
Paolo Villaggio
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-12-31 in Genova, Liguria, Italy
Died
2017-07-03
Biography
Paolo Villaggio (30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies.
Most Known For

Sanremo Music Festival
as Self - Host

Carabinieri
as Padre Paolo Benelli

Carabinieri
as Giovanni Benelli

Domenica In
as Self

Eat It
as Volpi

Super Fantozzi
as Ugo Fantozzi

The Apocalypse
as Gaio

Rimini Rimini
as Ermenegildo Morelli

Giandomenico Fracchia - Sogni proibiti di uno di noi
as Giandomenico Fracchia

Dear Goddamned Friends
as Dieci

Fantozzi: White Collar Blues
as Ugo Fantozzi

Fracchia The Human Beast
as Giandomenico Fracchia / La Belva Umana

Mr. Robinson
as Robi

Heidi
as Großvater

Il killer

Sogni e bisogni
as Orazio

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Brancaleone at the Crusades
as Thorz

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr Hyde

The New Comics
as Paolo