Elio Crovetto (6 December 1926 – 8 November 2000) was an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.
Elio Crovetto | |
|---|---|
 Italian actor, comedian and television personality | |
| Born | 6 December 1926 |
| Died | 8 November 2000 (aged 73) |
Life and career
editBorn in Milan, Crovetto graduated at the istituto tecnico in Genoa, then he started an intense acting career on stage, in avanspettacolo and revues.[1][2] He worked in the stage companies of Josephine Baker (in 1957) and Giorgio Strehler (for Baruffe Chiozzotte, 1970).[1][2] From the late fifties Crovetto focused his career on cinema, being cast in a large number of comedy films, usually in character roles.[1] He was also active in television, as an actor in a number of RAI TV-series, a comedian in several shows, and occasionally a presenter.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Briscola (1951)
- La sceriffa (1959)
- Terror of the Red Mask (1960)
- Revenge of the Conquered (1961)
- The Swindlers (1963)
- La vita agra (1964)
- Honeymoon, Italian Style (1966)
- Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
- I due maghi del pallone (1970)
- Ma che musica maestro (1971)
- Naughty Nun (1972)
- Paolo il freddo (1974)
- Ecco noi per esempio (1977)
- Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978)
- Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
- Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
- Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ a b Ruggero Jacobbi (2002). Maschere alla ribalta: cinque anni di cronache teatrali, 1961-1965. Bulzoni, 2002. ISBN 888319702X.