Renato Montalbano

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Renato Montalbano in Il pianeta errante (1966)

Renato Montalbano is a C.S.C. actor who graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1956. He worked steadily in small roles through until the early 90’s and from the mid-70’s onwards worked pretty much exclusively in television.

He was born on May 17th 1931 in Catania, Italy. As far as is known he is still living at the time of writing. Before deciding to take up acting he had been studying medicine at university. (These unconfirmed biographical details are repeated by many sites across the internet).

Like fellow C.S.C. alumnus Renato Terra Caizzi, Montalbano’s early filmography is a big muddle, with him being credited in many films where he does not appear and uncredited in just as many where he does. Hopefully we can play our part in sorting it out. His distinctive "widows peak" hairline is an obvious aid to identification (at least until he went bald in the 70's!).

I have started his filmography only with roles found by myself, so there are plenty more to be added, particularly television roles from later in his career.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1956

1. Ci sposeremo a Capri (uncredited) .... Army lieutenant
   
   1957
2. Arrivano i dollari! (uncredited) .... One of Ernesto's friends
3. I colpevoli (credited) .... Party guest
4. Il diavolo nero (credited) .... Credit only
5. La verde età (poster credit) .... Carabinieri Marshal
   
   1958
6. Afrodite, dea dell'amore (uncredited) .... Christian
7. È arrivata la parigina (credited) .... Credit only
8. L'uomo di paglia (uncredited) .... Rita's fiance
9. La rivolta dei gladiatori (credited) .... Fabrizio
10. Le dritte (credited) .... The purse thief
11. Via col para...vento (poster credit) .... role?
    
    1959
12. Erode il grande (credited) .... Man on the cross
13. Fuente ovejuna (TV movie) (credited) .... Manrico
14. Il padrone delle ferriere (credited) .... Credit only
15. L'isola del tesoro (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Rolf
    
    1960
16. A noi piace freddo…! (credited) .... Radiologist
17. Un amore a Roma (credited) .... Party guest
    
    1961
18. Cronache del '22 - segment "Giorno di paga" (credited) .... Luigi, a Fascist
19. L'ammutinamento (credited?) .... Griffin
20. Psycosissimo (credited) .... Doctor
21. Viva l'Italia (credited) .... Captain Annibale Lapini
    
    1962
22. L'arciere delle mille e una notte (credited as Renato Montalban) .... Credit only
23. La cuccagna (credited) .... Party guest
24. Mamma Roma (credited) .... Credit only
25. Più rosa che giallo (TV series) - episode 3: "Sangue sui Campi Elisi" (credited) .... Duval
26. Sfida nella città dell'oro (poster credit as R. Montalbano) .... Role?
27. Una tragedia americana (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Assistant concierge
    
    1963
28. Gli invincibili sette (credited) .... Advisor to Rabirio (uncertain identification)
29. Le verdi bandiere di Allah (credited) .... Credit only
30. Ritorna il tenente Sheridan (TV series) - episode 3: "Un testimone per uccidere" (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... role?
    
    1964
31. Che fine ha fatto Totò Baby? (credited) .... Postman
32. I due gladiatori (credited) .... Leto's man
33. I due toreri (credited) .... Policeman
34. I giganti di Roma (credited) .... Senator with Pompey at the arena
35. Il magnifico gladiatore (credited) .... Dacian
36. Il mostro dell'opera (credited) .... Credit only
37. La rivolta dei pretoriani (credited) .... Solero
    
    1965
38. La congiuntura (credited) .... Credit only
39. Le bambole - segment "Monsignor Cupido" (credited) .... Hotel employee
40. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) - episode: "Una vita in gioco" (credited) .... One of Crosby's friends
    
    1966
41. 2+5 Missione Hydra (credited?) .... Doctor
42. Duello nel mondo (uncredited) .... Mrs. McMurray's Majordomo
43. I criminali della galassia (credited) .... Space detective
44. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (credit only)
45. Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro (credited as Riccardo Montalbano) .... One of the general's soldiers
46. Il pianeta errante (credited) .... Joe
47. Il terzo occhio (credited as Richard Hillock??) .... Doctor
48. James Tont operazione D.U.E. (credited) .... Von Bergen
49. Operazione Goldman... (credited) .... Hotel receptionist
    
    1967
50. Assalto al tesoro di stato (credited) .... Ben Aisham
51. Vita di Cavour (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Sauli
    
    1968
52. Il dolce corpo di Deborah (credited) .... Telephone repairman
    
    1969
53. Giocando a golf una mattina (TV mini series) - episode 5 (credited) .... Dr. Friedman
54. La battaglia di El Alamein (credited) .... Credit only
55. Zorro marchese di Navarra (credited) .... Don Ruiz
    
    1970
56. I giorni della storia: La rivolta dei decabristi (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... General Miloradovic
57. Satiricosissimo (credited) .... Prosecuting attorney
    
    1971
58. La vita di Leonardo da Vinci (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 4 (credited) .... Sangallo
    
    1972
59. Joe Petrosino (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Police captain
60. Quel gran pezzo dell' Ubalda, tutta nuda tutta calda (credited) .... Guard
    
    1973
61. Il caso Lafarge (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 4 (credited) .... Notary Arnoux
62. Il delitto Matteotti (credited) .... Mussollini counselor
    
    1974
63. Anno Uno (credited) .... Spataro
64. Cartesius (TV) (credited) .... Constantin Huygens
65. Una pistola nel cassetto (TV mini-series) (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... The professor
    
    1975
66. Il Messia (credited) .... Matthew the Apostle
    
    1976
67. Dov'è Anna? (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Marini, the accountant
68. Sangue di sbirro (credited) .... Louis Toledo
    
    1977
69. Il Fausto di Marlowe (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Charles V
70. Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Jairus (Episode 4 is credit only)
71. Lo scandalo della banca romana (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Bernardino Grimaldi
72. Processo a Maria Tarnowska (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Attorney Caratti
    
    1978
73. Madame Bovary (TV mini series) - episodes 3 & 6 (credited) .... Dr. Canivet
    
    1979
74. Racconti di fantascienza (TV mini series) - episode: "Un caso insoluto" (credited) .... The sergeant
    
    1980
75. Fico d'India (credited) .... Doctor from the insurance company
76. Gelosia (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Giorgi
77. Giacinta (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Notary
78. L'enigma delle due sorelle (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Bertoloni
79. La donna in bianco (TV mini series) - episode 3 (credited) .... The doctor
80. Pronto emergenza (TV series) - episodes 1-12 (credited) .... Captain Moneta
81. Tre operai (TV mini series) - episode 3: "Fare politica" (credited) .... Engineer
82. Verso l'ora zero (TV movie) (credited) .... Superintendent Battle
    
    1981
83. Don Luigi Sturzo (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Dr. Michele Sicca
84. Il fascino dell'insolito (TV series) - season 2, episode 3: "Impostore" (credited) .... Dr. Chamberlain
85. Illa: Punto di osservazione (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Court clerk
86. Quell'antico amore (TV mini series) - episodes 4 & 5 (credited) .... Magnani
    
    1982
87. Un eroe del nostro tempo (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Confessor
    
    1983
88. La freccia nel fianco (TV mini-series, episode 2) (credited) .... The notary Alamanni
    
    1984
89. Piccolo mondo moderno (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Fusarin
90. Quei trentasei gradini (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 6 (credited) .... The accountant
    
    1986
91. L'ombra nera del Vesuvio (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 3 (credited) .... Assistant district attorney
92. La piovra 2 (TV series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Prison warden
    
    1987
93. Il generale (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credit only)
94. Secondo Ponzio Pilato (credited) .... Tiberius' right hand man
    
    1988
95. Big Man: Polizza droga (TV movie) (credited) .... Doctor
    
    1990
96. Il giudice istruttore (TV series) - episode 2: "Un caso di sequestro" (credited) .... Conference speaker
97. Pronto soccorso (TV series) - season 1, episode 1 (credited) .... Doctor

Montalbano is missing!

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There always has to be one!

• Il segreto di Budda / Heisser Hafen Hongkong (1962) Credited as R. Montalbano on an Italian poster for the film, but is not listed in the on-screen credits of neither the Italian nor the German version and does not appear in the film either.
• La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967) listed on IMDb as playing "Control room technician". Montalbano is nowhere to be seen, presumably confused with his appearances in other Margheriti space-operas.

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Ci sposeremo a Capri (1956) as Army lieutenant

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I colpevoli (1957) credited, as Party guest

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Il diavolo nero (1957) credited but not found. My copy isn't great so there's a small chance I may have missed him, but I think it's probably credit only.

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Afrodite, dea dell'amore (1958) as Christian

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L'uomo di paglia (1958) as Rita's fiance

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La rivolta dei gladiatori (1958) credited, as Fabrizio

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È arrivata la parigina (1958) credited but not found. This is almost certainly a credit only.

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Erode il grande (1959) credited, as Man on the cross

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Il padrone delle ferriere (1959) credited but not found. Once again my copy wasn't great so there's a slight chance I may have missed him, but I think it's probably another credit only.