Mario Fabrizi

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{{infobox person
| name = Mario Fabrizi
| image = Mario_Fabrizi.jpeg
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| birth_name = Mario Edgio Pantaleone Fabrizi
| birth_date = {{birth year|1924}}
| birth_place = [[Holborn]], [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1963|4|5|1924|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Neasden]], [[London]], England
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1956–1963
| spouse = {{marriage|Katherine Boyne|28 May 1960}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Mario Edgio Pantaleone Fabrizi''' (1924 – 5 April 1963) was an English [[comedian]] and [[actor]] of Italian descent, noted for his luxuriant moustache. He was active in [[UK|Britain]] in the 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=28326|title=Mario Fabrizi|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6a07cfc|title=Mario Fabrizi|publisher=}}</ref>

==Life==
Fabrizi was born to Italian parents in [[Holborn]], [[London]], [[England]], in 1924, his mother's maiden name being Pisani.<ref name=freebmd>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=qwnOVHR22hv6I%2BAgmYGvuw&scan=1|title=Index entry|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> His father was a [[Vicomte]] (Italian: ''visconte''), a title that Mario inherited on his father's death in 1959.<ref name=Mirror>Daily Mirror 27 May 1960 p26 "Mush Takes a (Real-Life) plunge!"</ref> He married Katherine Boyne of Leeds on 28 May 1960.<ref name=Mirror/> They had a son, Anthony, in 1961.<ref name=pellegrinetti>[http://www.coates-pellegrinetti-ireland.com/pellegrinetticlaimtofame. Pellegrineti claim to fame]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=LucyWho>[http://photos.lucywho.com/mario-fabrizi-photo-gallery-c10180333.html LucyWho] Mario Fabrizi and 5 month old son</ref>

On 5 April 1963 Fabrizi died of a stress-related illness at his home in [[Neasden]], London; his wife and son survived him. A week before his death, he had announced that he was leaving show business.<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|0264773|Mario Fabrizi}}</ref>

His son Anthony is now a businessman based in the [[City of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2952248/Market-profile.html|title=Market profile|publisher=}}</ref>

==Career==
On [[ITV Network|ITV]], Fabrizi was well known for his role in [[Granada Television]]'s popular series ''[[The Army Game]]'', as Corporal "Moosh" Merryweather,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/thearmygame|title=ITV's First Sitcom - The Army Game|date=31 March 2020}}</ref> while on [[BBC television]], he was a regular member of the ensemble cast of the [[Tony Hancock]] sitcom ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&q=mario+fabrizi&pg=PA46|title=The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013|first=Chris|last=Perry|date=3 February 2016|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781900203609|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/hancockshalfhour/|title=Hancock's Half-Hour|last=BBC|publisher=}}</ref> His most notable film role was as Neville Shanks, the photographer, in Hancock's [[1963 in film|1963]] film, ''[[The Punch and Judy Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/813053/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Punch and Judy Man, The (1962) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> He also worked frequently with [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Spike Milligan]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PO-5-ttYn3UC&q=mario+fabrizi+peter+sellers+spike+milligan&pg=PT495|title=Mr Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers|first=Ed|last=Sikov|date=19 August 2011|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=9781447207146|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) - Actor in 'The Mystery of Hell Valley' (uncredited)
* ''[[The Naked Truth (1957 film)|The Naked Truth]]'' (1957) - Man in Autograph Crowd (uncredited)
* ''[[Carlton-Browne of the F.O.]]'' (1959) - Deputy Minister (uncredited)
* ''[[The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]]'' (1960) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960) - Jones
* ''[[The Rebel (1961 film)|The Rebel]]'' (1961) - Coffee Bar attendant
* ''[[Postman's Knock (film)|Postman's Knock]]'' (1962) - Villager
* ''[[Operation Snatch]]'' (1962) - Tall Man
* ''[[Village of Daughters]]'' (1962) - Antonio Durigo
* ''[[It's Trad, Dad!]]'' (1962) - Spaghetti Eater
* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962) - Second Cook
* ''[[On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]'' (1962) - Newspaper Seller
* ''[[Just for Fun (film)|Just for Fun]]'' (1963) - Diner
* ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' (1963) - Van Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[The Punch and Judy Man]]'' (1963) - Nevil Shanks
* ''[[The Mouse on the Moon]]'' (1963) - Mario - the Valet
* ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (1963) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) (final film role)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-comedian-mario-fabrizi-marries-katherine-boyce-or-news-photo/110570646 Getty Images] Mario Fabrizi and Katherine Boyne just married
* {{IMDb name|0264773|Mario Fabrizi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060911025828/http://www.tonyhancock.org.uk/mario.html Fabrizi bio] from [http://www.tonyhancock.org.uk/ Tony Hancock online]

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[[Category:English male comedians]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1963 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Holborn]]
[[Category:People from Neasden]]
[[Category:British people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century British comedians]]

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