Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi ( born 1 November 1905 in Rome, † April 2, 1990 ) was an Italian film actor and director.

Life

Fabrizi grew up in the Trastevere district of Rome. Since 1931, he stood on stages smaller theater of his hometown, where he with comic monologues success with critics, in particular but also the audience, celebrated. In 1942 he made ​​his film debut in Mario Bonnard film Avanti c'è posto. This was followed by L'ultima carrozzella with Anna Magnani and Campo de ' Fiori, a year later. Fabrizi became famous for the role of Don Pietro Pellegrini, an anti-fascist priest in Roberto Rossellini's Roma, città aperta, shot in 1945. During the audience, above all, in the roles of the " little man" known he was in film connoisseurs especially as an actor films of Italian neorealism appreciated. He showed that he could not only make funny but also tragic roles.

Between 1948 and 1957 staged Fabrizi several films in which he played that were made ​​well-crafted and popular successes were.

Fabrizi remained all his active career the theater faithful; successful play was there Pietro Garineis and Sandro Giovannini Rugantino. On television he was a regular guest.

Fabrizi was married to Beatrice Rocchi. He died nine years after his wife to a heart attack. In the Roman Morlupo a theater named after him.

Filmography (selection)

Actor

Director