Carlo Mazzarella (30 July 1919 – 7 March 1993) was an Italian actor and journalist.

Life and career

Born in

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, Mazzarella enrolled in the

Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the ac ...

, graduating in 1942. Almost immediately he debuted on stage, working with

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and

Sergio Tofano Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. Tofano was born in Rome. In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage with Ermete Novelli, then joined Virgil ...

, among others. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Mazzarella started a prolific film career as a

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...

. In 1955 he started a new career as a television journalist for

RAI TV RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

, specializing on news about costume, theater and cinema, and gradually abandoning his acting career. He retired in 1985. Mazzarella died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

at the age of 73.

Partial filmography

* '' His Young Wife'' (1945) - Paglieri, il notaio * ''

The Models of Margutta ''The Models of Margutta'' (Italian: ''Le modelle di via Margutta'') is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Liliana Laine, Claudio Gora and Carlo Campanini.Hischak p.251 The film is set amongst the artistic c ...

'' (1946) - L'esattore * ''Felicità perduta'' (1946) * ''Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone'' (1947) * ''

Christmas at Camp 119 ''Christmas at Camp 119'' (Italian: ''Natale al campo 119'') is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. A group of Italian prisoners of war being held c ...

'' (1947) - Ignazio (uncredited) * ''Arrivederci papà'' (1948) * ''

Bitter Rice ''Bitter Rice'' ( it, Riso Amaro ) is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Doris Dowling and Vittorio Gassman, ''Bitter Rice'' was ...

'' (1949) - Gianetto * ''Vivere a sbafo'' (1949) * ''

Snow White and the Seven Thieves ''Snow White and the Seven Thieves'' ( it, Biancaneve e i sette ladri) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is loosely based on the novella ''Il ladro'' by Anton Germano Rossi. Cast * Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Bi ...

'' (1949) - Ladro * ''

The Knight Has Arrived! ''The Knight Has Arrived!'' (Italian: ''È arrivato il cavaliere!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Tino Scotti, Silvana Pampanini and Nyta Dover. The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1950) - L'Assessore (uncredited) * '' Cops and Robbers'' (1951) * ''

Seven Hours of Trouble ''Seven Hours of Trouble'' (Italian: ''Sette ore di guai'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi and starring Totò, Isa Barzizza and Carlo Campanini.Goble p.958 Plot Toto De Pasquale (Toto) is the holder ...

'' (1951) - Ludovico * ''

Toto in Color ''Toto in Color'' (Italian: ''Totò a colori'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film, and was the first Italian color film shot with the Ferraniacolor system. The film was directed by Steno and starred the comic actor Totò. Plot Antonio Scannagatti is ...

'' (1952) - Il fidanzato de la signora snob * ''

In Olden Days ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (1952) - Corteggiatore (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni") / Quarto testimone (segment "Il processo di Frine") (uncredited) * ''

Toto and the Women ''Toto and the Women'' ( it, Totò e le donne) is a 1952 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Plot The cloth retailer Philip (Totò) is no longer able to stand his possessive and tyrannical wife (Ave Ninchi) who claims a higher ...

'' (1952) - Il presentatore del concorso di bellezza (uncredited) * ''

The Unfaithfuls ''The Unfaithfuls'' ( it, Le infedeli) is a 1953 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Gina Lollobrigida. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Lulla Possenti * May Britt as Liliana Rogers * Pierre Cressoy as Osv ...

'' (1953) - The Photographer (uncredited) * ''

I Chose Love ''I Chose Love'' (French: ''J'ai choisi l'amour'', Italian: ''Ho scelto l'amore'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Renato Rascel and Marisa Pavan. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. Plot Bor ...

'' (1953) * ''Era lei che lo voleva!'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''

Eager to Live ''Eager to Live'' ( it, Febbre di vivere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Gora. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot Massimo lives in luxury, but in reality he is overwhe ...

'' (1953) - Carletto * ''Cinema d'altri tempi'' (1953) * ''Gran Varietà'' (1954) - (episodio 'Mariantonia') * ''

Neapolitan Carousel ''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its '' ...

'' (1954) - Baron * ''

An American in Rome ''An American in Rome'' (originally ''Un americano a Roma'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a satire of Americanization, and it was referred as "a milestone in the evolution of Italian self-identification". I ...

'' (1954) - Segretario ambasciata USA (uncredited) * ''

A Hero of Our Times ''A Hero of Our Times'' ( it, Un eroe dei nostri tempi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi. Plot Alberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-g ...

'' (1955) - Journalist * '' Bravissimo'' (1955) - A passerby * ''

Destination Piovarolo ''Destination Piovarolo'' ( it, Destinazione Piovarolo) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot summary In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called ...

'' (1955) - Il capostazione uscente * '' The Bigamist'' (1956) - Journalist (uncredited) * '' Kean: Genius or Scoundrel'' (1957) - Dario * ''

Il disco volante ''Il disco volante'' is a 1964 Italian comic science fiction film with mockumentary elements directed by Tinto Brass and starring Alberto Sordi. The film features the renowned comedian in four distinct roles as a dim-witted Carabinieri '' brigadier ...

'' (1964) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Lucky Luciano Charles "Lucky" Luciano (, ; born Salvatore Lucania ; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. Luciano started his criminal career in the Five Points gang and was instrumenta ...

'' (1973) - Radio Journalist (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzarella, Carlo 1919 births 1993 deaths Italian male film actors Writers from Genoa Italian male journalists Italian male stage actors Actors from Genoa 20th-century Italian male actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Deaths from lung cancer in Lazio 20th-century Italian journalists 20th-century Italian male writers