Lino Toffolo

Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian

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(m. 1961)

Lino Toffolo (31 December 1934 – 16 May 2016)^[1] was an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, author, and television presenter.

Life and career

Born in Murano (Venice), shortly after his debut he moved to Milan where he obtained his first successes in "Derby Club", performing the character of the drunkard who sang his songs in Venetian dialect.^[2]^[3] Toffolo made his film debut in 1968, in Chimera.^[3] He appeared in 24 titles between 1968 and 1978, including films by Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Salvatore Samperi, Pasquale Festa Campanile, then focused his works on stage and on television.

His variegated career includes three music albums and several music singles, of which the most successful was "Johnny Bassotto", that in 1972 ranked 2 in the Italian Hit Parade.^[4] Toffolo even wrote two books, A Ramengo and A Gratis, and is the author of two theatrical plays, Gelati caldi and Fisimat.^[3]

Selected filmography

I Vitelloni (1953) - Un ragazzo al carnevale (uncredited)
Chimera (1968) - Sammarco
I quattro del pater noster (1969) - Paul
When Women Had Tails (1970) - Put
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970) - Panigotto
Million Dollar Eel (1971) - Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa'
The Naked Cello (1971) - Cavalmoretti
In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain (1971) - Bazzarello
When Women Lost Their Tails (1972) - Put
Cause of Divorce (1972) - Vladimiro Pellegrini
Beati i ricchi (1972) - Geremia
Little Funny Guy (1973) - Italian anarchist
Lovers and Other Relatives (1974) - Lino
La bellissima estate (1974) - Red Baron
Yuppi du (1975) - Nane
The Sensuous Nurse (1975) - Giovanni Garbin
Lunatics and Lovers (1976) - Gondrano Rossi
Sturmtruppen (1976) - Una recluta
The Career of a Chambermaid (1976) - Agostino
Messalina, Messalina! (1977) - Giulio Nelio, the Man from Venice
Scherzi da prete (1978) - Monsignor Cassola
L'inquilina del piano di sopra (1978) - Arturo Canestrari
One Day More (2011) - Fausto

References

^ "È morto Lino Toffolo, l'attore e musicista aveva 81 anni". La Stampa. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ Giancarlo Colombo. Who's Who in Italy. Who's Who in Italy, 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 1998.
^ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989.