Mario Fabrizi

Mario Fabrizi
Born	Mario E.P. Fabrizi 1924 Holborn, London, England
Died	April 5, 1963 London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956-1963
Spouse	Katherine Boyce (1960 - April 5, 1963, his death)

Mario Fabrizi (1924, Holborn, London, England^[1] – April 5, 1963 in London) was an English comedian and actor of Italian descent active in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s.

On ITV, he was well-known for his role in popular Granada Television's series The Army Game, as Corporal "Moosh" Merryweather, while on BBC television, he was a regular member of the cast of the Tony Hancock ensemble show Hancock's Half Hour. His most notable movie role was as Neville Shanks, the photographer, in Hancock's 1963 film, The Punch and Judy Man. He also worked frequently with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan.

Fabrizi died of a stress-related illness, at his home in Neasden, leaving behind a wife and son. A week before his death, he had announced that he was leaving show business.

His son, Anthony, is now a businessman based in the City of London.

Selected filmography

• The Naked Truth (1957)
• Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
• Two-Way Stretch (1960)
• The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960)
• The Rebel (1961)
• Village of Daughters (1962)
• It's Trad, Dad! (1962)
• Postman's Knock (1962)
• Carry On Cruising (1962)
• Operation Snatch (1962)
• On the Beat (1962)
• The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
• Just for Fun (1963)
• The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
• The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
• The Pink Panther (1963)

References

1. ^ http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=150825398&d=bmd_1286274134

External links

• Mario Fabrizi at the Internet Movie Database
• Fabrizi bio from Tony Hancock online

Persondata
Name	Fabrizi, Mario
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1924
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	April 5, 1963
Place of death	London, England

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