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Paolo Villaggio

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.

Filmography

1986
School of Thieves

as Dalmazio Siraghi

Movie
1978
Professor Kranz german in Germany

as Prof. Otto von Kranz

Movie
1974
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

as Conte Fernando - Didino

Movie