Mariano Rigillo (born 12 September 1939) is an Italian actor.

Biography

In the 1960s, Rigillo attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career on stage playing roles in plays by

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Selected filmography

* '' Metti, una sera a cena'' (1969) - Comedian * ''

Metello ''Metello'' is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character. Plot During the end of the 19th century, young Metello decides to start ...

'' (1970) - Olindo Tinai * ''

Chronicle of a Homicide ''Chronicle of a Homicide'' () is a 1972 Italian crime film, crime-Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast * Massimo Ranieri: Fabio Sola * Martin Balsam: Judge Aldo Sola * Valentina Cortese: Luisa Sola * Turi Fer ...

'' (1972) - Luca Binda * ' (1972) - Nino Bixio * '' The Infamous Column'' (1972) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Albimonte da Peretola * ''

The Black Corsair ''The Black Corsair'' is an 1898 adventure novel written by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, the novel narrates the exploits of Emilio Roccanera, Lord of Ventimiglia and his attempts ...

'' (1976) * '' Arrivano i bersaglieri'' (1980) - La Marmora * ''

'' (1986) - Il Professore (voice) * '' Regina'' (1987) * '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994) - Di Cosimo * ''Passaggio per il paradiso'' (1998) - Lorenzo * ''La strategia della maschera'' (1998) - Windisch-Roth * ''Un affare trasversale'' (1998) * ''Per tutto il tempo che ci resta'' (1998) - Michele Galvano * '' A Respectable Man'' (1999) - Giudice Istruttore Giorgio Fontana * ''Sottovento!'' (2001) - Il professore * '' I Can See It in Your Eyes'' (2004) - Longone * ''E ridendo l'uccise'' (2005) - Boschetti * '' The Lark Farm'' (2007) - Assadour * '' Flying Lessons'' (2007) - Rabbino * ''Prova a volare'' (2007) * ''Un amore di Gide'' (2008) - Gesuino * ''Marcello Marcello'' (2008) - Mayor Del Ponte * ''Per Sofia'' (2009) - Riccardo, padre Isak * '' Sorry If I Want to Marry You'' (2010) - Padre di Alex * ''Anna, Teresa e le resistenti'' (2010) * '' Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films'' (2011) - Officiante (segment "Il Codice Teomondo Scrofalo") * '' To Rome with Love'' (2012) - Anna's Client * ''100 metri dal paradiso'' (2012) * ''Malanapoli - la ventunesima stella'' (2013) * '' Andiamo a quel paese'' (2014) - Padre Benedetto * ''Leone nel basilico'' (2014) - Renato * ''Oscar'' (2016) - Oscar ( old ) * '' Cinderella the Cat'' (2017) - Renato * ''Edhel'' (2017) - Ermete * ''Gatta Cenerentola'' (2017) - Vittorio Basile (voice) * '' Solo no'' (2019) * '' Gli anni più belli'' (2020) - The lawyer *'' Like a Cat on a Highway 2'' (2021) *'' Volevo un figlio maschio'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigillo, Mariano 1939 births Living people Male actors from Naples Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors