Franco Fabrizi
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Nights of Cabiria
1957
as Giorgio (uncredited)
Death in Venice
1971
as Barber
Le Amiche
1955
as Cesare Pedoni, the Architect
I Vitelloni
1953
as Fausto Moretti
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Paganelli
The Italian Connection
1972
as Enrico Moroni
The One Man Band
1970
as le fiancé de Françoise (as Franco Fabrizzi)
Late Night Trains
1975
as The Voyeur on the Train
The Little Bather
1968
as Marcello Cacciaperotti
Action
1980
as The Producer
The Shortest Day
1963
as Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited)
Ginger and Fred
1986
as Aurelio, "Ed Ecco A Voi" Host
The Swindle
1955
as Roberto
Duel of Champions
1961
as Curazio
Execution Squad
1972
as Bettarini
The Little Devil
1988
as Monsignore
The Maniacs
1964
as L'impiegato insolente
The Moralist
1959
as Giovanni
The Degenerates
1969
as Ascilto
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966
as Lino Benedetti