Renato Rascel

Personal Info

Birthday

April 27, 1912

Day of Death

1991-01-02

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Also Known As

Renato Ranucci

Renato Rascel

Biography

Renato Rascel (stage name of Renato Ranucci; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972.

He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the song "Romantica" which was placed equal eighth out of thirteen entries. He was born to Cesare and Paola Ranucci in Turin. It was in Turin where his parents, who were opera singers, were performing a show at the time Renato could really say that he was born in the back stage of the theater and that's where he spent all of his life.

Known For

Jesus of Nazareth

Alvaro piuttosto corsaro

Destination Fury

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

I racconti di padre Brown

Pinocchio

The Last Judgment

Oh! Sabella

Filmography

1975
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
as (archive footage)
1972
Pinocchio
as Narratore (voce)
1970
I racconti di Padre Brown
as Padre Brown
Transplant
as Dario Barbieri
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
as Babbaluche
1967
Delirio a due
as Lui
1963
Follie d'estate
as il sognatore
1961
The Orderly
as Remigio De Acutis
The Last Judgment
as Coppola
Destination Fury
as Renato Micacci
1960
Il corazziere
as Urbano Marangoni
The Bear
as Medard
A Soldier and a Half
as Nicola Carletti
1959
Ferdinand I King of Naples
as Mimì
Uncle Was a Vampire
as Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Policarpo De Tappetti
1958
Rascel Marine
as Caporale Ronny Rascel
Move and I'll Shoot
as Renato Tuzzi - il professore
1957
Seven Hills of Rome
as Pepe Bonelli
Rascel-Fifì
as Renato / Renatino - il suo figlio
Oh! Sabella
as Don Gregorio (uncredited)
1956
The Monte Carlo Story
as Duval
1954
Io sono la Primula Rossa
as Sir Archibald
These Phantoms
as Pasquale Lojacono
Rosso e nero
as Himself
Gran varietà
as Il comico
Alvaro piuttosto corsaro
as Alvaro
Il matrimonio
as Dmitry Marinin, il 'generale'
1953
Piovuto dal cielo
as Renato
Ho scelto l'amore
as Boris Popovic
La passeggiata
as Paolo Barbato
1952
Il bandolero stanco
as Pepito
The Overcoat
as Carmine De Carmine
L'eroe sono io
as Righetto
1951
Love I Haven't... But... But
as Teodoro
Napoleone
as Napoleone
Io sono il capataz
as Uguccione / Rascelito Villa
Beauties on bicycles
as Il figlio del meccanico
1950
Figaro qua... Figaro là
as Don Alonzo
I'm in the Revue
as Self
1949
Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba!
as rag. Filippo De Bellis