Pupo De Luca
| Pupo De Luca | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1924 Milan, Italy |
| Died |
18 December 2006 (aged 82) Lanzarote, Spain |
| Occupation |
Actor Musician |
Giovanni "Pupo" De Luca (18 December 1924 - 18 December 2006) was an Italian actor and jazz musician.
Life and career
Born in Milan, after the World War II De Luca started his career in the theaters of his hometown, performing in revues, dialect theatre, and dramas. He had his breakout in the late 1960s, with the role of Fritz in the RAI TV-series Nero Wolfe. In films, he was mainly active as a character actor, except for a number of main roles in a few low budget comedies.[1]
De Luca was also well known as a jazz drummer, and his collaborations include Chet Baker, Franco Cerri, Enrico Intra, Bud Shank, and Gianni Basso. With Intra and Gianni Buongiovanni he founded the cabaret Derby Club in his hometown.[2]
De Luca retired from showbusiness in the early 1990s and moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands, where he died in 2006, aged 82 years old.[2]
Selected filmography
- La vita agra (1964)
- Bandits in Milan (1968)
- Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
- Vacation (1971)
- Man of the East (1972)
- Special Killers (1973)
- La svergognata (1974)
- Le dolci zie (1975)
- Terror in Rome (1976)
- Teresa (1987)
- Towards Evening (1990)
References
- ↑ Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 1. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- 1 2 Fabio Secchi Frau. "...continuavano a chiamarlo Pupo De Luca". MyMovies. Retrieved 8 June 2016.