Checco Rissone

Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta. He debuted on stage at a young age and often worked in the same companies as his sister. Graduating in economics, in the post-war years Rissone specialized in character roles, in films, television and particularly on stage, often working at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan under the direction of Giorgio Strehler. At the Piccolo Teatro, he also worked as assistant director and later as teacher at the drama school of the theatre.

Partial filmography

Everybody's Secretary (1933) Full Speed (1934) – Un ciclista (uncredited) Il signore desidera? (1934) These Children (1937) The Cuckoo Clock (1938) – Narciso Departure (1938) – Il fattore The Lady in White (1938) – L'autista del pullman a Cervinia Duetto vagabondo (1939) Ai vostri ordini, signora.. (1939) Scandalo per bene (1940) Centomila dollari (1940) – L'infermiere ambulanza The Two Mothers (1940) La granduchessa si diverte (1940) The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) – Il radiotelegrafista The Sinner (1940) – Tonio (uncredited) L'arcidiavolo (1940) Inspector Vargas (1940) – Roulis Ragazza che dorme (1941) – Lo scemo The Betrothed (1941) – Gervaso (uncredited) Alone at Last (1942) – Paolo Odessa in Flames (1942) – Gruscenko A Living Statue (1943) Gente dell'aria (1943) – Il tenente Zaccheo The Peddler and the Lady (1943) – Giovanni (uncredited) I'll Always Love You (1943) – Un giovane mantenuto (uncredited) Enrico IV (1943) – Fino Pagliuca / Bertoldo La carica degli eroi (1943) The Priest's Hat (1944) – Filippino No Turning Back (1945) – Ignazio Incontro con Laura (1945) The Sun Still Rises (1946) – Mario Vanity (1947) Tragic Hunt (1947) – Mimì The Street Has Many Dreams (1948) – Donato Bicycle Thieves (1948) – Guard in Piazza Vittorio (uncredited) Bitter Rice (1949) – Aristide The Walls of Malapaga (1949) – Le faux-monnayeur / il contraffattore Patto col diavolo (1950) Il sentiero dell'odio (1950) Miracle in Milan (1951) – Il comandante in secondo Mamma Mia, What an Impression! (1951) – L'uomo del panino Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) – Barbiere Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) – Barbiere Eva (1962) – Pieri Seasons of Our Love (1966) – Olindo Civinini Death Occurred Last Night (1970) – Ing. Salvarsanti Come Have Coffee with Us (1970) – Mansueto Il generale dorme in piedi (1972) – Gen. Ciccolo