Ughetto Bertucci (18 October 1907 – 25 June 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1960.

Life and career

He was born and died in

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, Italy. A fruit vendor in a Roman

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, he was noticed by the director

Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comed ...

who cast him as a fruit vendor in his comedy-drama ''

Life Begins Anew ''Life Begins Anew'' () is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the third most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open ...

''. Following the commercial success of the film, without abandoning his

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, Bertucci started a prodigious career as a

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, usually cast in humorous roles. He also made occasionally appearances in

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Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1945) – Righetto * '' Before Him All Rome Trembled'' (1946) – Mechanic Remo (uncredited) * '' Last Love'' (1947) * '' Angelina'' (1947) – Benedetto Zampaglione * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) – Il generale (uncredited) * ''

Fear and Sand ''Fear and Sand'' () is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. The title makes reference to the 1941 Hollywood film '' Blood and Sand'' and its 1908 source novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which ''Fear and Sand ...

'' (1948) – Chauffeur * ''

Toto Tours Italy ''Toto Tours Italy'' () is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Location shooting took place around Italy including in Bologna and Milan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Th ...

'' (1948) – Armando * ''

The Firemen of Viggiù ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù, the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song "The Firemen of Viggiù" a ...

'' (1949) – Un pompiere * ''

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'' (1949) – Buck * ''

Little Lady ''Little Lady'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location around Introdacqua in L'Aquila. The film's set ...

'' (1949) – Un ladro * ''

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'' (1950) – Il primo portiere del tabarin * '' The Hawk of the Nile'' (1950) – (uncredited) * '' The Elusive Twelve'' (1950) – Il cameriere * '' The Lion of Amalfi'' (1950) – Luciano * ''

Totò Tarzan ''Totò Tarzan'' is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Marilyn Buferd and Alba Arnova. It is a parody of Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel ''Tarzan of the Apes''. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The ...

'' (1950) – Capo stazione romano * ''

Toto the Sheik ''Toto the Sheik'' () is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Curti p.145 It is a parody of desert films such as '' The Son of the Sheik'' and '' Siren of Atlantis''. Plot Antonio is the humble servant of a r ...

'' (1950) – Ludovico, l'autista * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) – Cameriere di 'Chez Moi' * '' Milano miliardaria'' (1951) – Ughetto, un parruchiere * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) – Segretario indiano * ''

Toto the Third Man ''Toto the Third Man'' () is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Plot In a small village Peter and Paul (both played by Toto), twin brothers of opposite characters, Peter, mayor of the town, is gruff, precis ...

'' (1951) – Lamberto – il primo cacciatore * ''

Revenge of Black Eagle ''Revenge of Black Eagle'' ( Italian: ''La Vendetta di Aquila Nera'', released in UK as ''Revenge of the Black Eagle'') is a 1951 Italian adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a sequel to Freda's 1946 film '' Black Eagle'', which is bas ...

'' (1951) – Kurin * ''

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'' (1951) – Camionista * '' The Steamship Owner'' (1951) – L'autista di Peonio * '' Era lui... sì! sì!'' (1951) – Un fattorino * '' Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (1951) – Un partigiano di Pompeo * ''

Auguri e figli maschi! ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' is a 1951 Italian film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Plot A marshal's daughters are engaged to three boys, but they can't get married because they can't find apartments to live in on their own. The boys finally find ...

'' (1951) – Barman (uncredited) * '' Seven Hours of Trouble'' (1951) – Annibale * '' Sardinian Vendetta'' (1952) – Terzo fratello Leoni * ''

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'' (1952) – Il parcheggiatore * ''Noi cannibali'' (1953) * '' Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1954) – Un mercante * '' Days of Love'' (1954) * ''

An American in Rome ''An American in Rome'' (originally ''Un americano a Roma'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a satire of Americanization, and it was referred as "a milestone in the evolution of Italian self-identification". ...

'' (1954) – Autista del camioncino (uncredited) * '' Toto Seeks Peace'' (1954) – Testimone * ''

L'ultimo amante ''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film '' Nothing New Tonight''. This version aptly concl ...

'' (1955) – Un testimone al commissariato * ''La catena dell'odio'' (1955) * ''

Eighteen Year Olds ''Eighteen Year Olds'' () is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marisa Allasio. Cast * Marisa Allasio as Anna Campolmi * Virna Lisi as Maria Rovani * Anthony Steffen as the physics teacher (as Antonio De Teffè) ...

'' (1955) – Il giradiniere * ''Storia di una minorenne'' (1956) * '' I giorni più belli'' (1956) – Il gelataio * ''

Poor, But Handsome ''Poor, But Handsome'' () is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starring Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena and Renato Salvatori: '' Pretty But Poor'' in 1957 and '' Poor Million ...

'' (1957) – The Greengrocer in Piazza Navona (uncredited) * ''Il diavolo nero'' (1957) * ''

Pretty But Poor ''Belle ma povere'' (internationally released as ''Pretty But Poor'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is the sequel of ''Poor, But Handsome'' and was followed by '' Poor Millionaires''.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editri ...

'' (1957) – 'Pulce' * '' Peppino, le modelle e chella là'' (1957) * ''Il cocco di mamma'' (1958) – The Bus Conductor * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) * '' Appuntamento a Ischia'' (1960) – The Taxi Driver in Rome (uncredited) * '' Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' (1961) – The Short Fascist with Fez

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertucci, Ughetto 1907 births 1966 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors