Ugo Fangareggi | |
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Born | |
Died |
Rome, Italy | 20 October 2017 (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor.
Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play Ciascuno a suo modo. [1] [2]
He later moved to Rome to devote himself to a professional acting career and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema. [1] [2] Mainly devoted to humorous roles, he is best known for the role of Mangold in Mario Monicelli's The Incredible Army of Brancaleone. [1] Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series. [1]
On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease, aged 79. [3]