Riccardo Pazzaglia (Naples, 12 September 1926) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter, TV and radio personality. Born in Naples, Pazzaglia graduated in direction from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. He entered the film industry as an assistant director and screenwriter, specializing in adventure and comedy films. Pazzaglia made his directional debut with "L'onorata società", starring the comedy duo Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia, whom he also directed in "Farfallon".
After some years of hyatus, Pazzaglia got a personal success thanks to his participation to the Renzo Arbore's variety show "Quelli della notte". He later reprised his film activities, collaborating to the screenplays of some films by Luciano De Crescenzo and writing, directing and also starring in two of them, "Così parlò Bellavista" and "Bellavista's Mystery".
• ACTOR
cinema
"FF.SS." - Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?", by Renzo Arbore (1983)
Così parlò Bellavista, by Luciano De Crescenzo (1984)
Bellavista's Mystery, by Luciano De Crescenzo (1985)
• DIRECTOR
theatre
1963 - La gnoccolara
1964 - La moglie fatta in casa, comedy inspired by "The School for Wives" by Molière
cinema
Ormai è l'alba - cortometraggio (1952)
L'onorata società (1961)
La fabbrica dei soldi, by Riccardo Pazzaglia, Jean-Claude Roy and Juan Esterlich (1965)
Farfallon (1974)
• SCREENWRITER
theatre
1963 - La gnoccolara
1964 - La moglie fatta in casa, comedy inspired by "The School for Wives" by Molière
1970 - Ogni giorno ne facciamo almeno tre (written with Carlo Molfese)
1978 - Cyrano, adaptation of the text by Edmond Rostand, with lyrics and music by Domenico Modugno
cinema
Lazzarella (1957)
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Così parlò Bellavista, by Luciano De Crescenzo (1984)
Bellavista's Mystery, by Luciano De Crescenzo (1985)
• AUTHOR
radio
Radio ombra
Trattenimento in musica
Anni folli
Radio magia
A tutte le radioline in ascolto o La radiolaccia
Europa music hall
L'altra radio
Canzoniamoci
