Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971.
Life and career
Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some local stage companies. After studying mime and dance he joined the company of Salvatore Cafiero. In 1928 he successfully entered into the sceneggiata genre: invited on tour in the United States, he returned with "a pianola tape and a thousand dollars", used to finance his first company of variety, which lasted only fifteen days and ended in total disaster. In 1933 he debuted on dramatic theater and in revue, a genre he focused until the 1950s.
Taranto achieved large notoriety thanks to two macchiette, Ciccio Formaggio and Baron Carlo Mazza, two caricatural characters of proven success that he reprised several times during his career.
He debuted in cinema in 1938, but achieved some success just in the 1950s. In 1953 he won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for his performance in Luigi Zampa's Anni facili. In the sixties he was several times sidekick of Totò in a number of successful comedies and starred in numerous musicarelli films.
Taranto also starred in a number of TV films, took part in several television and radio variety shows and recorded several songs. In 1985 RAI honored the artist with a monographic documentary series in four parts, Taranto Story.
On February 23rd 1986, just five days before his 79th birthday, Taranto died in Naples from unknown disease. He is entombed at Poggioreale Cemetery, Naples.
Filmography
Vedi Napoli e poi muori Nonna Felicità - Nino SenesiA Lady Did It - NinoWe Were Seven Widows - Orlando, il cameriere di bordoLa canzone rubata - Alberto & il cantante Giacomo AlbiniArcobaleno The Whole City Sings - Il maestro elementareLo sciopero dei milioni Dove sta Zaza? - Il Napoletano e Il AmericanoAccidenti alla guerra!... - Michele ConiglioBaron Carlo Mazza - Barone Carlo MazzaSe fossi deputato - Angelino AngeliniThe Firemen of Viggiù - HimselfI'm in the Revue - Pasquale - l'habilleurCintura di castità - Il capocomicoTizio, Caio, Sempronio - TizioLicenza premio - Domenico ErrichielloFree Escape - Domenico ErrichielloA Thief in Paradise - Vincenzo De PretoreThe Piano Tuner Has Arrived - Achille ScozzellaEasy Years - Prof. Luigi De FrancescoCafé chantant - Se stesso / HimselfOf Life and Love - BoscoIt Happened at the Police Station - Police ChiefMilanese in Naples - Luigi MartielloCarousel of Variety La moglie è uguale per tutti - Avvocato Antonio De PapisWives and Obscurities - Carmine PetricconeArrivano i dollari! - Giuseppe PastiHusbands in the City - Giuseppe PastiItalia piccola - VincenzoA sud niente di nuovo I prepotenti Mogli pericolose - Domenico EspositoIl bacio del sole - Raffaele SpadaMogli pericolose - PirroIl terribile Teodoro Prepotenti più di prima - Domenico EspositoAvventura a Capri - Barone VannutelliFerdinando I, re di Napoli - The Prime Minister 'Tarantella'Caravan petrol - CiroTotòtruffa 62 - CamilloAccroche-toi, y'a du vent! - Don CicilloPesci d'oro e bikini d'argento Che femmina!! E... che dollari! Toto vs. Maciste - TarantakamenLo smemorato di Collegno - Prof. Ademaro GiobertiLe massaggiatrici - Professor Gaspare PetroniI 4 monaci - Fra' GaudenzioThe Two Colonels - Sergente QuagliaUno strano tipo - CannaruloTotò contro i quattro - Giuseppe MastrilloThe Monk of Monza - Don Egidio, marchese de LattanziisThe Four Musketeers In ginocchio da te - Maresciallo Antonio TodiscoTears on Your Face - Giovanni TudiniNapoleone a Firenze Te lo leggo negli occhi - GennaroSe non avessi più te - Ten. Antonio TodiscoNon son degno di te - Antonio TodiscoDio, come ti amo! - Vincenzo Di FrancescoRita the Mosquito - Director of educationMi vedrai tornare - Nostromo SpampinatoPerdono - Antonio PezzulloNessuno mi può giudicare - Antonio PezzulloStasera mi butto - Father of MarisaNel sole - Physics TeacherIl ragazzo che sapeva amare L'oro del mondo - Filippo PuglieseFranco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre - SacristanChimera - José Da CostaOperazione ricchezza Il ragazzo che sorride - Filippo LeccisiPensando a te Il suo nome è Donna Rosa - Antonio BelmonteLisa dagli occhi blu - GeneralNinì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa - Armando / Professor VincelliMezzanotte d'amore - AntonioVenga a fare il soldato da noi - Captain Re