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Renato Montalbano

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Renato Montalbano
Montalbano in Psycosissimo (1961)
Born(1931-05-17)17 May 1931
Catania, Italy
OccupationActor

Renato Montalbano (born 17 May 1931) is an Italian character actor.

Life and career

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Born in Catania, in 1955 Montalbano abandoned his university studies in medicine to attend at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, from which he graduated in 1957.[1] He made his film debut in 1956, and he was among the most active character actors in Italian cinema for about thirty years, alternating genre films and auteur films.[1] Montalbano was also very active on television, where he debuted in 1958 and appeared in dozens of television films and miniseries, often in prominent roles.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Roberto Poppi. "Montalbano, Renato". Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 1998. pp. 54–5. ISBN 8884402697.
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