Luigi Bonos (1910–2000) was an Italian comedian and stage, television and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1945 and 1992.
Born in
Berlin, Germany
Berlin ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of ...
, the son of two Hungarian circus artists, along with his brothers Vittorio (1908 - 1966) and Giovanni (1907-1956) Bonos formed a trio of comedians who met large success in the
avanspettacolo and
revue theater between the 1930s and 1940s.
He made his film debut in 1951, and since then he appeared in dozens of comedy films, usually as a character actor.
He died in 2000.
Selected filmography
* ''L'ippocampo'' (1945) - Un acrobato
* ''
The Whole City Sings'' (1945)
* ''
Era lui... sì! sì!'' (1951) - Cameriere
* ''
The Overcoat'' (1952) - (uncredited)
* ''
Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952)
* ''
I morti non pagano tasse'' (1952)
* ''
The Tired Outlaw'' (1952)
* ''
Era lei che lo voleva'' (1954) - The Cook at Invernaghi's (uncredited)
* ''
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (1954) - Mimo
* ''
Tunis Top Secret'' (1959) - Pedro
* ''
The Last Judgment'' (1961)
* ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962)
* ''
Damon and Pythias'' (1962)
* ''
I motorizzati
''I motorizzati'' is a 1962 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, consisting of five segments all sharing cars as main theme.
Cast
*Ugo Tognazzi as Achille Pestani
* Nino Manfredi as Nino Borsetti
* Franco Franchi ...
'' (1962) - Franco
* ''
The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) - Albergo Stelletta
* ''Il segno di Zorro'' (1963) - padre Diaz
* ''
Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963) - Museum Official (uncredited)
* ''
Castle of the Living Dead'' (1964) - Marc
* ''
Killer Caliber .32'' (1967) - Alonso - Mine Worker (uncredited)
* ''
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) - Old House Owner (uncredited)
* ''
Madigan's Millions
''Madigan's Millions'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink.
The movie was shot in 1966, but was not released for two years. It stars Dustin Hoffman in his first movie role ...
'' (1968) - Lift operator
* ''
The Longest Hunt
''Spara, Gringo, spara'' (internationally released as ''The Longest Hunt'' and ''Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci.
It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western ...
'' (1968) - Sgt. Peck
* ''
Indovina chi viene a merenda?
(i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, ...
'' (1969) - German Soldier
* ' (1969) - Taubenheim, Kunsthändler
* ''
The Thirteen Chairs
''The Thirteen Chairs'' (; ) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani and starring Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles, and featuring Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas, Mylène Demongeot, Grégoire A ...
'' (1969) - Dicky (uncredited)
* ''
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
''Oh, Grandmother's Dead'' () is a 1969 Italian black comedy film, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Sergio Tofano. Plot
Cast
* Sirena Adgemova as Sparta
* Carole André as Claretta
* Wanda Capodaglio as Adelaide Ghia, the grandmot ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Madame Bovary'' (1969) - Herzog von Artois
* ''
The Five Man Army
''The Five Man Army'' () is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional con ...
'' (1969) - Priest (uncredited)
* ''
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the ...
'' (1969) - Benedetti
* ''
And God Said to Cain'' (1970) - Joë
* ''
Paths of War'' (1970) - Barman (uncredited)
* ''Formula 1 - Nell'inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970)
* ''
I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin'' (1970) - Posada Owner
* ''L'asino d'oro: processo per fatti strani contro Lucius Apuleius cittadino romano'' (1970) - Husband of Birrena
* ''
Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970)
* ''
Defeat of the Mafia'' (1970) - Giulio
* ''
They Call Me Trinity'' (1970) - Ozgur - Bartender
* ''
Fantasia Among the Squares'' (1971) - Le Sheriff
* ''La Poudre d'escampette'' (1971) - Un soldat italien sur la plage
* ''
Armiamoci e partite!'' (1971) - Baron's Adjutant
* ''
Trinity Is Still My Name'' (1971) - Bartender Ozgur
* ''Si può fare molto con 7 donne'' (1972) - Costa
* ''
Chronicle of a Homicide'' (1972)
* ''
I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam'' (1972) - Big Bon
* ''
What?'' (1972) - Painter
* ''
Frankenstein 80'' (1972) - Hobo
* ''Now They Call Him Sacramento'' (1972) - Old Tequila
* ''Lo chiamavano Verità'' (1972) - Pierre, the Waiter
* ''
Even Angels Eat Beans'' (1973) - Italian Merchant (uncredited)
* ''
Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad'' (1973) - Firùz
* ''...e così divennero i 3 supermen del West'' (1973) - Professor Aristide Panzarotti
* ''Più forte sorelle'' (1973) - Timothy
* ''
House of 1000 Pleasures'' (1973) - Baba
* ''
Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (1974)
* ''Laß jucken, Kumpel 3. Teil - Maloche, Bier und Bett'' (1974) - Luckys Vater
* ''Sesso in testa'' (1974)
* ''Charleston'' (1974) - Hotel Porter (uncredited)
* ''Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale'' (1975)
* ''
The Flower in His Mouth'' (1975) - Canaino
* ''
The Exorcist: Italian Style'' (1975) - Dr. Schnautzer
* ''La nipote del prete'' (1976) - Prete
* ''San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne'' (1976) - Antonio Pocaterra
* ''
As of Tomorrow'' (1976) - Art Director (uncredited)
* ''
Death Rage'' (1976) - Peppiniello
* ''
Merciless Man'' (1976)
* ''
Carioca tigre'' (1976) - Talazar
* ''Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito'' (1977) - Fulgenzio Cherubini
* ''
March or Die'' (1977) - Andre
* ''
Mad Dog'' (1977) - Pappalardo
* ''Grazie tante - Arrivederci'' (1977)
* ''
Lo chiamavano Bulldozer'' (1978) - Bulldozers pal, trying to build him a new motor drive
* ''
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid'' (1979) - Deputy Allen
* ''
Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (1984)
* ''
Il burbero'' (1986) - Una guardia
* ''
They Call Me Renegade'' (1987) - Bartender
* ''
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs'' (1990) - Barritore d'asta
* ''
The King's Whore'' (1990) - 2nd Priest
* ''À demain'' (1992)
* ''
Once a Year, Every Year'' (1994)
References
External links
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1910 births
2000 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors