Giuseppe Caruso (12 October 1934 – 7 March 2019), best known as Pino Caruso, was an Italian actor, author and television personality. Caruso was born in Palermo, Sicily and debuted as a dramatic stage actor in his home town in 1957. In 1965 he moved to Rome and entered the theatre company "Il Bagaglino". He gained great popularity taking part in several RAI variety shows such as Che domenica amici (1968), Gli amici della domenica (1970), Teatro 10 (1971),Dove sta Zazà (1973), Mazzabubù (1975), Due come noi (1979). Caruso was the president of the Italian Actors Union from 1979 to 1989. From 1995 to 1997, upon appointment by Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, Caruso planned and directed Palermo in scena, a two-month artistic and theatrical Festival (held from 14 July to 14 September). In 2001, the Extraordinary Commissioner of the city Ettore Serio called Caruso to repeat the experience. Since 1976 Caruso also collaborated regularly with newspapers and magazines, being columnist among others for daily newspapers Il Mattino, Il Messaggero, Paese Sera, L'Avanti, Il Tempo, La Sicilia. He was also author of numerous books, ranging from various genres. He took part in approximately 30 films, debuting as director in 1977 with the film Ride bene chi ride ultimo. He was married to stage actress Marilisa Ferzetti and was the father of the voice actor Francesco Caruso. He was a life-long vegetarian. Source: Article "Pino Caruso" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

• 2016Abbraccialo per me — Colonel Finanza
• 2011Un Natale per due — Presidente dell'azienda
• Anti-Mafia Squad — Don Alfio Corvo
• 2009La matassa — Don Gino
• Eravamo solo mille — Padre Passigli
• L'onore e il rispetto — Don Calogero Rocca
• Carabinieri — Giuseppe Capello
• Non lasciamoci più — Ugo Bini
• 1999The Mask Strategy — Ettore Calvani
• Ultimo — Niscemi
• 1991Per quel viaggio in Sicilia... — Priest
• 1989Scugnizzi — Giudice
• 1982Canto d'Amore
• 1981L'esercito più pazzo del mondo — capitano
• 1981The Nosy One — Commissario Luisetti
• 1979Gegè Bellavita — The Duke Attanasi
• 1977Il marito in collegio — Barone Filippo Pancaldi
• 1977Il... Belpaese — Ovidio Camorrà
• 1977Ride bene... chi ride ultimo — sacrestano Giuseppe Tarluto, Director, Screenplay
• 1976Dimmi che fai tutto per me — commissario Spadoni
• 1975L'ammazzatina — Mimì Galluzzo
• 1975The Common Man — Vigorelli
• 1975The Sunday Woman — Police Commissioner De Palma
• 1974The Governess — Enrico Platania
• 1973Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo — Vincenzino Cipolla
• 1973Malicious — Don Cirillo
• 1973Seduction — Alfredo
• 1970Atlantic Wall — Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
• 1969Gli infermieri della mutua — Dr. Borselli
• 1969Quella piccola differenza — Marino Marini
• 1969The Hand — Marco / Le cycliste
• 1968La più bella coppia del mondo — Carmelo Miccichè

Appearances as themselves (3)

• TV Story Superstar — Self (archive footage)
• 2004How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio — Self
• Domenica In — Self