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
Died9 January 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 93)
Anzio, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1948–1999

Life and career

edit

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

edit

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

Selected filmography

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c 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.
edit