Nazzareno Natale

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 13:56

Nazzareno Natale in Il piatto piange (1974).

Third of six brothers¹, 1.72 m tall², with two intense green eyes, Nazzareno was born in Limpidi (IT) on April 4, 1938 to Colombo Natale and Natalizia Natale. The father, due to the great economic difficulties, decided to follow the path taken by many other italians and emigrated to Argentina where, once he found a job and settled down, he also wanted to bring the family that had to leave the small hometown. Here the young Nazzareno spent his adolescence strongly determined to want to return to Italy, because he had a dream: to be a famous actor.¹

So, around the early 60s he left his family and returned to Limpidi where he stayed for a short time. Subsequently he moved to Rome, to take advantage of the opportunities that the capital certainly offered. In 1962, after making an appearance in Robert Aldrich's colossal Sodom and Gomorrah, he began his acting studies at C.S.C. obtaining his diploma in 1965. He had made, in the meantime, a brief appearance in the film La noia (1963) by Damiano Damiani. In 1968 he participated in the film Romeo e Giulietta by Franco Zeffirelli. But his real debut was, the same year, with the role of Silio in Serafino, a famous film directed by Pietro Germi, together with Adriano Celentano, Ottavia Piccolo and Francesca Romana Coluzzi he is the protagonist of a story set in the Abruzzo countryside. This was, for him, a great opportunity which, thanks to a good expressive and humorous quality, allowed him to make himself known to the general public.

In 1971, after having worked in the film Venga a prendere un caffè da noi by Alberto Lattuada, he was chosen to play the role of Saverio Bordascione in Detenuto in attesa di giudizio. In this circumstance he found Nanni Loy, his acting teacher at the time of studies at the C.S.C., and he was able to demonstrate him a great versatility, playing a dramatic role.¹

His career will continued with small parts. We often find him as a "garnishment" of important movies, where he manages to give that something more.

In addition to having studied at the C.S.C., Nazzareno also boasts an experience at the Actors Studio in New York², a country where he has marginally participated in some film productions.

Nazzareno Natale was finally one of the most expressive and eclectic C.S.C. ever. He left on June 21, 2006 due to an incurable disease.¹

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FILMOGRAPHY

1963

La noia (credited) .... The son of Balestrieri, the old painter

1968
Romeo e Giulietta (uncredited) .... Boy in the scuffle
Serafino (as Nazareno Natale) .... Silio

1970
Venga a prendere il caffè da noi (as Natale Nazzareno) .... The roundsman

1971
Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (credited) .... Saverio Bordascione

1972
Fratello homo sorella bona (credited) .... Bruno
Joe Petrosino (TV mini-series) (credited) .... Gaetano Casalis

1973
Rappresaglia (credited) .... Partisan with glasses
Teatro inchiesta N.35 (TV series) - ep.: "Ricorda la Pueblo" (credited on Radiocorriere TV) .... Sailor Harris
Teresa la ladra (credited) .... Federico

1974
Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (as Natale Nazzareno) .... Jim, a confessor
Dedicato a un medico (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (as Nazareno Natale) .... Mechanic
E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine (as Nazareno Natale) .... Vanja
Il piatto piange (credited) .... Bertinelli, the milkman
Il sorriso del grande tentatore (credited) .... Father Monaldi

1975
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (uncredited) .... The street sweeper who throws the garbage bags
La pupa del gangster (credited) .... Frankie Bottles

1976
Novecento (credited) .... Peasant at Attila's execution
Squadra antifurto (uncredited) .... The dog vendor

1977
Messalina, Messalina (uncredited) .... Matrullo
Squadra antitruffa (as Natale Nazzareno) .... The taxi driver

1978
La notte rossa del Falco (La ciudad maldita) (uncredited) .... Butler to Elihu Willson

1979
La patata bollente (credited) .... Factory worker
Il giocattolo (uncredited) .... Police officer
Orient Express (TV series) - ep. 4: "Jane" (credited) .... role?

1980
Café Express (uncredited) .... Machinist drinking coffee
Il vizietto 2 (as Nazareno Natale) .... Demis
La cicala (as Natale Nazzareno) .... Gandula
Mia moglie è una strega (uncredited) .... Taxi driver
Pronto emergenza (TV series) - Ep.: "La morsa di fuoco" (as Nazareno Natale) .... Forest official

1982
L'adieu aux as (TV series) - Ep. 3: "Hors saison" (as Nazareno Natale) .... André
Un eroe del nostro tempo (TV mini-series) - ep. 1, 2 (as Nazareno Natale) .... Cesare
Venise en hiver (TV movie) .... (credit on a journal) .... Pagliero

1988
La partita (as Nazareno Natale) .... Tommaso, the wife seller
Slugs: The Movie (credit?) .... The italian cook

1991
Il ritmo del silenzio (as Nazareno Natale) .... The grocer
Miliardi (credited) .... Beppe, the petty drunk

1999
Un medico in famiglia (TV series) - season 1, ep. 1: "La casa nuova" (credited as Nazareno Natale) .... The pizza chef
Un medico in famiglia (TV series) - season 1, ep. 8: "Ferite vecchie e nuove" (credited as Nazareno Natale) .... Adolfo, the pizza chef
Un uomo perbene (as Nazzareno Natale Natale) .... Warrant officer

2005
Gente di mare (TV series) - ep. 8: "Principessa" (credited) .... Leoni

No Nazzareno

List of movies where's he's reported by someone on IMDb, but he doesn't appear at all.

Per un pugno di dollari (1964) - uncredited
7 pistole per i MacGregor (1966) - uncredited

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:09

A nice little role, playing with Aldo Maccione in the comedy Il piatto piange (1974) as Bertinelli, the milkman.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:12

Uncredited in Café Express (1980) as Machinist drinking coffee.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:15

In Venga a prendere il caffè da noi (1970) as The roundsman.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:19

His uncredited appearence in Romeo e Giulietta (1968) as a Boy in the scuffle.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:29

In famous TV series Un medico in famiglia (1999) - season 1, as the grumpy Pizza chef.
In the ep. 1: "La casa nuova"...

...and in ep. 8: "Ferite vecchie e nuove", in which we hear his character name for the first time: Adolfo.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:45

Uncredited in Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975) as The street sweeper who throws the garbage bags.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 14:54

A little role in the horror splatter Slugs: The movie (1988) as The italian cook.
Here he plays a very bizarre character in this film shot in English, as an Italian cook that actually speaks a little in Italian and a little in English, live, saying a lot of swear words in Roman dialect.

My copy haven't the end titles, so I don't know if he's credited or not.

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 15:05

He's the Taxi driver who accompanies the witch (Eleonora Giorgi) in the highly successful comedy with Renato Pozzetto Mia moglie è una strega (1980).

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/02/2021, 15:25

In Novecento (1976) as Peasant at Attila's execution.
A little speaking-role as one of the armed peasants participating in a summary justice action.