Bombolo

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Bombolo
File:Bombolo 1983 (cropped).jpg
Born
Franco Lechner

(1931-05-22)22 May 1931
Rome, Italy
Died21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 56)
OccupationActor
Years active1966–1987
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
File:G Bracardi Bombolo Nicolini ANTIFUD17.jpg
Giorgio Bracardi, Renato Nicolini [it], and Bombolo, at an anti-fast food demonstration in Piazza di Spagna, 20 April 1986
File:Bombolo 1983.jpg
Bombolo, 1983

Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo[1] (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian.

Life and career

Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino".[2] He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of half-serious poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci.[2] He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films.[3] He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation.[2] Decades later, his characteristic slang, and particularly his distinctive "tze tze", remain popular among the younger generations.[3]

Partial filmography

  • Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa) (1976) - Pappo
  • La prima notte di nozze (1976)
  • Hit Squad (1976) - Er Trippa
  • Nerone (1977) - Roscio
  • Il marito in collegio (1977) - Killer
  • Messalina, Messalina (1977) - Zenturio Bisone
  • Squadra antitruffa (1977) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
  • Little Italy (1978) - Venticello
  • Scherzi da prete (1978) - Bombolo
  • Assassinio sul Tevere (1979) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
  • Tutti a squola (1979) - Bombolo il bidello
  • L'imbranato (1979) - Bombolo, il genero
  • Ciao marziano (1980) - Pietro
  • La settimana bianca (1980) - Giulio Cesare
  • Delitto a Porta Romana (1980) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
  • Il casinista (1980) - Poldo
  • L'amante tutta da scoprire (1981) - Bombolo
  • La settimana al mare (1981) - Orazio Canestrari
  • Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981) - Capoccione
  • I carabbinieri (1981) - Mozzarella
  • Una vacanza del cactus (1981) - Augusto Squarciarelli
  • Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981) - Bombolo
  • Miracoloni (1981) - Taxista
  • Il marito in vacanza (1981) - Agenore
  • W la foca (1982) - Doctor Filippo Patacchiola
  • Attenti a quei P2 (1982) - Bombolo il portiere
  • Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo (1982) - Il Postino
  • Delitto sull'autostrada (1982) - Venticello
  • Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte) (1982)
  • La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) - Caciotta
  • È forte un casino! (1982) - Cicciobello
  • Un jeans e una maglietta (1983)
  • Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) - Maciste
  • La discoteca (1983) - Bombolo
  • Crime in Formula One (1984) - Venticello
  • Cop in Drag (1984) - Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
  • Vacanze d'estate (1985) - Cardinale
  • Giuro che ti amo (1986) - (final film role)

References

  1. "bombolo". en.pons.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022. tubby person
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Michele Anselmi (24 August 1987). "Muore Bombolo, fu comico "pe caso"". L'Unità.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli (2006). Cento caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006. pp. 37–38. ISBN 8884403839.

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