Lino Toffolo
Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian
About Lino Toffolo
Lived 1934 – 2016 (aged 81). Lino Toffolo was an Italian comedian, singer-songwriter, singer, television presenter, television actor and recording artist.
Lino Toffolo (31 December 1934 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, author, and television presenter.
Life and career Born in Murano, shortly after his debut Toffolo moved to Milan where he obtained his first successes at the Derby Club, performing the character of the drunkard who sang his songs in Venetian dialect. Toffolo made his film debut in 1968, in Chimera. Toffolo even wrote two books, A Ramengo and A Gratis, and is the author of two theatrical plays, Gelati caldi and Fisimat.
Selected filmography I Vitelloni (1953) - Un ragazzo al carnevale (uncredited) Chimera (1968) - Sammarco I quattro del pater noster (1969) - Paul When Women Had Tails (1970) - Put Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970) - Panigotto Million Dollar Eel (1971) - Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa' Secret Fantasy (1971) - Cavalmoretti In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain (1971) - Bazzarello When Women Lost Their Tails (1972) - Put Cause of Divorce (1972) - Vladimiro Pellegrini Beati i ricchi (1972) - Geremia Little Funny Guy (1973) - Italian anarchist Lovers and Other Relatives (1974) - Lino La bellissima estate (1974) - Red Baron Yuppi du (1975) - Nane The Sensuous Nurse (1975) - Giovanni Garbin Lunatics and Lovers (1976) - Gondrano Rossi Sturmtruppen (1976) - Una recluta The Career of a Chambermaid (1976) - Agostino Messalina, Messalina! (1977) - Giulio Nelio, the Man from Venice Scherzi da prete (1978) - Monsignor Cassola L'inquilina del piano di sopra (1978) - Arturo Canestrari One Day More (2011) - Fausto
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Who was Lino Toffolo?
Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1934–2016)
When was Lino Toffolo born?
Lino Toffolo was born on 31 December 1934 in Murano.
When did Lino Toffolo die?
Lino Toffolo died on 16 May 2016 in Murano.
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Lino Toffolo was a comedian, singer-songwriter, singer, television presenter, television actor and recording artist.
What nationality was Lino Toffolo?
Lino Toffolo was Italian.
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