| Ugo Fangareggi | |
| Birth Date: | 1938 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Genoa, Italy |
| Death Date: | (aged 79) |
| Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor.
Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play Ciascuno a suo modo.[1] [2]
He later moved to Rome to devote himself to a professional acting career and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema.[1] [2] Mainly devoted to humorous roles, he is best known for the role of Mangold in Mario Monicelli's The Incredible Army of Brancaleone.[1] Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series.[1]
On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease, aged 79.[3]