Alfredo was born on January 2nd 1902 to Italian parents in Nice, France. He was the older brother of actor Carlo Rizzo.
All sources say he made his film debut in 1939, opposite Macario in Lo vedi come sei... Lo vedi come sei?. He worked steadily in films from the mid-1940's and throughout the 50’s and 60’s, appearing regularly for directors as diverse as Fellini and Luigi Batzella and he was a particular favourite of comedians Franco and Ciccio, with whom he appeared in at least 11 films.
In the 1970’s, and in his 70’s, Alfredo belatedly launched a second career as a director and story writer, mainly of erotic comedies.
He died in Rome on September 6th 1991, aged 89[5].
I have found a few undocumented roles for Alfredo, so there are probably more to be discovered.
- Birthplace: Nizza (France).
- Height: 1,72 m.
- Weight: 70 kg.
- Instruction: Classical lyceum.
- Acting school: National Academy of Dramatic Art.
- Foreign languages: French, English.
- Dubbing.
- Revue theater (even as "capocomico")
- Abode: Rome, via Frattina, 78 (1949-'56); Rome, via Capo d'Africa, 23 (1961-'63).
- Lo vedi come sei... Lo vedi come sei? .... Restaurant customer with a fly in his soup (uncredited)
1948 - Fiamme sul mare .... Barber in Argentina (uncredited)
1949 - Come scopersi l'America .... Nazi (uncredited)
- I pompieri di Viggiù .... Fireman from Milan (credited)
- Torna a Napoli .... Customer who wants coffee (credited)
1950 - I cadetti di Guascogna .... Sergeant (credited)
1951 - Auguri e figli maschi! .... Clerk at Paciottini's office (uncredited)
- La paura fa 90 .... Prompter (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
- La vendetta del corsaro .... Sergeant (uncredited)
- Messalina .... Roman citizen / Spectator in the arena (uncredited)
- Quo Vadis .... Nero's hairdresser (uncredited)
- Una bruna indiavolata! .... Fake witness (credited)
1952 - Carica eroica .... Colonel (credited)
- È arrivato l'accordatore .... Bandit from Milan (uncredited)
- Il romanzo della mia vita .... Bandit with the cap (credited)
- Io, Amleto .... Deaf tavern customer (uncredited)
- La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna .... Onofrio (credited)
- Papà diventa mamma .... Hypnotised man who laughs (credited)
1953 - Anni facili .... Pen salesman (credited)
- Pane, amore e fantasia .... Brigadier Squinzi (credited)
- Roman Holiday .... Taxi driver (uncredited)
- Siamo tutti inquilini .... Tenant (uncredited)
1954 - Assi alla ribalta …. unknown role (credited)
- Milanesi a Napoli .... Alfredo (credited)
- Il maestro di Don Giovanni .... Spy (credited)
1956 - War and Peace .... Russian soldier in green / Russian soldier in red (uncredited)
1957 - Interpol .... Abbata (uncredited)
1959 - Il terrore dell'Oklahoma .... Sheriff (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
1960 - A qualcuna piace calvo .... Bryll agent (credited)
- Caravan petrol .... Lorry driver (credited)
- I baccanali di Tiberio .... Bruto's partner (uncredited)
- It Started in Naples .... Nightclub waiter (uncredited)
- L'ultima preda del vampiro .... Lucas (credited)
- La dolce vita .... Television director (uncredited)
1961 - L'impareggiabile Arturo (TV movie) .... "A man" (credited)
1962 - Boccaccio '70 .... Billboard construction foreman (uncredited)
- Carmen di Trastevere .... Doorman at the villa (uncredited)
- Gli anni ruggenti .... Actor playing Menelik (credited)
- Il criminale .... Fussy man on the train (credited)
- Il segno del vendicatore .... Brother Giovanni (credited)
- La strage dei vampiri .... Servant (credited)
- Totò di notte n. 1 .... Nightclub patron (uncredited)
1963 - Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio .... Laban (credited)
- Il segno di Zorro .... Servant (credited)
- Vino, whisky e acqua salata .... Submarine crew member (credited)
1964 - Due mafiosi nel Far West .... Colonel Peabody (credited)
- Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Efrem (credited)
- I due evasi di Sing Sing .... Sauna manager (uncredited)
- Le sette vipere .... Italian judge (credited)
- Una sporca faccenda .... Francesco (credited)
1965 - 5 tombe per un medium .... Dr. Nemek (credited as "Alfred Rice")
- Colorado Charlie .... Sam (credited as "Alfred Rice")
- Il boia scarlatto .... Daniel Parks (credited as "Alfred Rice")
- La meravigliosa Angelica .... Butcher (uncredited)
- La vedovella .... Carlo Sardelli (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
- Per una manciata d'oro .... Doctor (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
- S.2.S. - Base morte chiama Suniper .... unknown role (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
1966 - 7 monaci d'oro .... (credited, but not found)
- I due sanculotti .... Linguaveloce (uncredited)
- Vaya con dios gringo .... The inspector's assistant (credited)
1967 - Cuore matto... matto da legare .... Ravazzetti (credited)
- Granada, addio! .... Tailor (credited)
- Nato per uccidere .... Crooked gambler (uncredited)
- Non aspettare Django, spara .... Nico (credited)
- Tutto Totò (TV series) Ep.: "Don Giovannino" .... Man who takes the mannequin (credited)
- Tutto Totò (TV series) Ep.: "Il grande maestro" .... Postman (credited)
- Tutto Totò (TV series) Ep.: "Premio Nobel" .... News vendor interviewed for TV (credited)
1968 - Brutti di notte .... Dr. Federzotti (credited)
- Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza .... The Governor's physician (credited)
- I 2 deputati .... Doctor Lucarini (credited)
- La vendetta è il mio perdono .... Peter (credited)
- Le mie prigioni (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Angelo Caldi, the caretaker (credited)
- Tre passi nel delirio .... Angry car driver (uncredited)
1969 - Agguato sul Bosforo .... Martin (credited)
- Il triangolo rosso (TV series) S. 2, Ep. 6: "La tromba d'oro" .... Taxi driver (credited)
- Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza .... Monk (poster credit)
- Quel negozio di piazza navona (TV movie) .... Rag Giacche (credited)
- Satyricon .... The Innkeeper (credited)
- Stasera Fernandel (TV series) Ep. 5: "La bomba" .... The Captain (credited)
- Three .... Waiter (credited)
1970 - Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione .... Vet (credited)
- Due bianchi nell'Africa nera .... Otto Krauser (credited)
- Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra .... Sergeant Douglas (credited)
- La prima notte del Dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del… giocattolo .... Federico (credited)
- Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera .... Luigi Fisichella (credited)
- Quando suona la campana .... Moreno (credited)
- Un caso di coscienza .... Club president (credited)
1971 - Acquasanta Joe .... Captain (credited)
- I giardini del diavolo .... General (credited as actor and as director as "Fred Ritz")
- Il venditore di morte .... Judge Atwell (credited)
- Le belve .... Doctor Apposito (credited)
- Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? .... The anti-divorce speaker (credited)
- Quelle sporche anime dannate .... Jack Buchanan (credited)
- Venga a fare il soldato da noi .... Pizzuti (credited)
1972 - Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura .... The Prior (credited)
- La colt era il suo Dio .... Ted Curtis (uncredited)
- Trop jolies pour être honnêtes .... Professor Natalini (credited)
1974 - Carnalità .... (credited as director and for story)
- Sistemo l'America e torno .... Alex Biondi (credited)
1975 - La bolognese .... (credited as director and for story)
- La sanguisuga conduce la danza .... (credited as director and for story)
- Quello della porta accanto (TV mini-series) Ep. 4: "Libera professione" .... Al Pacino (credited)
1976 - Sorbole... che romagnola .... (credited as director and for story)
1977 - Amore all'arrabbiata .... Giovanni (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
- Kaput Lager - Gli ultimi giorni delle SS .... Allied officer (uncredited - re-used footage)
- La bestia in calore .... Moreno (uncredited - re-used footage)
- Peccati di una giovane moglie di campagna .... (poster credit as director)
1978 - Alessia... un vulcano sotto la pelle .... (credited as director and for story)
- Suggestionata .... (credited as director and for story)
1979 - Due come noi (TV series) Ep. 1 .... Client of Siviglio, the barber (no credit info)
1981 - Delitto al ristorante cinese .... Papetti's lover's husband (credited)
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici .... Lawyer Randolfi (credited)
1983 - Il diavolo e l'acquasanta .... Mayor (credited)
1986 - Le volpi della notte (TV movie) .... Zanussi (credited)
- Lo scatolone (1982-1983 TV series) as Presenter
- Macario contro Zagomar (1944) Cineguida / ANICA
- Il richiamo della strada (1946) Cineguida / ANICA
- L'amante del male (1946) Cineguida / ANICA as Judge Forlenza
- Sperduti nel buio (1947) Cineguida / ANICA as De Rosa
- I contrabbandieri del mare (1948) Cineguida / ANICA
- Sono io l'assassino (1948) Cineguida / ANICA
- Tempesta sul fiume (1948) Cineguida (there is no listing under this title on ANICA or IMDb, maybe the film was in production at the time of publication and was eventually released under a different title?)
- Vivere a sbafo (1949) ANICA
- I cavalieri della regina (1954) Cineguida / ANICA. This was one of several feature films compiled from episodes of the TV series I tre moschettieri, so if he appears in the film he must also presumably appear in the series.
- Non scherzare con le donne (1955) ANICA
- Sorrisi e canzoni (1958) ANICA
- All'ultimo minuto (1973 TV series) Season 3, Ep. 3: "Il bulldozer", IMDb as Bulldozer operator
- Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 (1952) IMDb with no role. I have checked this film several times and could not find Alfredo in the segment specified or anywhere else.
- Un dollaro bucato (1965) IMDb with no role. He is not credited and does not appear.
- Squadra antimafia (1978) IMDb as Old bald man. He is not in any of the roles that could fit this description, or any other.
1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1949. 2. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1956. 3. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1961. 4. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1963-64. 5. Details of his birth and death are confirmed by newspaper obituaries. |