Aldo Fabrizi (; born Aldo Fabbrizi; 1 November 1905 – 2 April 1990) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

's '' Rome, Open City'' and as partner of Totò in a number of successful comedies.

Life and career

Born in Rome into a humble family, Fabrizi debuted on stage in a suburban theater in 1931. He soon got local success thanks to his comical sketches and '' macchiette'' (i.e. comical monologues caricaturing stock characters), and became a star of the Roman revue and ''

avanspettacolo Avanspettacolo (literally: "before the show") is an Italian theatrical genre that developed between the 1930s and 1950s. Closely related to revue and variety show, avanspettacolo features a diverse mixture of music, ballet, sketch comedy, and othe ...

''. He made his film debut during the war, in 1942, and in a short time established himself as one of the most talented actors of the time, spacing from comedy to drama. After a number of successful comedies, in 1945 he played the iconic Don Pietro in the neo-realist drama '' Rome, Open City'', and following the critical and commercial success of the film he had a number of leading roles in other neo-realist films. Already active as a screenwriter, in 1948 he debuted as a director with the drama '' Immigrants''. In the 1950s and 1960s he was often paired on the screen with Totò and with

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at ...

. In 1964 he got a large success on stage with the musical comedy ''

Rugantino ''Rugantino'' is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli. It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century. ...

'', he also toured across Europe, in Latin America and in Broadway. Like the Italian actor Totò and others, Fabrizi was also initiated to the

Scottish Rite Freemasonry The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States often omits the ''and'', while the English Constitution in the United Kingdom omits the ''Scottish''), commonly known as simply the Sco ...

Personal life

Fabrizi was married to the singer Beatrice Rocchi, best known with her stage name Reginella, until her death in 1981. His sister

Elena Fabrizi Elena Fabrizi (; born Elena Fabbrizi; 17 June 1915 – 9 August 1993), popularly known as sora Lella ("Mrs. Lella" in Romanesco), was an Italian stage, television and film actress, and a television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, th ...

was also an actress.

Awards and recognition

Fabrizi during his career won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best actor for

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film '' Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...

's '' Prima comunione'' and for best supporting actor in Ettore Scola's ''

We All Loved Each Other So Much ''We All Loved Each Other So Much'' ( it, C'eravamo tanto amati) is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ettore Scola and written by Scola and the famous screenwriter duo of Age & Scarpelli. It stars Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman, N ...

'', and a special

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for his career in 1988. He was also awarded at the

1952 Cannes Film Festival The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival we ...

for best screenplay for '' Cops and Robbers''. In 1990 Poste italiane issued a stamp in his honor.

Actor filmography

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* ''Avanti, c'è posto...'' (''

Before the Postman ''There's Room Up Ahead'' (Italian: ''Avanti c'è posto'') is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Andrea Checchi and Adriana Benetti.Moliterno p.45 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Plot A young gi ...

'') by

Mario Bonnard Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World ...

(script too ) (1942) as Cesare Montani * ''Campo de' fiori'' ('' The Peddler and the Lady'') by Mario Bonnard (script too) (1943) as Peppino Corradini * ''

L'ultima carrozzella ''The Last Wagon'' ( it, L'ultima carrozzella) is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, and Anita Durante.Brunetta 89 A number of the personnel were involved in the subsequent development ...

'' by

Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film '' Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comed ...

(script too) (1943) as Antonio Urbani, detto "Toto" * '' Circo equestre Za-Bum'' (episode ''Dalla finestra'' and ''Il postino'') by Mario Mattoli (1944) as The postman (segments "Dalla finestra" and "Il postino") * '' Roma città aperta'' by

(1945) as Don Pietro Pellegrini * '' Mio figlio professore'' by Renato Castellani (script too) (1946) as Orazio Belli * ''

To Live in Peace ''To Live in Peace'' (Italian: ''Vivere in pace'') is a 1947 Italian neorealist comedy-drama war film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, John Kitzmiller and Ave Ninchi.Gundle p.138 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome an ...

'' by

Luigi Zampa Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome. He directed several ...

(script too ) (1947) as Tigna * ''Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone'' by

Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing '' Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...

* '' Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo'' by

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a m ...

(script too) (1947) as Giovanni Episcopo * '' Tombolo, paradiso nero'' by

Giorgio Ferroni Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 1981) was an Italian film director. Life and career Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dr ...

(1947) as Andrea Rascelli * ''

Christmas at Camp 119 ''Christmas at Camp 119'' (Italian: ''Natale al campo 119'') is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. A group of Italian prisoners of war being held cap ...

'' by

Pietro Francisci Pietro Francisci (9 September 1906 – 1977) was an Italian film director, best remembered for the film ''Hercules'' (1958) which inspired the sword and sandal boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Born in Rome, his career took a distinct tur ...

(script too) (1947) as Giuseppe Mancini, il romano * '' Emigrantes'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1948) as Giuseppe Bordoni * ''

Benvenuto, reverendo! ''Welcome Reverend'' ( it, Benvenuto, reverendo!) is a 1950 Italian crime film comedy directed, written by and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It co-stars Massimo Girotti and Lianella Carell. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi as Don Peppino * Lianella Carell as Ann ...

'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1949) as Don Peppino * ''

Francesco, giullare di Dio ''The Flowers of St. Francis'' (in Italian, ''Francesco, giullare di Dio'', or "Francis, God's Jester") is a 1950 film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Federico Fellini. The film is based on two books, the 14th-century novel ''Fior ...

'' by

(1950) as Nicolaio, il tiranno di Viterbo * '' Prima comunione'' by

(1950) as Carlo Carloni * ''

Vita da cani ''A Dog's Life'' ( it, Vita da cani) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Plot Nino Martoni is the manager of a ramshackle show company. Her dancers include Lucy, the soubrette, capricious and obstinate, Fran ...

'' by Steno & Mario Monicelli (script too) (1950) as Nino Martoni * ''Antonio di Padova'' (''

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'') by Pietro Francisci (1951) as Ezzelino Da Romano * '' Tre passi a Nord'' (''Three steps North'') by William Lee Wilder (1950) as Pietro * ''

Rome-Paris-Rome ''Rome-Paris-Rome'' ( it, Signori, in carrozza!) is a 1951 French-Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets and Peppino De Filippo. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in ...

'' by Luigi Zampa (1951) as Vincenzo Nardi * '' Cameriera bella presenza offresi...'' by Giorgio Pàstina (1951) as Il commendatore Giovanni Marchetti * ''

Parigi è sempre Parigi ''Paris Is Always Paris'' ( it, Parigi è sempre Parigi, french: Paris est toujours Paris) is a 1951 Italian-French comedy film directed by Luciano Emmer. It was entered into the competition at the 12th Venice International Film Festival. Cas ...

'' by

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(1951) as Andrea De Angelis * ''

Guardie e ladri ''Cops and Robbers'' ( it, Guardie e ladri) is a 1951 Italian cult comedy film directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli. It stars the famous comedian Totò, and the cinematographer was the future film director Mario Bava. It was produced by Dino De ...

'' by Steno & Mario Monicelli (script too) (1951) as Lorenzo Bottoni * ''

The Passaguai Family ''The Passaguai Family'' (Italian: ''La Famiglia Passaguai'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film written, starring and directed by Aldo Fabrizi. It also featured Peppino De Filippo, Ave Ninchi and Giovanna Ralli. It was followed by a sequel ''The Pa ...

'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1951) as Giuseppe Passaguai * '' Fiorenzo il terzo uomo'' by Stefano Canzio (cameo) (1951) as Guest star * ''

The Passaguai Family Gets Rich ''The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (Italian: ''La Famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi and starring Fabrizi, Erminio Macario, Ave Ninchi and Giovanna Ralli. It is the sequel to the hit 1951 film ...

'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1952) as Giuseppe Passaguai * '' Papà diventa mamma'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1952) as Sor Pepe * ''

Altri tempi ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (episode ''Il carrettino dei libri vecchi'') by

(1952) as Bookseller * ''

Cinque poveri in automobile ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone * Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni * Ti ...

'' by Mario Mattoli (script too) (1952) as Cesare Baroni * '' Una di quelle'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1953) as Un medico * ''

Siamo tutti inquilini ''Siamo tutti inquilini'' (literally: We are all tenants) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. Production The film is a 98 minute black and white that was produced for Documento. Plot Anna has ...

'' by Mario Mattoli (1953) as Augusto * '' La voce del silenzio'' by

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(1953) as Pio Fabiani * '' Too Young for Love'' by Lionello De Felice (1953) as Coletti, padre di Annette * ''

Funniest Show on Earth ''Funniest Show on Earth'' ( it, Il più comico spettacolo del mondo) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring May Britt. It is the first Italian film in 3D. It was filmed with a three-dimensional shooting system p ...

'' by

(1953) (uncredited) * '' Cafè Chantant'' by

(1953) as Se stesso / Himself * '' Questa è la vita'' (episode ''Marsina stretta'') by Aldo Fabrizi (1954) as Il Professore Fabio Gori (segment "Marsina stretta") * ''

Cento anni d'amore ''100 Years of Love'' ( it, Cento anni d'amore) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by . It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the ...

'' (episode ''Garibaldina'') by Lionello De Felice (1954) as Don Pietro, Priest of Monterotondo (segment "Garibaldina") * ''

Cose da pazzi ''Crazy Affairs'' ( it, Cose da pazzi) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by G. W. Pabst. In May 2016, it was shown as part of a retrospective of Pabst's films at the Filmarchiv Austria. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi as Gnauli * Carla Del Poggio as ...

'' by

(1954) as Gnauli * ''

Carousel of Variety ''Carousel of Variety'' ( it, Carosello del varietà) is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Aldo Bonaldi and Aldo Quinti and featuring a number of performers in a revue-style show.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.295 Partial cast * Totò *Anna Magna ...

'' by Aldo Quinti & Aldo Bonaldi (1955) * '' Accadde al penitenziario'' by Giorgio Bianchi (1955) * ''

Io piaccio ''Io piaccio'' (also known as ''La via del successo... con le donne'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Professor Maldi, a researcher on the company held by Commendatore Tassinetti (Aldo Fabrizi), experiments on ...

'' by Giorgio Bianchi (1955) as Giuseppe Tassinetti * ''

I pappagalli ''I pappagalli'' (''The Parrots'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Paolinelli. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi: Antonio *Alberto Sordi: Alberto Tanzi * Maria Fiore: Caterina *Maria Pia Casilio: Fulvia *Peppino De Filippo: Beppi *Titina De ...

'' by Bruno Paolinelli (1955) as Antonio, the door-keeper * ''

Un po' di cielo ''Un po' di cielo'' is a 1955 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Its name is Italian for "A bit of heaven". Cast * Gabriele Ferzetti as Frank Lo Giudice * Constance Smith as Nora * Fausto Tozzi as Roberto Maltoni * Aldo Fabrizi as ...

'' by

Giorgio Moser Giorgio Moser (9 October 1923 – 25 September 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1954 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * ''Lost Continent'' (1955) *''Un ...

(1955) as Pietro Maltoni * ''

The Two Friends ''The Two Friends'' (Italian: ''I due compari'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Peppino De Filippo and Giulia Rubini.Pintaldi p.69 The film's sets were designed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast * ...

'' by

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(script too) (1955) as Giovanni Bellini * ''

I pinguini ci guardano ''I pinguini ci guardano'' (i.e. "Penguins look at us") is a 1956 Italian comedy film written and directed by and starring Renato Rascel and Carlo Croccolo. Plot The daily life in a zoo seen through the eyes of their residents, with the ani ...

'' by Guido Leoni (1956) (voice) * '' They Stole a Tram'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1956) as Cesare Mancini * ''

Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo ''Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo'' is a List of Italian films of 1956, 1956 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi: Brigadiere Pietro Spaziani *Alberto Sordi: Alberto Randolfi ...

'' by Mauro Bolognini (1956) as Brigadiere Pietro Spaziani * '' Donatella'' by Mario Monicelli (1956) as Padre di Donatella * ''

Allow Me, Daddy! ''Allow Me, Daddy!'' ( it, Mi permette, babbo!) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard. Plot Rodolfo, a young man with the ambitions of an opera singer in the bass register, does not work, gets up at midday and lives on the sho ...

'' by

(1956) as Alessandro Biagi - il suocero di Nardi * '' Il maestro'' by Aldo Fabrizi (1957) as Giovanni Merino * '' Festa di maggio'' (''Premier mai'') by

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(1958) as Le vieux camionneur * ''

I prepotenti ''I prepotenti'' (''The Bullies'') is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola. It has a sequel, ''Prepotenti più di prima'' (1959). Cast * Aldo Fabrizi: Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto: Domenico Esposito, aka Mimì * Ave Ninch ...

'' di

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(script too) (1958) as Cesare Pinelli * ''

I tartassati ''I Tartassati'' is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Aldo Fabrizi, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles ''The Overtaxed'' (English) and ''Fripouillard et Compagnie'' (Fr ...

'' by Steno (script too) (1959) as Maresciallo Fabio Topponi * '' Ferdinando I re di Napoli'' by

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(1959) as Il contadino * '' Prepotenti più di prima'' by Mario Mattoli (script too) (1959) as Cesare Pinelli * '' Un militare e mezzo'' by Steno (script too) (1960) as Sgt. Giovanni Rossi * '' La sposa bella'' (''The angel wore red'') by

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(1960) as Canon Rota * ''

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today ''Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today'' ( it, Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Aprà p.101 Plot Two bourgeois families live in Rome: the family of the "Cavalier ...

'' by

(1960) as Giuseppe D'Amore * '' Le meraviglie di Aladino'' by

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(1961) as Sultan * '' Gerarchi si muore'' by

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(1961) as Comm. Frioppi * '' Fra' Manisco cerca guai'' by Armando William Tamburella (1961) as Fra Pacifico detto 'Fra Manisco' * '' Gli italiani e le donne'' (episode ''Chi la fa, l'aspetti'') by

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(1962) * '' Twist, lolite e vitelloni'' by

(1962) as Cav. Rossi * '' I quattro monaci'' by

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(1962) as Fra' Giocondo * '' The Four Musketeers'' by

(1963) as Bouboule * ''

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'' by Sergio Corbucci (cameo) (1963) as Facchino * ''

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(in Germany) (1963) as Don Amilcare * '' Totò contro i quattro'' by Steno (1963) as * '' I quattro tassisti'' (episode ''L'uomo in bleu'') by Giorgio Bianchi (1963) as Sor Gigi (segment "L'uomo in blue") * ''

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'' by Nanni Loy (1965) as Piras, Gaviro's Father (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2") * '' Sette monaci d'oro'' by

(1966) as Fra' Ugone, padre priore * '' Three Bites of the Apple'' by

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(1967) as Dr. Manzoni * ''Cose di Cosa Nostra'' ('' Gang War'') by Steno (script too) (1971) as Il brigadiere Aldo Panzarani * '' La Tosca'' by

Luigi Magni Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Rome, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with '' Tempo di villeggiatura''. In 1968 he collaborated w ...

(1973) as Il governatore * '' C'eravamo tanto amati'' (''We All Loved Each Other So Much'') by Ettore Scola (1974) as Romolo Catenacci * '' I baroni'' by Giampaolo Lomi (1975) as Monsignore * '' Nerone'' by

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Pier Francesco Pingitore Pier Francesco Pingitore (born 27 September 1934) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author. Biography Born in Catanzaro, Pingitore started his career as a journalist,Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viven ...

(1977) as Generale Galba * '' Il ginecologo della mutua'' by

Aristide Massaccesi Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres (westerns, decamerotici, peplum, war films, swa ...

(1977) as Pietro Massone * '' Giovanni Senzapensieri'' by Marco Colli (1985) as Gino (final film role)

Film director filmography

* '' Emigrantes'' (script too) (1948) * ''

'' (producer and script too) (1949) * ''

'' (producer and script too) (1951) * ''

'' (producer and script too) (1952) * '' Papà diventa mamma'' (producer and script too) (1952) * '' Una di quelle'' (producer and script too) (1953) * '' Questa è la vita'' (episode ''Marsina stretta'', script too) (1954) * '' Hanno rubato un tram'' (script too) (1954) * '' Il maestro'' (script too) (1957)

References

External links

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Sito amatoriale su Aldo Fabrizi

La radio di Aldo Fabrizi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fabrizi, Aldo Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male comedians Male actors from Rome 1905 births 1990 deaths Nastro d'Argento winners Film directors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors David di Donatello Career Award winners 20th-century Italian comedians