| Ugo Fangareggi | |
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| Born | (1938-01-30)30 January 1938 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | (2017-10-20)20 October 2017 (aged 79) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play Ciascuno a suo modo.
He later moved to Rome to devote himself to a professional acting career and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema. Mainly devoted to humorous roles, he is best known for the role of Mangold in Mario Monicelli's The Incredible Army of Brancaleone. Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series.
On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease, aged 79.
References
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ Renato Venturelli (August 2014). "Intervista a Ugo Fangareggi: una faccia da cinema". Film Doc. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- Addio a Ugo Fangareggi, volto della commedia all'italiana, tra grande schermo, teatro e tv (in Italian)