Riccardo Pazzaglia

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-09-12

Deathday 2006-10-04 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Napoli, Italy

Riccardo Pazzaglia

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.

Known For

Writer

1995
Croce e delizia

as Writer

1986
1984
Thus Spoke Bellavista

as Screenplay

1974
Farfallon

as Screenplay

1972
Teatro 11

as Writer

1961
L'onorata società

as Screenplay

1961
1958
1958
1958
Corporal of the day

as Screenplay

1957
Lazzarella

as Screenplay

1957
Lazzarella

as Story

1957
1955
The Red Cloak

as Screenplay

Director

1986
Separati in casa

as Director

1974
Farfallon

as Director

1966
Les combinards

as Director

1961
L'onorata società

as Director

1957
Lazzarella

as First Assistant Director

1957
The Man Who Wagged His Tail

as First Assistant Director

Actor

1995
Croce e delizia

as Il regista

1988
32nd of December

as il cliente del Bar

1986
Separati in casa

as Riccardo

1985
Il mistero di Bellavista

as Marchese Filiberto Buonajuto di Pontecagnano

1984
Thus Spoke Bellavista

as l'uomo del cavalluccio rosso