Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi
Born(1938-01-30)30 January 1938
Genoa, Italy
Died(2017-10-20)20 October 2017 (aged 79)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2] Mainly devoted to humorous roles, he is best known for the role of Mangold in Mario Monicelli's The Incredible Army of Brancaleone.[1] Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series.[1]

On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease, aged 79.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b Renato Venturelli (August 2014). "Intervista a Ugo Fangareggi: una faccia da cinema". Film Doc. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ Addio a Ugo Fangareggi, volto della commedia all'italiana, tra grande schermo, teatro e tv (in Italian)