Mario Carotenuto
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| Born | 29 June 1915 |
| Died | 14 April 1995 (aged 79) Rome, Italy |
Mario Carotenuto (1915–1995) was an Italian actor of theatre and cinema.
Carotenuto, the son of an actor of silent films, got various jobs, even humble, for many years before starting his artistic career in 1946, first as a radio actor and then joining some small companies of avanspettacolo.[1] He made his film debut in 1950, in Abbiamo vinto, then he took part in dozens of films, often comedies, sometimes as leading actor.[1] He was also very active on stage and in television.[1]
He died in Rome in 1995. He was the younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto.[1]
Awards
- 1973 Nastro d'argento for best Supporting Actor for the film Lo scopone scientifico[2]
Filmography
- Scipione l'africano (1937)
- The Two Sergeants (1951)
- Milano miliardaria (1951)
- La spiaggia (1954)
- A Hero of Our Times (1955)
- I giorni più belli (1956)
- Mio figlio Nerone (1956)
- L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
- Move and I'll Shoot (1958)
- First Love (1959)
- Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959)
- Fountain of Trevi (1960)
- Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (1959)
- Il Mantenuto (1961)
- 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1962)
- La Vendetta (1962)
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
- 1870 (1971)
- I due assi del guantone (1971)
- Boccaccio (1972)
- When Women Were Called Virgins (1972)
- Lo scopone scientifico (1972)
- Febbre da cavallo (1975)
- Per favore, occupati di Amelia (1981)
- Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa (1982)
- Gian Burrasca (1982)
References
- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
External links
- IMDB entry for Mario Carotenuto
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