Montalbano, Renato

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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.

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Filmography

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1956

1. Amaramente (uncredited) .... Party guest
2. Ci sposeremo a Capri (uncredited) .... Army lieutenant
3. Maruzzella (uncredited) .... Party guest
4. Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (credited) .... Nightclub customer
5. Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina (uncredited) .... Party guest at Remo's
   
   1957
6. Arrivano i dollari! (uncredited) .... One of Ernesto's friends
7. I colpevoli (credited) .... Party guest
8. I misteri di Parigi (credited) .... Murphy
9. Il diavolo nero (credit only)
10. Il ricatto di un padre (credited) .... Engineer
11. La verde età (poster credit) .... Carabinieri Marshal
    
    1958
12. Afrodite, dea dell'amore (uncredited) .... Christian
13. È arrivata la parigina (credited) .... Credit only
14. L'uomo di paglia (uncredited) .... Rita's fiance
15. La rivolta dei gladiatori (credited) .... Fabrizio
16. La zia d'America va a sciare (credited) .... Young man in hotel nightclub
17. Le dritte (credited) .... The purse thief
18. Via col para...vento (poster credit) .... role?
    
    1959
19. Erode il grande (credited) .... Man on the cross
20. Fantasmi e ladri (credit only)
21. Fuente ovejuna (TV movie) (credited) .... Manrico
22. Il padrone delle ferriere (credit only)
23. L'isola del tesoro (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Rolf
24. La nipote Sabella (credited) .... Doctor
    
    1960
25. A noi piace freddo…! (credited) .... Radiologist
26. Tu che ne dici? (credited) .... Nightclub manager
27. Un amore a Roma (credited) .... Party guest
    
    1961
28. Cronache del '22 - segment "Giorno di paga" (credited) .... Luigi, a Fascist
29. I fratelli corsi (credit only)
30. I Giacobini (TV mini-series, episode 1) (credited) .... Abate Sieyes
31. L'ammutinamento (credited?) .... Griffin
32. Psycosissimo (credited) .... Doctor
33. Vanina Vanini (uncredited) .... Man telling the story at the ball
34. Viva l'Italia (credited) .... Captain Annibale Lapini
    
    1962
35. L'arciere delle mille e una notte (credit only - as Renato Montalban)
36. La cuccagna (credited) .... Party guest
37. Mamma Roma (credit only)
38. Più rosa che giallo (TV series) - episode 3: "Sangue sui Campi Elisi" (credited) .... Duval
39. Sfida nella città dell'oro (poster credit as R. Montalbano) .... role?
40. Una tragedia americana (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Assistant concierge
    
    1963
41. Gli invincibili sette (credited) .... Advisor to Rabirio (uncertain identification)
42. La bella di Lodi (credit only)
43. La corruzione (credit only)
44. Le verdi bandiere di Allah (credit only)
45. Ritorna il tenente Sheridan (TV series) - episode 3: "Un testimone per uccidere" (credited) .... role?
46. Una storia moderna - L'ape regina (uncredited) .... Car salesman
    
    1964
47. Che fine ha fatto Totò Baby? (credited) .... Postman
48. I due gladiatori (credited) .... Leto's man
49. I due toreri (credited) .... Policeman
50. I giganti di Roma (credited) .... Senator with Pompey at the arena
51. Il magnifico gladiatore (credited) .... Dacian
52. Il mostro dell'opera (credit only)
53. La rivolta dei pretoriani (credited) .... Solero
54. Los dinamiteros / L'ultimo Rififi (uncredited) .... Policeman
    
    1965
55. Fantomas minaccia il mondo (uncredited) .... Journalist
56. La congiuntura (credit only)
57. Le bambole - segment "Monsignor Cupido" (credited) .... Hotel employee
58. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) - episode: "Una vita in gioco" (credited) .... One of Crosby's friends
    
    1966
59. 2+5 Missione Hydra (credited?) .... Doctor
60. Adulterio all'italiana (uncredited) .... Board member-Bar customer
61. Duello nel mondo (uncredited) .... Mrs. McMurray's Majordomo
62. I criminali della galassia (credited) .... Space detective
63. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (credit only)
64. Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro (credited as Riccardo Montalbano) .... One of the general's soldiers
65. Il pianeta errante (credited) .... Joe
66. Il terzo occhio (credited as Richard Hillock??) .... Doctor
67. James Tont operazione D.U.E. (credited) .... Von Bergen
68. Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore (credited) .... Doctor
69. Operazione Goldman... (credited) .... Hotel receptionist
70. Testadirapa (credited) .... Prosecutor
71. Uccellacci e uccellini... (credited) .... Credit only
72. Un milione di dollari per sette assassini (credited) .... Ali
    
    1967
73. 10.000 dollari per un massacro (credited) .... Poker player
74. Assalto al tesoro di stato (credited) .... Ben Aisham
75. Cuore matto... matto da legare (credited) .... Butcher shop customer
76. Vita di Cavour (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Sauli
    
    1968
77. Il dolce corpo di Deborah (credited) .... Telephone repairman
78. Romeo and Juliet (uncredited) .... Nobleman with the prince
    
    1969
79. Giocando a golf una mattina (TV mini series) - episode 5 (credited) .... Dr. Friedman
80. La battaglia di El Alamein (credit only)
81. Zorro marchese di Navarra (credited) .... Don Ruiz
    
    1970
82. I giorni della storia: La rivolta dei decabristi (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... General Miloradovic
83. Satiricosissimo (credited) .... Prosecuting attorney
    
    1971
84. La vita di Leonardo da Vinci (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 4 (credited) .... Sangallo
    
    1972
85. Joe Petrosino (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Police captain
86. Quel gran pezzo dell' Ubalda, tutta nuda tutta calda (credited) .... Guard
    
    1973
87. Il caso Lafarge (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 4 (credited) .... Notary Arnoux
88. Il delitto Matteotti (credited) .... Mussollini counselor
    
    1974
89. Anno Uno (credited) .... Spataro
90. Cartesius (TV) (credited) .... Constantin Huygens
91. Una pistola nel cassetto (TV mini-series) (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... The professor
    
    1975
92. Il Messia (credited) .... Matthew the Apostle
    
    1976
93. Dov'è Anna? (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Marini, the accountant
94. Sangue di sbirro (credited) .... Louis Toledo
    
    1977
95. Il Fausto di Marlowe (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Charles V
96. Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Jairus (Episode 4 is credit only)
97. Lo scandalo della banca romana (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Bernardino Grimaldi
98. Processo a Maria Tarnowska (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Attorney Caratti
    
    1978
99. Madame Bovary (TV mini series) - episodes 3 & 6 (credited) .... Dr. Canivet
100. Storie della Camorra (TV mini-series) - episode 4: "L'onorevole" (credited) .... President of the chamber
     
     1979
101. Racconti di fantascienza (TV mini series) - episode: "Un caso insoluto" (credited) .... The sergeant
     
     1980
102. Fico d'India (credited) .... Doctor from the insurance company
103. Fontamara (credited) .... Landlord
104. Gelosia (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Giorgi
105. Giacinta (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Notary
106. L'enigma delle due sorelle (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Bertoloni
107. L'eredità della priora (TV mini series) - episode 3 (credited) .... CC.RR. lieutenant
108. La donna in bianco (TV mini series) - episode 3 (credited) .... The doctor
109. Panagulis vive (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Panagoulis' defense lawyer
110. Pronto emergenza (TV series) - episodes 1-12 (credited) .... Captain Moneta
111. Tre operai (TV mini series) - episode 3: "Fare politica" (credited) .... Engineer
112. Verso l'ora zero (TV movie) (credited) .... Superintendent Battle
     
     1981
113. Don Luigi Sturzo (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Dr. Michele Sicca
114. Il fascino dell'insolito (TV series) - season 2, episode 3: "Impostore" (credited) .... Dr. Chamberlain
115. Illa: Punto di osservazione (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Court clerk
116. Quell'antico amore (TV mini series) - episodes 4 & 5 (credited) .... Magnani
     
     1982
117. Un eroe del nostro tempo (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Confessor
     
     1983
118. La freccia nel fianco (TV mini-series, episode 2) (credited) .... The notary Alamanni
     
     1984
119. Piccolo mondo moderno (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Fusarin
120. Quei trentasei gradini (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 6 (credited) .... The accountant
     
     1986
121. L'ombra nera del Vesuvio (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 3 (credited) .... Assistant district attorney
122. La piovra 2 (TV series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Prison warden
     
     1987
123. Il generale (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credit only)
124. Secondo Ponzio Pilato (credited) .... Tiberius' right hand man
     
     1988
125. Big Man: Polizza droga (TV movie) (credited) .... Doctor
     
     1990
126. Il giudice istruttore (TV series) - episode 2: "Un caso di sequestro" (credited) .... Conference speaker
127. Pronto soccorso (TV series) - season 1, episode 1 (credited) .... Doctor

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Filmography to check

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• Semmelweis (TV movie, 1980) (credited)

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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 either 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.

He is called either "Amir, son of Zachary" or (sounds like) "Socar, son of Yaysi", it is unclear which name refers to which of the 2 men being crucified.

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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.