Ricky Tognazzi

Ricky Tognazzi
Cinematographer Fabio Olmi (left) and Tognazzi (right) on set
Born	Riccardo Tognazzi (1955-05-01) 1 May 1955 Milan, Italy
Occupation	Actor, film director
Years active	1963-present
Spouse(s)	Simona Izzo (m. 1995)

Ricky Tognazzi (born 1 May 1955) is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film The Escort was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his film Ultra. Five years later, his film Strangled Lives won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

He is the son of film actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and the half-brother of actor Gianmarco Tognazzi and film director Maria Sole Tognazzi.

Selected filmography

Director

• Little Misunderstandings (1989)
• Ultra (1991)
• The Escort (1993)
• Strangled Lives (1996)
• Excellent Cadavers (1999)
• Canone inverso - Making Love (2000)
• The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)
• The Father and the Foreigner (2010)

Actor

• Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
• Petomaniac (1983)
• Aurora (1984)
• Colpo di fulmine (1985)
• Fatto su misura (1985)
• The Family (1987)
• Caruso Pascoski di padre polacco (1988)
• Time to Kill (1989)
• A Season of Giants (1990)
• A Simple Story (1991)
• Sentimental Maniacs (1994)
• An Ordinary Hero (1995)
• Il cielo in una stanza (1999)
• The Best Day of My Life (2002)
• The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)
• Nine (2009)
• See You Tomorrow (2013)

External links

• Ricky Tognazzi at the Internet Movie Database