Ettore Mattia (30 May 1910 – 10 October 1982) was an Italian journalist and actor.

Life and career

Born in

Potenza Potenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ''comune'' in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania). Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of ...

, Mattia was a journalist and a film critic for several newspapers and magazines, and was also

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Titanus Titanus (also called Titanus Distribuzione) is an Italian film production and distribution company, founded in 1904 by Gustavo Lombardo (1885–1951). The company's headquarters are located at 28 Via Sommacampagna, Rome and its studios on the Vi ...

. Mattia was mainly active as a

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, and in 1969 he won a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for best supporting actor for his performance in

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's '' La pecora nera''. He died of heart attack.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattia, Ettore 1910 births People from Potenza 1982 deaths Nastro d'Argento winners Italian male film actors Italian male journalists Italian film critics 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian journalists 20th-century Italian male writers Male actors from Basilicata