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.
Filmography

1956

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

Montalbano is missing!

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.