Elio Crovetto

Born in Milan, Crovetto graduated at the istituto tecnico in Genoa, then he started an intense acting career on stage, in avanspettacolo and revues.^[1][2] He worked in the stage companies of Josephine Baker (in 1957) and Giorgio Strehler (for Baruffe Chiozzotte, 1970).^[1][2] From the late fifties Crovetto focused his career on cinema, being cast in a large number of comedy films, usually in character roles.^[1] He was also active in television, as an actor in a number of RAI TV-series, a comedian in several shows, and occasionally a presenter.^[1]

• Briscola (1951)
• La sceriffa (1959)
• Terror of the Red Mask (1960)
• Revenge of the Conquered (1961)
• The Swindlers (1963)
• La vita agra (1964)
• Honeymoon, Italian Style (1966)
• Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
• I due maghi del pallone (1970)
• Ma che musica maestro (1971)
• Naughty Nun (1972)
• Paolo il freddo (1974)
• Ecco noi per esempio (1977)
• Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978)
• Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
• Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
• Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988)