Gastone Moschin (; 8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Career Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began his career in the 1950s as a theatre actor, first with the Teatro Stabile in Genoa and then with the Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. In the same period Moschin also began to appear in feature films and on television.Enrico Lancia. "Moschin, Gastone". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli Attori. Gremese, 2003. .

In his film career Moschin alternated character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in Seven Times Seven and Caliber 9. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the Amici miei film series (1975–1985). He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for Pietro Germi's The Birds, the Bees and the Italians and in 1986 for Nanni Loy's Amici miei – Atto III. Moschin is also well known for the role of Don Fanucci in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II.

Death Gastone Moschin was married to Marzia Ubaldi from 1960 until 1967, he had one daughter (Emanuela Moschin). He died in hospital on 4 September 2017 from cardiomyopathy. He was 88.Gastone Moschin morto, addio all’ultimo dei mitici “Amici miei”. Aveva 88 anni: recitò anche ne Il Padrino (in Italian)

Filmography

Cinema

The Rival (1956) as Marco Riccitelli Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1960) as Alfredo - Bookseller The Joy of Living (1961) as Priest Tiro al piccione (1962) as Pasquini Roaring Years (1962) as Carmine Passante Of Wayward Love (1962) as Marshal (segment "Il serpente") The Reunion (1963) as Toro Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963) as Counselor Garzone Il Successo (1963) as the brother in law of Giulio La visita (1963) as Renato Gusso Amore in quattro dimensioni (1964) as the husband (segment "Amore e vita") Extraconiugale (1964) as Luigi (episode "La doccia") 100 Horsemen (1964) as Frate Carmelo Gentlemen of the Night (1964) as Doge Pietro Gradenigo Berlin, Appointment for the Spies (1965) as Boris Seven Golden Men (1965) as Adolf (the German) Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1965) as Adolf The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) as Osvaldo Bisigato Due killers in fuga (1966) Seasons of Our Love (1966) as Carlo Di Giusti aka Tancredi Sex Quartet (1966) as Dr. Aldini (segment "Fata Armenia") Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend (1966) Top Crack (1967) as Karl The Oldest Profession (1967) as Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") L'amore attraverso i secoli (1967) as Jo Laguerre Her Harem (1967) as Gianni Face to Face (1967) as Man at Puerto del Fuego (uncredited) Seven Times Seven (1968) as Benjamin Burton Italian Secret Service (1968) as lawyer Ramirez La notte è fatta per... rubare (1968) Dismissed on His Wedding Night (1968) as the lawyer La moglie giapponese (1968) Where Are You Going All Naked? (1969) as President The Specialist (1969) as Sheriff The Conformist (1970) as Manganiello Mr. Superinvisible (1970) as Kokofrecovitch The Weekend Murders (1970) as Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970) as Mariotti the Chief of Policea Mio padre Monsignore (1971) as Don Alvaro Roma Bene (1971) as the monsignor Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente (1971) as Metello Bottazzi Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971) as Giambattista Ranteghin The Sicilian Checkmate (1972) as Colonnesi, defense attorney Caliber 9 (1972) as Ugo Piazza Causa di divozio (1972) as Lawyer Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi (1972) as Don Camillo Incensurato provata disonestà carriera assicurata cercasi (1972) as Giuseppe Zaccherin Fiorina la vacca (1972) as Ruzante The Assassination of Matteotti (1973) as Filippo Turati The Sensual Man (1973) as Uncle Edmondo Emergency Squad (1974) as Marsigliese Commissariato di notturna (1974) as Commissario Emiliano Borghini Erotomania (1974) as Rodolfo Persichetti The Godfather Part II (1974) as Don Fanucci E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine (1974) as Beilin Amici miei (1975) as Rambaldo Melandri A Woman at Her Window (1976) as Primoukis Wifemistress (1977) as Vincenzo Fearless (1978) as Karl Koper Lion of the Desert (1980) as Major Tomelli Si salvi chi vuole (1980) La compagna di viaggio (1980) as the baron Carlotta (1981) as Charlie Amici miei atto II (1982) as Rambaldo Melandri A Joke of Destiny (1983) Senza un attimo di respiro (1983) as Minister of the Interiors Amici miei – Atto III (1985) as Rambaldo Melandri A Thorn in the Heart (1986) as Dottor Trigona Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1987) as Oreste Raccà Com'è dura l'avventura (1988) as Formigoni ("Vuò cumprà") Women in Skirts (1991) Non chiamarmi Omar (1992) as Dr. Omar Tavoni We Free Kings (1996) as Don Gregorio La grande quercia (1997) Porzûs (1997) as old Geko

Television Racconti garibaldini (1960) Operazione Vega (1962) as Sim Il mulino del Po (1963) as Fratognone I Miserabili (1964) as Jean Valjean Una coccarda per il re (1970) as Jacques Necker Le colonne della società (1972) as Karsten Bernick La morte di Danton (1972) as Danton Rosso veneziano (1976) as Marco Partibon Le uova fatali (1977) as Professor Pérsikov The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977, uncredited) as Don Fanucci I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe (1979) as the Judge L'Andreana (1982) as Mondo Melodramma (1984) as Aldo Scotti Nel gorgo del peccato (1987) as Judge Ottavio Pica (1987) Les Ritals (1991) as Louvi L'avvocato delle donne (1996, episode "Laura") as Avv. Salvi Don Matteo (1999) as Bishop Sei forte Maestro (2000) as Vittorio Ricci Sei forte, Maestro 2 (2000) as Vittorio Ricci Don Matteo (2000) as Bishop Don Matteo 2 (2001) as Bishop (final appearance)

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