Ugo Bologna | |
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![]() Ugo Bologna, was an Italian actor and voice actor | |
Born | Milan, Italy | 11 September 1917
Died | 29 January 1998 80) Rome, Italy | (aged
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1950–1998 |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he attended the course for cadet officers in the former italian city of Pula. [1] A lieutenant during World War II, he was wounded during a battle, and then received a bronze medal for military valor. [1]
In 1950 he decided to give up his teaching profession and devote himself to acting. [1] After enrolling an acting course under Isabella Riva he made his stage debut with the Fantasio Piccoli's company. [1] Even if mostly cast in character roles, Bologna was one of the most active actors in Italian cinema in 1970s and 1980s, usually in comedic roles. [1]
Active as a voice actor, in 1970 Bologna founded in Milan the dubbing company "CDM" (Cooperativa Doppiatori Milanesi). [2]
Bologna died of a heart attack on 29 January 1998 at the age of 80. [3]