Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolitan mother, Reder moved to Rome where started his career in radio as host and actor of radio-dramas. He also debuted on stage in " teatro dialettale" and

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

, then performed in the stage companies of

Peppino De Filippo Giuseppe "Peppino" De Filippo (24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at the age of six. ...

Turi Ferro Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro launc ...

, Giorgio Albertazzi and

Mario Scaccia Mario Scaccia (26 December 1919 – 26 January 2011) was an Italian actor and author. He was a prominent figure in the Italian theatre of '900. Biography Born in Rome, the son of a painter, during the Second World War Scaccia was conscripted i ...

. Reder made his film debut in the early 1950s, but became popular in the 1970s as the sidekick of

Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and writer. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandom ...

in some successful comedies, such as the '' Fantozzi'' and ''Fracchia'' series. Reder was best known for the role of Filini in the '' Fantozzi'' film series. Filini was Fantozzi's colleague and his closest friend. Filini was used to organize a lot of trips, travels and parties with colleagues. He was an atheist.

Selected filmography

* '' 47 morto che parla'' (1950) * ''Bellezze in bicicletta'' (1951) * '' Una bruna indiavolata!'' (1951) – Cameriere bar stazione * ''Stasera sciopero'' (1951) * '' Licenza premio'' (1951) – Sergente * '' Free Escape'' (1951) * '' Porca miseria'' (1951) * ''Carica eroica'' (1952) – Cavalry soldier * '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953) – Ricuccio * '' Passionate Song'' (1953) – Un Turista * ''

Bread, Love and Jealousy ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (), known as ''Frisky'' in the US, is a 1954 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. It is the second part of the Italian trilogy, preceded by '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' and followed by '' Scanda ...

'' (1954) – Ricuccio * '' The Gold of Naples'' (1954) – Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited) * '' The Belle of Rome'' (1955) – Luigi * '' Wild Love'' (1956) – Annibale * '' Anna of Brooklyn'' (1958) * ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) – The Superstitious Race Walker * ''

Il vedovo ''Il Vedovo'' (The Widower) is a 1959 in film, 1959 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. Plot Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Rome, Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing ...

'' (1959) – Avv. Girondi * '' Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959) – The Customs Officer * ''Mina... fuori la guardia'' (1961) – Tenente * ''Fra' Manisco cerca guai'' (1961) – Franceschiello * '' Parigi o cara'' (1962) – Il Portinaio * ''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the Italian design, design, Italian fashion, fashion, Italian cuisine, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and ...

'' (1965) – The Tobacconist (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1") * '' Zingara'' (1969) – Direttore ristorante * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) – Salvatore * '' Satiricosissimo'' (1970) – Innkeeper * ''Cerca di capirmi'' (1970) * '' A Pocketful of Chestnuts'' (1970) – Il cameriere * '' Ma che musica maestro'' (1971) – Benedetto – father of Giulietta * '' Little Funny Guy'' (1973) * '' Fantozzi'' (1975) – Rag. Filini * '' Il secondo tragico Fantozzi'' (1976) – Rag. Filini * '' Il... Belpaese'' (1977) – Alfredo * '' They Call Him Bulldozer'' (1978) – Curatolo * '' Where Are You Going on Holiday?'' (1978) – Dottor Panunti (segment "Sì buana") * ''Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) – Colonel Luigi Placidi * '' Café Express'' (1980) – Antonio Cammarota * '' Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario'' (1980) – Willy * '' Fantozzi contro tutti'' (1980) – Rag. Filini * '' Quando la coppia scoppia'' (1981) – Pier Giorgio Martini * '' L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto'' (1981) – Vescovo * '' Fracchia la belva umana'' (1981) – Madre della Belva Umana * '' Vieni avanti cretino'' (1982) – The Man with a toothache * '' Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore'' (1982) – Commendator Pecorazzi * ''Gian Burrasca'' (1983) – Headmaster * ''Stangata napoletana'' (1983) * '' Fantozzi subisce ancora'' (1983) – Rag. Filini * ''Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone'' (1983) – Pellecchia * '' Champagne in paradiso'' (1984) – Director * ''Mi faccia causa'' (1984) – Lawyer * '' Who Is Afraid of Dracula?'' (1985) – Rag. Filini * ''Una donna senza nome'' (1985) – L'allevatore * '' Grandi magazzini'' (1986) – Dott. Kaufmann * '' Superfantozzi'' (1986) – Filini * ''Le diaboliche'' (1987) * '' Fantozzi va in pensione'' (1988) – Rag. Filini * '' Fantozzi alla riscossa'' (1990) – Rag. Filini * ''

The Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. According to Linus van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin is a legendary personality who rises from the pumpkin patch on Halloween carrying a large bag of toys ...

'' (1993) – Prof. Turati * ''

Fantozzi in paradiso ''Fantozzi in Paradiso'' (''Fantozzi in Heaven'') is a 1993 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the eighth chapter in the Fantozzi (film), Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo ...

'' (1993) – Rag. Filini * ''A Dio piacendo'' (1995) – L'ingegner Camperi * '' Fantozzi – Il ritorno'' (1996) – Rag. Filini (final film role)

References

External links

* 1928 births 1998 deaths Male actors from Naples University of Naples Federico II alumni Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors Italian male radio actors Italian radio personalities Italian atheists Italian people of German descent People of Campanian descent 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-voice-actor-stub