Franco Fabrizi

Actor: Franco Fabrizi

Born: Feb 15, 1926 in Cortemaggiore, Italy
Died: Oct 18, 1995 in Cortemaggiore, IT
Occupation: Actor
Active: '50s-'70s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Signore e Signori, Ginger and Fred, La Romana
First Major Screen Credit: Carica Eroica (1952)

Biography

Franco Fabrizi was in his very early twenties when he began his career on the Italian variety stage. In films from 1952, he was frequently seen in the works of Federico Fellini, most notably as small town roué Fausto in I Vitteloni (1953) and small-time crook Roberto in Il Bidone (1955). In later years, his youthful rakishness mellowed into a jaded world weariness, both offscreen and on. Franco Fabrizi made his last screen appearance in 1988, seven years before his death in his home town of Cortemaggiore. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide