Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 12, 1934
Died
Mar 07, 2019
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Credits
35 titles
Pino Caruso
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
Filmography
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Abbraccialo per me
Colonel Finanza
Un Natale per due
Presidente dell'azienda
Anti-Mafia Squad
Don Alfio Corvo
La matassa
Don Gino
Eravamo solo mille
Padre Passigli
L'onore e il rispetto
Don Calogero Rocca
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
Self
Carabinieri
Giuseppe Capello
Non lasciamoci più
Ugo Bini
The Mask Strategy
Ettore Calvani
Ultimo
Niscemi
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
Priest
Scugnizzi
Giudice
Canto d'Amore
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo
capitano
The Nosy One
Commissario Luisetti
Gegè Bellavita
The Duke Attanasi
Il... Belpaese
Ovidio Camorrà
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto
Il marito in collegio
Barone Filippo Pancaldi
Dimmi che fai tutto per me
commissario Spadoni
Domenica In
Self
The Sunday Woman
Police Commissioner De Palma
L'ammazzatina
Mimì Galluzzo
The Common Man
Vigorelli
The Governess
Enrico Platania
Malicious
Don Cirillo
Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo
Vincenzino Cipolla
Seduction
Alfredo
Atlantic Wall
Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
Quella piccola differenza
Marino Marini
The Hand
Marco / Le cycliste
Gli infermieri della mutua
Dr. Borselli
La più bella coppia del mondo
Carmelo Miccichè