Genoa – Goodbye Camillo Milli, one of the protagonists of the Italian comedy of the 80s: he died at 91 in Genoa where he lived. He has worked among others with Mario Monicelli in “Il marchese del Grillo” and with Neri Parenti in “Fantozzi against everyone“. His role as president of the Longobarda in” The coach in the ball “is famous. Among his many films is Nanni Moretti’s Habemus Papam.
For some time he had been hospitalized in a clinic in Genoa due to the after-effects of Covid. A few days ago he had lost his wife. Born in Milan on 1 August 1929 to Giovanni Battista Miglior, a lawyer and later a deputy of the Christian Democrats and Giuseppina Rossi, Turin, Milli was trained under the direction of Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, where it made its debut in 1951. In the 60s and 70s, at the Teatro Stabile in Genoa, it was conducted several times by Luigi Squarzina, specializing in the repertoire of Carlo Goldoni. He also worked alongside Dario Fo, both in the theater and in the television transposition of his comedies, such as “The lady is to be thrown” and “Let’s talk about women”.
On the big screen he made his debut in 1955 with “Girls of today” by Luigi Zampa. He collaborated with actors such as Alberto Sordi in “Il marchese del Grillo” by Mario Monicelli, in the role of prelate he also worked in the film “In Nome del Papa re” by Luigi Magni, with Paolo Villaggio in “Fantozzi contro tutti” by Neri Parenti and with Lino Banfi in “The coach in the ball”, by Sergio Martino. In the film with Banfi, Camillo Mille is Bortolotti, the president of the Lombard football team who flatters Mister Oronzo CanĂ with these words: “But do you know that through the sale of Falchetti and Mengoni we manage to have half of Giordano? to Udinese for a quarter of Zico and three quarters of Edinho (…) I managed to have three quarters of Gentile and seven eighths of Collovati, plus half of Mike Bongiorno. In conclusion, we obtained the joint ownership of Maradona in exchange for Falchetti and Mengoni “.
On television he began acting in the 1960s: he is best known for the role of Ugo Monti in the soap opera “CentoVetrine” but also in fiction such as “I promessi sposi” (1989) and “Padre Pio” by Carlo Carlei (2000) and ” A doctor in the family”. In 2002 the actor also showed his dramatic streak in portraying Licio Gelli in “Bankers of God”. He also took part in the famous China Martini Carosello commercial, together with Ernesto Calindri. His last participation dates back to the film by Alessandro Siani “You accept miracles” of 2015.
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