Ugo Fangareggi
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Ugo Fangareggi | |
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Born | |
Died | Rome, Italy | 20 October 2017 (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play Ciascuno a suo modo.[1][2]
He later moved to Rome to devote himself to a professional acting career and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema.[1][2] Mainly devoted to humorous roles, he is best known for the role of Mangold in Mario Monicelli's The Incredible Army of Brancaleone.[1] Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series.[1]
On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease, aged 79.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ a b Renato Venturelli (August 2014). "Intervista a Ugo Fangareggi: una faccia da cinema". Film Doc. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Addio a Ugo Fangareggi, volto della commedia all'italiana, tra grande schermo, teatro e tv (in Italian)
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