Giulio Marchetti (9 June 1911 – 1 December 1993) was an Italian stage, film and
television actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and presenter.
Life and career
Born in
Barcelona
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, Marchetti was the grandson of the
operetta
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actor and comedian Giulio and the son of the theatrical artistic director Adriano.
After completing high school in
Bologna
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, he began his stage career as a vaudeville actor and singer in the style of the American minstrel show performers.
He got a large popularity between early 1940s and mid-1950s, thanks to a series of successful
revue
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s.
He was also active, as a
character actor
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, in a number of films and television series, often working alongside
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...
.
Marchetti is also well known in Italy as the presenter for many years of the show ''Giochi senza frontiere''.
[Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .] In the early 1970s he decided to abandon the showbusiness and became the owner of a service station.
Partial filmography
* ''
Fear and Sand
''Fear and Sand'' () is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. The title makes reference to the 1941 Hollywood film '' Blood and Sand'' and its 1908 source novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which ''Fear and Sand ...
'' (1948) - Paquito
* ''
Adam and Eve
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'' (1949) - Il naufrago americano
* ''Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba!'' (1949) - Attrazione internazionale, Himself
* ''
Fugitive Lady'' (1950) - Giovanni
* ''
L'inafferrabile 12'' (1950) - Il commissario
* ''I cadetti di Guascogna'' (1950)
* ''
Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) - Il baritono russo
* ''
My Heart Sings'' (1951) - Friend of Russo (uncredited)
* ''
Stranger on the Prowl'' (1952) - Signor Raffetto
* ''
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) - Barman (uncredited)
* ''
Giuseppina (1960) - Petrol Station Owner/Father (Filmed 1959)
* ''
Conspiracy of Hearts'' (1960) - Italian Soldier
* ''
Tough Guys'' (1960) - Bernabeu
* ''I piaceri del sabato notte'' (1960) - Un altro cliente svizzero
* ''
Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Meck
* ''
Totò Diabolicus'' (1962) - Private Detective
* ''
Roaring Years'' (1962)
* ''
The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' (1962) - The King
* ''
Swordsman of Siena'' (1962) - Carlos' servant
* ''
The Executioner of Venice'' (1963) - Bartolo
* ''
The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) - Gualtiero
* ''
Sandokan to the Rescue'' (1964) - Sagapar
* ''
The Secret Invasion'' (1964) - Italian Officer
* ''
Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (1964) - Sagapar
* ''Le tardone'' (1964) - Manuele (episode "L'armadio")
* ''
Stranger in Sacramento'' (1965) - Sheriff Joe
* ''
The Adventurer of Tortuga'' (1965) - Father of the Bride
* ''
The Rover'' (1967) - Peyrol's first mate
* ''
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
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'' (1968) - Lt. Naldi
* ''La vuole lui... lo vuole lei'' (1968)
* ' (1971) - Dr. Castell (uncredited)
* ' (1988) - Receptionist in high-class hotel (final film role)
References
External links
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1911 births
1993 deaths
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Male actors from Barcelona