
Pino Caruso
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
Credits
- 2020 · TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Abbraccialo per me as Colonel Finanza
- 2011 · Un Natale per due as Presidente dell'azienda
- 2009 · Anti-Mafia Squad as Don Alfio Corvo
- 2009 · La matassa as Don Gino
- 2006 · Eravamo solo mille as Padre Passigli
- 2006 · L'onore e il rispetto as Don Calogero Rocca
- 2004 · How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio as Self
- 2002 · Carabinieri as Giuseppe Capello
- 1999 · Non lasciamoci più as Ugo Bini
- 1999 · The Mask Strategy as Ettore Calvani
- 1998 · Ultimo as Niscemi
- 1991 · Per quel viaggio in Sicilia... as Priest
- 1989 · Scugnizzi as Giudice
- 1982 · Canto d'Amore as
- 1981 · L'esercito più pazzo del mondo as capitano
- 1981 · The Nosy One as Commissario Luisetti
- 1979 · Gegè Bellavita as The Duke Attanasi
- 1977 · Il... Belpaese as Ovidio Camorrà
- 1977 · Ride bene... chi ride ultimo as sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto
- 1977 · Il marito in collegio as Barone Filippo Pancaldi
- 1976 · Dimmi che fai tutto per me as commissario Spadoni
- 1976 · Domenica In as Self
- 1975 · The Sunday Woman as Police Commissioner De Palma
- 1975 · L'ammazzatina as Mimì Galluzzo
- 1975 · The Common Man as Vigorelli
- 1974 · The Governess as Enrico Platania
- 1973 · Malicious as Don Cirillo
- 1973 · Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo as Vincenzino Cipolla
- 1973 · Seduction as Alfredo
- 1970 · Atlantic Wall as Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
- 1969 · Quella piccola differenza as Marino Marini
- 1969 · The Hand as Marco / Le cycliste
- 1969 · Gli infermieri della mutua as Dr. Borselli
- 1968 · La più bella coppia del mondo as Carmelo Miccichè