Salvatore Randone, known professionally as Salvo Randone (25 September 1906 – 6 March 1991), was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Biography

Born in

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, to state official Pasquale Randone and his wife Maria, Randone debuted on stage in his early 20s. During the 1930s and

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, he acted in productions by

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, Anton Giulio Bragaglia and others. After the war, he appeared in stage productions by

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, Guido Salvini and Luigi Squarzina, becoming one of Italy's most noted stage thespians. His most productive period was in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing on stage, in films, on television and on the radio. He worked with film directors such as

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, Valerio Zurlini,

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and

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, but is most noted for his collaborations with

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, appearing in almost all of the director's films between '' The Assassin'' (1961) and '' Property Is No Longer a Theft'' (1973). His performances in Petri's films earned him two

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s and a Grolla d'oro, the latter for his part in '' His Days Are Numbered'' (1962), which remained Randone's only leading role in a film. Randone gave his last film performance in 1977 and retired from stage in 1989. Due to the financial hardship he found himself in during his final years, he was granted a lifetime allowance on the basis of the Bacchelli law which supported well-known citizens in need who had contributed to the fields of science, literature, arts, economics, work and sport. Randone was married to actress Neda Naldi.

Selected filmography

* ''Sant'Elena, piccola isola'' (1943) – General Gourgaud * '' Heart and Soul'' (1948) * '' Letter at Dawn'' (1948) – Donati * '' The Bigamist'' (1956) * '' Vento del sud'' (1959) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) – Commissioner Palumbo * '' Rome 1585'' (1961) – Pope Sixtus V * '' Black City'' (1962) – The bishop * '' Salvatore Giuliano'' (1962) – President of Viterbo Assize Court * '' His Days Are Numbered'' (1962) – Cesare Conversi * '' Roaring Years'' (1962) – The antifascist * '' Night Train to Milan'' (1962) – Conductor * '' Family Diary'' (1962) – Salocchi * '' The Girl from Parma'' (1963) – Scipio Pagliughi * '' The Verona Trial'' (1963) – Andrea Fortunato * '' Hands over the City'' (1963) – De Angelis * ''Un marito in condominio'' (1963) – Salvatore Carcaterra * ''

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'' (1964) – Lester * '' The Magnificent Cuckold'' (1964) – Belisario * '' The Possessed'' (1965) – Enrico * ''

The 10th Victim ''The 10th Victim'' () is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by Elio Petri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo Randone. An international co-production between Italy and France, it is based ...

'' (1965) – Professor * ''Les Combinards'' (1966) – Raffaele Caccamo * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) – Traveller with a menu * ''

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'' (1967) – Prof. Roscio * '' No Diamonds for Ursula'' (1967) – Spiros * '' Spirits of the Dead'' (1968) – Priest (segment "Toby Dammit") * '' Love Problems'' (1968) * '' Machine Gun McCain'' (1969) – Don Salvatore * '' Fellini Satyricon'' (1969) – Eumolpo * '' Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion'' (1970) – Plumber * '' The Swinging Confessors'' (1970) – Don Clemente * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970) * '' Gang War'' (1971) – Nicola "Nicky" Manzano * '' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (1971) – Militina * ''Stress'' (1971) * '' My Dear Killer'' (1972) – Chief Marò * '' Chronicle of a Homicide'' (1972) – General attorney * ''

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'' (1972) – The head teacher * '' Il caso Pisciotta'' (1972) – Don Ferdinando Cusimano * '' La calandria'' (1972) – Calandro * '' The Infamous Column'' (1972) – Settala * '' Property Is No Longer a Theft'' (1973) – Total's father * '' Shoot First, Die Later'' (1974) – Malacarne * '' In the Name of the Pope King'' (1977) – Black pope

References

External links

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Salvo Randone filmography on Cinematografo.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Randone, Salvo 1906 births 1991 deaths Italian male film actors Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Sicily People from Syracuse, Sicily