Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho
Raho in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Born	4 June 1922 Bari, Italy
Died	9 January 2016 (aged 93) Anzio, Italy
Occupation	actor

Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Bari, the son of an Italian father and a Bulgarian mother, Raho graduated in philosophy and then, immediately after the war, he debuted on stage.^[1] While theater was his main activity, Raho was also a very prolific film character actor, with over one hundred credits starting from 1948.^[1] He was also active in television films and series.^[1]

Death

Raho died on 9th of January, 2016, in Anzio, Italy at the age of 93.

Selected filmography

• Gold of Rome (1961)
• Castle of Blood (1964)
• The Long Hair of Death (1964)
• The Last Man on Earth (1964)
• The Betrothed (1964)
• Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966)
• Rififi in Amsterdam (1966)
• Top Secret (1967)
• My Name Is Pecos (1967)
• On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967)
• Pecos Cleans Up (1967)
• The Last Chance (1968)
• Madigan's Millions (1968)
• Sons of Satan (1968)
• Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968)
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
• A Girl Called Jules (1970)
• Drummer of Vengeance (1971)
• Valerie Inside Outside (1972)
• Amuck! (1972)
• The Night of the Devils (1972)
• Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
• Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
• The Flower with the Petals of Steel (1973)
• The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (1974)
• Bread and Chocolate (1974)
• Extra (1976)
• Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
• Superfantagenio (1986)

References

1. Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 406–407. ISBN 8884402131.

External links

• Umberto Raho at the Internet Movie Database