Ignazio Dolce

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Ignazio Dolce
Born26 March 1933 (1933-03-26) (age 91)
Palermo, Italy
Other namesPaul D. Robinson
Occupation(s)Director, actor

Ignazio Dolce (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian director and actor.

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Life and career

Born in Palermo, Sicily, Dolce graduated at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and starting from the late 1950s he began a career as a character actor. [1] Almost simultaneously he started a parallel career as a second unit director, often collaborating with Gianfranco Parolini and Antonio Margheriti. [1] He debuted as a director in 1975 with the black comedy L'ammazzatina, and in the late 1980s he specialized in low-budget war films, being usually credited as Paul D. Robinson. [1]

Partial filmography

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