Lando Buzzanca

Acting

Lando Buzzanca

Born August 24, 1935 · Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Died December 18, 2022 · aged 87

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 th…

Known For

Ben-HurBen-Hur · 1959
Ben-Hur
7.91959
MovieHistoryDrama
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
Il gatto mammoneIl gatto mammone · 1975
Il gatto mammone
4.61975
MovieComedy
Lando Buzzanca plays a man desperate to father a male heir. However, his wife (Roseanne Podesta) is apparently barren. They decide to use a surrogate mother, which, since this was in the days before artificial insemination, means Buzzanca will have to impregnate the surrogate the "old-fashioned" way. After a mishap involving a VERY unattractive but fertile widow, Buzzanca sets his sights on young girl (Gloria Guida) at an orphanage for unwed mothers (who has already given an illegitimate child up for adoption). They hire her as a maid, but she is under the impression they're going to adopt her, leading to some quasi-incestual misunderstandings...
The MonstersThe Monsters · 1963
The Monsters
7.41963
MovieComedy
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
The SuckerThe Sucker · 1965
The Sucker
7.41965
MovieComedyCrime
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".
When Women Had TailsWhen Women Had Tails · 1970
When Women Had Tails
4.31970
MovieComedyFantasy
Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.
Monte Carlo or Bust!Monte Carlo or Bust! · 1969
Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.91969
MovieAdventureComedy
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
After the FoxAfter the Fox · 1966
After the Fox
6.11966
MovieCrimeComedy
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
Operation San PietroOperation San Pietro · 1967
Operation San Pietro
6.31967
MovieComedyCrime
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.

Movies

Ben-HurBen-Hur · 1959
Ben-Hur
7.91959
MovieHistoryDrama
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
Il gatto mammoneIl gatto mammone · 1975
Il gatto mammone
4.61975
MovieComedy
Lando Buzzanca plays a man desperate to father a male heir. However, his wife (Roseanne Podesta) is apparently barren. They decide to use a surrogate mother, which, since this was in the days before artificial insemination, means Buzzanca will have to impregnate the surrogate the "old-fashioned" way. After a mishap involving a VERY unattractive but fertile widow, Buzzanca sets his sights on young girl (Gloria Guida) at an orphanage for unwed mothers (who has already given an illegitimate child up for adoption). They hire her as a maid, but she is under the impression they're going to adopt her, leading to some quasi-incestual misunderstandings...
The MonstersThe Monsters · 1963
The Monsters
7.41963
MovieComedy
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
The SuckerThe Sucker · 1965
The Sucker
7.41965
MovieComedyCrime
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".
When Women Had TailsWhen Women Had Tails · 1970
When Women Had Tails
4.31970
MovieComedyFantasy
Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.
Monte Carlo or Bust!Monte Carlo or Bust! · 1969
Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.91969
MovieAdventureComedy
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
After the FoxAfter the Fox · 1966
After the Fox
6.11966
MovieCrimeComedy
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
Operation San PietroOperation San Pietro · 1967
Operation San Pietro
6.31967
MovieComedyCrime
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.
The EroticistThe Eroticist · 1972
The Eroticist
5.61972
MovieComedy
Senator Pupis feels a strong and uncontrollable urge to grab women's bottoms, a habit than can lead to embarrassment, especially if the woman in question is head of another state and the occasion a state visit. In his desperation Pupis turns to the clergy for spiritual and psychological help.
Divorce Italian StyleDivorce Italian Style · 1961
Divorce Italian Style
7.91961
MovieComedyCrime
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Su e giùSu e giù · 1965
Su e giù
9.01965
MovieComedy
A movie divided in four episodes: the arrival of the husband makes the loves of his wife to hide in the next room; an husband invites a friend while his wife is not at home; a poor man dreams about having an adventure with a beautiful girl; an impoverished nobleman wins at gambling after taking the earring of the wife of a factory owner.
The Magnificent CuckoldThe Magnificent Cuckold · 1964
The Magnificent Cuckold
6.61964
MovieComedyRomance
Andrea Artusi is a successful businessman with a beautiful wife, Maria, and a happy marriage - until he has an affair. After his own cheating, he starts to become obsessed with his wife's fidelity. Since she is one of the most desired women in town, he worries that it would be very easy for her to cheat on him. Now every time a man looks at his wife, Andrea goes crazy. Meanwhile, Maria finds out about her husband's affair and decides to plan her revenge.
Seduced and AbandonedSeduced and Abandoned · 1964
Seduced and Abandoned
7.61964
MovieComedyDrama
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.
The Twelve-Handed Men of MarsThe Twelve-Handed Men of Mars · 1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
5.91964
MovieScience FictionComedy
Four extraterrestrials, X-1, X-2, X-3 and X-4, arrive on Earth in the early sixties. Here they decide to take on human features to study the terrestrials incognito, but end up getting involved in the Roman "dolce vita".
A Rose for EveryoneA Rose for Everyone · 1967
A Rose for Everyone
6.01967
MovieRomanceComedy
A vivacious woman tries to please all of her lovers but finds she can't handle the jealousy that erupts among them.
The Double BedThe Double Bed · 1965
The Double Bed
3.41965
MovieComedy
Various sketches centered on alcove stories.
Swept Away by Family AffectionSwept Away by Family Affection · 1978
Swept Away by Family Affection
3.51978
MovieRomanceComedy
This is an Italian sex comedy that, like the earlier sex comedy "Il Gatto Mammone", combines the comic stylings of Lando Buzzanca ("The Eroticist", "Il Domestico") with gorgeous, oft-nude body of Gloria Guida (Miss Teen Italy of 1974). Actually, Guida gets to demonstrate a few comic styling of her own as a bohemian theater "actress" who lives in cramped apartment with a whole bunch of other clothing-averse bohemian types. She is very devoted to her older beau Buzzanca, but his life is very complicated due to his own devotion to his very big and very old dog, the ironically named "Piccolo" (basically "Tiny"), and his even older grandmother. In order to take care of these two dependents, he forsakes his loyal girlfriend for a rich female pharmacist (Andrea Ferriola) and moves in with her and her haughty bourgeois mother and aunts--with disastrous results for all involved.
Homo EroticusHomo Eroticus · 1971
Homo Eroticus
5.01971
MovieComedy
Michele is a three-testicle, sexually insatiable man who goes around bedding all women in town (regardless of age), until one day things goes terribly wrong.
The UnionThe Union · 1972
The Union
4.91972
MovieComedy
A Sicilian worker, a member of the internal commission in a factory in Bergamasco, believes he has won it over the owner because he has obtained important improvements, but the astute employer sells the company to a multinational company.
Secret FantasySecret Fantasy · 1971
Secret Fantasy
6.11971
MovieComedy
Niccolò Vivaldi is a cello player and he plays in Arena di Verona Orchestra. But he is not the first and neither the second cello. He is frustrated. Nobody can remember his face, nor his name. Niccolò is married to Costanza, who is really beautiful and he takes some pictures of her naked. Later he shows the pictures to a friend and so he feels better. He starts to write a comic opera called "Il merlo maschio" only to discover later he had written Rossini's "La gazza ladra". To maintain his self-esteem he can only show his wife...
His Days Are NumberedHis Days Are Numbered · 1962
His Days Are Numbered
7.11962
MovieDrama
A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.
Anyone Can PlayAnyone Can Play · 1967
Anyone Can Play
4.61967
MovieComedyDrama
In this delightful romantic comedy, four beautiful women attempt to deal with their sexual frustrations in fashionable Rome society.
Una noche embarazosaUna noche embarazosa · 1977
Una noche embarazosa
4.71977
MovieComedy
An Italian taxicab driver is used as a "breeding man" to save the inheritance of a wealthy family in Mexico.
Lend Me Your WifeLend Me Your Wife · 1980
Lend Me Your Wife
3.61980
MovieComedy
Alex Fortini, a transplant to Milan, lives behind his lover who owns an advertising agency. When his wife, who had left five years ago, reappears, fearing that she will want to ask him for a divorce and alimony, he unwittingly gets into a lot of trouble.

TV Shows

LiberoLibero · 2000
Libero
2000
Series
Il restauratoreIl restauratore · 2012
Il restauratore
8.02012
SeriesDrama
Lo scandalo della Banca RomanaLo scandalo della Banca Romana · 2010
Lo scandalo della Banca Romana
2010
SeriesDrama
Mattia Barba, a young journalist striving for success, is forced to shut down his newspaper, Il Corriere di Cefalù, because his Sicilian friends don’t seem interested in reading the truth.
Terra ribelleTerra ribelle · 2010
Terra ribelle
9.52010
SeriesDrama
Terra ribelle is a TV series in 2010 and 2012 on Rai 1. The series follows the evolution of the intricate relationship between the two childhood friends Andrea and Iacopo, and two noble sisters decayed, Elena and Luisa, against the backdrop of intrigue and stories of common life of the Tuscan Maremma in the nineteenth century. The drama, produced by Rai Fiction and Albatross Entertainment, is composed of a total of 15 episodes of 100 minutes each, the first of which debuted Sunday, October 17, 2010 in prime time on Rai 1. On 21 October 2012, the fiction back in prime time on Rai 1, with the second season, set in the early '900, tell through the evolution of the love story of Andrea and Elena, the emigration of many Italians, especially Maremma, to South America. The project combines the director Cinzia TH Torrini and screenwriter Peter Exacoustos after the success of the series Elisa di Rivombrosa.
Deadly GameDeadly Game · 2013
Deadly Game
2013
SeriesDrama
Police detective Olivia uses the help of Natasha, a gambling addict, to dismantle a network of illegal gambling houses.
The Baroness of CariniThe Baroness of Carini · 2007
The Baroness of Carini
2.72007
SeriesDrama
Laura, a young noblewoman who grew up in a convent, is given in marriage to the baron of Carini, an overbearing and lustful man. The life of the young baroness seems destined for unhappiness until she meets Luca Corbara, who arrives in the country to find his origins.
Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario VivaldiIo e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi · 2005
Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi
9.02005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Io e mio figlio – Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi is an Italian television series.