- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 27, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- Died
- January 2, 1991
Renato Rascel
Renato Rascel (stage name of Renato Ranucci; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the song "Romantica" which was placed equal eighth out of thirteen entries. He was born to Cesare and Paola Ranucci in Turin. It was in Turin where his parents, who were opera singers, were performing a show at the time Renato could really say that he was born in the back stage of the theater and that's where he spent all of his life. His father tried to make it up to him by having him baptized at Saint Peter's in Rome and apparently it worked because growing up in that neighborhood he ended up singing for the "white voices choir" of Saint Peter with the leadership of composer-conductor Lorenzo Perosi. At the age of 14 Renato started to play drums in ballrooms a…
Filmography
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977 · The Blind Man
movieSubstitute Teacher
1975 · Music
movieUn sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
1975 · (archive footage)
movieNight Police Station
1974 · Music
moviePinocchio
1972 · Narratore (voice), Music
tvI racconti di padre Brown
1971 · Padre Brown
movieI racconti di Padre Brown
1970 · Padre Brown
movieTransplant
1970 · Dario Barbieri
movieThe Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970 · Babbaluche
Delirio a due
movieDelirio a due
1967 · Lui
movieFollie d'estate
1963 · il sognatore
movieQuesti fantasmi
1962
movieThe Orderly
1961 · Remigio De Acutis
movieThe Last Judgment
1961 · Coppola
movieDestination Fury
1961 · Renato Micacci
Enrico '61
movieEnrico '61
1961
movieIl corazziere
1960 · Urbano Marangoni
movieThe Bear
1960 · Medard
movieLittle Girls and High Finance
1960 · Accountant Paolo Robotti
movieA Soldier and a Half
1960 · Nicola Carletti
movieFerdinand I King of Naples
1959 · Mimì
movieUncle Was a Vampire
1959 · Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi, Original Music Composer, Story
moviePolicarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959 · Policarpo De Tappetti
movieRascel Marine
1958 · Caporale Ronny Rascel, Original Music Composer
movieMove and I'll Shoot
1958 · Renato Tuzzi - il professore
movieSeven Hills of Rome
1957 · Pepe Bonelli
movieRascel-Fifì
1957 · Renato / Renatino - il suo figlio, Original Music Composer
movieOh! Sabella
1957 · Don Gregorio (uncredited)
movieThe Monte Carlo Story
1956 · Duval
movieI pinguini ci guardano
1956
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieVariety carousel
1955
movieIo sono la Primula Rossa
1954 · Sir Archibald
movieThese Phantoms
1954 · Pasquale Lojacono
movieRosso e nero
1954 · Himself
movieGran varietà
1954 · Il comico
movieAlvaro piuttosto corsaro
1954 · Alvaro
movieIl matrimonio
1954 · Dmitry Marinin, il 'generale'
movieAttanasio cavallo vanesio
1953
moviePiovuto dal cielo
1953 · Renato, Screenplay
movieHo scelto l'amore
1953 · Boris Popovic, Screenplay
movieLa passeggiata
1953 · Paolo Barbato, Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
movieIl bandolero stanco
1952 · Pepito, Writer
movieThe Overcoat
1952 · Carmine De Carmine
movieL'eroe sono io
1952 · Righetto
movieHalf a Century of Song
1952
movieLove I Haven't... But... But
1951 · Teodoro
movieNapoleone
1951 · Napoleone
movieIo sono il capataz
1951 · Uguccione / Rascelito Villa
movieBeauties on bicycles
1951 · Il figlio del meccanico
movieFigaro qua... Figaro là
1950 · Don Alonzo
movieI'm in the Revue
1950 · Self
movieMaracatumba... ma non è una rumba!
1949 · rag. Filippo De Bellis
Pazzo d'amore
moviePazzo d'amore
1942