Antonio Cifariello (19 May 1930 – 12 December 1968) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in
Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
, son of the sculptor
Filippo Cifariello, Antonio started his career in 1950 as the main actor, credited as Fabio Montale, in ''La sposa che vestiva di bianco'', a film which had several production issues and that was released only in 1953.
In the meanwhile Cifariello appeared in several
fotoromanzi using the stage name Mauro Vellani, and enrolled at the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1953.
[ The same year, he was chosen by ]Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...
to star in ''Marriage Agency'', a segment of the anthology film
An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...
'' Love in the City''.[ Following the release of the film, in a short time Cifariello established himself as one of the most requested young actors in Italian cinema, mainly active in romantic comedies and adventure films.][
Tired of playing stereotypal characters of seducers or boyfriends, in the 1960s Cifariello gradually moved his career towards journalism and television documentaries.]
Partial filmography
* '' They Were Three Hundred'' (1952) - Sergente Cafiero
* '' Woman of the Red Sea'' (1953) - Pierluigi
* ''Amanti senza peccato'' (1953) - Righetto
* '' Love in the City'' (1953) - Giornalista (segment "Agenzia matrimoniale, Un'")
* '' It Happened in the Park'' (1953) - The Sailor
* ''Angels of Darkness
''Angels of Darkness'' () is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giuseppe Amato and starring Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn and Valentina Cortese.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi.
Plot
A brothel is ...
'' (1954)
* '' Neapolitan Carousel'' (1954) - Don Armando
* '' Le signorine dello 04'' (1955) - Amleto
* '' Le ragazze di San Frediano'' (1955) - Andrea Sernesi aka Bob
* '' The Belle of Rome'' (1955) - Otello
* '' Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955) - Nicola Pascazio 'Nicolino'
* ''I quattro del getto tonante'' (1955) - Tenente Luciano Zanchi
* '' The Awakening'' (1956) - Peppino
* '' Peccato di castità'' (1956)
* '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) - Ugo Stefani
* ''Operazione notte'' (1957)
* '' The Doll That Took the Town'' (1957) - Giorgio Salustri
* '' Souvenir d'Italie'' (1957) - Gino
* '' Vacanze a Ischia'' (1957) - Antonio
* ''La mina'' (1958) - Stefano
* '' Young Husbands'' (1958) - Ettore Graziani
* '' The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1958, TV Series) - Nicola Nickleby
* ''Resurrection
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is anothe ...
'' (1958) - Chenbeck
* ''The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
''The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina'' () is a low-budget 1958 Italian-West German crime-drama-comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren, Antonio Cifariello, and Rossana Martini. The drama was directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and written by Edoardo Anto ...
'' (1958) - Teo
* '' L'amore nasce a Roma'' (1958) - Mario
* ''Promesse di marinaio'' (1958) - Mario
* '' Men and Noblemen'' (1959) - Mario Ludovici
* '' Ciao, ciao bambina!'' (1959) - Riccardo Branca
* ''Wild Cats on the Beach
''Wild Cats on the Beach'' (, ) is a 1959 Italian-French comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala.
Cast
*Alberto Sordi: Alberto
*Rita Gam: Rita Elmont
*Elsa Martinelli: Doriana
*Franco Fabrizi: Nicola Ferrara
*Giovanna Ralli: Giovanna, Alberto's ...
'' (1959) - Gino Santoni
* ''Vacations in Majorca
''Vacations in Majorca'' () is a 1959 Italian comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark co ...
'' (1959) - Ernesto
* ''Roulotte e roulette'' (1959) - Antonio Aiello
* '' Questo amore ai confini del mondo'' (1960) - Walter
* '' A Qualcuna Piace Calvo'' (1960) - Alberto Rossi
* '' Rome 1585'' (1961) - Leonetto Ardenghi
* '' My Love Is Called Margarita'' (1961) - Eduardo Heredia, profesor de literatura
* '' Jessica'' (1962) - Gianni Crupi
* '' The Lovely Lola'' (1962) - Javier
* '' In Search of the Castaways'' (1962) - Chief Thalcave
* '' Giuseppe w Warszawie'' (1964) - Giuseppe Santucci (final film role)
References
External links
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1930 births
1968 deaths
20th-century Italian male actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Male actors from Naples
Italian documentary filmmakers
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Zambia
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1968
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