Franco Fabrizi

Franco Fabrizi

Actor

Cortemaggiore - Piacenza - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
February 15, 1926

Biography

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.

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Franco Fabrizi 1
Franco Fabrizi 2
Franco Fabrizi 3

Representative Works

Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria
8.0
/ Italian
Death in Venice
Death in Venice
7.2
/ Italian
Woman of Rome
Woman of Rome
6.1
/ Italian
I Vitelloni
I Vitelloni
7.7
/ Italian
The Little Bather
The Little Bather
6.6
/ French
Fellini dice...
Fellini dice...
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
Action
Action
4.6
/ English
Copacabana Palace
Copacabana Palace
5.0
/ Italian
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well
7.5
/ Italian
The One Man Band
The One Man Band
6.0
/ French
Act of Aggression
Act of Aggression
4.8
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Nights of Cabiria
1957Winner

Best Performance

Nights of Cabiria

Death in Venice
1971Nominee

Best Performance

Death in Venice

Woman of Rome
1954Nominee

Best Performance

Woman of Rome

Career Highlights

I Vitelloni
1953Highlight

Best Performance

I Vitelloni

The Little Bather
1968Highlight

Best Performance

The Little Bather