
Lando Buzzanca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerlando Buzzanca (born August 24, 1935 in Palermo) is an Italian comedy actor. He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. In order to survive, he took many jobs: waiter, furniture mover, and a brief appearance as a slave in the film Ben-Hur. In his long career he often interpreted the role of the average Italian immigrant from southern Italy, who slowly began to enjoy moderate success during the years of the Italian economic miracle. His films showcased all the freshness of the 1960s, the 1970s and the heavier transition to the 1980s, focusing on the common life in several Italian cities such as Rome, Verona or Milan, balanced between personal happiness and professional achievement. Buzzanca often interpreted roles of a subordinate white collar worker, with a heavy vein of machismo, as a frustrated employee who tries to redeem his dull existence with his virility. He became famous for his role in the film Il merlo maschio, (The Male Blackbird), where in a provincial environment of cultural importance, the philharmonic orchestra of the Arena di Verona, he vents out his own frustrations, indulging into candaulism when he induces his bride to expose her naked body in the middle of a bridge in Verona. Some critics, in a lighter vein, have defined Buzzanca as a "Homo eroticus": a human being halfway between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, who risked extinction in the 1970s because of the harsh struggle with feminism activists. Today, even though much less so, this male type is still found among Italian males. Buzzanca's fame is greater in foreign countries than in his native land, and in countries as France, Japan, Greece, Israel, Spain and Switzerland he is a renowned international stereotype of the Italian provincialotto, elegant, naif, always causing mischief, and not obtaining anything from it. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lando Buzzanca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 ยทW gli sposias Reverend
- 2017 ยทWho Will Save The Roses?as Claudio
- 2013 ยทDeadly Gameas Franco Binasco (2013)
- 2012 ยทIl restauratoreas Basilio Corsi
- 2011 ยทCase Chiuseas
- 2010 ยทTerra ribelleas Generale Malagridas
- 2010 ยทLo scandalo della Banca Romanaas Bernardo Tanlongo
- 2009 ยทPietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Badas Self
- 2007 ยทI Vicerรจas Prince Giacomo
- 2007 ยทLa Baronessa di Carinias Don Ippolito
- 2007 ยทChiara e Francescoas Pietro di Bernardone
- 2005 ยทIncidentias presentatore
- 2005 ยทIo e mio figlio โ Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldias Federico Vivaldi
- 2004 ยทHow We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccioas
- 2003 ยทUna famiglia per casoas
- 2003 ยทQuattro passi nel Cinemaas Anfitrione
- 2000 ยทCornetti al mieleas Marino
- 2000 ยทIl segreto del giaguaroas Mazzaro
- 2000 ยทLiberoas Ospite speciale
- 1999 ยทThe Bird Peopleas Antonio Lombardi
- 1994 ยทOnce a Year, Every Yearas Mario
- 1989 ยทCinemaas Francisco
- 1988 ยทO Diabo na Camaas
- 1987 ยทSecondo Ponzio Pilatoas Valeriano
- 1982 ยทI'm Going to Live by Myselfas Giuseppe
- 1981 ยทLos crรกpulasas
- 1980 ยทLend Me Your Wifeas Alex Fortini
- 1978 ยทSwept Away by Family Affectionas Memรฉ Di Costanzo
- 1977 ยทUna noche embarazosaas Amalio Badalamenti
- 1976 ยทSan Pasquale Baylonne, Protector of Womenas Giuseppe Cicerchia 'Femminaro'
- 1975 ยทIl gatto mammoneas Lollo Mascalucia
- 1975 ยทIl cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianzaas Costante Nicosia
- 1975 ยทIl fidanzamentoas Luigi Mannozzi
- 1974 ยทThe Householdas Rosario 'Sasa' Cabaduni
- 1974 ยทThe Handsome Devilas Gaetano 'Tano' Avallone
- 1974 ยทPlaying the Fieldas Carmelo Lo Cascio
- 1973 ยทMy Darling Slaveas Demetrio Cultura
- 1973 ยทIo e luias Rico
- 1973 ยทWife for Saleas
- 1972 ยทLa calandriaas Lidio
- 1972 ยทJus primae noctisas Ariberto da Ficulle
- 1972 ยทThe Migratory Birdas Andrea Pomeraro
- 1972 ยทThe Unionas Saverio Ravizzi
- 1972 ยทThe Eroticistas Senatore Gianni Puppis
- 1972 ยทWhen Women Lost Their Tailsas Ham
- 1971 ยทSecret Fantasyas Niccolo Vivaldi
- 1971 ยทHomo Eroticusas Michele Cannaritta
- 1971 ยทNo One Will Notice You're Nakedas Rosario Trapenese
- 1971 ยทThe Beastsas Il Salvatore / Morsetti / Il fachiro / Il marito / Giovanni Apposito / Lanfranco / Il chirurgo / Francesco Sparapaoli
- 1970 ยทThe Lovemakersas Carlo Danieli
- 1970 ยทThe Married Priestas Don Salvatore
- 1970 ยทWhen Women Had Tailsas Kao
- 1970 ยทStop the World... I Want to Get Off!as Ricky Ceciarelli
- 1970 ยทThe Conjugal Debtas Orazio
- 1970 ยทThe Beastas Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
- 1970 ยทOn the Day of the Lordas Primo fidanzato di Margherita
- 1970 ยทUn caso di coscienzaas Salvatore Vaccagnino
- 1969 ยทPuro siccome un angelo papร mi fece monaco... di Monzaas Nunzio di Licordia
- 1969 ยทThe Viking Who Became a Bigamistas Vittorio Coppa
- 1969 ยทMonte Carlo or Bust!as Marcello Agost
- 1969 ยทLa donna a una dimensioneas Tv-host
- 1969 ยทHouse of Pleasureas Conte Lombardini
- 1968 ยทCriminal Affairas Esteban de Flori
- 1968 ยทBetter a Widowas
- 1968 ยทSunstrokeas Giovanni Angelo Errani
- 1967 ยทOperation San Pietroas Napoleone
- 1967 ยทAnyone Can Playas ricattatore
- 1967 ยทSpia spioneas Carlo Barazzetti
- 1967 ยทDon Juan in Sicilyas Giovanni Percolla
- 1967 ยทA Rose for Everyoneas Lino
- 1966 ยทAfter the Foxas Police Chief
- 1966 ยทOur Husbandsas Ragionier Manzi
- 1966 ยทRingo and Gringo Against Allas Serg. Gringo
- 1966 ยทFor a Few Dollars Lessas Bill
- 1966 ยทJames Tont Operation T.W.O.as James Tont Agent 007 1/2
- 1965 ยทMade in Italyas Giulio (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 2")
- 1965 ยทJames Tont Operation U.N.O.as James Tont Agent 007 1/2
- 1965 ยทThe Double Bedas Vincenzo (segment 4 "Mourir pour vivre")
- 1965 ยทSu e giรนas Cuccio
- 1965 ยทLetti sbagliatias Birolli (Segment "Il complicato")
- 1965 ยทThe Suckeras Lino, barber
- 1964 ยทExtraconiugaleas Roberto Savello (segment "La doccia")
- 1964 ยทThe Magnificent Cuckoldas Giovannino - younger Manservant at the Artusis (uncredited)
- 1964 ยทLove and Marriageas (segment "Prima notte, La")
- 1964 ยทCorpse for the Ladyas Enzo, fratello di Laura
- 1964 ยทThe Twelve-Handed Men of Marsas Lo sposo
- 1964 ยทLove in Four Dimensionsas (segment "Amore e alfabeto")
- 1964 ยทLa paura numero unoas Il Brigadiere
- 1964 ยทSeduced and Abandonedas Antonio Ascalone
- 1964 ยทSenza sole nรจ lunaas Bruno
- 1963 ยทThe Monstersas Luchino (segment "Come un padre")
- 1963 ยทThe Eye of the Needleas Carabiniere Sanfilippo
- 1963 ยทThe Little Nunsas Amilcare Franzetti
- 1963 ยทThe Girl from Parmaas Michele Pantanรฒ
- 1962 ยทHis Days Are Numberedas Cesare's Son
- 1961 ยทDivorce Italian Styleas Rosario Mulรจ
- 1959 ยทBen-Huras Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)