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Orazio Stracuzzi
Catania, 8 August 1947
Orazio Stracuzzi debuts in the first half of the Seventies interpreting roles to be supporting that often flank the/the protagonist of the films; Among his most important interpretations can be mentioned the role of the mayor in The policewoman in which he plays a corrupt entrepreneur who intends to get rid of the protagonist, played by Mariangela Melato; On that occasion the actor was voiced by his colleague Renato Mori to give the character a more powerful vocal tone to enhance his physical and authoritarian tonnage. In His forty-year career, Orazio Stracuzzi has demonstrated his skills as a multifaceted actor in various genres, crossing the films of adventure, dramas, police, but the genre where he was able to juggle the best is the Italian comedy; Endowed with a stout physique and a smiling or austere face depending on the occasion, it has often been required to interpret roles of affectionate fathers, magnanimous teachers or neighbors available. Among the actors with whom he has most starred can be cited Vittorio Gassman, Lando Buzzanca, Ugo Tognazzi, Alberto Sordi and the directors Luigi Filippo D'amico, Steno, Marco Risi and Carlo Vanzina.
Filmography
1970/ from our Envoy to Copenhagen, directed by Alberto Cavallone
1970/ Brancaleone at the Crusades, directed by Mario Monicelli
1970/ crowned Prince wanted for rich Heiitiera, directed by Giovanni Grimaldi
1971/ The workers class goes to Paradise, directed by Elio Petri
1971/ The male blackbird, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
1971/ The Sheriff Of rockspring, directed by Antony Green
1972/ In the name of the Father, directed by Marco Bellocchio
1972/ The True and the false, directed by eriprando Visconti
1972/ The families of the victims will not be warned, directed by Alberto De Martino
1972/ Camorra, directed by Pasquale squittieri
1972/ The migratory bird, directed by Steno
1972/ The general sleeps on his feet, directed by Francesco Massaro
1972/ The Case pisciotta, directed By eriprando Visconti
1972/ History of Fifa and Knife, er followed d'er more, directed by Mario Amendola
1973/ You can be more Bastards Than Inspector Cliff?, directed by Massimo Dallamano
1973/ Days of Love on the edge of a lama, directed by Giuseppe Pellegrini
1973/ The Crime matteotti, directed by Florestano Vancini
1973/ Revolver, directed by Sergio Sollima
1973/ Repriaglia, directed by George Pan Cosmatos
1973/ The lady was raped, directed by Vittorio Sindoni
1973/ put... I'll break your muzzle, directed by Giuseppe Vari
1973/ The godson Of The Godfather, directed by Mariano Laurenti
1973/ Love and gymnastics, directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico
1973/ Those that count, directed by Andrea Bianchi
1974/ The referee, directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico
1974/ Arrive Joe e margherito, directed by Giuseppe Colizzi
1974/ flying Team, directed by Stelvio Massi
1974/ My love, do not hurt me, directed by Vittorio Sindoni
1974/ A man, a city, directed by Romolo Guerrieri
1974/ The saprofita, directed by Sergio Nasca
1974/ The policewoman, directed by Steno
1975/ Vermisat, directed by Mario Brenta
1983/ The Tassinaro, directed by Alberto Sordi
1988/ My wife is a beast, directed by Castellano and Pipolo
1990/ Open Doors, directed by Gianni Amelio
1991/ The rubber wall, directed by Marco Risi
1993/ Thousand Blue Bubbles, directed by Leone Pompucci
1994/ The Postman, directed by Michael Radford
1994/ August, directed by Massimo Spano
1995/ Snowball, directed by Maurizio Nichetti
1996/ Festival, directed by Pupi Avati
1998/ The last New Year, directed by Marco Risi
1998/ Forbidden Encounters, directed by Alberto Sordi
1999/ The sky in a room, directed by Carlo Vanzina
2000/ Giraffes, directed by Claudio Bonivento
2001/ Tomorrow, directed by Francesca Archibugi
2001/ The Knights who made the feat, directed By Pupi Avati
2001/ Another year and then grow, directed by Federico di Cicilia
2003/ Sunday lunch, directed by Carlo Vanzina
2009/ Baarìa, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
2013/ The Mafia kills only in summer, directed by Pif
2015/ I 'll go back and change Life, directed by Carlo Vanzina
2016/ At war for love , directed by Pif
Television
1970/ The Comedians' Cart, directed by Andrea Camilleri, Tv series,
1971/ And the stars are watching, directed By Anton Giulio Majano, Tv miniseries
1972/ Joe Petrosino, directed by Daniele D'anza, TV miniseries
1984/ Western of our things , directed by Pino Passalacqua
1989/ The Octopus 4, directed by Luigi Perelli, TV miniseries
1989/ Desperately Julia, directed by Enrico Maria Salerno
1991/ Chiara and the others, directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti
1999/ The Commissioner Montalbano, directed by Alberto Siron
1999/ Years 60, directed by Carlo Vanzina, miniseries TV
2000/ Don Matteo, directed By Enrico Oldoini (Tv series 1st season, episode 13)
2001/ In Love and War, directed by John Kent Harrison
2002/ The Commissioner, directed by Alessandro Capone
2012/ Antimafia Team – Palermo today, directed by various directors