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Mario Fabrizi | |
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Born | Mario Edgio Pantaleone Fabrizi 25 June 1924 |
Died | 5 April 1963 | (aged 38–39)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1956–1963 |
Spouse |
Katherine Boyne (
m. 1960) |
Children | 1 |
Mario Edgio Pantaleone Fabrizi (25 June 1924 – 5 April 1963) was an English comedian and actor of Italian descent, noted for his luxuriant moustache. He was active in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s. [1] [2]
Fabrizi was born to Italian parents in Holborn, London, England, in 1924, his mother's maiden name being Pisani. [3] His father was a Vicomte (Italian: visconte), a title that Mario inherited on his father's death in 1959. [4] He married Katherine Boyne of Leeds on 28 May 1960. [4] They had a son, Anthony, in 1961. [5] [6]
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. [7]
His son Anthony is now a businessman based in the City of London. [8]
On ITV, Fabrizi was well known for his role in Granada Television's popular series The Army Game, as Corporal "Moosh" Merryweather, [9] while on BBC television, he was a regular member of the ensemble cast of the Tony Hancock sitcom Hancock's Half Hour. [10] [11] His most notable film role was as Neville Shanks, the photographer, in Hancock's 1963 film, The Punch and Judy Man. [12] He also worked frequently with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. [13]
He was buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London, W.10.