Umberto Raho

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

Umberto Raho
Raho in When Love Is Lust (1973)
Born	(1922-06-04)4 June 1922 Bari, Italy
Died	9 January 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 93) Anzio, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–1999

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
• 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
• When Love Is Lust (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
• Crazy Underwear (1992) - Minister Poletti (uncredited)
• Double Team (1997) - Brother Regulo

References

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

External links

• Umberto Raho at IMDb