Ugo Pagliai

Ugo Pagliai (born 13 November 1937) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Ugo Pagliai
Pagliai, c. 1975
Born	(1937-11-13) 13 November 1937 (age 87) Pistoia, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1963–present
Partner	Paola Gassman (1973–2024; her death)
Children	1

Life and career

In 1958, Pagliai enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica, starting his career on stage in the early 1960s.^[1][2] He became first known in 1969, thanks to the Giuseppe Fina's critically acclaimed stage play, Ross.^[1]

In 1971, he had a major success as the lead actor of the Daniele D'Anza's miniseries, Il segno del comando, and then appeared in a number of other successful RAI TV-series, often directed by D'Anza.^[1] He was mainly active onstage, often with his partner, Paola Gassman, the daughter of actors Vittorio Gassman and Nora Ricci.^[1] In 1988, Pagliai received a Flaiano Prize for his career.^[2]

Selected filmography

Pagliai performing at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse in 2007

• I complessi (1963) – Failed Applicant (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone") (uncredited)
• Da Berlino l'apocalisse (1967)
• Jerk à Istambul (1967) – Ralph
• Heads or Tails (1969) – Burton
• O Cangaceiro (1970) – Vincenzo Helfen
• Guardami nuda (1972) – Carlo
• The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) – Martin Hoffmann
• La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1974) – Alberto
• Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974) – Ruggero di Maqueda
• Nuits Rouges (1974) – Paul de Borrego
• Di padre in figlio (1982) – Himself
• Fatal Frames – Fotogrammi mortali (1996) – Commissioner Valenti
• Bagnomaria (1999) – The Mayor
• I giorni dell'amore e dell'odio (2001) – Ten. Col. Barge
• Father of Mercy (2004) – Cardinal Schuster
• Family Game (2007) – Prof. Moroni
• Loro (2018) – Mike Bongiorno