Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian.

Born to a humble family in Rome, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino".^[1] He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomás Milián in a successful series of poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci.^[1] He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films.^[2] He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation.^[1] Years later, his characteristic slang is still fashionable among the younger generations that mimic his rambling dialectic, his verbal tics and his distinctive "tze tze".^[2]

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• {{#Invoke:String|replace|Bombolo|%s%(.*%)||plain=false}} at the Internet Movie Database