Acting · Milano, Italy · Born December 20, 1930
Renzo Palmer (20 December 1930 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988. Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was the adopted son of the stage actress Kiki Palmer (from which, born Giulia Fogliata, he inherited his stage name). After leaving his law studies, he debuted in 1955 on radio, after being spotted at an audition for singers, and then worked for two years in the Company of Prose of "Radio Roma". In 1957 Palmer made his television debut with L'avaro, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi; the same year he also made his theatrical debut at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, in the revue I pallinisti. From then, even continuing to appear in prestigious stage works it was the television that assured him popularity and professional satisfaction, thanks to the numerous successful television films and TV series in which he starred. Palmer was also a versatile film character actor, mainly active in commedia all'italiana and in poliziotteschi film genre.[2] He also was a radio and television host, and a popular voice actor. He died of cancer in Milan at 58.
MovieThe Family
1987
as Uncle Nicola (old)
TVLe Mystérieux Docteur Cornélius
1984
as William Dorgan
TVVerdi
1982
as Camillo Benso di Cavour
MovieThe Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
as capitano Carlo Morelli
MovieThe Salamander
1981
as Carabinieri Major Giorgione
MovieVelvet Hands
1979
as il cardinale Zio
TVIl balordo
1978
as il narratore
TVIl furto della gioconda
1978
as Commissario Lépine
MovieGoodbye & Amen
1977
as Parenti
Delitto sulle punte
1977
as Stroganoff
MovieThe Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977
as Commissioner Astalli
MovieThe Fiend
1977
as Baruffi
MovieCross Shot
1976
as Maselli
MovieThe Big Racket
1976
as Pietro
MovieSoldier of Fortune
1976
as Fra' Ludovico da Rieti
MovieGo Gorilla, Go!
1975
as Gaetano Sampioni
MovieWhite Fang to the Rescue
1975
as RCMP Sergeant
MovieHow to Kill a Judge
1975
as Vincenzo Terrasini
MovieStreet Law
1974
as Police Inspector
MovieMy Dear Nephews
1974
as Menico
MovieNapoleone a Sant'Elena
1973
as Napoleone Bonaparte
TVNapoleone a Sant'Elena
1973
as Napoleone Bonaparte
MovieRugantino
1973
as Cardinal Severini
MovieMassacre in Rome
1973
as Giorgio
MovieFather Jackleg
1972
as Rags Manure
MovieThe Eroticist
1972
as padre Lucion
MovieDetective Belli
1969
as Commissario Baldo
MovieEagles Over London
1969
as Sgt. Donald Mulligan
TVNero Wolfe
1969
as Ispettore Cramer
MovieBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Mayor
MovieHouse of Cards
1968
as Monk
MovieDanger: Diabolik
1968
as Mr. Hammond
MovieCaravaggio
1967
as Prosperino
Don Giovanni
1967
as Petruccio
MovieVita di Cavour
1967
as Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour
TVVita di Cavour
1967
as Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour
MovieWeb of Violence
1966
MovieEuropa canta
1966
as Sheriff Toro
MovieSeven Golden Men Strike Again
1966
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
1966
as Le voleur de tableaux
TVVita di Dante
1965
as Giotto
MovieL'ammiraglio
1965
as Adriatico
MovieSeven Golden Men
1965
Za-bum N. 2
1965
MovieCon rispetto parlando
1965
as Signor Bombi
Antonio e Cleopatra
1965
as Enobarbo
MovieItalian Engagement
1964
MovieRide and Kill
1964
as Pastor Andrews
MovieSummer Frenzy
1964
as Sandro
MovieSon of the Circus
1963
as Paper, pianist
MovieTarget: Girls
1963
as sergente Carlo Cerutti
MovieEscapade in Florence
1962
as Carabiniere
MovieFists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Marco Pennacchiotti
MovieBattle of the Worlds
1961
as Barrington
MovieTotòtruffa '62
1961
as Baldassarre, lo sfasciaarrozze
MovieThe Fascist
1961
as Partigiano Taddei
MovieHe Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960
as Cavicchioni
MovieUn dollaro di fifa
1960
as Smile
MovieCaltiki, the Immortal Monster
1959
as Narrator (voice)
MovieCarosello spagnolo
1959
as Narrador
MovieLa foresta pietrificata
1959
MovieL'avaro
1957
as Mastro Giacomo
Addio giovinezza
as Leone
