Riccardo Cucciolla
Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor.
Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, in Anton Giulio Majano's Good Folk's Sunday. After some minor roles, he had his first important role in Italiani brava gente (1965), followed by a further significant role in Giuliano Montaldo's Grand Slam (1967).
Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with the leading role in Montaldo's Sacco e Vanzetti, for which he was awarded best actor at Cannes and won a Silver Ribbon. In the wake of that sudden popularity, he intensively worked throughout the decade, alternating notable films with others of more modest quality and ambition. Starting from eighties he thinned out his appearances, mainly focusing on dubbing and television roles. As a dubber, he provided voice-overs for Roger Moore, Claudio Villa, Erland Josephson, John Cazale, Jonathan Pryce, Richard Egan, James Caan, Robert Duvall and more.
On 17 September 1999, Cucciolla died in Rome at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife, the poet Alida Sessa; their son Riccardo; and two children by his first wife, Francesco and Lietta.
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Filmography (84 Appearances)
Una lepre con la faccia di bambina
Morte di una ragazza perbene
La dottoressa Giò
Our God's Brother
Lucky Punch
Blinde Augen klagen an
The Castle of Olive Trees
In Calabria
Pizza Colonia
Vanille fraise
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
32nd of December
Il segreto dell'uomo solitario
Il coraggio di parlare
Tottering in the Dark
Family Business
The Assisi Underground
The Kid From Ebalus
Marco Polo
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Lost in the City of Sarzana
Farewell the Last Man
Tomboy - I misteri del sesso
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
Meet Him and Die
The Last Concert
Stream Line
Rain over Santiago
C.I.A. Secret Story
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
Il fratello
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
Borsalino and Co.
High School Girl
The Sensual Man
The Assassination of Matteotti
Rabid Dogs
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved
24 Hours... Not a Minute More
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
A Cop
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
The Sicilian Checkmate
Incontro con Maria Carta
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
Africa Uncensored
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Sacco & Vanzetti
Al Fatah - Palestina
Secret Africa
One on Top of the Other
Il segreto di Luca
Intolerance: il caso Liuzzo
The Sexual Revolution
Bandits in Rome
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Il pane dei pastori
Grand Slam
Massacre in the Black Forest
The Path of Oil
Il processo di Savona
The Last Fistful of Land
Francis of Assisi
La fantarca
Vita di Dante
Women of the Resistance
Six Days a Week
L'antimiracolo
Vita di Michelangelo
Attack and Retreat
Malamondo
La quieta febbre
Badoglio: generale e uomo di stato
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
Down With Uncle
Nascita e morte nel meridione (S. Cataldo)
L'isola del tesoro
L' ultima faccia di Medusa
Rascel-Fifì
Sardegna terra di contrasti
The Seducer
I Vitelloni
Good Folk's Sunday