Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolitan mother, Reder moved to Rome where started his career in radio as host and actor of radio-dramas. He also debuted on stage in "teatro dialettale" and vaudeville, then performed in the stage companies of Peppino De Filippo, Turi Ferro, Giorgio Albertazzi and Mario Scaccia. Reder made his film debut in the early 1950s, but became popular in the 1970s as the sidekick of Paolo Villaggio in some successful comedies, such as the Fantozzi and Fracchia series.
Reder was best known for the role of Filini in the Fantozzi film series. Filini was Fantozzi's colleague and his closest friend. Filini was used to organize a lot of trips, travels and parties with colleagues. He was an atheist.
Selected filmography
47 morto che parla (1950) Bellezze in bicicletta (1951) Una bruna indiavolata! (1951) – Cameriere bar stazione Stasera sciopero (1951) Licenza premio (1951) – Sergente Free Escape (1951) Porca miseria (1951) Carica eroica (1952) – Cavalry soldier Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) – Ricuccio Passionate Song (1953) – Un Turista Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) – Ricuccio The Gold of Naples (1954) – Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited) The Belle of Rome (1955) – Luigi Wild Love (1956) – Annibale Anna of Brooklyn (1958) La cento chilometri (1959) – The Superstitious Race Walker Il vedovo (1959) – Avv. Girondi Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959) – The Customs Officer Mina... fuori la guardia (1961) – Tenente Fra' Manisco cerca guai (1961) – Franceschiello Paris, My Love (1962) – Il Portinaio Made in Italy (1965) – The Tobacconist (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1") Zingara (1969) – Direttore ristorante Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) – Salvatore Satiricosissimo (1970) – Innkeeper Cerca di capirmi (1970) A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970) – Il cameriere Ma che musica maestro (1971) – Benedetto – father of Giulietta Little Funny Guy (1973) Fantozzi (1975) – Rag. Filini Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) – Rag. Filini Il... Belpaese (1977) – Alfredo They Called Him Bulldozer (1978) – Curatolo Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978) – Dottor Panunti (segment "Sì buana") Riavanti... Marsch! (1979) – Colonel Luigi Placidi Café Express (1980) – Antonio Cammarota Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980) – Willy Fantozzi contro tutti (1980) – Rag. Filini Quando la coppia scoppia (1981) – Pier Giorgio Martini L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto (1981) – Vescovo Fracchia la belva umana (1981) – Madre della Belva Umana Vieni avanti cretino (1982) – The Man with a toothache Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore (1982) – Commendator Pecorazzi Gian Burrasca (1983) – Headmaster Stangata napoletana (1983) Fantozzi subisce ancora (1983) – Rag. Filini Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) – Pellecchia Champagne in paradiso (1984) – Director Mi faccia causa (1984) – Lawyer Who Is Afraid of Dracula? (1985) – Rag. Filini Una donna senza nome (1985) – L'allevatore Grandi magazzini (1986) – Dott. Kaufmann Superfantozzi (1986) – Filini Le diaboliche (1987) Fantozzi va in pensione (1988) – Rag. Filini Fantozzi alla riscossa (1990) – Rag. Filini The Great Pumpkin (1993) – Prof. Turati Fantozzi in paradiso (1993) – Rag. Filini A Dio piacendo (1995) – L'ingegner Camperi Fantozzi – Il ritorno (1996) – Rag. Filini (final film role)
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