Ettore Mattia (30 May 1910 – 10 October 1982) was an Italian journalist and actor.

Ettore Mattia
Born(1910-05-30)30 May 1910
Potenza, Italy
Died10 October 1982(1982-10-10) (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Life and career

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Born in Potenza, Mattia was a journalist and a film critic for several newspapers and magazines, and was also press officer of Titanus.[1]

Mattia was mainly active as a character actor, and in 1969 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Luciano Salce's La pecora nera.[1][2] He died of heart attack.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1947 I fratelli Karamazoff
1948 Hey Boy Commissario
1952 The Overcoat Il segretario generale
1953 I Chose Love
1960 Two Women Il passeggero sul treno Uncredited
1964 The Magnificent Cuckold Commendator Calise Uncredited
1965 La Celestina P... R... Cantelli
1967 Don Juan in Sicily Dr. Giorgini
1968 The Black Sheep Minister Mattia
1970 Basta guardarla The Priest
1971 Black Belly of the Tarantula La catapulta Uncredited
1972 Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? Il 'dottore' - The Antique Dealer
1974 Claretta and Ben Falabrino
1976 Per amore di Cesarina
1976 Per amore di Cesarina
1976 L'affittacamere
1976 La prima notte di nozze
1979 The Face with Two Left Feet Uomo basso al telefono
1980 The Cricket Insegnante di musica
1982 Monsignor Pietro (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Muore Ettore Mattia, scrisse di cinema e fu attore per a hobby". L'Unità. 13 October 1982. p. 11.
  2. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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