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Bombolo

Born	Franco Lechner (1931-05-22)22 May 1931 Rome, Italy
Died	21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 56) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1966–1987
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Giorgio Bracardi, Renato Nicolini, and Bombolo, at an anti-fast food demonstration in Piazza di Spagna, 20 April 1986

Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo^[a] (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian.

Life and career

Born in Rome into a poor family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino".^[1] He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci.^[1] He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films.^[2] He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation.^[1] Even after several decades, younger generations continue to embrace his characteristic slang, particularly his distinctive and iconic "tze tze".^[2]

Partial filmography

Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa) (1976) – Pappo
La prima notte di nozze (1976)
Hit Squad (1976) – Er Trippa
Nerone (1977) – Roscio
Il marito in collegio (1977) – Killer
Messalina, Messalina (1977) – Zenturio Bisone
Swindle (1977) – Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
Little Italy (1978) – Venticello
Scherzi da prete (1978) – Bombolo
Assassinio sul Tevere (1979) – Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
Tutti a squola (1979) – Bombolo il bidello
L'imbranato (1979) – Bombolo, il genero
Ciao marziano (1980) – Pietro
Girls Will Be Girls (1980) – Giulio Cesare
Delitto a Porta Romana (1980) – Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
Il casinista (1980) – Poldo
L'amante tutta da scoprire (1981) – Bombolo
The Week at the Beach (1981) – Orazio Canestrari
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981) – Capoccione
I carabbinieri (1981) – Mozzarella
Una vacanza del cactus (1981) – Augusto Squarciarelli
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981) – Bombolo
Miracoloni (1981) – Taxista
Il marito in vacanza (1981) – Agenore
W la foca (1982) – Doctor Filippo Patacchiola
Attenti a quei P2 (1982) – Bombolo il portiere
Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo (1982) – Il Postino
Delitto sull'autostrada (1982) – Venticello
Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte) (1982)
La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) – Caciotta
È forte un casino! (1982) – Cicciobello
Un jeans e una maglietta (1983)
Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) – Maciste
La discoteca (1983) – Bombolo
Crime in Formula One (1984) – Venticello
Cop in Drag (1984) – Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli
Vacanze d'estate (1985) – Cardinale
Giuro che ti amo (1986) – (final film role)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ colloquially meaning tubby person.

References

1 2 3 Michele Anselmi (24 August 1987). "Muore Bombolo, fu comico "pe caso"". L'Unità.
1 2 Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli (2006). Cento caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006. pp. 37–38. ISBN 8884403839.

External links

Bombolo at IMDb

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