cavew ...
'' (1967) as Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") * ''
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'' (1967) as Jo Laguerre * '' Her Harem'' (1967) as Gianni * '' Face to Face'' (1967) as Man at Puerto del Fuego (uncredited) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968) as Benjamin Burton * '' Italian Secret Service'' (1968) as lawyer Ramirez * '' La notte è fatta per... rubare'' (1968) * '' Dismissed on His Wedding Night'' (1968) as the lawyer * '' La moglie giapponese'' (1968) * '' Where Are You Going All Naked?' (1969) as President * ''
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'' (1969) as Sheriff * '' The Conformist'' (1970) as Manganiello * ''
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'' (1970) as Kokofrecovitch * '' The Weekend Murders'' (1970) as Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970) as Mariotti the Chief of Policea * '' Mio padre Monsignore'' (1971) as Don Alvaro * '' Roma Bene'' (1971) as the
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* ''
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'' (1971) as Metello Bottazzi * ''
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'' (1971) as Giambattista Ranteghin * '' The Sicilian Checkmate'' (1972) as Colonnesi, defense attorney * '' Caliber 9'' (1972) as Ugo Piazza * '' Causa di divozio'' (1972) as Lawyer * '' Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi'' (1972) as Don Camillo * ''Incensurato provata disonestà carriera assicurata cercasi'' (1972) as Giuseppe Zaccherin * ''
Fiorina la vacca ''Fiorina la vacca'' (''Fiorina the Cow'') is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Vittorio De Sisti. The film, loosely based on several works by Ruzante, is an example of the '' Decamerotici'' genre popular in the early 1970s. Plot ...
'' (1972) as Ruzante * ''
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'' (1973) as
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* '' The Sensual Man'' (1973) as Uncle Edmondo * '' Emergency Squad'' (1974) as Marsigliese * '' Commissariato di notturna'' (1974) as Commissario Emiliano Borghini * '' L'erotomane'' (1974) as Rodolfo Persichetti * ''
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'' (1974) as
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'' (1974) as Beilin * '' Amici miei'' (1975) as Rambaldo Melandri * '' A Woman at Her Window'' (1976) as Primoukis * '' Wifemistress'' (1977) as Vincenzo * '' Fearless'' (1978) as Karl Koper * ''
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'' (1980) as Major Tomelli * '' Si salvi chi vuole'' (1980) * ''
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* '' Carlotta'' (1981) as Charlie * '' Amici miei atto II'' (1982) as Rambaldo Melandri * '' A Joke of Destiny'' (1983) * '' Senza un attimo di respiro'' (1983) as Minister of the Interiors * '' Amici miei – Atto III'' (1985) as Rambaldo Melandri * ''
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'' (1986) as Dottor Trigona * ''
Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo ''Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo'' is a 1988 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the sequel to the 1987 film '' Rimini Rimini''. Plot summary The film is divided into episodes set on the beaches of Rimini. A womanize ...
'' (1987) as Oreste Raccà * '' Com'è dura l'avventura'' (1988) as Formigoni ("Vuò cumprà") * '' Women in Skirts'' (1991) * '' Non chiamarmi Omar'' (1992) as Dr. Omar Tavoni * ''
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'' (1996) as Don Gregorio * '' La grande quercia'' (1997) * '' Porzûs'' (1997) as old Geko


Television

* '' Racconti garibaldini'' (1960) * '' Operazione Vega'' (1962) as Sim * '' Il mulino del Po'' (1963) as Fratognone * ''I Miserabili'' (1964) as
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* '' Una coccarda per il re'' (1970) as Jacques Necker * '' Le colonne della società'' (1972) as Karsten Bernick * '' La morte di Danton'' (1972) as
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* '' Rosso veneziano'' (1976) as Marco Partibon * '' Le uova fatali'' (1977) as Professor Pérsikov * '' The Godfather: A Novel for Television'' (1977, uncredited) as Don Fanucci * '' I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe'' (1979) as the Judge * '' L'Andreana'' (1982) as Mondo * '' Melodramma'' (1984) as Aldo Scotti * '' Nel gorgo del peccato'' (1987) as Judge Ottavio Pica (1987) * '' Les Ritals'' (1991) as Louvi * ''
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'' (1996, episode "Laura") as Avv. Salvi * ''
Don Matteo ''Don Matteo'' () is an Italian mystery comedy television series that has been airing on Rai 1 since 2000. History The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio ...
'' (1999) as Bishop * '' Sei forte Maestro'' (2000) as Vittorio Ricci * '' Sei forte, Maestro 2'' (2000) as Vittorio Ricci * ''
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'' (2000) as Bishop * '' Don Matteo 2'' (2001) as Bishop (final appearance)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moschin, Gastone 1929 births 2017 deaths People from the Province of Verona Male actors from Veneto Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Deaths from cardiomyopathy