
Franco Fabrizi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franco Fabrizi (Cortemaggiore, 15 February 1926 - Cortemaggiore, 18 October 1995) was an Italian actor. Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film. When he was 24 years old, with a few experience in cinema, has got a small important roll in Chronicle of a Love (Cronaca di un amore) (1950), Michelangelo Antonioni's long film debut. Federico Fellini offers him the starring role in I vitelloni. In Italy, he was considerated the Cary Grant all'italiana.
Known for

Nights of Cabiria
1957

Death in Venice
1971

I Vitelloni
1953

Action
1980

No Sun in Venice
1957

Woman of Rome
1954

The Little Bather
1968

The Rocket from Calabuch
1956

I Knew Her Well
1965

The Italian Connection
1972

Complexes
1965

The Little Devil
1988

Copacabana Palace
1962

Roman Tales
1955

The One Man Band
1970

Story of a Love Affair
1950

Dismissed on His Wedding Night
1968

The Swindle
1955

Act of Aggression
1975

Fellini dice...
2006

Le Reflux
1965

Ginger and Fred
1986

Late Night Trains
1975

The Shortest Day
1963