Acting
Paolo Villaggio
Born 1932-12-31
Genova, Liguria, Italy
Department: Acting
Biography
Paolo Villaggio (30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Paolo Villaggio
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Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
1979
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Fantozzi: White Collar Blues
1975
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The Second Tragic Fantozzi
1976
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Fantozzi Against the Wind
1980
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Fantozzi Still Suffers
1983
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Ciao, Professore!
1992
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Fantozzi Retires
1988
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Fantozzi The Return
1996
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Fantozzi in Heaven
1993
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Fantozzi to the Rescue
1990
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (135 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paolo villaggio | Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Mostruosamente Villaggio | Self (Archive Footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | W gli sposi | Psychologist | Movie | 2018 |
 | La voce di Fantozzi | Sé stesso | Movie | 2017 |
 | Everything Everything Nothing Nothing | Presidente del Consiglio | Movie | 2012 |
 | 30 anni di SuperQuark - un viaggio sorprendente | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Portrait Of My Father | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore | Self | Movie | 2010 |
| L'uomo dalla bocca storta | Self | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Generazione 1000 euro | Gelsomino il professore | Movie | 2009 |
 | A Matter of Heart | Renato | Movie | 2009 |
 | Torno a vivere da solo | Giacomo's father | Movie | 2008 |
 | Finalmente Natale | Cesare | Movie | 2007 |
 | Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | GAS | Renato | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Apocalypse | Gaio | Movie | 2004 |
 | Renzo e Lucia | Don Abbondio | Movie | 2004 |
 | Renzo e Lucia | Don Abbondio | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Carabinieri | Padre Paolo Benelli | TV Series | 2002 |
| Carabinieri | Giovanni Benelli | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Magic of Fellini | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Heidi | Großvater | Movie | 2001 |
 | Delirio di un povero vecchio | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
| Delirio di un povero vecchio | Writer | Movie | 2001 |
| Delirio di un povero vecchio | Director | Movie | 2001 |
 | Teeth | Dr. Cagnano | Movie | 2000 |
 | Azzurro | Giuseppe De Metrio | Movie | 2000 |
 | Fantozzi 2000 - The Cloning | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Liar in Paradise | Gino | Movie | 1998 |
 | Banzai | Sergio Colombo | Movie | 1997 |
 | Fantozzi The Return | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1996 |
| Fantozzi The Return | Story | Movie | 1996 |
| Fantozzi The Return | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
 | Snowball | Billy Bolla | Movie | 1995 |
 | I Don't Speak English | Sergio | Movie | 1995 |
 | Camerieri | Loris Bianchi | Movie | 1995 |
 | In morte di Federico Fellini | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | The New Comics | Paolo | Movie | 1994 |
 | Dear Goddamned Friends | Dieci | Movie | 1994 |
 | Fantozzi in Heaven | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1993 |
| Fantozzi in Heaven | Story | Movie | 1993 |
| Fantozzi in Heaven | Screenplay | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Secret of the Old Woods | Col. Procolo | Movie | 1993 |
 | Ciao, Professore! | Marco Sperelli | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Comics 2 | Paolo | Movie | 1991 |
 | Fantozzi to the Rescue | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1990 |
| Fantozzi to the Rescue | Story | Movie | 1990 |
| Fantozzi to the Rescue | Screenplay | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Comics | Paolo | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Voice of the Moon | Gonnella | Movie | 1990 |
 | I Won the New Year's Lottery | Paolo Ciottoli | Movie | 1989 |
 | Fantozzi Retires | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1988 |
| Fantozzi Retires | Story | Movie | 1988 |
| Fantozzi Retires | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Big Fox | Ugo Maria Volpone | Movie | 1988 |
 | How Long Is the Adventure | Gianni Zappi | Movie | 1987 |
 | Indietro tutta! | Se stesso | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Stuff for the Rich | Attilio Carbone (1° episodio) | Movie | 1987 |
 | School of Thieves 2 | Dalmazio Siraghi | Movie | 1987 |
 | Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission | Paolo Casalotti | Movie | 1987 |
 | Rimini Rimini | Ermenegildo Morelli | Movie | 1987 |
 | Super Fantozzi | Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1986 |
| Super Fantozzi | Story | Movie | 1986 |
| Super Fantozzi | Screenplay | Movie | 1986 |
 | School of Thieves | Dalmazio Siraghi | Movie | 1986 |
 | Department Store | Detenuto Turati / Robot | Movie | 1986 |
 | Who's Afraid of Dracula? | Giandomenico Fracchia | Movie | 1985 |
| Who's Afraid of Dracula? | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
| Who's Afraid of Dracula? | Story | Movie | 1985 |
 | Firefighters | Paolo Casalotti | Movie | 1985 |
 | Sogni e bisogni | Orazio | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Tit for Tat | Gino Sciaccaluga | Movie | 1984 |
 | Fantozzi Still Suffers | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1983 |
| Fantozzi Still Suffers | Screenplay | Movie | 1983 |
| Fantozzi Still Suffers | Story | Movie | 1983 |
 | Two of a Kind | Ringhio / Il Geometra | Movie | 1983 |
| Two of a Kind | Story | Movie | 1983 |
| Two of a Kind | Screenplay | Movie | 1983 |
 | Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style | Leo Gavazzi | Movie | 1983 |
| Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style | Story | Movie | 1983 |
 | Forbidden Dreams | Paolo Coniglio | Movie | 1982 |
 | Fracchia The Human Beast | Giandomenico Fracchia / La Belva Umana | Movie | 1981 |
| Fracchia The Human Beast | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani | Cristoforo Colombo | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Il turno | Don Pepe Alletto | Movie | 1981 |
 | Fantozzi Against the Wind | Rag. Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1980 |
| Fantozzi Against the Wind | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Fantozzi Against the Wind | Screenplay | Movie | 1980 |
| Fantozzi Against the Wind | Novel | Movie | 1980 |
 | La locandiera | marchese di Forlipopoli | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Precarious Bank Teller | Rag. Arturo De Fanti | Movie | 1980 |
 | Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot | Dr. Jekyll / Mr Hyde | Movie | 1979 |
 | Where Are You Going on Holiday? | Arturo (episodio "Si Buana") | Movie | 1978 |
 | Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra | Della Spigola (2° episodio) | Movie | 1978 |
 | Quando c'era lui... caro lei! | Berretta | Movie | 1978 |
 | Professor Kranz german in Germany | Prof. Otto von Kranz | Movie | 1978 |
 | Il... Belpaese | Guido Belardinelli | Movie | 1977 |
| Il... Belpaese | Screenplay | Movie | 1977 |
 | Three Tigers Against Three Tigers | Avvocato Scorza | Movie | 1977 |
 | Mr. Robinson | Robi | Movie | 1976 |
 | Strange Occasion | Giobatta (episodio "Italian Superman") | Movie | 1976 |
| Mr. Robinson | Co-Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen | Professor Schmidt / Presentatore quiz | Movie | 1976 |
 | Domenica In | Self | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Second Tragic Fantozzi | Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1976 |
| The Second Tragic Fantozzi | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
| The Second Tragic Fantozzi | Novel | Movie | 1976 |
 | Babau | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | What's Your Sign? | Dante Bompazzi | Movie | 1975 |
 | Fantozzi: White Collar Blues | Ugo Fantozzi | Movie | 1975 |
| Fantozzi: White Collar Blues | Screenplay | Movie | 1975 |
| Fantozzi: White Collar Blues | Novel | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Baron's Mazurka | Checco Coniglio | Movie | 1975 |
 | Giandomenico Fracchia - Sogni proibiti di uno di noi | Giandomenico Fracchia | TV Series | 1975 |
| Giandomenico Fracchia - Sogni proibiti di uno di noi | Creator | TV Series | 1975 |
 | I'll Fix America and Be Right Back | Giovanni Bonfiglio | Movie | 1974 |
 | To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday | Conte Fernando - Didino | Movie | 1974 |
 | Don't Touch the White Woman! | The CIA agent | Movie | 1974 |
 | Cake in the Sky | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? | Don Albino Moncalieri | Movie | 1972 |
 | Blessed Are the Rich | Augusto | Movie | 1972 |
 | Without Family | Agostino Antoniucci | Movie | 1972 |
| Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Sergente | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 | |
| Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Barone Rosa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 | |
| Carosello - Martini - Paolo Villaggio e i sogni proibiti - Il puglie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Brancaleone at the Crusades | Thorz | Movie | 1970 |
 | You Are Always In My Mind | vigile Filini | Movie | 1969 |
 | Il Terribile Ispettore | Paolo De Angelis | Movie | 1969 |
| Il killer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 | |
 | In the Name of the Father | Eddy | Movie | 1969 |
 | Eat It | Volpi | Movie | 1968 |
 | Sanremo Music Festival | Self - Host | TV Series | 1951 |