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 (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 (credit only)
15. L'isola del tesoro (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Rolf
16. La nipote Sabella (credited) .... Doctor
    
    1960
17. A noi piace freddo…! (credited) .... Radiologist
18. Tu che ne dici? (credited) .... Nightclub manager
19. Un amore a Roma (credited) .... Party guest
    
    1961
20. Cronache del '22 - segment "Giorno di paga" (credited) .... Luigi, a Fascist
21. I Giacobini (TV mini-series, episode 1) (credited) .... Abate Sieyes
22. L'ammutinamento (credited?) .... Griffin
23. Psycosissimo (credited) .... Doctor
24. Viva l'Italia (credited) .... Captain Annibale Lapini
    
    1962
25. L'arciere delle mille e una notte (credit only - as Renato Montalban)
26. La cuccagna (credited) .... Party guest
27. Mamma Roma (credit only)
28. Più rosa che giallo (TV series) - episode 3: "Sangue sui Campi Elisi" (credited) .... Duval
29. Sfida nella città dell'oro (poster credit as R. Montalbano) .... Role?
30. Una tragedia americana (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Assistant concierge
    
    1963
31. Gli invincibili sette (credited) .... Advisor to Rabirio (uncertain identification)
32. La corruzione (credit only)
33. Le verdi bandiere di Allah (credit only)
34. Ritorna il tenente Sheridan (TV series) - episode 3: "Un testimone per uccidere" (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... role?
    
    1964
35. Che fine ha fatto Totò Baby? (credited) .... Postman
36. I due gladiatori (credited) .... Leto's man
37. I due toreri (credited) .... Policeman
38. I giganti di Roma (credited) .... Senator with Pompey at the arena
39. Il magnifico gladiatore (credited) .... Dacian
40. Il mostro dell'opera (credit only)
41. La rivolta dei pretoriani (credited) .... Solero
    
    1965
42. La congiuntura (credit only)
43. Le bambole - segment "Monsignor Cupido" (credited) .... Hotel employee
44. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) - episode: "Una vita in gioco" (credited) .... One of Crosby's friends
    
    1966
45. 2+5 Missione Hydra (credited?) .... Doctor
46. Duello nel mondo (uncredited) .... Mrs. McMurray's Majordomo
47. I criminali della galassia (credited) .... Space detective
48. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (credit only)
49. Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro (credited as Riccardo Montalbano) .... One of the general's soldiers
50. Il pianeta errante (credited) .... Joe
51. Il terzo occhio (credited as Richard Hillock??) .... Doctor
52. James Tont operazione D.U.E. (credited) .... Von Bergen
53. Operazione Goldman... (credited) .... Hotel receptionist
    
    1967
54. 10.000 dollari per un massacro (credited) .... Poker player
55. Assalto al tesoro di stato (credited) .... Ben Aisham
56. Vita di Cavour (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Sauli
    
    1968
57. Il dolce corpo di Deborah (credited) .... Telephone repairman
    
    1969
58. Giocando a golf una mattina (TV mini series) - episode 5 (credited) .... Dr. Friedman
59. La battaglia di El Alamein (credit only)
60. Zorro marchese di Navarra (credited) .... Don Ruiz
    
    1970
61. I giorni della storia: La rivolta dei decabristi (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... General Miloradovic
62. Satiricosissimo (credited) .... Prosecuting attorney
    
    1971
63. La vita di Leonardo da Vinci (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 4 (credited) .... Sangallo
    
    1972
64. Joe Petrosino (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Police captain
65. Quel gran pezzo dell' Ubalda, tutta nuda tutta calda (credited) .... Guard
    
    1973
66. Il caso Lafarge (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 4 (credited) .... Notary Arnoux
67. Il delitto Matteotti (credited) .... Mussollini counselor
    
    1974
68. Anno Uno (credited) .... Spataro
69. Cartesius (TV) (credited) .... Constantin Huygens
70. Una pistola nel cassetto (TV mini-series) (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... The professor
    
    1975
71. Il Messia (credited) .... Matthew the Apostle
    
    1976
72. Dov'è Anna? (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Marini, the accountant
73. Sangue di sbirro (credited) .... Louis Toledo
    
    1977
74. Il Fausto di Marlowe (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Charles V
75. Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Jairus (Episode 4 is credit only)
76. Lo scandalo della banca romana (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Bernardino Grimaldi
77. Processo a Maria Tarnowska (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 3 (credited) .... Attorney Caratti
    
    1978
78. Madame Bovary (TV mini series) - episodes 3 & 6 (credited) .... Dr. Canivet
    
    1979
79. Racconti di fantascienza (TV mini series) - episode: "Un caso insoluto" (credited) .... The sergeant
    
    1980
80. Fico d'India (credited) .... Doctor from the insurance company
81. Gelosia (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Giorgi
82. Giacinta (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Notary
83. L'enigma delle due sorelle (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Bertoloni
84. L'eredità della priora (TV mini series) - episode 3 (credited) .... CC.RR. lieutenant
85. La donna in bianco (TV mini series) - episode 3 (credited) .... The doctor
86. Pronto emergenza (TV series) - episodes 1-12 (credited) .... Captain Moneta
87. Tre operai (TV mini series) - episode 3: "Fare politica" (credited) .... Engineer
88. Verso l'ora zero (TV movie) (credited) .... Superintendent Battle
    
    1981
89. Don Luigi Sturzo (TV mini series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Dr. Michele Sicca
90. Il fascino dell'insolito (TV series) - season 2, episode 3: "Impostore" (credited) .... Dr. Chamberlain
91. Illa: Punto di osservazione (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credited) .... Court clerk
92. Quell'antico amore (TV mini series) - episodes 4 & 5 (credited) .... Magnani
    
    1982
93. Un eroe del nostro tempo (TV mini series) - episode 1 (credited) .... Confessor
    
    1983
94. La freccia nel fianco (TV mini-series, episode 2) (credited) .... The notary Alamanni
    
    1984
95. Piccolo mondo moderno (TV mini series) - episodes 2 & 3 (credited) .... Fusarin
96. Quei trentasei gradini (TV mini series) - episodes 1, 2 & 6 (credited) .... The accountant
    
    1986
97. L'ombra nera del Vesuvio (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 3 (credited) .... Assistant district attorney
98. La piovra 2 (TV series) - episode 2 (credited) .... Prison warden
    
    1987
99. Il generale (TV mini series) - episodes 1 & 2 (credit only)
100. Secondo Ponzio Pilato (credited) .... Tiberius' right hand man
     
     1988
101. Big Man: Polizza droga (TV movie) (credited) .... Doctor
     
     1990
102. Il giudice istruttore (TV series) - episode 2: "Un caso di sequestro" (credited) .... Conference speaker
103. 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 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

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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.