#Giovanni Lombardo Radice

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Stage Fright (1987) dir. Michele Soavi

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La chiesa - Michele Soavi 1989

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R.I.P. Giovanni Lombardo Radice (23 September 1954 – 27 April 2023)

… was an Italian film actor, also known as John Morghen.

Lombardo Radice began his career in theater before he starred in Ruggero Deodato's The House on the Edge of the Park (1980). Throughout the 1980s, Radice appeared in many Italian cult films such as Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), Stage Fright (1987) and The Church (1989). Radice is best known for his villainous roles in Italian horror films, and notably for the spectacular and gruesome death scenes his characters semi-regularly fall victim to.

In several interviews, he reportedly stated that he wished he had never portrayed Mike Logan in Cannibal Ferox, criticizing the movie for being both fascist and racist and abusive towards animals. Radice created his stage name, John Morghen, by taking the anglicized form of his first name (Giovanni becomes John) and using his grandmother's maiden name as his last name (Morghen). His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his family name to create incredibly violent films.

Lombardo Radice's uncle is Pietro Ingrao, the first member of the Italian Communist Party to be Head of Parliament in the 1970s. His father was the mathematician Lucio Lombardo Radice. The writer Marco Lombardo Radice was his elder brother.

Radice often posted texts criticizing social injustice, capitalism and corruption in Italy.

Lombardo Radice wrote about having a cocaine addiction when younger.

Lombardo Radice died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 68,the same day as his Cannibal Apocalypse co-star Ramiro Oliveros.

Selected filmography

Cannibal Apocalypse (1980, a.k.a. Apocalypse Domani)

City of the Living Dead (1980, a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)

The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)

Cannibal Ferox (1981, a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly)

Deadly Impact (1984)

Stage Fright (1987, a.k.a. Deliria)

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987)

Phantom of Death (1988, a.k.a. Un delitto poco comune)

The Church (1989, a.k.a. La Chiesa)

The Devil's Daughter (1991, a.k.a. La Setta)

Body Puzzle (1992)

Ricky & Barabba (1992)

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)

The Soul Keeper (2002)

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Omen (2006)

The Hideout (2007)

A Day of Violence (2010)

The Reverend (2011)

Violent Shit: The Movie (2015)

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R.I.P. Giovanni Lombardo Radice

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Rest peacefully, Giovanni Lombardo Radice. Not only an Italian horror icon, but someone I have called "friend" for over a decade.

[mariocki]

RIP Giovanni Lombardo Radice (23.9.1954 - 27.4.2023)

"It took some time, and a lot of stress, to learn to not be in character twelve hours a day on set. At the very beginning, when I was very young, I was totally in character from beginning to end. With the long times you have on set, that was exhausting. I slowly learned how to get in and out of character. That is not always easy, it takes time, it depends on what character you are playing. Some characters need a larger concentration, some are easier to switch on and off. That is the main difference with theatre."

[horrororman]

Remembering Giovanni Lombardo Radice aka John Morghen (September 23, 1954 - April 27, 2023).🕯

#horror

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Giovanni Lombardo Radice

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27 aprile … ricordiamo …

27 aprile … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2023: Giovanni Lombardo Radice,  noto anche con lo pseudonimo di John Morghen, attore, sceneggiatore e regista teatrale italiano. Radice nasce a Roma, da una importante famiglia. Radice ha studiato per diventare ballerino, ma la sua carriera è stata interrotta da un infortunio alla schiena durante l’adolescenza. Dopo la formazione classica, all’età di 19 anni fondò una compagnia shakespeariana…

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Deadly Impact (1984)

Deadly Impact sees Bo Svenson as a tough cop dishing out justice alongside Fred Williamson. Directed by Fabrizio De Angelis, the movie boasts impressive action and stunts, though hindered by everything else it's a heart-filled tribute to action movies!

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THE WELL (2024) Reviews of splattery Italian horror

The Well is a 2023 horror film about a budding art restorer who travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain. Directed by Federico Zampaglione (Tulpa; Shadow) from a screenplay co-written with producer Stefano Masi. The Italian…

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R.I.P. Giovanni Lombardo Radice (23 September 1954 – 27 April 2023)

… was an Italian film actor, also known as John Morghen.

Lombardo Radice began his career in theater before he starred in Ruggero Deodato's The House on the Edge of the Park (1980). Throughout the 1980s, Radice appeared in many Italian cult films such as Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), Stage Fright (1987) and The Church (1989). Radice is best known for his villainous roles in Italian horror films, and notably for the spectacular and gruesome death scenes his characters semi-regularly fall victim to.

In several interviews, he reportedly stated that he wished he had never portrayed Mike Logan in Cannibal Ferox, criticizing the movie for being both fascist and racist and abusive towards animals. Radice created his stage name, John Morghen, by taking the anglicized form of his first name (Giovanni becomes John) and using his grandmother's maiden name as his last name (Morghen). His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his family name to create incredibly violent films.

Lombardo Radice's uncle is Pietro Ingrao, the first member of the Italian Communist Party to be Head of Parliament in the 1970s. His father was the mathematician Lucio Lombardo Radice. The writer Marco Lombardo Radice was his elder brother.

Radice often posted texts criticizing social injustice, capitalism and corruption in Italy.

Lombardo Radice wrote about having a cocaine addiction when younger.

Lombardo Radice died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 68,the same day as his Cannibal Apocalypse co-star Ramiro Oliveros.

Selected filmography

Cannibal Apocalypse (1980, a.k.a. Apocalypse Domani)

City of the Living Dead (1980, a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)

The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)

Cannibal Ferox (1981, a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly)

Deadly Impact (1984)

Stage Fright (1987, a.k.a. Deliria)

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987)

Phantom of Death (1988, a.k.a. Un delitto poco comune)

The Church (1989, a.k.a. La Chiesa)

The Devil's Daughter (1991, a.k.a. La Setta)

Body Puzzle (1992)

Ricky & Barabba (1992)

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)

The Soul Keeper (2002)

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Omen (2006)

The Hideout (2007)

A Day of Violence (2010)

The Reverend (2011)

Violent Shit: The Movie (2015)

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The House on the Edge of the Park is a movie that has a plot that will make people uncomfortable. What comes out of it, though, is a pretty good exploitation film with a fantastic performance from David Hess.

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Farewell to Giovanni Lombardo Radice.

Goodnight, Johnny.