Renzo Palmer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 20, 1930
- Died
- June 3, 1988 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Milano, Italy
Biography
Renzo Palmer (20 December 1930 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988. Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was the adopted son of the stage actress Kiki Palmer (from which, born Giulia Fogliata, he inherited his stage name). After leaving his law studies, he debuted in 1955 on radio, after being spotted at an audition for singers, and then worked for two years in the Company of Prose of "Radio Roma". In 1957 Palmer made his television debut with L'avaro, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi; the same year he also made his theatrical debut at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, in the revue I pallinisti. From then, even continuing to appear in prestigious stage works it was the television that assured him popularity and professional satisfaction, thanks to the numerous successful television films and TV series in which he starred. Palmer was also a versatile film character actor, mainly active in commedia all'italiana and in poliziotteschi film genre.[2] He also was a radio and television host, and a popular voice actor. He died of cancer in Milan at 58.
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Filmography
The Family
Movie · as Uncle Nicola (old)
Le Mystérieux Docteur Cornélius
TV · as William Dorgan · 6 eps
Verdi
TV · as Camillo Benso di Cavour · 9 eps
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Movie · as capitano Carlo Morelli
The Salamander
Movie · as Carabinieri Major Giorgione
Velvet Hands
Movie · as il cardinale Zio
Il furto della gioconda
TV · as Commissario Lépine · 3 eps
Il balordo
TV · as il narratore · 1 ep
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Movie · as Commissioner Astalli
The Monster
Movie · as Baruffi
Goodbye & Amen
Movie · as Parenti
Delitto sulle punte
Movie · as Stroganoff
Cross Shot
Movie · as Maselli
Soldier of Fortune
Movie · as Fra' Ludovico da Rieti
The Big Racket
Movie · as Pietro
Go Gorilla, Go!
Movie · as Gaetano Sampioni
White Fang to the Rescue
Movie · as RCMP Sergeant
How to Kill a Judge
Movie · as Vincenzo Terrasini
Street Law
Movie · as Police Inspector
My Dear Nephews
Movie · as Menico
Rugantino
Movie · as Cardinal Severini
Massacre in Rome
Movie · as Giorgio
Napoleone a Sant'Elena
Movie · as Napoleone Bonaparte
Napoleone a Sant'Elena
TV · as Napoleone Bonaparte · 4 eps
The Eroticist
Movie · as padre Lucion
Father Jackleg
Movie · as Rags Manure
Eagles Over London
Movie · as Sgt. Donald Mulligan
Detective Belli
Movie · as Commissario Baldo
Nero Wolfe
TV · as Ispettore Cramer · 14 eps
House of Cards
Movie · as Monk
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Movie · as Mayor
Danger: Diabolik
Movie · as Mr. Hammond
Caravaggio
Movie · as Prosperino
Don Giovanni
Movie · as Petruccio
Vita di Cavour
Movie · as Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour
Vita di Cavour
TV · as Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour · 4 eps
Web of Violence
Movie
Seven Golden Men Strike Again
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
Movie · as Le voleur de tableaux
Europa canta
Movie · as Sheriff Toro
Seven Golden Men
Movie
Antonio e Cleopatra
Movie · as Enobarbo
Con rispetto parlando
Movie · as Signor Bombi
L'ammiraglio
Movie · as Adriatico
Addio giovinezza
Movie · as Leone
Za-bum N. 2
TV · 5 eps
Vita di Dante
TV · as Giotto · 3 eps
Ride and Kill
Movie · as Pastor Andrews
Summer Frenzy
Movie · as Sandro
Italian Engagement
Movie
Target: Girls
Movie · as sergente Carlo Cerutti
Son of the Circus
Movie · as Paper, pianist
Escapade in Florence
Movie · as Carabiniere
Battle of the Worlds
Movie · as Barrington
Totòtruffa '62
Movie · as Baldassarre, lo sfasciaarrozze
The Fascist
Movie · as Partigiano Taddei
Fists, Girls and Sailors
Movie · as Marco Pennacchiotti
Un dollaro di fifa
Movie · as Smile
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Movie · as Cavicchioni
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Carosello spagnolo
Movie · as Narrador
La foresta pietrificata
Movie
L'avaro
Movie · as Mastro Giacomo