Mario Siletti
{{Short description|Italian actor (1903–1964}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mario Siletti
| image = Mario Siletti in Kansas City Confidential.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Siletti in Kansas City Confidential (1952)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|07|22|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|04|19|1903|07|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| other_names =
| nationality = Italian
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1932–1965
| spouse =
| children =
}}
Mario Giovanni Siletti (22 July 1903 – 19 April 1964) was an Italian actor. He was born in Turin. He performed in more than 160 films from 1932 to 1964. He began appearing in American films no later than 1946. From 1962 to 1964, he also portrayed a recurring character, Charlie Carlotti, on the American television series, Hazel. In April 1964, he was killed in a Los Angeles automobile collision caused by a drunk driver. Siletti's pregnant wife was also critically injured in the crash. The driver of the other vehicle was arrested for felony manslaughter.{{cite news|title=TV Actor Dies in Crash|newspaper=Los Angeles Evening Citizen-News|date=April 20, 1964|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93500572/siletti/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Selected filmography
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1946
|Miner |Uncredited |
1947
|Gondolier |Uncredited |
rowspan="5"|1949
|Minor Role |Uncredited |
Thieves' Highway
|Pietro |Uncredited |
The Doctor and the Girl
|Mr. Crisani, Tony's Father |Uncredited |
Everybody Does It
|Italian Opera Singer |Uncredited |
East Side, West Side
|Mr. Sistina |Uncredited |
rowspan="7"|1950
|Benny Danetta / Nino | |
Under My Skin
|Italian Officer |Uncredited |
The Reformer and the Redhead
|Guest at Italian-American Rally |Uncredited |
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
|Captain |Uncredited |
Crisis
|General Valdini |Uncredited |
A Lady Without Passport
|Cafe Proprietor |Uncredited |
The Man Who Cheated Himself
|Machetti | |
rowspan="10"|1951
|Louis - Vetto's Barber |Uncredited |
Stop That Cab
|Giuseppe Moscadella | |
Go for Broke!
|Italian Farmer |Uncredited |
The Great Caruso
|Papa Caruso | |
The House on Telegraph Hill
|Tony, the Grocer | |
Night Into Morning
|Tony - the Barber |Uncredited |
Strictly Dishonorable
|Luigi | |
Force of Arms
|Signor Maduvalli |Uncredited |
Anne of the Indies
|Slave Market Auctioneer | |
The Light Touch
|Hotel Manager |Uncredited |
rowspan="7"|1952
|Albert - the Barber |Uncredited |
When in Rome
|Luigi Lugucetti | |
Clash by Night
|Bartender |Uncredited |
Diplomatic Courier
|Russian |Uncredited |
Captain Pirate
|Gen. Chavez |Uncredited |
Kansas City Confidential
|Tomaso | |
My Cousin Rachel
|Caretaker |Uncredited |
rowspan="8"|1953
|Bruno, Charlie's Friend in Bar |Uncredited |
Taxi
|Amato |Uncredited |
Thunder Bay
|Louis Chighizola | |
So This Is Love
|{{proper name|Guilio}} Gatti-Casazza |Uncredited |
The Caddy
|Mr. Poletti |Uncredited |
Big Leaguer
|Mr. Polachuk | |
Wings of the Hawk
|Marco | |
Hot News
|Dominic | |
rowspan="3"|1954
|Italian |Uncredited |
Cardinal Lambertini
|Butler | |
Three Coins in the Fountain
|Bartender |Uncredited |
rowspan="5"|1955
|Mr. Piscora |Uncredited |
Hell's Island
|Surgeon | |
Bring Your Smile Along
|Ricardo | |
The Naked Street
|Antonio Cardini | |
Hell on Frisco Bay
|Fisherman |Uncredited |
rowspan="2"|1956
|Sanroma |Uncredited |
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
|Carriage Driver |Uncredited |
rowspan="2"|1957
|Andrucci |Uncredited |
Man in the Shadow
|Tony Santoro | |
1960
|Enzo Loria | |
1961
|Italian Chief of Police |Uncredited |
rowspan="3"|1963
|Giacomo |Uncredited |
4 for Texas
|Bedoni | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=797974}}
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Category:Italian male film actors
Category:20th-century Italian male actors
Category:Italian emigrants to the United States
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