Riccardo Pazzaglia
Born: 1926-09-12 in Napoli, Italy
Died: 2006-10-04
Known For: Writing
Biography
Riccardo Pazzaglia (12 September 1926 – 4 October 2006) was an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter (for Domenico Modugno), TV and radio personality. Born in Naples, Pazzaglia graduated in direction from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. He entered the film industry as an assistant director and screenwriter, specializing in adventure and comedy films. Pazzaglia made his directional debut with L'onorata società, starring the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio, whom he also directed in Farfallon. After some years of hiatus, Pazzaglia got a personal success thanks to his participation to the Renzo Arbore's variety show Quelli della notte. He later reprised his film activities, collaborating to the screenplays of some films by Luciano De Crescenzo and writing, directing and also starring in his last film, Separati in casa.
Filmography
1995
- Croce e Delizia as Regista
1988
- 32nd of December as il cliente del Bar
1986
- Separati in casa as Riccardo
1985
- Quelli della notte as sé stesso
- Il Mistero di Bellavista as Marchese Filiberto Buonajuto di Pontecagnano
1984
- Thus Spoke Bellavista as l'uomo del cavalluccio rosso
1983
- FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' as Uomo della pubblicità
1974
- Farfallon ... (Director)
1972
- Teatro 11 ... (Writer)
1969
- Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard ... (Story)
1966
- Les Combinards ... (Director)
1961
- The Honored Society ... (Director)
1958
- You, Your Mother, and Me ... (Screenplay)
- Corporal of the day ... (Story)
1957
- The Man Who Wagged His Tail ... (First Assistant Director)
- Pirate of the Half Moon ... (Story)
- Lazzarella ... (Screenplay)
1955
- The Red Cloak ... (Screenplay)