Lino Capolicchio
Lino Capolicchio (21 August 1943 – 3 May 2022) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He won a special David di Donatello acting award for his role in Vittorio de Sica's 1970 film, The Garden of the Finzi-Contini. Capolicchio was a well-known television actor before breaking into film with an uncredited role in Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew in 1967.
Lino Capolicchio
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- Name
- Lino Capolicchio
- Born
- 21 August 1943
- Birthplace
- Merano, Italy
- Died
- 3 May 2022
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Known for
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The House with Laughing Windows
- Occupation
- Actor, screenwriter, director
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- acting
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
- Honours
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Languages
- Italian
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Lino Capolicchio (21 August 1943 – 3 May 2022) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He won a special David di Donatello acting award for his role in Vittorio de Sica's 1970 film, The Garden of the Finzi-Contini. Capolicchio was a well-known television actor before breaking into film with an uncredited role in Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew in 1967.
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Biography
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He appeared in over seventy films and television dramas. In 1995 he wrote and directed Pugili, an award-winning film about the world of boxing. For three seasons, Capolicchio provided the voice for Bo Duke in the Italian broadcasts of The Dukes of Hazzard.
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• Name — Lino Capolicchio • Born — 21 August 1943 • Birthplace — Merano, Italy • Died — 3 May 2022 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Known for — The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The House with Laughing Windows • Occupation — Actor, screenwriter, director
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Illustration — Capolicchio in The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) • 1967: The Taming of the Shrew - Gregory (uncredited) • 1968: Escalation - Luca Lambertinghi • 1969: Metti una sera a cena - Rick / Nina's lover • 1969: Il giovane normale - Giordano • 1969: Vergogna schifosi - Carletto • 1970: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis - Giorgio • 1970: Le tue mani sul mio corpo - Andrea • 1971: Mio padre Monsignore - Carlo Alberto Maggiolino • 1971: Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire - Vincenzo Arduni • 1972: For Love One Dies - Renato • 1972: Body of Love - The Young Stranger • 1973: Amore e ginnastica - Simone Censani • 1974: Last Days of Mussolini - Pierluigi Bellini delle Stelle 'Pedro' • 1974: Di mamma non ce n'è una sola - Marcello • 1975: The Last Day of School Before Christmas - Erasmo • 1976: Càlamo - Riccardo • 1976: Cross Shot - Antonio Blasi • 1976: The House with Laughing Windows - Stefano • 1978: The Bloodstained Shadow - Stefano D'Archangelo • 1979: Le strelle nel fosso - Silvano • 1980: Lion of the Desert - Captain Bedendo • 1980: Il mondo degli ultimi • 1982: Canto d'amore - Giulio • 1984: The Three of Us - Leopoldo Mozart • 1988: The Last Minute - Renzo De Carlo • 1992: Fratelli e sorelle - Aldo • 1992: Il giardino dei ciliegi - Pietro • 1993: Fiorile - Luigi • 1995: Pugili (writer & director) • 1996: Traveling Companion - Pepe • 1997: Porzus - Galvano • 1999: Il tempo dell'amore - Doctor • 2001: L'accertamento - Giacomo Toschi • 2001: An Impossible Crime - Valerio Garau • 2002: Il diario di Matilde Manzoni (writer & director) • 2004: L'eretico - Un gesto di coraggio - Cino da Pistoia • 2009: Aller-retour - Giuseppe Amato • 2010: A Second Childhood - Emilio • 2014: L'altro Adamo • 2014: Fuori Mira - Carlo Buzzi • 2018: Respiri - Michele
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1943
Lino Capolicchio born at Merano.
2022
Lino Capolicchio died at Rome.
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- 1.Lino Capolicchio, D'amore non si muore, Edizioni di Bianco e Nero, Roma, 2019, p. 36
- 2.Lino Capolicchio, op. cit., p. 46
- 3.Cinema, morto a 78 anni l'attore Lino Capolicchio. Era stato protagonista de “Il giardino dei Finzi Contini”. 4 maggio 2022.
- 4.Mirko Macaro. Oggi pomeriggio l'ultimo saluto all'attore Lino Capolicchio. Il Messaggero. 6 maggio 2022.
- 5.Jacopo Zuccari. Lino Capolicchio sarà sepolto nelle Marche. Ecco dove. Corriere Adriatico. 29 maggio 2022.
- 6.Nicole Bianchi. Capolicchio: “Scrivo questo libro da 58 anni”. 14 gennaio 2020.
- 7.Intervista a "Stracult" del 23 gennaio 2020.
- 8.MIA - incontro con Mia Martini.
- 9.Lino Capolicchio e la biografia in cui racconta l’amore per Mia Martini.
- 10.Lino Capolicchio op.cit. pag 196.
- 11.Lino Capolicchio op.cit. pag 213.
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Lino Capolicchio is recorded as having received David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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