Umberto Raho

Italian actor

Umberto Raho
Raho in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Born	(1922-06-04)June 4, 1922 Bari, Italy
Died	9 January 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 93) Anzio, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–1999

Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Bari, the son of an Italian father and a Bulgarian mother, Raho graduated in philosophy and then, immediately after the war, he debuted on stage.^[1] While theater was his main activity, Raho was also a very prolific film character actor, with over one hundred credits starting from 1948.^[1] He was also active in television films and series.^[1]

Death

Raho died on 9 January 2016 in Anzio, Italy, at the age of 93.^[2]

Selected filmography

Fantasmi del mare (1948) - Sottocapo Luigi Serra
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (1961) - Zeton, Priest
Duel of Champions (1961) - Grand Priest
Gold of Rome (1961) - Rabbi Beniamino
A Difficult Life (1961) - Collaborator of the publisher (uncredited)
Charge of the Black Lancers (1962) - Un Altro Membro del Consiglio
Seven Seas to Calais (1962) - King Philip of Spain
Imperial Venus (1962) - Kerversau
Il processo di Verona (1963) - Don Giuseppe Chiot - priest
The Ghost (1963) - Canon Owens
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) - Mario, the Waiter (uncredited)
The Cardinal (1963) - Priest (uncredited)
La ballata dei mariti (1963) - Hanoi
The Betrothed (1964) - Padre Cristoforo
Castle of Blood (1964) - Lord Thomas Blackwood
The Last Man on Earth (1964) - Dr. Mercer
The Visit (1964) - (uncredited)
Romeo and Juliet (1964) - Friar Lawrence
I gemelli del Texas (1964) - Mike
Heroes of Fort Worth (1964) - Col. Maxfield
Genoveffa di Brabante (1964)
The Long Hair of Death (1964) - Von Klage, the Priest
Senza sole né luna' (1964) - Padula
Darling (1965) - Palucci
That Man in Istanbul (1965) - Prof. Pendergast (uncredited)
Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary (1965) - Prof. Betz
Doc, Hands of Steel (1965) - Mayor Brogas
Operation Counterspy (1965) - Von Bliss
Password: Kill Agent Gordon (1966) - Tourist in Paris
Wild, Wild Planet (1966) - General Maitland
War of the Planets (1966) - General Maitland
Agente segreto 777 - Invito ad uccidere (1966) - Linus Jericho
Rififi in Amsterdam (1966) - Vladek
Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966) - Vasili
My Name Is Pecos (1966) - Morton
Wanted (1967) - Concho Diaz (uncredited)
Pecos Cleans Up (1967) - Pinto
Avenger X (1967) - Jack MacDougall
Top Secret (1967) - Giorgio
Domani non siamo più qui (1967) - Rico
Every Man Is My Enemy (1967) - Trafficante di morfina
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) - Preaching priest
Halleluja for Django (1967) - Smolie
Bang Bang Kid (1967) - Rev. Garrett Emerson Langry (uncredited)
15 Scaffolds for a Murderer (1967) - Doctor
The Killer Likes Candy (1968) - Dottore
Satanik (1968) - George Van Donen
Madigan's Millions (1968) - Photographer
The Last Chance (1968) - Carlo
Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968) - Mr. Zeno
The Cats (1968) - Doctor
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar (1968) - Police Commissioner
Stuntman (1968) - Insurance company president
Il ragazzo che sorride (1969) - Scholler
Hour X Suicide Patrol (1969) - Father Francisco
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) - Il vescovo
...e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana! (1969) - Von Krassel
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) - Alberto Ranieri
Disperatamente l'estate scorsa (1970)
The Confession (1970) - Jaretzki
A Girl Called Jules (1970) - Confessore
Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! (1970) - Man at party
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) - Manuel's Ex-Lover
Four Gunmen of the Holy Trinity (1971) - Quinn Paradine
Bella di giorno moglie di notte (1971)
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Farley
Oasis of Fear (1971) - Police Inspector
Drummer of Vengeance (1971) - Mayor
La stirpe di Caino (1971)
We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971) - Di Meo
Amuck! (1972) - Giovanni - the butler
The Night of the Devils (1972) - Dr. Tosi
The Summertime Killer (1972) - Louie
Baron Blood (1972) - Inspector (as Humi Raho on US prints)
Valerie Inside Outside (1972) - Psychiatrist
Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) - Burton
Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972) - Jean-Pierre, assassino
The Assassin of Rome (1972) - Questore Angelini
Al tropico del cancro (1972) - Philip
L'altro piatto della bilancia (1972)
La padrina (1973) - Vito Spezzino
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure (1973) - Il tesoriere del granduca
Quando l'amore è sensualità (1973) - Don Claudio
Women in Cell Block 7 (1973) - Daniela's lawyer
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved (1973) - Don Giulio - Priest
The Sibyl Cipher [de] (1973) - Barutti
The Flower with the Petals of Steel (1973) - Psychiatrist
Anna, quel particolare piacere (1973) - Sogliani's lawyer
Buona parte di Paolina (1973)
Bread and Chocolate (1974) - Jacques, il Maitre
Last Days of Mussolini (1974) - Guido Leto
Lo strano ricatto di una ragazza perbene (1974) - Mr. Herman Stone
Prostituzione (1974) - Blackmail victim
Verdict (1974) - Le médecin légiste
The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (1974) - Psychiatrist
Conversation Piece (1974) - Commissario
Faccia di spia (1975)
Der zweite Frühling (1975) - Antonio
Hallucination Strip (1975) - Giovanni - il cameriere
Extra (1976, TV Mini-Series) - Gen. Stove
L'année sainte (1976) - Le consul
Nick the Sting (1976) - Insurance Director
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) - Franco (uncredited)
Un amore targato Forlì (1976)
L'inconveniente (1976)
Casanova & Co. (1977) - Doge
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison (1977) - Il cappellano
Hot Potato (1979) - Il dottore
La zia di Monica (1980) - Priest
Buona come il pane (1982) - English Teacher
The Secret of Seagull Island (1982) - Doctor
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) - Kennedy
The Moro Affair (1986) - Customhouse Officer
Superfantagenio (1986) - Police Chief
The Messenger (1986) - Palmiero
Mutande pazze (1992) - Minister Poletti (uncredited)
Double Team (1997) - Brother Regulo

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 406–407. ISBN 8884402131.
^ "Morto Umberto Raho, grande caratterista di horror e b-movies (E non solo)". 17 January 2016.