Pino Caruso
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 12, 1934
- Died
- March 7, 2019 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
Known For
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Filmography
TV Story Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Abbraccialo per me
Movie · as Colonel Finanza
Un Natale per due
Movie · as Presidente dell'azienda
La matassa
Movie · as Don Gino
Anti-Mafia Squad
TV · as Don Alfio Corvo · 9 eps
L'onore e il rispetto
TV · as Don Calogero Rocca · 6 eps
Eravamo solo mille
TV · as Padre Passigli · 2 eps
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
Movie · as Self
Carabinieri
TV · as Giuseppe Capello · 48 eps
The Mask Strategy
Movie · as Ettore Calvani
Non lasciamoci più
TV · as Ugo Bini · 14 eps
Ultimo
TV · as Niscemi · 2 eps
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
Movie · as Priest
Scugnizzi
Movie · as Giudice
Canto d'Amore
Movie
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo
Movie · as capitano
The Nosy One
Movie · as Commissario Luisetti
Gegè Bellavita
Movie · as The Duke Attanasi
Il... Belpaese
Movie · as Ovidio Camorrà
Il marito in collegio
Movie · as Barone Filippo Pancaldi
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
Movie · as sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto
Dimmi che fai tutto per me
Movie · as commissario Spadoni
Domenica In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Common Man
Movie · as Vigorelli
L'ammazzatina
Movie · as Mimì Galluzzo
The Sunday Woman
Movie · as Police Commissioner De Palma
The Governess
Movie · as Enrico Platania
Seduction
Movie · as Alfredo
Malicious
Movie · as Don Cirillo
Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo
Movie · as Vincenzino Cipolla
Atlantic Wall
Movie · as Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
Gli infermieri della mutua
Movie · as Dr. Borselli
Quella piccola differenza
Movie · as Marino Marini
The Hand
Movie · as Marco / Le cycliste
La più bella coppia del mondo
Movie · as Carmelo Miccichè