Carlo Sposito (1 May 1924 – 9 September 1984) was an Italian character actor, sometimes credited as Carletto Sposito. Born in

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, he was among the most active actors in the

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Italian genre cinema. He was also pretty active on stage, radio and television. He died at 60 of

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, in Rome. He was the brother of the playwright

Faele Raffaele Sposito (7 January 1922 – 12 April 1981), best known as Faele, was an Italian playwright, radio and television writer, screenwriter and occasional lyricist. Life and career Born in Palermo, at young age Sposito moved to Rome with his ...

Selected filmography

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For the Love of Mariastella ''For the Love of Mariastella'' ( it, Malacarne, also known as ''Turi della tonnara'') is a 1946 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. Based on a story of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe Zucca, it was mainly shot in the tonn ...

'' (1946) - Rosalino * ''

Difficult Years ''Difficult Years'' ( it, Anni difficili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Umberto Spadaro, adapted from the 1946 short story ''Vecchio con gli stivali'' (''Old Man in Boots''), by the Sicilian author Vitaliano B ...

'' (1948) - Riccardo * ''Torna a Napoli'' (1949) - Vittorio * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Allievo * ''Cintura di castità'' (1950) * ''

Women Without Names ''Women Without Names'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey. Plot Cast * Ellen Drew as Joyce King * Robert Paige as Fred MacNeil * Judith Barrett as Peggy Athens * John Miljan as District Attorney John Marlin * ...

'' (1950) - Ciulian the Albanian Ice-cream Maker * ''

His Last Twelve Hours ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (French: ''Pour l'amour du ciel'', Italian: ''È più facile che un cammello...'') is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti and Elli Parvo. The film's sets w ...

'' (1950) - Il duca Luca Sorino * ''Il monello della strada'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Il vice-commissario Sani * ''

The Ungrateful Heart ''The Ungrateful Heart'' ( nap, Core 'ngrato) is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carla Del Poggio, Frank Latimore and Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 ...

'' (1951) - Anselmo * '' The Young Caruso'' (1951) - Giovanni "Gianni" Palma * ''

Paris Is Always Paris ''Paris Is Always Paris'' ( it, Parigi è sempre Parigi, french: Paris est toujours Paris) is a 1951 Italian-French comedy film directed by Luciano Emmer. It was entered into the competition at the 12th Venice International Film Festival. Cast ...

'' (1951) - Toto Mancuso * ''

Una bruna indiavolata! ''Una bruna indiavolata!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Cast * Silvana Pampanini as Clara * Ugo Tognazzi as Carlo Soldi * Nando Bruno as Autista del taxi * Carlo Sposito as Giulio Scanagatta * Rocco D' ...

'' (1951) - Giulio * ''

'' (1951) - Alfredo Bruca * ''

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'' (1952) - Il brigadiere Oriani * ''Serenata amara'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) - Venditore ambulante * ''

The Piano Tuner Has Arrived ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52 The film's sets were design ...

'' (1952) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (1952) - Tonino * ''Le marchand de Venise'' (1953) * ''

Noi peccatori ''Noi peccatori'' (i.e. "We, sinners") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Yvonne Sanson. Plot Cast * Yvonne Sanson as Lucia * Steve Barclay as Stefano * Tamara Lees as Fausta *Carletto Sposito ...

'' (1953) - Francesco * ''

A Husband for Anna ''A Husband for Anna'' ( it, Un marito per Anna Zaccheo) is a 1953 Italian romance-drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Anna Zaccheo * Amedeo Nazzari: Dr. Illuminato * Massimo Girotti: Andrea Grazzi * Umbe ...

'' (1953) - Nicolino - l'aiuto del fotografo * ''Ci troviamo in galleria'' (1953) - Poppo * ''

Processo contro ignoti ''Genoese Dragnet'' ( it, Processo contro ignoti) is a 1952 Italian crime-melodrama film. The movie relates the story of Michele, a man accused of murdering a kidnapped girl and his fight to prove his innocence. Plot Genoa. Two wealthy spouses ...

'' (1954) - Operaio del garage * ''

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'' (1954) - Epaminonda Maksimovich Aplombov, il sposo * ''

Theodora, Slave Empress ''Theodora, Slave Empress'' ( it, Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio) is a 1954 film about Theodora, a former slave who married Justinian I, emperor of Byzantium in AD 527–565. It was directed by Riccardo Freda. Cast *Gianna Maria Canale as " Th ...

'' (1954) - Scarpios * ''

Papà Pacifico ''Papà Pacifico'' is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonella Lualdi and Frank Latimore.Alberto Albertazzi. "Papà Pacifico" (review). ''Intermezzo''. 31 March 1954. It grossed 88 million lire at the Italian bo ...

'' (1954) - Itinerant vendor * ''

The Three Thieves ''The Three Thieves'' (Italian: ''I tre ladri'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Totò, Jean-Claude Pascal and Simone Simon Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon (23 April 1910 or 1911 – 22 Febru ...

'' (1954) - Michele * ''Prima di sera'' (1954) - The Lawyer in Capena * ''

Milanese in Naples ''Milanese in Naples'' (Italian: ''Milanesi a Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Di Gianni and starring Eva Nova, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Campanini.Marlow-Mann p.193 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar D ...

'' (1954) - Assistente del Prof. Simoni * ''

The Art of Getting Along ''The Art of Getting Along'' ( it, L'arte di arrangiarsi) is a 1954 in film, 1954 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. Following ''Difficult Years'' and ''Easy Years'', it is the third and final chapter in the trilogy ab ...

'' (1955) - Il duca di Lanocita * ''

The Miller's Beautiful Wife ''The Miller's Beautiful Wife'' ( it, La bella mugnaia) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini, that stars Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren and Vittorio de Sica. A remake of the director's 1934 film, 'Il capello a tre punt ...

'' (1955) - Pasqualino * ''Il falco d'oro'' (1955) - Baccio * ''

Songs of Italy ''Songs of Italy'' (Italian: ''Canzoni di tutta Italia'') is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Marco Vicario, Rossana Podestà and Silvana Pampanini.Torriglia p.208 It was shot in Ferraniacolor. It was one of ...

'' (1955) * ''Donne, amore e matrimoni'' (1956) - Oreste * ''Cantando sotto le stelle'' (1956) - Gelsomino * ''

Serenate per 16 bionde ''Serenate per 16 bionde'' ("Serenades for 16 blondes") is a 1957 Italian musical comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami and starring Claudio Villa. Plot Cast * Claudio Villa as Claudio * Esther Masing as Isabella * Simone Ba ...

'' (1957) - Raimondo * ''

The Love Specialist ''The Love Specialist'' ( it, La Ragazza Del Palio) is an Italian-French movie filmed in 1958, and released in the U.S. in 1959 with the title ''The Love Specialist''. Plot Diana Dixon, a Texan girl (played by Dors), wins a quiz show jackpot, ...

'' (1957) * ''Primo applauso'' (1957) * ''Serenatella sciuè sciuè'' (1958) - don Liborio * ''Marinai, donne e guai'' (1958) * ''Le cameriere'' (1959) * '' Le sorprese dell'amore'' (1959) - Gaspare Florio * ''Ferdinando I° re di Napoli'' (1959) - (uncredited) * ''

La sceriffa ''La sceriffa'' (''The Sheriff'') is a 1959 Italian Western comedy in black-and-white, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. It stars Italian comedy star Ugo Tognazzi. It was released on 16 August 1959. The film starred several comedians and spawne ...

'' (1960) - Gennarino - aka Gen * '' Latin Lovers'' (1965) - L'amico di Fifì (segment "L'irreparabile") * ''Con rispetto parlando'' (1965) * ''

I complessi ''I complessi'' is a 1965 commedia all'italiana anthology film consisting of three episodes. Cast ;''Una giornata decisiva'' *Nino Manfredi: Quirino Raganelli *Ilaria Occhini: Gabriella * Riccardo Garrone: Alvaro Morandini *Umberto D'Orsi: ...

'' (1965) - Massimo Tabusso (segment "Il Complesso della Schiava nubiana") (uncredited) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - Barman * ''Ischia operazione amore'' (1966) - Maresciallo Francesco Capaci * ''

Don Juan in Sicily ''Don Giovanni in Sicilia'', internationally released as ''Don Juan in Sicily'', is a 1967 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is loosely based on the novel with the same title by Vitaliano Brancati. Cast * Lando Buzza ...

'' (1967) - Scannapieco * ''Quando dico che ti amo'' (1967) - Guiducci - Male nurse * ''I zanzaroni'' (1967) - (segment "Quelli qui partono") * ''

Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...

'' (1970) - Benito Pozzi * ''

W le donne ''W le donne'' (i.e. "Hurrah for the women") is a 1970 Cinema of Italy, Italian "musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Little Tony (singer), Little Tony.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodb ...

'' (1970) - Galluppi * ''La prima notte del dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del... giocattolo'' (1970) - Totò * ''Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera'' (1970) - Antonio 'Totò' Spampinato della Scaletta * ''Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima'' (1971) - Serpieri - the General Manager * ''Le belve'' (1971) - Avv. Apposito (segment "Il caso Apposito") * ''

When Women Were Called Virgins ''When Women Were Called Virgins'' ( it, Quando le donne si chiamavano madonne) is a 1972 commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Aldo Grimaldi. It is part of a series of derivative erotic comedies set in the Middle Ages which were bas ...

'' (1972) - Fra' Mariaccio * ''

Il fidanzamento ''Il fidanzamento'' (''The Engagement'') is a 1975 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Goffredo Parise. Plot Catania. Luigi Manozzi is a public official who h ...

'' (1975) - Totò * '' My Sister in Law'' (1976) - Prosecutor * ''

The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High ''L'insegnante va in collegio'' (internationally released as ''The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High'' and ''The School Teacher in College'') is a 1977 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. The film is the second in the "Schoolte ...

'' (1977) - Hauffmann * ''

'' (1978) - Prof. Morlupo * ''

La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti ''La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti'' (literally ''The high school girl in the class of repeaters'') is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. It is the second chapter in the "Liceale" film-series and was followed by ...

'' (1978) - The Principal * ''Cugine mie'' (1978) - Zio Federico * ''

The School Teacher in the House ''L'insegnante viene a casa'' (internationally released as ''The School Teacher in the House'') is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. The film is the third chapter in the "Schoolteacher" film series and the l ...

'' (1978) - Colonnello Marullo * ''

How to Seduce Your Teacher ''How to Seduce Your Teacher'' ( it, La liceale seduce i professori, lit=The High School Girl Seduces the Teachers) is a 1979 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. It is the third instalment in the "Liceale" film series and was ...

'' (1979) - Professor Cacioppo * ''

The Nurse in the Military Madhouse ''L'infermiera nella corsia dei militari'', internationally released as ''The Nurse in the Military Madhouse'', is a 1979 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot Grazia Mancini (Nadia Cassini) is an aspiring night club sing ...

'' (1979) - Madman * '' La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside'' (1980) - Don Evaristo

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* Italian male film actors 1924 births Male actors from Palermo 1984 deaths Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub