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Renzo Palmer
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Renzo Palmer (20 December 1930 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988.
Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was the adopted son of the stage actress Kiki Palmer (from which, born Giulia Fogliata, he inherited his stage name). After leaving his law studies, he debuted in 1955 on radio, after being spotted at an audition for singers, and then worked for two years in the Company of Prose of "Radio Roma". In 1957 Palmer made his television debut with L'avaro, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi; the same year he also made his theatrical debut at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, in the revue I pallinisti. From then, even…
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Renzo Palmer (20 December 1930 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988. Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was the adopted son of the stage actress Kiki Palmer (from which, born Giulia Fogliata, he inherited his stage name). After leaving his law studies, he debuted in 1955 on radio, after being spotted at an audition for singers, and then worked for two years in the Company of Prose of "Radio Roma". In 1957 Palmer made his television debut with L'avaro, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi; the same year he also made his theatrical debut at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, in the revue I pallinisti. From then, even continuing to appear in prestigious stage works it was the television that assured him popularity and professional satisfaction, thanks to the numerous successful television films and TV series in which he starred. Palmer was also a versatile film character actor, mainly active in commedia all'italiana and in poliziotteschi film genre.[2] He also was a radio and television host, and a popular voice actor. He died of cancer in Milan at 58.
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The Family
as Uncle Nicola (old)
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as capitano Carlo Morelli
The Salamander
as Carabinieri Major Giorgione
Velvet Hands
as il cardinale Zio
Goodbye & Amen
as Parenti
No Poster
Delitto sulle punte
as Stroganoff
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
as Commissioner Astalli
The Monster
as Baruffi
Cross Shot
as Maselli
The Big Racket
as Pietro
Soldier of Fortune
as Fra' Ludovico da Rieti
Go Gorilla, Go!
as Gaetano Sampioni
White Fang to the Rescue
as RCMP Sergeant
How to Kill a Judge
as Vincenzo Terrasini
Street Law
as Police Inspector
My Dear Nephews
as Menico
Napoleone a Sant'Elena
as Napoleone Bonaparte
Rugantino
as Cardinal Severini
Massacre in Rome
as Giorgio
Father Jackleg
as Rags Manure
The Eroticist
as padre Lucion
Detective Belli
as Commissario Baldo
Eagles Over London
as Sgt. Donald Mulligan
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Mayor
House of Cards
as Monk
Danger: Diabolik
as Mr. Hammond
Caravaggio
as Prosperino
No Poster
Don Giovanni
as Petruccio
Vita di Cavour
as Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour
Web of Violence
Europa canta
as Sheriff Toro
Seven Golden Men Strike Again
as (uncredited)
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
as Le voleur de tableaux
L'ammiraglio
as Adriatico
Seven Golden Men
Con rispetto parlando
as Signor Bombi
No Poster
Antonio e Cleopatra
as Enobarbo
No Poster
Addio giovinezza
as Leone
Italian Engagement
Ride and Kill
as Pastor Andrews
Summer Frenzy
as Sandro
Son of the Circus
as Paper, pianist
Target: Girls
as sergente Carlo Cerutti
Escapade in Florence
as Carabiniere
Fists, Girls and Sailors
as Marco Pennacchiotti
Battle of the Worlds
as Barrington
Totòtruffa '62
as Baldassarre, lo sfasciaarrozze
The Fascist
as Partigiano Taddei
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
as Cavicchioni
Un dollaro di fifa
as Smile
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
as Narrator (voice)
Carosello spagnolo
as Narrador
La foresta pietrificata
L'avaro
as Mastro Giacomo