Checco Rissone

Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Checco Rissone
Checco Rissone in Miracolo a Milano
Born	Francesco Rissone (1909-07-07)7 July 1909 Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Died	26 September 1985(1985-09-26) (aged 76) Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Relatives	Giuditta Rissone (sister)

Life and career

Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta. He debuted on stage at a young age and often worked in the same companies as his sister.^[1] Graduating in economics, in the post-war years Rissone specialized in character roles, in films, television and particularly on stage, often working at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan under the direction of Giorgio Strehler.^[1][2] At the Piccolo Teatro, he also worked as assistant director and later as teacher at the drama school of the theatre.^[1][2]

Partial filmography

• Everybody's Secretary (1933)
• Full Speed (1934) – Un ciclista (uncredited)
• Il signore desidera? (1934)
• These Children (1937)
• The Cuckoo Clock (1938) – Narciso
• Departure (1938) – Il fattore
• The Lady in White (1938) – L'autista del pullman a Cervinia
• Duetto vagabondo (1939)
• Ai vostri ordini, signora.. (1939)
• Scandalo per bene (1940)
• Centomila dollari (1940) – L'infermiere ambulanza
• The Two Mothers (1940)
• La granduchessa si diverte (1940)
• The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) – Il radiotelegrafista
• The Sinner (1940) – Tonio (uncredited)
• L'arcidiavolo (1940)
• Inspector Vargas (1940) – Roulis
• Ragazza che dorme (1941) – Lo scemo
• The Betrothed (1941) – Gervaso (uncredited)
• Alone at Last (1942) – Paolo
• Odessa in Flames (1942) – Gruscenko
• A Living Statue (1943)
• Gente dell'aria (1943) – Il tenente Zaccheo
• The Peddler and the Lady (1943) – Giovanni (uncredited)
• I'll Always Love You (1943) – Un giovane mantenuto (uncredited)
• Enrico IV (1943) – Fino Pagliuca / Bertoldo
• La carica degli eroi (1943)
• The Priest's Hat (1944) – Filippino
• No Turning Back (1945) – Ignazio
• Incontro con Laura (1945)
• The Sun Still Rises (1946) – Mario
• Vanity (1947)
• Tragic Hunt (1947) – Mimì
• The Street Has Many Dreams (1948) – Donato
• Bicycle Thieves (1948) – Guard in Piazza Vittorio (uncredited)
• Bitter Rice (1949) – Aristide
• The Walls of Malapaga (1949) – Le faux-monnayeur / il contraffattore
• Patto col diavolo (1950)
• Il sentiero dell'odio (1950)
• Miracle in Milan (1951) – Il comandante in secondo
• Mamma Mia, What an Impression! (1951) – L'uomo del panino
• Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) – Barbiere
• Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) – Barbiere
• Eva (1962) – Pieri
• Seasons of Our Love (1966) – Olindo Civinini
• La morte risale a ieri sera (1970) – Ing. Salvarsanti
• Come Have Coffee with Us (1970) – Mansueto
• Il generale dorme in piedi (1972) – Gen. Ciccolo