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Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Actor · Died December 18, 2022, aged 87 · Palermo, Sicily, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerlando Buzzanca (born August 24, 1935 in Palermo) is an Italian comedy actor. He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. In order to survive, he took many jobs: waiter, furniture mover, and a brief appearance as a slave in the film Ben-Hur. In his long career he often interpreted the role of the average Italian immigrant from southern Italy, who slowly began to enjoy moderate success during the years of the Italian economic miracle. His films showcased all the freshness of the 1960s, the 1970s and the heavier transition to the 1980s, focusing on the common life in several Italian cities such as Rome, Verona or Milan, balanced between personal happiness and professional achievement. Buzzanca often interpreted roles of a subordinate white collar worker, with a heavy vein of machismo, as a frustrated employee who tries to redeem his dull existence with his virility. He became famous for his role in the film Il merlo maschio, (The Male Blackbird), where in a provincial environment of cultural importance, the philharmonic orchestra of the Arena di Verona, he vents out his own frustrations, indulging into candaulism when he induces his bride to expose her naked body in the middle of a bridge in Verona. Some critics, in a lighter vein, have defined Buzzanca as a "Homo eroticus": a human being halfway between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, who risked extinction in the 1970s because of the harsh struggle with feminism activists. Today, even though much less so, this male type is still found among Italian males. Buzzanca's fame is greater in foreign countries than in his native land, and in countries as France, Japan, Greece, Israel, Spain and Switzerland he is a renowned international stereotype of the Italian provincialotto, elegant, naif, always causing mischief, and not obtaining anything from it. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lando Buzzanca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 24, 1935
Died
December 18, 2022 (aged 87)
From
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Lando Buzzanca's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
28%
Power
15%
Society
12%
Self
10%
Survival
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
10
Joyful
6
Tense
6
Manic
3
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lando Buzzanca's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Lando Buzzanca's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • W gli sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Reverend

  • Who Will Save the Roses?(2017)

    as Claudio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franco Binasco (2013)

  • Il restauratore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 28 episodes · as Basilio Corsi

  • Case Chiuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Terra ribelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as General Malagridas

  • Lo scandalo della Banca Romana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernardo Tanlongo

  • I Vicerè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Prince Giacomo

  • The Baroness of Carini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Ippolito

  • Chiara e Francesco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Pietro di Bernardone

  • Incidenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as presentatore

  • Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Federico Vivaldi

  • Una famiglia per caso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Quattro passi nel Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Anfitrione

  • Honey Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marino

  • Il segreto del giaguaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mazzaro

  • Libero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ospite speciale

  • The Bird People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Antonio Lombardi

  • Once a Year, Every Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mario

  • Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Francisco

  • O Diabo na Cama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • According to Pontius Pilate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Valeriano

  • I'm Going to Live by Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Giuseppe

  • Los crápulas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Lend Me Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alex Fortini

  • Swept Away by Family Affection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Memé Di Costanzo

  • Una noche embarazosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Amalio Badalamenti

  • San Pasquale Baylonne, Protector of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Giuseppe Cicerchia 'Femminaro'

  • Il gatto mammone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Lollo Mascalucia

  • Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Costante Nicosia

  • Il fidanzamento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Luigi Mannozzi

  • The Household (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Rosario 'Sasa' Cabaduni

  • The Handsome Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gaetano 'Tano' Avallone

  • Playing the Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Carmelo Lo Cascio

  • My Darling Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Demetrio Cultura

  • Io e lui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rico

  • Wife for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Furio Cicerone

  • La calandria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lidio

  • Jus primae noctis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ariberto da Ficulle

  • The Migratory Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Andrea Pomeraro

  • The Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Saverio Ravizzi

  • The Eroticist(1972)

    as Senatore Gianni Puppis

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • When Women Lost Their Tails(1972)

    as Ham

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • X-Rated Girl(1971)

    as Niccolo Vivaldi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Homo Eroticus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Michele Cannaritta

  • No One Will Notice You're Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Rosario Trapenese

  • The Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Il Salvatore / Morsetti / Il fachiro / Il marito / Giovanni Apposito / Lanfranco / Il chirurgo / Francesco Sparapaoli

  • The Lovemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Carlo Danieli

  • The Married Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Don Salvatore

  • When Women Had Tails(1970)

    as Kao

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Stop the World... I Want to Get Off! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Ricky Ceciarelli

  • The Conjugal Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Orazio

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

  • On the Day of the Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Primo fidanzato di Margherita

  • Un caso di coscienza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Salvatore Vaccagnino

  • Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Nunzio di Licordia

  • The Viking Who Became a Bigamist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Vittorio Coppa

  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies(1969)

    as Marcello Agost

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • La donna a una dimensione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Tv-host

  • Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte(1969)

    as Conte Lombardini

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Esteban de Flori

  • Better a Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Sunstroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Giovanni Angelo Errani

  • Operazione San Pietro(1967)

    as Napoleone

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Anyone Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as ricattatore

  • Spia spione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Carlo Barazzetti

  • Don Juan in Sicily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Giovanni Percolla

  • A Rose for Everyone(1967)

    as Lino

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • After the Fox(1966)

    as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ragionier Manzi

  • Ringo and Gringo Against All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Serg. Gringo

  • For a Few Dollars Less (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Bill

  • James Tont Operation T.W.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as James Tont Agent 007 1/2

  • Io, Gigliola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Made in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Giulio (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 2")

  • James Tont Operation U.N.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as James Tont Agent 007 1/2

  • The Double Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Vincenzo (4 : « Mourir pour vivre »)

  • Su e giù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Cuccio

  • Wrong Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Birolli (Segment "Il complicato")

  • The Sucker(1965)

    as Lino, le barbier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Extraconiugale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Roberto Savello (segment "La doccia")

  • The Magnificent Cuckold(1964)

    as Giovannino - younger Manservant at the Artusis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Love and Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as (segment "Prima notte, La")

  • Corpse for the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Enzo, fratello di Laura

  • The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars(1964)

    as Lo sposo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Love in Four Dimensions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as (segment "Amore e alfabeto")

  • La paura numero uno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Il Brigadiere

  • Seduced and Abandoned(1964)

    as Antonio Ascalone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Senza sole nè luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Bruno

  • The Monsters(1963)

    as Luchino (segment "Come un padre")

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Eye of the Needle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Carabiniere Sanfilippo

  • The Little Nuns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Amilcare Franzetti

  • The Girl from Parma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Michele Pantanò

  • His Days Are Numbered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Cesare's Son

  • Divorce Italian Style(1961)

    as Rosario Mulè

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • La trincea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as soldato italiano

  • Ben-Hur(1959)

    as Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles from 1959 to 2018; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Divorce Italian Style (1961)

$131K worldwide

Highest rated

Divorce Italian Style (1961)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Sucker (1965)

Film career

19592018

Peak 1971 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1959Screen debut· Ben-Hur
  • 1971First top-billed film· Secret Fantasy
  • 1971Career best· Secret Fantasy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting97 of 97: 97 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s41 · acting1970s30 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s7 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 13% of 15 roles
5969

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lando Buzzanca's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

When Women Had Tails (1970)

76th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lando Buzzanca work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lando Buzzanca's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pasquale Festa Campanile shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers