Fosco Giachetti

Infobox actor
name = Fosco Giachetti


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birthdate = birth date|1900|03|28|mf=y
location = Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
deathdate = death date and age |1974|12|22|1900|03|28
deathplace = Rome, Italy
yearsactive = 1934–1974
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Fosco Giachetti (Sesto Fiorentino, 28 March , 1900 – 22 December, Rome, 1974)) was an Italian actor.

Brother of the actor Gianfranco Giachetti.

Protagonist of "Lo squadrone bianco" (1936), directed by Augusto Genina. He became the leading man in the fascism propaganda films such as "Tredici uomini e un cannone" (1936), "Sentinelle di bronzo" (1937), "Scipione l'Africano", Edgar Neville's Italian "Carmen fra i rossi" (1939), "L'assedio dell'Alcazar" (1940) or "Bengasi" (1942). He co-starred the Goffredo Alessandrini two part "We the Living" and "Addio Kira!".

During the WWII he acted in "Un colpo di pistola" (1942) by Renato Castellani, or "Fari nella nebbia" (1942) by Gianni Franciolini, without obtain the success he got before.

After the war, he came back to stages. He worked in Spain with Edgar Neville in "Nada" or in "Carne de horca". He had a supporting role in 1959 Dino Risi's successful comedy "Il mattatore". In 1964, he appeared in an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, "The Citadel".

In 2003, in Sesto Fiorentino a galleria was opned in tribute to him, the name is "Galleria Fosco Giachetti".

Awards

* Venice Film Festival Best Actor for "Bengasi", 1942

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NAME= Giachetti, Fosco
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1900-03-28
PLACE OF BIRTH= Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
DATE OF DEATH= death date and age |1974|12|22|1900|03|28
PLACE OF DEATH= Rome, Italy