Franco Fabrizi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franco Fabrizi (Cortemaggiore, 15 February 1926 - Cortemaggiore, 18 October 1995) was an Italian actor. Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film. When he was 24 years old, with a few experience in cinema, has got a small important roll in Chronicle of a Love (Cronaca di un amore) (1950), Michelangelo Antonioni's long film debut. Federico Fellini offers him the starring role in I vitelloni. In Italy, he was considerated the Cary Grant all'italiana.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1926-02-15 · Cortemaggiore - Piacenza - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
- Died
- 1995-10-18
Known for
- Nights of Cabiria (1957) — Giorgio (uncredited)
- I Vitelloni (1953) — Fausto Moretti
- Death in Venice (1971) — Barber
- The Little Devil (1988) — Monsignore
- The Little Bather (1968) — Marcello Cacciaperotti
- Department Store (1986) — Ingegner Zambuti
- The Swindle (1955) — Roberto
- The One Man Band (1970) — le fiancé de Françoise (as Franco Fabrizzi)
- I Knew Her Well (1965) — Paganelli
- Ricky & Barabba (1992) — Ing. Salvetti
- Ginger and Fred (1986) — Aurelio, "Ed Ecco A Voi" Host
- A Difficult Life (1961) — Franco Simonini
- The Italian Connection (1972) — Enrico Moroni
- Late Night Trains (1975) — The Voyeur on the Train
- Story of a Love Affair (1950) — Fashion show presentator (uncredited)
- Complexes (1965) — Francesco Martello (III)