Paolo Villaggio was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies.
Ugo Fantozzi is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio. The character, initially part of Villaggio's television monologues, later became protagonist of a series of short stories published at first on newspapers, later in collections, which in turn inspired a successful film series, starring Villaggio himself as the main character.
Fracchia la belva umana is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is loosely inspired by The Whole Town's Talking. It was screened at the 67th Venice International Film Festival as an Italian comedy. Its cast includes: Paolo Villaggio, Lino Banfi and the then young Massimo Boldi and Francesco Salvi.
Vacanze di Natale '90 is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini.
I fichissimi is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film consists in a story of rival punks in Milan and it is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
Virtual Weapon is a 1997 Italian comedy-science fiction film, directed by Antonio Margheriti.
Bambola is a 1996 erotic melodrama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.
La gorilla is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Romolo Guerrieri.
Viuuulentemente mia is a 1982 Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina.
Fantozzi subisce ancora is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the fourth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Fantozzi va in pensione is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the sixth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Quando c'era lui... caro lei! is a 1978 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giancarlo Santi. It is a satirical recount of the Italian fascist era.
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte is a 1971 Italian heist comedy film directed by Michele Lupo.
Il... Belpaese is a 1977 black comedy film written and directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio and Silvia Dionisio.
Fantozzi – Il ritorno is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the ninth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
An Italian in America is a 1967 Commedia all'italiana film co-written and directed by Alberto Sordi and starring the same Sordi opposite Vittorio De Sica. Screenwriter Rodolfo Sonego was inspired for the plot by the participation of one of his friends, the painter Salvatore Scarpitta, to the NBC program This Is Your Life.
L'eroe della strada is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario.
How I Discovered America is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala.
Le comiche is a 1990 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Parenti and starring Renato Pozzetto and Paolo Villaggio. It had two sequels, Le comiche 2 (1991) and Le nuove comiche (1994).
The Party's Over is a 1991 Italian comedy film written and directed by Alessandro Benvenuti and starring the same Benvenuti, Athina Cenci, Alida Valli and Massimo Ghini.
