Checco Rissone
Checco Rissone | |
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 Checco Rissone in Miracolo a Milano | |
| Born | Francesco Rissone 7 July 1909 |
| Died | 26 September 1985 (aged 76) |
| Relatives | Giuditta Rissone (sister) |
Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Life and career[edit]
Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta. He debuted on stage at a young age and often worked in the same companies as his sister.[1] Graduating in economics, in the post-war years Rissone specialized in character roles, in films, television and particularly on stage, often working at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan under the direction of Giorgio Strehler.[1][2] At the Piccolo Teatro, he also worked as assistant director and later as teacher at the drama school of the theatre.[1][2]
Partial filmography[edit]
- La segretaria per tutti (1933)
- Full Speed (1934) – Un ciclista (uncredited)
- Il signore desidera? (1934)
- These Children (1937)
- The Cuckoo Clock (1938) – Narciso
- Departure (1938) – Il fattore
- The Lady in White (1938) – L'autista del pullman a Cervinia
- Duetto vagabondo (1939)
- Ai vostri ordini, signora.. (1939)
- Scandalo per bene (1940)
- Centomila dollari (1940) – L'infermiere ambulanza
- The Two Mothers (1940)
- La granduchessa si diverte (1940)
- The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) – Il radiotelegrafista
- The Sinner (1940) – Tonio (uncredited)
- L'arcidiavolo (1940)
- Inspector Vargas (1940) – Roulis
- Ragazza che dorme (1941) – Lo scemo
- The Betrothed (1941) – Gervaso (uncredited)
- Finalmente soli (1942) – Paolo
- Odessa in Flames (1942) – Gruscenko
- A Living Statue (1943)
- Gente dell'aria (1943) – Il tenente Zaccheo
- The Peddler and the Lady (1943) – Giovanni (uncredited)
- T'amerò sempre (1943) – Un giovane mantenuto (uncredited)
- Enrico IV (1943) – Fino Pagliuca / Bertoldo
- La carica degli eroi (1943)
- The Priest's Hat (1944) – Filippino
- Nessuno torna indietro (1945) – Ignazio
- Incontro con Laura (1945)
- The Sun Still Rises (1946) – Mario
- Vanity (1947)
- Tragic Hunt (1947) – Mimì
- The Street Has Many Dreams (1948) – Donato
- Bicycle Thieves (1948) – Guard in Piazza Vittorio (uncredited)
- Bitter Rice (1949) – Aristide
- The Walls of Malapaga (1949) – Le faux-monnayeur / il contraffattore
- Patto col diavolo (1950)
- Il sentiero dell'odio (1950)
- Miracle in Milan (1951) – Il comandante in secondo
- Mamma Mia, What an Impression! (1951) – L'uomo del panino
- Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) – Barbiere
- Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) – Barbiere
- Eva (1962) – Pieri
- Seasons of Our Love (1966) – Olindo Civinini
- La morte risale a ieri sera (1970) – Ing. Salvarsanti
- Come Have Coffee with Us (1970) – Mansueto
- Il generale dorme in piedi (1972) – Gen. Ciccolo
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ a b Rodolfo Di Giammarco (27 September 1985). "E' morto Checco Rissone attore con Tofano e De Sica". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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