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Ugo Bologna

Ugo Bologna

Italian actor and voice actor


Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

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Biography

Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he attended the course for cadet officers in the former italian city of Pula.[1] A lieutenant during World War II, he was wounded during a battle, and then received a bronze medal for military valor.[1]

In 1950 he decided to give up his teaching profession and devote himself to acting.[1] After enrolling an acting course under Isabella Riva he made his stage debut with the Fantasio Piccoli's company.[1] Even if mostly cast in character roles, Bologna was one of the most active actors in Italian cinema in 1970s and 1980s, usually in comedic roles.[1]

Active as a voice actor, in 1970 Bologna founded in Milan the dubbing company "CDM" (Cooperativa Doppiatori Milanesi).[2]

Death

Bologna died of a heart attack on 29 January 1998 at the age of 80.[3]

Selected filmography


References

  1. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. "La pagina di Ugo Bologna". Il Mondo dei doppiatori. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. "L' attore Ugo Bologna si e' spento a 80 anni". Corriere della Sera. 30 January 1998. p.35.

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