Italian male film actors

Franco_Citti

Franco Citti (Italian: [ˈfraŋko ˈtʃitti]; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film Accattone, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films, as well as 60 other film and television roles. His brother was the director and screenwriter Sergio Citti.

Massimo_Ciavarro

Massimo Ciavarro (born 7 November 1957) is an Italian actor and television personality.
Born in Rome, Ciavarro started his career in 1972, as a fotoromanzi actor. He made his film debut in 1976, in the commedia sexy all'italiana Sorbola...che romagnola!, and was the star of a series of romantic comedy teen films in the first half of the 1980s. Since the 2000s he has focused his activities on television, appearing in TV series and on several reality shows, notably the sixth edition of L'Isola dei Famosi. He was married for several years to the actress Eleonora Giorgi.

Salvatore_Cascio

Salvatore Cascio (born 8 November 1979) is an Italian actor. His most famous performance was in Cinema Paradiso (1988), for which he received critical acclaim and a BAFTA Award. He suffers from retinitis pigmentosa. He is Roman Catholic.

Paolo_Carlini

Paolo Carlini (6 January 1922 – 3 November 1979) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1940 and 1979. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting role as the hairdresser Mario in Roman Holiday (1953) alongside Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
Born in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Carlini followed the acting courses held by actress Teresa Franchini and debuted at very young age on stage. He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television mini-series (the so-called "sceneggiati"). He is also well known for his association with actress Lea Padovani, with whom he starred in a number of critically acclaimed stage dramas in the 1950s. Aside from his long film career, Carlini attained notoriety as the rumoured partner of Giovanni Cardinal Montini, Archbishop of Milan, latterly Pope Paul VI.