Riccardo Cucciolla

Personal Info

Birthday

September 5, 1924

Day of Death

1999-09-17

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Bari, Puglia, Italy

Riccardo Cucciolla

Biography

Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999.

He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacco & Vanzetti. Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor.

Known For

Marco Polo

The Castle of Olive Trees

I Vitelloni

A Cop

The secret files of Inspector Lavardin

Rabid Dogs

La dottoressa Giò

One on Top of the Other

Filmography

1999
Morte di una ragazza perbene
as Prof. Giussani
1997
Our God's Brother
as The Monk
1996
Lucky Punch
as Zipolino
1995
Rabid Dogs
as Riccardo
1993
In Calabria
as Narrator (voice)
1991
Pizza Colonia
as Massimo Serboli
1989
Vanille fraise
as Andreani
1988
32nd of December
as Generale Emanuele Anselmi
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
as Giorgio
1987
Il coraggio di parlare
as Don Carmelo Fiorillo
Tottering in the Dark
as Teodoro detto Teo
1985
The Assisi Underground
as Luigi Brizzi
1984
The Kid From Ebalus
as Old Farmer
1980
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Dominico Villani
Lost in the City of Sarzana
as Terzi, sindaco di Sarzana
1978
Farewell the Last Man
as Narrator (voice)
1977
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
as Narrator (voice)
1976
Meet Him and Die
as Police Commissioner Sacchi
The Last Concert
as Stella's father
Stream Line
as Dr. Roder
1975
Rain over Santiago
as Olivares
C.I.A. Secret Story
as Giuseppe Pinelli
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
as Ambro
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
as Narrator (voice)
1974
Borsalino and Co.
as Volpone
High School Girl
as Celio D'Altamura
1973
The Sensual Man
as Paolo's Father
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Antonio Gramsci
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
as Professor Eduardo Ranieri
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
as Minister Handras
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
as (Voice)
1972
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
as Commissioner
A Cop
as Paul Weber
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
as Nicola Perella
The Sicilian Checkmate
as Professor Salemi
Incontro con Maria Carta
as Self
1971
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Mario De Rossi
Africa Uncensored
as Narrator
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
as Pesenti
Sacco & Vanzetti
as Nicola Sacco
1970
Al Fatah - Palestina
as Narratore (voice)
1969
Secret Africa
as Narrator
One on Top of the Other
as Benjamin Wormser
1968
The Sexual Revolution
as Emilio Missiroli
Bandits in Rome
as Vice Commissioner Pascuttini
The Seven Cervi Brothers
as Gelindo Cervi
1967
Grand Slam
as Agostino Rossi
Massacre in the Black Forest
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Path of Oil
as Narrator
1966
The Last Fistful of Land
as Narrator
Francis of Assisi
as Fra' Leone
La fantarca
as Lo speaker
1965
Life of Dante
as Narrator
Women of the Resistance
as Narrator
Six Days a Week
as Alfredo
L'antimiracolo
as Narrator
1964
Attack and Retreat
as Giuseppe Sanna
Malamondo
as Narrator
La quieta febbre
as protagonista
1963
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
as (Voice dubbing for Richard Harrison)
1962
Il pane dei pastori
as Narrator (voice)
Down With Uncle
as Narrator
1959
Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)
as narrator
1958
L' ultima faccia di Medusa
as Fabio
1957
Rascel-Fifì
as Undici
1956
Sardegna terra di contrasti
as Narrator (voice)
1954
The Seducer
as Racca
1953
I Vitelloni
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)