Gigi Reder
Gigi Reder (1953)
Gigi Reder (25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian character actor, best known for the role of Filini in the Fantozzi film series.
Life and career
Born in Naples as Luigi Schroeder in a family of German origin, Reder moved to Rome where started his career in radio as host and actor of radio-dramas.[1] He also debuted on stage in "teatro dialettale" and vaudeville, then performed in the stage companies of Peppino De Filippo, Turi Ferro, Giorgio Albertazzi and Mario Scaccia.[1] Reder made his film debut in early 50's, but became popular in the seventies as the sidekick of Paolo Villaggio in some successful comedies, such as the Fantozzi and Fracchia series.[1][2]
He was an atheist.[3]
Selected filmography
- Free Escape (1951)
- Porca miseria (1951)
- Wild Love (1955)
- The Belle of Rome (1955)
- Anna of Brooklyn (1958)
- Parigi o cara (1962)
- Made in Italy (1965)
- Zingara (1969)
- Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
- Satiricosissimo (1970)
- A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
- Ma che musica maestro (1971)
- Little Funny Guy (1973)
- Fantozzi (1975)
- Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976)
- Il... Belpaese (1977)
- They Call Him Bulldozer (1978)
- Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1979)
- Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980)
- Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)
- Fracchia la belva umana (1981)
- L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto (1981)
- Vieni avanti cretino (1982)
- Fantozzi subisce ancora (1983)
- Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore (1983)
- Who Is Afraid Of Dracula? (1985)
- Grandi magazzini (1986)
- Superfantozzi (1986)
- Fantozzi va in pensione (1988)
- Fantozzi alla riscossa (1990)
- Fantozzi in paradiso (1993)
- The Great Pumpkin (1993)
- Fantozzi - Il ritorno (1996)
References
- 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi; Fabio Melelli; Mario Pecorari. Gli Attori - Vol.3. Gremese Editore.
- ↑ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.
- ↑ Fulvia Caprara (9 October 1998). "Villaggio: era insostituibile". La Stampa.
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