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Nino Terzo

1923 – 2005

Italian actor, comedian and singer

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Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 81). Nino Terzo was an Italian actor, singer, stage actor and television actor.

Nino Terzo (22 May 1923 – 8 May 2005) was an Italian actor.

Life and career Born in Palermo as Antonino Terzo, he worked intensively in the avanspettacolo and revue theater, entering the stage companies of Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Franco and Ciccio, Domenico Modugno, among others. Terzo was also active as a singer, appearing in several operettas. usually playing, with small variations, the character that made him famous in avanspettacolo, i.e. a man with extremely slow reflexes and a huge speech impediment, which does not allow him to speak before he loudly inhaled and exhaled. Those Two in the Legion (1962) - Sergeant Tresport Le massaggiatrici (1962) - Brigadiere Calascione The Four Monks (1962) - Massaro Calogero The Two Colonels (1963) - Soldato La Padula Toto vs. the Four (1963) - Usciere Pappalardo Divorzio alla siciliana (1963) Le motorizzate (1963) - (uncredited) The Swindlers (1963) - Guard at the graveyard (segment "Siciliani") The Four Musketeers (1963) - Capitano della Guardia Two Escape from Sing Sing (1964) - Thompson Oh! Those Most Secret Agents! (1964) - Russian agent I due toreri (1964) - Jannot Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965) - Schultz Con rispetto parlando (1965) How We Got into Trouble with the Army (1965) Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger (1965) - Un Vigile (uncredited) Se non avessi più te (1965) - La Bennola Non son degno di te (1965) - Sergente balbuziente Two Sons of Ringo (1966) - Jimmy the Welsh (uncredited) Perdono (1966) - 'Tartaglione' Non mi dire mai good-bye (1967) I zanzaroni (1967) - (segment "Quelli qui partono") L'oro del mondo (1968) - First usher Better a Widow (1968) - Carmelo I 2 pompieri (1968) - Officier of Firemen Zum zum zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa (1969) - Filiberto Caputo Il ragazzo che sorride (1969) - Male nurse Zum zum zum n° 2 (1969) - Filiberto Caputo Pensando a te (1969) Il suo nome è Donna Rosa (1969) - Gaetano Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969) Lisa dagli occhi blu (1970) - Carmelino - the cook Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? (1970) W le donne (1970) - Sergeant Lady Barbara (1970) - The Gamekeeper Caruso Mezzanotte d'amore (1970) - Gaetano Venga a fare il soldato da noi (1971) - Cocuzza The Blonde in the Blue Movie (1971) - Customer at Sex Shop Armiamoci e partite! (1971) - Train Passenger with basket The Beasts (1971) - Orazio (segment "Il salvatore") Roma (1972) - Trattoria Waiter (uncredited) Il caso Pisciotta (1972) - Rocco Minotti Storia di fifa e di coltello - Er seguito d'er più (1972) - Zu' Nino Ku-Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore (1973) - Ki Kaka Mai Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella (1973) - Teresa's Servant Provaci anche tu Lionel (1973) 4 caporali e 1/2 e un colonnello tutto d'un pezzo (1973) Piedino il questurino (1974) - Fratello di Pascalone Farfallon (1974) - Capo delle guardie San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne (1976) - Brigadiere dei carabinieri La figliastra (1976) - Fefè Il sergente Rompiglioni (1976) - Cpl. Baffo The Lady Medic (1976) - Pezzullo (uncredited) The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977) - Corporal at the depot The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978) - Infermiere La vedova del trullo (1979) - Maresciallo Café Express (1980) - Zappacosta, capostazione La dottoressa di campagna (1981) - Gustavo Chiamate 6969: taxi per signora (1981) Pierino il fichissimo (1981) - Maresciallo L'assistente sociale tutto pepe (1981) - 'Lacrima' Che casino... con Pierino! (1982) - Uncle Nino Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982) Messo comunale praticamente spione (1982) - Assessore Cipolla La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) - Matto che cerca l'oculista Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento (1983) - Bachisio Il Bi e il Ba (1986) - Pippo Miallo Cinema Paradiso (1988) - Peppino's Father

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Who was Nino Terzo?

Italian actor, comedian and singer (1923-2005)

When was Nino Terzo born?

Nino Terzo was born on 22 May 1923 in Palermo.

When did Nino Terzo die?

Nino Terzo died on 8 May 2005 in Marano di Napoli.

What was Nino Terzo's occupation?

Nino Terzo was an actor, singer, stage actor and television actor.

What nationality was Nino Terzo?

Nino Terzo was Italian.

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