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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 12, 1934
Died
March 7, 2019
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Pino Caruso
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Giuseppe Caruso (12 October 1934 – 7 March 2019), best known as Pino Caruso, was an Italian actor, author and television personality. Caruso was born in Palermo, Sicily and debuted as a dramatic stage actor in his home town in 1957. In 1965 he moved to Rome and entered the theatre company "Il Bagaglino". He gained great popularity taking part in several RAI variety shows such as Che domenica amici (1968), Gli amici della domenica (1970), Teatro 10 (1971),Dove sta Zazà (1973), Mazzabubù (1975), Due come noi (1979). Caruso was the president of the Italian Actors Union from 1979 to 1989. From 1995 to 1997, upon appointment by Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, Caruso planned and directed Palermo in scena, a two-month artistic and theatrical Festival (held from 14 July to 14 September). In 2001, the Extraordinary Commissioner of the city Ettore Serio called Caruso to repeat the experience. Since 1976 Caruso also collaborated regularly with newspapers and magazines, being columnist among others for daily newspapers Il Mattino, Il Messaggero, Paese Sera, L'Avanti, Il Tempo, La Sicilia. He was also author of numerous books, ranging from various genres. He took part in approximately 30 films, debuting as director in 1977 with the film Ride bene chi ride ultimo. He was married to stage actress Marilisa Ferzetti and was the father of the voice actor Francesco Caruso. He was a life-long vegetarian. Source: Article "Pino Caruso" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
2020
6.6
Colonel Finanza
Abbraccialo per me
2016
5.6
Presidente dell'azienda
Un Natale per due
2011
7.3
Don Alfio Corvo
Anti-Mafia Squad
2009
6.7
Don Gino
La matassa
2009
0.0
Padre Passigli
Eravamo solo mille
2006
7.3
Don Calogero Rocca
L'onore e il rispetto
2006
6.7
Self
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
6.1
Giuseppe Capello
Carabinieri
2002
🎬
0.0
Ugo Bini
Non lasciamoci più
1999
Credits
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2020
0.0
Abbraccialo per me
as Colonel Finanza
2016
6.6
Un Natale per due
as Presidente dell'azienda
2011
5.6
Anti-Mafia Squad
as Don Alfio Corvo
2009
7.3
La matassa
as Don Gino
2009
6.7
Eravamo solo mille
as Padre Passigli
2006
0.0
L'onore e il rispetto
as Don Calogero Rocca
2006
7.3
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self
2004
6.7
Carabinieri
as Giuseppe Capello
2002
6.1
🎬
Non lasciamoci più
as Ugo Bini
1999
0.0
The Mask Strategy
as Ettore Calvani
1999
0.0
Ultimo
as Niscemi
1998
6.0
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
as Priest
1991
0.0
Scugnizzi
as Giudice
1989
5.9
🎬
Canto d'Amore
1982
0.0
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo
as capitano
1981
2.8
The Nosy One
as Commissario Luisetti
1981
6.5
Gegè Bellavita
as The Duke Attanasi
1979
6.1
Il... Belpaese
as Ovidio Camorrà
1977
5.7
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
as sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto
1977
4.6
Il marito in collegio
as Barone Filippo Pancaldi
1977
4.9
Dimmi che fai tutto per me
as commissario Spadoni
1976
6.2
Domenica In
as Self
1976
0.0
The Sunday Woman
as Police Commissioner De Palma
1975
6.4
L'ammazzatina
as Mimì Galluzzo
1975
0.0
The Common Man
as Vigorelli
1975
7.0
The Governess
as Enrico Platania
1974
4.4
Malicious
as Don Cirillo
1973
7.3
Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo
as Vincenzino Cipolla
1973
4.0
Seduction
as Alfredo
1973
5.7
Atlantic Wall
as Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
1970
6.2
Quella piccola differenza
as Marino Marini
1969
0.0
The Hand
as Marco / Le cycliste
1969
0.0
Gli infermieri della mutua
as Dr. Borselli
1969
6.5
La più bella coppia del mondo
as Carmelo Miccichè
1968
3.5