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Pupo De Luca
De Luca in Elena sì... ma di Troia (1973)
Born18 December 1924 (1924-12-18)
Milan, Italy
Died18 December 2006 (2006-12-19) (aged 82)
Lanzarote, Spain
Occupation(s)Actor
Musician

Giovanni "Pupo" De Luca (18 December 1924 – 18 December 2006) was an Italian actor and jazz musician.

Life and career

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Born in Milan, after the World War II De Luca started his career in the theaters of his hometown, performing in revues, dialect theatre, and dramas. He had his breakout in the late 1960s, with the role of Fritz in the RAI TV-series Nero Wolfe. In films, he was mainly active as a character actor, except for a number of main roles in a few low budget comedies.[1]

De Luca was also well known as a jazz drummer, and his collaborations include Chet Baker, Franco Cerri, Enrico Intra, Bud Shank, and Gianni Basso. With Intra and Gianni Buongiovanni he is considered a "founding father" of the cabaret Derby Club in his hometown.[2]

De Luca retired from showbusiness in the early 1990s and moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands, where he died in 2006, aged 82 years old.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 La vita agra Don Torneri
1966 Wake Up and Die
1968 Bandits in Milan Uomo della 1100
1968 Seven Times Seven TV Journalist Uncredited
1970 Una storia d'amore Doctor
1971 Long Live Robin Hood Wrong Priest
1971 Vacation
1971 The Double The Police Commissioner
1971 That's How We Women Are Guest of Alberta (segment "Il mondo cammina")
1971 Roma Bene Third lover of Dede Marescalli
1971 Trinity Is Still My Name Prior
1972 The Eroticist Bugging Officer
1972 Decameron nº 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio Puccio
1972 Le calde notti del Decameron Fra' Gerbino
1972 Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) Fra' Pasquale
1972 Novelle galeotte d'amore
1972 Man of the East Prison Director
1972 Finalmente... le mille e una notte Samandar
1972 Decameroticus Husband of Elisa
1973 Maria Rosa la guardona
1973 My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
1973 Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia Olimpio Orsini
1973 Special Killers Cabbie
1973 Mamma... li turchi! Biscardo
1973 I giochi proibiti de l'Aretino Pietro Francesco de' Bardi (segment "4 Wives")
1973 Patroclooo! E il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone Nardi
1973 Elena sì... ma di Troia Menelaos
1973 Bruna, formosa, cerca superdotato
1974 Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno Director's Assistant Uncredited
1974 Charleston Restaurant Owner
1974 Carnalità Aurelio / Orsani's Butler
1974 The Balloon Vendor Antiquarian
1974 Manone il ladrone Frate
1974 La svergognata Nino Bernardi
1975 La cognatina Parish Priest
1975 L'ammazzatina Brigadiere Bragolin
1975 The Sex Machine
1975 Le dolci zie don Fiorello
1975 Hallucination Strip Assistente del commissario
1976 La professoressa di lingue Aristide Toppetti
1976 Terror in Rome Comm. Carli
1976 Il compromesso... erotico (Menage a quattro) Don Camillo
1977 Amore all'arrabbiata
1978 Ring Gegè
1984 Domani mi sposo Father of Arturo
1987 Teresa Prior
1990 Towards Evening Judge

References

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  1. ^ Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 1. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ^ a b Fabio Secchi Frau. "...continuavano a chiamarlo Pupo De Luca". MyMovies. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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