Franco Fabrizi

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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

Nights of Cabiria

Giorgio (uncredited)

I Vitelloni

Fausto Moretti

Death in Venice

Barber

The Little Devil

Monsignore

The Little Bather

Marcello Cacciaperotti

Department Store

Ingegner Zambuti

The Swindle

Roberto

The One Man Band

le fiancé de Françoise (as Franco Fabrizzi)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2006	Fellini dice... MOVIE	Self
1992	Ricky & Barabba MOVIE	Ing. Salvetti
1988	The Little Devil MOVIE	Monsignore
1986	Department Store MOVIE	Ingegner Zambuti
1986	Carefree Giovanni MOVIE	Gino
1986	Ginger and Fred MOVIE	Aurelio, "Ed Ecco A Voi" Host
1985	Sue Me MOVIE	chirurgo interista
1984	Uno scandalo perbene MOVIE	Count Guarienti
1984	Aurora MOVIE	Guelfo
1983	Fellini nel cestino MOVIE	Self
1981	Habibi, amor mío MOVIE	Self
1980	Action MOVIE	The Producer
1977	Stato interessante MOVIE	Self
1975	The Flower in His Mouth MOVIE	Dottore Sanguedolce
1975	Act of Aggression MOVIE	Sauguet
1975	Late Night Trains MOVIE	The Voyeur on the Train
1975	Killer Cop MOVIE	Luigi Balsamo
1974	Il generale dorme in piedi MOVIE	Col. Beltrami
1974	What Have They Done to Your Daughters? MOVIE	Bruno Paglia
1974	Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? MOVIE	Franco De Rosa
1974	Don't Touch the White Woman! MOVIE	Tom (as Franco Fabrizzi)
1973	The Lady Has Been Raped MOVIE	fotografo
1973	Società a responsabilità molto limitata MOVIE	Don Celestino
1973	Cake in the Sky MOVIE	Self
1973	Ancora una volta prima di lasciarci MOVIE	Marco
1973	The Night of the Last Day MOVIE	Sergio Varzi
1972	The Italian Connection MOVIE	Enrico Moroni
1972	Shadows Unseen MOVIE	Commissioner Resta
1972	Execution Squad MOVIE	Bettarini
1971	Roma bene MOVIE	Nino Rappi
1971	Il provinciale MOVIE	Colombo, un cliente di Giulia
1971	Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte MOVIE	principe Gondrano Pantegani del Cacco
1971	Death in Venice MOVIE	Barber
1970	A Pocketful of Chestnuts MOVIE	Bernardi
1970	Ciao, Federico! MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970	The One Man Band MOVIE	le fiancé de Françoise (as Franco Fabrizzi)
1969	The Degenerates MOVIE	Ascilto
1968	Dismissed on His Wedding Night MOVIE	Chauffeur
1968	Madigan's Millions MOVIE	Caronda
1968	The Little Bather MOVIE	Marcello Cacciaperotti
1967	Anyone Can Play MOVIE	Luisa's lover
1967	Bang Bang MOVIE	Mario Raffaelli
1967	The Viscount MOVIE	Ramon
1966	Che notte, ragazzi! MOVIE	D. Luis
1966	The Postman Goes to War MOVIE	Ritoni
1966	Vacanze sulla neve MOVIE	Self
1966	The Mysterious Mr. Van Eyck MOVIE	Charles Van Eyck
1966	A Matter of Honor MOVIE	Egidio Porcu
1966	The Birds, the Bees and the Italians MOVIE	Lino Benedetti
1965	Le Reflux MOVIE	Rizzi
1965	I Knew Her Well MOVIE	Paganelli
1965	Complexes MOVIE	Francesco Martello (III)
1965	Anche l'inferno trema MOVIE	Self
1964	The Maniacs MOVIE	L'impiegato insolente
1963	The Commandant MOVIE	Sandrelli
1963	Casablanca, Nest of Spies MOVIE	Barón Max von Stauffen
1963	Gli onorevoli MOVIE	Roberto Cicconetti
1963	Rat Trap MOVIE	Paul
1963	Scarlet Eye MOVIE	Manuel Da Costa
1963	La donna degli altri è sempre più bella MOVIE	Paolo (segment "Bagnino lover")
1963	The Shortest Day MOVIE	Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited)
1962	Copacabana Palace MOVIE	Self
1962	Night Train to Milan MOVIE	L'uomo snob
1962	Always on Sunday MOVIE	Giacomo
1962	Desert War MOVIE	Lieutenant Zecchini
1961	A Difficult Life MOVIE	Franco Simonini
1961	Duel of Champions MOVIE	Curazio
1961	Three Faces of Sin MOVIE	Philippe Guerbois
1961	I soliti rapinatori a Milano MOVIE	Franco
1961	The Wastrel MOVIE	Rudi Veronese
1961	La moglie di mio marito MOVIE	Giorgio
1960	Run with the Devil MOVIE	Giosuè
1960	Genitori in blue-jeans MOVIE	Gianni
1959	The Surprises of Love MOVIE	Battista Crispi
1959	The Facts of Murder MOVIE	Il cugino
1959	The Black Chapel MOVIE	Graf Emanuele Rossi
1959	The Moralist MOVIE	Giovanni
1959	Witness in the City MOVIE	Lambert, night radio taxi
1959	Wild Cats on the Beach MOVIE	Nicola Ferrara
1959	The Nights of Lucretia Borgia MOVIE	Cesare Borgia
1958	Love on the Riviera MOVIE	Sandro Morandi
1958	Dangerous Women MOVIE	Bruno
1958	The Third MOVIE	Amleto Bettini
1958	Adorable and Lying MOVIE	Geronti
1958	È arrivata la parigina MOVIE	Self
1957	Husbands in the City MOVIE	Alberto
1957	Anyone Can Kill Me MOVIE	Karl Herman
1957	Goodbye Forever MOVIE	Armando
1957	Nights of Cabiria MOVIE	Giorgio (uncredited)
1957	No Sun in Venice MOVIE	Busetti
1957	The Doll that Took the Town MOVIE	Aldo
1956	Noi siamo le colonne MOVIE	Aldo Perego
1956	Peccato di castità MOVIE	Peppino Maggi
1956	The Rocket from Calabuch MOVIE	Langosta
1956	A Mink Coat MOVIE	Francipane
1955	Roman Tales MOVIE	Alvaro Latini
1955	Le Amiche MOVIE	Cesare Pedoni, the Architect
1955	The Swindle MOVIE	Roberto
1954	Camilla MOVIE	Gianni
1954	In the Eddy of Sin MOVIE	Filippo
1954	Woman of Rome MOVIE	Gino
1954	The Slave of Sin MOVIE	Carlo
1954	Human Torpedoes MOVIE	Antonio
1954	Torna! MOVIE	Giacomo Marini
1953	Vortice MOVIE	Viaggiani
1953	Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! MOVIE	Marco
1953	The Barbarians MOVIE	Self
1953	I Vitelloni MOVIE	Fausto Moretti
1952	Heroic Charge MOVIE	Captain Franchi
1952	Ragazze da marito MOVIE	Self
1952	The Woman Who Invented Love MOVIE	Self
1952	The Mistress of Treves MOVIE	Self
1950	Story of a Love Affair MOVIE	Fashion show presentator (uncredited)
	Poco a poco TV	Dogliani padre di Anni

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