Mario Scaccia (26 December 1919 – 26 January 2011) was an Italian actor and author. He was a prominent figure in the Italian theatre of '900.

Biography

Born in

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, the son of a painter, during the

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Scaccia was conscripted into the army as an officer in

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; made prisoner by the American army, he was taken in

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, where he remained three years. In 1945 Scaccia returned to Rome, where he abandoned his studies in pedagogy and enrolled at the

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, attending only the first year; in 1946 he started appearing on stage, usually as character actor. In 1961 Scaccia was co-founder, together with

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and

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, of the ''Compagnia dei Quattro'' ("Company of the Four") that gained critical and commercial success. At the same time Scaccia was a prolific character actor in films, TV series and radio-dramas. Scaccia was also an author and a poet; his works include several autobiographies. He died in Rome at 91, as a result of complications for a surgical intervention.

Selected filmography

* '' The Flame'' (1952) - Mauret * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) - (segment "Scena all'aperto") * ''

Too Bad She's Bad ''Too Bad She's Bad'' ( it, Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his ''Racconti Romani''. It was shot at the Cine ...

'' (1955) - Carletto, l'uomo derubato della borsa * ''

Lucky to Be a Woman ''Lucky to Be a Woman'' ( it, La fortuna di essere donna and also known as ''What a Woman!'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Sophia Loren, Charles Boyer and Marcello Mastroianni. Plot A photographe ...

'' (1956) - Un cameriere * ''

Il Mattatore ''Love and Larceny'' (in Italian, ''Il mattatore'', "The Showman") is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Gerardo is an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully t ...

'' (1960) - Il gioielliere * ''

The Traffic Policeman ''The Traffic Policeman'' ( it, Il vigile) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre, it tells the story of a traffic policeman and ...

'' (1960) - Mayor's lawyer (uncredited) * ''

Femmine di lusso Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina. It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and T ...

'' (1960) - Edmondo, the butler * ''

Revenge of the Barbarians ''Revenge of the Barbarians'' ( it, La vendetta dei barbari) is a 1960 film about the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths. This film was written by Gastone Ramazzotti and directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast Production Anthony Steel had moved ...

'' (1960) - Onorius, Emperor of the West * ''

Robin Hood and the Pirates ''Robin Hood and the Pirates'' ( it, Robin Hood e i pirati) is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Giorgio Simonelli, and starring Lex Barker and Jackie Lane. Plot Robin Hood, the protagonist, leaves Sherwood Forest, and joins the pirates ...

'' (1960) - Jonathan Brooks * ''

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'' (1961) - Kymos * '' Behind Closed Doors'' (1961) - Manning, l'albergatore * ''

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'' (1961) - Orderly * ''

The Seventh Sword ''The Seventh Sword'' ( it, Le sette spade del vendicatore, french: Sept épées pour le roi, also known as ''Seven Swords for the King'') is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a remake of Freda's debut film '' ...

'' (1962) - Il Cardinale / The Cardinal * ''

Musketeers of the Sea ''Musketeers of the Sea'' ( it, I moschettieri del mare) is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Steno. Cast * Pier Angeli as Consuelo/Altagracia Di Lorna * Channing Pollock as Pierre De Savigny * Aldo Ray as Moreau * Philippe Cla ...

'' (1962) - Re di Francia * ''Avventura al motel'' (1963) - Manfredi * '' The Swindlers'' (1963) - Lawyer (segment "Medico e fidanzata") * ''

Shivers in Summer ''Shivers in Summer'' ( it, Frenesia dell'estate) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring among others Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Captain Nardoni * Sandra Milo - Yvonne * Michèle Mercier - Gigi * ...

'' (1964) - The Manager of 'Carrousel' Show * ''Amore facile'' (1964) - Cante Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano") * ''Oltraggio al pudore'' (1964) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - Guidarino, Journalist * ''

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'' (1966) - Cardinal Gonzaga * ''

We Still Kill the Old Way ''We Still Kill the Old Way'' ( it, A ciascuno il suo; ) is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. It is based on the novel '' To Each Hi ...

'' (1967) - Prete * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) - Doctor Zambelli * ''

Between Miracles ''Between Miracles'' ( it, Per grazia ricevuta) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Italian actor Nino Manfredi, in his List of directorial debuts, debut as feature film director. Plot A qualified surgeon is urgently calle ...

'' (1971) - Priore * ''

Meo Patacca "Meo Patacca" (Meo is a pet name and is short for Bartolomeo) or ''Roma in feste ne i Trionfi di Vienna'' ("Rome in jubilation for the Triumphs of Vienna") is the name of a poem in rhymes written by Giuseppe Berneri (1637–1700). The poem Th ...

'' (1972) - Cardinale * ''

Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...

'' (1972) - Gen. Arturo Pigna * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' (1972) - 1° Dottore * '' La calandria'' (1972) - Ruffo * ''

Property Is No Longer a Theft ''Property Is No Longer a Theft'' ( it, La proprietà non è più un furto) is a 1973 comedy film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Total, a young bank cashier, sees his life, with its ...

'' (1973) - Alessandro Marzo 'Albertone' * ''

The Perfume of the Lady in Black ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' ( it, Il profumo della signora in nero) is a 1974 giallo-horror film directed by Francesco Barilli. The film had nothing to do with the similarly-titled novel by Gaston Leroux. Plot Silvia ( Mimsy Farmer) is ...

'' (1974) - Signor Rossetti * '' Le farò da padre'' (1974) - Don Amilcare De Loyola * '' The Antichrist'' (1974) - Faith Healer * '' The Sex Machine'' (1975) - Mons. Alberoni * ''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer ...

'' (1975) - Salomone Fioravanti * ''

Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga ''Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga'' is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Carlo Giuffrè as Count Riccardo * Marina Malfatti as Stella * Sandra Mantegna as The Countess * Gabriele Ferzetti ...

'' (1976) - Leopoldo * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Don Pedro Gonzalo de Guadarrama * ''

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen ''Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' ( it, Signore e signori, buonanotte, french: Mesdames et messieurs bonsoir) is a 1976 French-Italian satirical comedy anthology film. It comprises twelve episodes on themes of corruption in various Italian ...

'' (1976) - Cardinal Piazza-Colonna * ''Un amore targato Forlì'' (1976) * '' Black Journal'' (1977) - Rosario * ''

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'' (1977) - Marino Cianciarelli * ''

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'' (1978) - Il dottore * '' The Word'' (1978, TV Mini-Series) - Agusto Monti * ''

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio ''Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio'' (Italian for "Eye, evil eye, parsley and fennel", also known as ''Evil Eye'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. The film consists in two episodes spoofing superstition and magic ...

'' (1983) - Corinto Marchialla * ''Il mistero del morca'' (1984) * ''Juke box'' (1985) * ''L'ultima mazurka'' (1986) - Reiger * ''

Secondo Ponzio Pilato ''Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' (or "According to Ponzio Pilato", which is the traditional way of attributing Gospels authors' names) is a 1987 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. The film is an example of Magnis' ...

'' (1987) - Tiberio * ''In camera mia'' (1992) * ''

Ferdinando and Carolina ''Ferdinando and Carolina'' ( it, Ferdinando e Carolina) is a 1999 Italian historical comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. Cast * Sergio Assisi as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies *Gabriella Pession as Maria Carolina of Austria * Nicole Gr ...

'' (1999) - Ferdinando I Borbone (old) * ''Voglio stare sotto al letto'' (1999) - Giò Giordani * ''Gabriel'' (2001)

Bibliography

* Mario Scaccia, ''Il Diario dell'Anima'', 1969 * Mario Scaccia, ''Un disperato amore'', 1972 * Mario Scaccia, ''Zio cardinale'', 1974 * Mario Scaccia, ''Quattro mesi in platea'', 1977 * Mario Scaccia, ''Io e il teatro'', 1978 * Giovanni Giràud, Mario Scaccia, ''Il galantuomo per transazione'', 1980 * Mario Scaccia, ''L'antologia rifatta'', 1981 * Mario Scaccia, ''La verità inventata. Del mestiere dell'arte dell'attore'', 1989 * Mario Scaccia, ''Il mio Molière'', 1994 * Paolo Perrone Burali d'Arezzo, Mario Scaccia, Mario Verdone, ''Totò e Onorato'', 1999 * Mario Scaccia, ''Due braccia e una lira'', 2004 * Mario Scaccia, ''Interpretando la mia vita. Il mio teatro, i miei personaggi, la mia storia'', 2009 * Mario Scaccia, ''Maschere romane'', 2010 * Mario Scaccia, ''Per amore di una rima'', 2011

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scaccia, Mario Italian male film actors 1919 births Male actors from Rome 2011 deaths Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian radio personalities Italian military personnel of World War II Italian male poets Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian poets 20th-century Italian male writers Italian prisoners of war World War II prisoners of war held by the United States