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Marino Masè (21 March 1939 – 28 May 2022) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films.


Life

Masè was born in
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on 21 March 1939. While still a teenager, he joined the laboratory for young actors of the production company Vides by
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and studied acting under
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. He made his stage debut in 1960 in ''L'arialda'', directed by
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, and his film debut in the 1961 adventure '' Romulus and the Sabines'' by Richard Pottier. He had several leading roles in the first half of the 1960s, including
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'', then he was mainly cast in supporting roles. Masè was also active in the adaptation of the dialogues for dubbing. Masè died in Rome on 28 May 2022, at the age of 83.


Selected filmography

* '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1961) as Leno * ''
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'' (1963) as Tutor * ''
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'' (1963) as Ulysses * ''
A Sentimental Attempt ''A Sentimental Attempt'' ( it, Un tentativo sentimentale) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. It was a Black & White feature film telecast in 1963. Cast * Fraçoise Prévost: Carla * Jean-Marc Bory: Dino * Letíc ...
'' (1963) as Piero, Dino's Brother-in-law * ''
I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. ...
'' (1963) as The Lover (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") * ''
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'' (1964) (segment "Basta un attimo") * '' Hard Time for Princes'' (1965) as Angelo * '' Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus'' (1965) as Phir * ''
Fists in the Pocket ''Fists in the Pocket'' ( it, I pugni in tasca) is a 1965 Italian psychological drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, his directorial debut. A dark satire of family and social values, the film centers on a young man suffering from ...
'' (1965) as Augusto * ''
Nightmare Castle ''Nightmare Castle'' ( it, Amanti d’Oltretomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars Paul Muller, Helga Liné and Barbara Steele in a dual role. Mario Caiano shot the film in Rome and declared it his tribut ...
'' (1965) as Dr. Derek Joyce * ''
Gendarme in New York ''Gendarme in New York'' (french: Le gendarme à New York) is a 1965 sequel to the French comedy film '' The Troops of St. Tropez''. It stars Louis de Funès as the gendarme along with Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso and Michel Modo. P ...
'' (1965) as Aldo * ''
The Spy Who Loved Flowers ''The Spy Who Loved Flowers'' ( it, Le spie amano i fiori, also known as ''Hell Cats'') is a 1966 Italian/Spanish co-production science fiction-Eurospy film written and directed by Umberto Lenzi (here credited as "Hubert Humphry"). Set in Paris, ...
'' (1966) as Dick * ''
The Vatican Affair ''The Vatican Affair'' ( it, A qualsiasi prezzo) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Emilio Miraglia and starring Walter Pidgeon and Klaus Kinski. Cast * Walter Pidgeon as Prof. Herbert Cummings * Klaus Kinski as Clint Rogers * Ira von Fü ...
'' (1968) as Richard * ''
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'' (1968) as Italian Lt. Tomassini * ''
Detective Belli ''Detective Belli'' ( it, Un Detective) is a 1969 Italian ''poliziotteschi'' directed by Romolo Guerrieri and starring Franco Nero. It is based on the novel ''Macchie di belletto'' by Ludovico Dentice. Plot The rude Commissioner Belli (Franco ...
'' (1969) as Romanis (uncredited) * ''
The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' ( it, Un esercito di 5 uomini) is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution. Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script b ...
'' (1969) as Railroad Man * ''
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You ''Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You'' is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Rod Amateau. Intended as a sequel to the 1965 film ''What's New, Pussycat?'', it stars Ian McShane, Anna Calder-Marshall, John Gavin and Severn Darden. Plot A neurotic ...
'' (1970) as Franco * '' The Cannibals'' (1970) as Ismene's Fiancé * ''N.P. - Il segreto'' (1970) * ''
Lady Frankenstein ''Lady Frankenstein'' is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Mel Welles and written by Edward di Lorenzo. It stars Rosalba Neri (under the pseudonym Sara Bey), Joseph Cotten, Mickey Hargitay and Paul Müller. Plot Somewhere in Western-Ce ...
'' (1971) as Thomas Stack, the mildly retarded servant of Baron Frankenstein * ''
The Policeman ''The Policeman'' ( he, השוטר אזולאי, HaShoter Azoulay, lit=The Policeman Azoulay) is a 1971 Israeli feature film, written and directed by satirist Ephraim Kishon. The title character is played by Shaike Ophir (credited as Shay K. Ophi ...
'' (1971) * ''
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times ''The Red Queen Kills Seven Times'' ( it, La dama rossa uccide sette volte) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Two sisters, Kitty and Evelyn, are cursed by a family painting depicting a hundred year-cycle in which a Red ...
'' (1972) as Police Inspector * ''
Il Boss ''Il Boss'' (En. ''The Boss'', also known as ''Murder Inferno'') is a poliziottesco- noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973. It is the final part of Di Leo's ''Milieu Trilogy'', also consisting of ''Milano calibro 9'' and '' La ...
'' (1973) as Pignataro * ''
I Kiss the Hand ''I Kiss the Hand'' ( it, Baciamo le mani, also known as ''Family Killer'') is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Vittorio Schiraldi and starring Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon and Agostina Belli. It is based on a novel by the same Vittorio Schi ...
'' (1973) as Luciano Ferrante * ''
Massacre in Rome ''Massacre in Rome'' ( it, Rappresaglia) is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a par ...
'' (1973) as Third partisan in Via rasella's window * ''
The Bloody Hands of the Law ''The Bloody Hands of the Law'' ( it, La mano spietata della legge) is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Philippe Leroy – Commissario Gianni De Carmine * Tony Norton – D'Amico * Silvia M ...
'' (1973) as Giuseppe di Leo * ''
The Night Porter ''The Night Porter'' ( it, Il portiere di notte) is a 1974 English-language Italian erotic psychological war drama film. Directed and co-written by Liliana Cavani, the film stars Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling, with Philippe Leroy, Gabriel ...
'' (1974) as Atherton * '' The Driver's Seat'' (1974) as Traffic Policeman * ''Donna è bello'' (1974) as Mario * ''
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'' (1975) as Miguel de la Serna * ''
Kidnap Syndicate ''Kidnap Syndicate'' ( it, La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, lit=The City is Shaken: Ruthless Pursuit of the Kidnappers) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Even being a minor work in the Di Leo's ...
'' (1975) as Pardi * '' ...a tutte le auto della polizia'' (1975) as Franz Hekker - Francesco Pagano * ''
Vergine e di nome Maria ''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed ...
'' (1975) * ''
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man ''Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man'' ( it, Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi crime film, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock. Cast * Marc Porel as Fred * Ray Lovelock as Tony ...
'' (1976) as Rick * '' A Sold Life'' (1976) as Professor Marcelli * '' A Matter of Time'' (1976) as Hotel Forum Porter * ''
Emanuelle Around the World ''Emanuelle Around the World'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle – Perché violenza alle donne?'', also known as ''Confessions of Emanuelle'') is a 1977 sexploitation directed by Joe D'Amato. The film stars Laura Gemser and George Eastman, Karin Schubert an ...
'' (1977) as Cassei * ''L'uomo di Corleone'' (1977) * ''Standard'' (1978) * ''
Assassinio sul Tevere ''Assassinio sul Tevere'' (''Assassination on the Tiber'') is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the sixth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Cast * Tomas Milian: Nico Gir ...
'' (1979) as Enzo Nardelli * ''
Play Motel ''Play Motel'' is a 1979 Italian giallo film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo (credited as Roy Garrett) and starring Anna Maria Rizzoli and Ray Lovelock. ''Play Motel'' was released on blu-ray in a region 1 release by Raro Video in Augus ...
'' (1979) as Massimo "Max" Liguori * ''
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'' (1980) as NYPD Lt. Tony Aris * '' The Salamander'' (1981) as Captain Rigoli * ''Il carabiniere'' (1981) as Gianni * ''Cercasi Gesù'' (1982) * '' The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia'' (1982) as The Duke * ''
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'' (1982) as John * '' King David'' (1985) as Agag * ''
The Repenter ''Il pentito'' (internationally released as ''The Repenter'' and ''The Squealer'') is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judg ...
'' (1985) * ''
Voglia di guardare ''Voglia di guardare'' , also known as ''Midnight Gigolo'' and ''Peep Show'', is a 1986 Italian erotic film directed by Joe D'Amato. Plot Christina is the neglected wife of Diego, an overworked doctor. Feeling more and more alone, she decides to ...
'' (1986) as Diego * '' Il camorrista'' (1986) as Il faccendiere Sapienza * ''
The Belly of an Architect ''The Belly of an Architect'' is a 1987 film drama written and directed by Peter Greenaway, featuring original music by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens. Starring Brian Dennehy and Chloe Webb, it was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) award ...
'' (1987) as Trettorio * ''L'attrazione'' (1987) as Victor * ''
Phantom of Death ''Phantom of Death'' ( it, Un delitto poco comune, Literal translation, lit. 'An Uncommon Crime') is an Italian giallo directed by Ruggero Deodato and released in 1988. It starred Michael York, Donald Pleasence and Edwige Fenech. The film was r ...
'' (1988) as Expert on aging * ''Provocazione'' (1988) as Professor * ''
The Palermo Connection ''Dimenticare Palermo'' (''Forgetting Palermo'') is a 1989 Italian political thriller film starring James Belushi, directed by Francesco Rosi and co-written by Gore Vidal. The film was released under the title ''The Palermo Connection'' in North ...
'' (1990) * ''Senza scrupoli 2'' (1990) as Maestro * ''
The Godfather Part III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegn ...
'' (1990) as Lupo * ''La riffa'' (1991) * ''Venti dal Sud'' (1993) as Paul Legrand * ''Il cielo è sempre più blu'' (1996) * ''
The Eighteenth Angel ''The Eighteenth Angel'' is a 1997 American horror-thriller film, starring Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, and Maximilian Schell. It was directed by William Bindley and written by David Seltzer. Plot A ...
'' (1997) as Local Doctor * ''Il decisionista'' (1997) * ''Doublecross on Costa's Island'' (1997) as Paolo Bigetti * ''Autunno'' (1999) as Matteo's Father * ''
Ginostra ''Ginostra'' is 2002 crime fiction film written and directed by Manuel Pradal, starring Harvey Keitel (Matt Benson), Andie MacDowell (Jessie). The story is about an FBI officer (Harvey Keitel) investigating the murder of a would-be informant, atte ...
'' (2002) as Night Watchman * ''Nel mio amore'' (2004) as Prete anziano * ''Quale amore'' (2006) as Bank director


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mase, Marino 1939 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Actors from Trieste Italian male film actors Italian stage actors