Frédéric Mariotti (1 April 1883 – 22 February 1971) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned more than four decades through the early

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era into the early 1950s.

Biography

Frédéric Mariotti was born in

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and began his film career in the 1917

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, for

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. In 1919 he appeared in the

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-directed

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'' Barrabas'', which ran in twelve installments. This was followed by another

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released the same year, ''La nouvelle aurore'' (also known as ''Les nouvelles aventures de Chéri-Bibi''), directed by Emile-Edouard Violet, comprising sixteen episodes. One of Frédéric Mariotti's most internationally recalled roles is perhaps that of Toni in the 1926 United States Rex Ingram directed ''

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'', which starred American actress

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and Spanish actor

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penned novel of the same name. The film was long thought lost, but was rediscovered and restored. Mariotti would round out the silent film era of the 1920s in French films directed by

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. Mariotti transitioned to sound films with relative ease and during the 1930s he appeared in approximately forty-five films. During the

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and the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, German occupation of northern and western France he continued to appear onscreen in films directed by André Luguet, Jean Boyer (director), Jean Boyer, Jean de Limur, Édouard Delmont, and Jean Dréville; albeit largely in smaller roles and bit parts. Following the end of the Second War War, Mariotti continued appearing onscreen; however, his roles grew smaller and were often uncredited appearances. His last film role was a small, uncredited part in the Charles-Félix Tavano-directed comedy ''Coq en pâte'', starring Maurice Escande and Jacqueline Gauthier, filmed in 1951 and released in 1952. Following his appearance in ''Coq en pâte'', Mariotti retired from film, having appeared in over one-hundred motion pictures.

Death

Frédéric Mariotti lived in Paris after his retirement from films and died there in 1971, aged 87.

Selected filmography

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'' (1926) * ''Venus (1929 film), Vénus'' (1929) * ''Sister of Mercy (film), Sister of Mercy'' (French: ''La petite soeur des pauvres'') (1929) * ''Captain Craddock'' (French: ''Le capitaine Craddock'') (1931) * ''The Night of Decision (1931 film), The Night of Decision'' (1931) * ''Calais-Dover'' (French: ''Calais-Douvres'') (1931) * ''The Rebel (1931 film), The Rebel'' (French: ''Le rebelle'') (1931) * ''Baroud'' (1932) * ''The Last Night (1934 film), The Last Night'' (1934) * ''The Uncle from Peking'' (French: ''L'oncle de Pékin'') (1934) * ''Les Hommes nouveaux, The New Men'' (French: ''Les Hommes nouveaux'') (1936) * ''The Call of Life'' (French: ''L'appel de la vie'') (1937) * ''The Man of the Hour'' (French: ''L'homme du jour'') (1937) * ''Lady Killer (1937 film), Lady Killer'' (French: ''Gueule d'amour'') (1937) * ''Ultimatum (1938 film), Ultimatum'' (1938) * ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) * ''Orage (film), Orage'' (1938) * ''Immediate Call'' (French: ''Rappel immédiat'') (1939) * ''Cristobal's Gold'' (French: ''L'or du Cristobal'') (1940) * ''The Emigrant (1940 film), The Emigrant'' (French: ''L'émigrante'') (1940) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (French: ''L'héritier des Mondésir'') (1940) * ''Bolero (1942 film), Bolero'' (1942) * ''The Lost Woman (1942 film), The Lost Woman'' (1942) * ''Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (French: ''L'escalier sans fin'') (1943) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (French: ''Voyage sans espoir'') (1943) * ''François Villon (film), François Villon'' (1945) * ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (French: ''La Cage aux rossignols'') (1945) * ''Le cavalier noir, The Black Night'' (French: ''Le cavalier noir'') (1945) * ''La Grande Meute'' (1945) * ''Fantômas (1946 film), Fantômas'' (1946) * ''Martin Roumagnac'' (1946) * ''The Captain (1946 film), The Captain'' (French: ''Le capitan'') (1946) * ''The Ideal Couple'' (French: ''Le couple idéal'') (1946) * ''Les jeux sont faits, The Chips are Down'' (French: ''Les jeux sont faits'') (1947) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (French: ''Cinq tulipes rouges'') (1949) * ''Manon (film), Manon'' (1949) * ''Sending of Flowers'' (French: ''Envoi de fleurs'') (1950) * ''Justice Is Done'' (French: ''Justice est faite'') (1950) * ''Cartouche, King of Paris'' (French: ''Cartouche, roi de Paris'') (1950) * ''Blonde (1950 film), Blonde'' (French: ''Tête blonde'') (1950)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mariotti, Frederic 1883 births 1971 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors Male actors from Marseille