Mario Casacci
Mario Casacci | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1925 |
| Died | 8 July 1995 (aged 69) Rome |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Known for | Ritorna il tenente Sheridan |
Mario Casacci (Pontedera, 12 August 1925 – Rome, 8 July 1995) was an Italian screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the character of Lieutenant Sheridan, who was played on the small screen by the actor Ubaldo Lay. Casacci's co-creator was his colleague Alberto Ciambricco[1][2] In 1959, he also co-created, again with Ciambricco, the television program Giallo club.[3][4][5]
Selected filmography
Television
- 1959-1961: Giallo club. Invito al poliziesco
- 1963: Ritorna il tenente Sheridan
- 1968-1973: I ragazzi di padre Tobia
Film
- 1966: Rojo[6]
References
- ^ Hughes, Bronwen (6 January 2017). Investigating Format: The Transferral and Translation of Televised Productions in Italy and England. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443862752.
- ^ L'Espresso (in Italian). 1985.
- ^ Buonanno, Milly (2012). Italian TV Drama and Beyond: Stories from the Soil, Stories from the Sea. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841504599.
- ^ Nuova rivista musicale italiana: trimestrale di cultura e informazione musicale (in Italian). Rai-Eri. 2000.
- ^ Camilleri, Andrea (2004). Romanzi storici e civili (in Italian). A. Mondadori. ISBN 9788804519294.
- ^ Weisser, Thomas (22 August 2005). Spaghetti Westerns—the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961–1977. McFarland. ISBN 9780786424429.