Mario Casacci (12 August 1925, in
Pontedera
Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, central Italy.
The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florenc ...
– 8 July 1995, in Rome) 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
Ubaldo Lay (14 April 1917 - 27 September 1984) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Ubaldo Bussa, after graduating in law, Lay was admitted to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1939, from which he graduated with ...
. Casacci's co-creator was his colleague Alberto Ciambricco In 1959, he also co-created, again with Ciambricco, the television program
Giallo club
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, l ...
.
Selected filmography
Television
* 1959-1961: ''
Giallo club. Invito al poliziesco
''Giallo club. Invito al poliziesco'' is an Italian television series.
See also
*List of Italian television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Italy:
#
*1992
* 1993
*1994
* 48 ore
* 7 vite
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* Adrian (TV s ...
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* 1963: ''
Ritorna il tenente Sheridan''
* 1968-1973: ''
I ragazzi di padre Tobia
''I ragazzi di padre Tobia'' is an Italian television series.
See also
* List of Italian television series
External links
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Italian television series
1968 Italian television series debuts
1973 Italian television series endings
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Film
* 1966: ''Rojo''
References
External links
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1925 births
1995 deaths
Italian television writers
Male television writers
People from Pontedera
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers