Enzo Andronico
Enzo Andronico | |
|---|---|
 Andronico in Il clan dei due Borsalini (1971) | |
| Born | Vincenzo Andronico 13 May 1924 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 26 September 2002 (aged 78) Palermo, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Vincenzo "Enzo" Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor.
Career
[edit]Born in Palermo, Andronico had a prolific career between theater, cinema and television, appearing in more than 100 films.[1][2]
Andronico made his professional debut in 1944, as part of the comedy trio "Sgambetta" together with Ciccio Ingrassia and the comedian Ciampaolo.[2][3] Following the death of Ciampolo, after briefly continuing to work with Ingrassia as a duo, he moved to Rome, where he worked with several avanspettacolo companies, notably the ones led by Beniamino Maggio and Fanfulla.[2] He made his film debut in Federico Fellini's I Vitelloni.[2] Andronico's career is mainly linked to the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio, with whom, starting from 1962, he starred in dozens of films and TV-shows.[1][2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Two Mafiamen in the Far West (1964)
- Two Escape from Sing Sing (1964)
- Oh! Those Most Secret Agents! (1964)
- I figli del leopardo (1965)
- Latin Lovers (1965)
- Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965)
- Con rispetto parlando (1965)
- Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger (1965)
- The Two Parachutists (1965)
- 002 Operazione Luna (1965)
- Veneri al sole (1965)
- I due toreri (1965)
- 2 mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)
- How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966)
- Password: Kill Agent Gordon (1966)
- Two Sons of Ringo (1966)
- How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (1967)
- The Long, the Short, the Cat (1967)
- The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid (1967)
- I barbieri di Sicilia (1967)
- Italian Secret Service (1968)
- T'ammazzo!... Raccomandati a Dio (1968)
- The Nephews of Zorro (1968)
- The Two Crusaders (1968)
- I 2 deputati (1968)
- The Longest Hunt (1968)
- Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969)
- The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
- Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970)
- I due maghi del pallone (1970)
- Ma che musica maestro (1971)
- The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
- I due assi del guantone (1971)
- Il clan dei due Borsalini (1971)
- Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
- Avanti! (1972)
- Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972)
- I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (1972)
- Ku-Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore (1973)
- The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her (1973)
- Il sergente Rompiglioni (1973)
- Innocence and Desire (1974)
- Emergency Squad (1974)
- Piedino il questurino (1974)
- Poker in Bed (1974)
- Farfallon (1974)
- The Family Vice (1975)
- Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
- Emmanuelle's Silver Tongue (1976)
- Campagnola bella (1976)
- Roma, l'altra faccia della violenza (1976)
- Special Cop in Action (1976)
- La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo (1976)
- Assassinio sul Tevere (1979)
- Scusi lei è normale? (1979)
- The Nurse in the Military Madhouse (1979)
- La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980)
- Mia moglie torna a scuola (1981)
- L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto (1981)
- A Policewoman in New York (1981)
- I carabbimatti (1981)
- W la foca (1982)
- Delitto sull'autostrada (1982)
- Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
- Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento (1983)
- Al bar dello sport (1983)
- È arrivato mio fratello (1985)
- The Knights of the Quest (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Enrico Lancia,Roberto Poppi (2003). "Andronico, Enzo". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori. Gremese Editore. p. 24. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.
- ^ a b c d e Norcini, Matteo; Ippoliti, Stefano (November 2003). "Enzo Andronico: Una spalla per tutte le stagioni". Cine70. No. 4. pp. 50–54.
- ^ "Ingrassia: una vita in coppia con Franco ma non solo". Adnkronos. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
