Pino Caruso
Born: 1934-10-12 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died: 2019-03-07
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2020
- TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Abbraccialo per me as Colonel Finanza
2011
- Un Natale per due as Presidente dell'azienda
2009
- Anti-Mafia Squad as Don Alfio Corvo
- La matassa as Don Gino
2006
- L'onore e il rispetto as Don Calogero Rocca
- Eravamo solo mille as Padre Passigli
2004
2002
- Carabinieri as Giuseppe Capello
1999
- Non lasciamoci più as Ugo Bini
- The Mask Strategy as Ettore Calvani
1998
- Ultimo as Niscemi
1991
- Per quel viaggio in Sicilia... as Priest
1989
- Scugnizzi as Giudice
1982
1981
- The Nosy One as Commissario Luisetti
- L'esercito più pazzo del mondo as capitano
1979
- Gegè Bellavita as The Duke Attanasi
1977
- Il... Belpaese as Ovidio Camorrà
- Il marito in collegio as Barone Filippo Pancaldi
- Ride bene... chi ride ultimo as sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto
1976
- Domenica In as Self
- Dimmi che fai tutto per me as commissario Spadoni
1975
- The Sunday Woman as Police Commissioner De Palma
- The Common Man as Vigorelli
- L'ammazzatina as Mimì Galluzzo
1974
- The Governess as Enrico Platania
1973
- Malicious as Don Cirillo
- Seduction as Alfredo
- Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo as Vincenzino Cipolla
1970
- Atlantic Wall as Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
1969
- Gli infermieri della mutua as Dr. Borselli
- The Hand as Marco / Le cycliste
- Quella piccola differenza as Marino Marini
1968
- La più bella coppia del mondo as Carmelo Miccichè