Portrait of Lino Banfi

Acting

Lino Banfi

Career

Active from 1960 to 2026, busiest in 1979 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Why
Why
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lino Banfi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Catharsis
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Comedy 25
  • Lighthearted 8
  • Slapstick 7
  • Slapstick Humor 7
  • Social Satire 6
  • Situational Humor 6
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Italian Sex Comedy 5
  • Italian Cinema 4
  • 1970s 4
  • Campy 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 62
Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO
Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO (2026)

as Sé stesso

Oltre il Marketing
Oltre il Marketing (2026)

TV show

Oi vita mia
Oi vita mia (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mario

Il Bar del Cult
Il Bar del Cult (2025)

as Sé stesso

Viaggio a sorpresa
Viaggio a sorpresa (2022)

as Antonio Pezzolla

Steno
Steno (2022)

as Sé stesso

2010s

6 titles · average score 56
La voce di Fantozzi
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)

as Sé stesso

Late Winter Rain
Late Winter Rain (2017)

Producer

Where Am I Going?
Where Am I Going? (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Senatore Binetto

Le frise ignoranti
Le frise ignoranti (2015)

as Cavalier Lanotte

Buona giornata
Buona giornata (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Leonardo Lo Bianco

Il Commissario Zagaria
Il Commissario Zagaria (2011)

TV show · as commissario Pasquale Zagaria

2000s

15 titles · average score 47
Wedding Fever in Campobello
Wedding Fever in Campobello (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Antonio Marcipane

Focaccia Blues
Focaccia Blues (2009)

as Barese

A summer at the sea
A summer at the sea (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

as Nicola

L'allenatore nel pallone 2
L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Oronzo Canà

Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2
Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2 (2006)

as Ezechiele Babbo Natale

Il padre delle spose
Il padre delle spose (2006)

as Riccardo Catalano

Il mio amico Babbo Natale
Il mio amico Babbo Natale (2005)

as Ezechiele Babbo Natale

Raccontami una storia
Raccontami una storia (2004)

as Salvatore

Un posto tranquillo
Un posto tranquillo (2003)

as Frate Raniero

Family Flaw
Family Flaw (2002)

as Nicola Gammarota

Il destino ha 4 zampe
Il destino ha 4 zampe (2002)

as Giuseppe Pardi

Vola sciusciù
Vola sciusciù (2000)

Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 66
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? (1999)

TV show · as Ospite

A Doctor in the Family
A Doctor in the Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Nonno Libero Martini

Nuda proprietà vendesi
Nuda proprietà vendesi (1998)

as Domenico

The Sanremo Case
The Sanremo Case (1990)

TV show · as Defense Attorney Pasquale Passalacqua

1980s

27 titles · average score 56
Stuff for the Rich
Stuff for the Rich (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

as Aldo Petruzzelli (2° episodio)

Il commissario Lo Gatto
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

as Natale Lo Gatto

School of Thieves
School of Thieves (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Amalio Siraghi

Firefighters
Firefighters (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nicola Ruoppolo

L'allenatore nel pallone
L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Oronzo Canà

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as Altomare Secca (episodio "Il pelo della disgrazia")

Fracchia The Human Beast
Fracchia The Human Beast (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Commissario Auricchio

Spaghetti at Midnight
Spaghetti at Midnight (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

as Savino La Grasta

La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe
La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Patanè / Calogero Patanè

School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ercole Cubetti

Sugar, Honey and Pepper
Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
GoodWatch score 58

as Milanese Valerio

The Doctor Is Staying with the Colonel
The Doctor Is Staying with the Colonel (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

as Colonnello Anacleto Punzone

1970s

49 titles · average score 52
The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater
The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Maria Pasquale Papone detto 'Lino'

The Nurse in the Military Madhouse
The Nurse in the Military Madhouse (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

as Prof. Amedeo La Russa

School Teacher Dances... with Her Class
School Teacher Dances... with Her Class (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Prof. Mezzoponte

Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nicola Pischella

How to Seduce Your Teacher
How to Seduce Your Teacher (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pasquale La Ricchiuta

The Highschool Girl Repeating Class
The Highschool Girl Repeating Class (1978)
GoodWatch score 48

as Zenobio Cantalupo

School Teacher in College
School Teacher in College (1978)
GoodWatch score 45

as Peppino

The Landlord
The Landlord (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lilino

The Exorciccio
The Exorciccio (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pasquale Abbate

Italian Sex
Italian Sex (1974)

as presidente della commissione d'esame

Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria

...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes? (1971)

as Signor Lamberti

1960s

19 titles · average score 57
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Regista dei Fotoromanzi

Medicine Italian Style
Medicine Italian Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

as rappresentante di medicinali

Lisa with the Blue Eyes
Lisa with the Blue Eyes (1969)

as Pasquale - the presenter

Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum)
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)

as Hotel receptionist

The Nephews of Zorro
The Nephews of Zorro (1968)

as Cercatore d'oro

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza (1968)

as Cliente della locanda

The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep (1968)

as Journalist (uncredited)

Adultery Italian Style
Adultery Italian Style (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marco (Uncredited)

The Amazing Doctor G
The Amazing Doctor G (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as An agent (uncredited)

002 Operation Moon
002 Operation Moon (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Policeman who catches Franco and Ciccio

War Italian Style
War Italian Style (1965)
GoodWatch score 50

as Cigar Smoking German Soldier (uncredited)

Howlers of the Dock
Howlers of the Dock (1960)

as Leopoldo Cannavone