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{{Short description|Italian actor (1903–1964}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mario Siletti
| name = Mario Siletti
| image = Mario Siletti.jpg
| image = Mario Siletti in Kansas City Confidential.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Siletti in 1956
| caption = Siletti in ''[[Kansas City Confidential]]'' (1952)
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|7|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|07|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|4|19|1903|7|22|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|04|19|1903|07|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles City]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| other_names =
| nationality = [[Italy|Italian]]
| nationality = [[Italy|Italian]]
| death_cause =
| spouse =
| occupation = Actor
| children =
| years_active = 1932–1965
| other_names =
| spouse =
| known_for =
| children =
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive = 1932-1965
}}
}}


'''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 (TV 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.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>
'''Mario Siletti''' (22 July 1903 in [[Turin]] – 19 April 1964 in [[Los Angeles]]) was an Italian actor. He performed in more than 160 films from 1932 to 1964.


==Selected filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|+ Film
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! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|1946
|1932
|''[[Your Money or Your Life (1932 film)|Your Money or Your Life]]''
|''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]''
|Miner
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|-
|1947
|1933
|''[[Country Air (film)|Country Air]]''
|''[[Escape Me Never (1947 film)|Escape Me Never]]''
|Gondolier
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|1949
|1939
|''[[We Were Seven Widows]]''
|''[[House of Strangers]]''
|Minor Role
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|-
|''[[Thieves' Highway]]''
|rowspan="3"|1940
|Pietro
|''[[Saint John, the Beheaded]]''
|Uncredited
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Pirate's Dream]]''
|''[[The Doctor and the Girl]]''
|Mr. Crisani, Tony's Father
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Daughter of the Green Pirate]]''
|''[[Everybody Does It]]''
|Italian Opera Singer
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|-
|''[[East Side, West Side (1949 film)|East Side, West Side]]''
|rowspan="2"|1942
|Mr. Sistina
|''[[Four Steps in the Clouds]]''
|Uncredited
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"|1950
|''[[Headlights in the Fog]]''
|''[[Black Hand (1950 film)|Black Hand]]''
|
|Benny Danetta / Nino
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Under My Skin (1950 film)|Under My Skin]]''
|1944
|Italian Officer
|''[[The Innkeeper]]''
|Uncredited
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Reformer and the Redhead]]''
|1945
|Guest at Italian-American Rally
|''[[His Young Wife]]''
|Uncredited
|
|
|-
|''[[The Skipper Surprised His Wife]]''
|Captain
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Crisis (1950 film)|Crisis]]''
|General Valdini
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[A Lady Without Passport]]''
|Cafe Proprietor
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|1950
|''[[The Man Who Cheated Himself]]''
|''[[The Man Who Cheated Himself]]''
|Machetti
|
|
|-
|rowspan="10"|1951
|''[[The Enforcer (1951 film)|The Enforcer]]''
|Louis - Vetto's Barber
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Stop That Cab]]''
|Giuseppe Moscadella
|
|-
|''[[Go for Broke! (1951 film)|Go for Broke!]]''
|Italian Farmer
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[The Great Caruso]]''
|Papa Caruso
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1951
|''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]''
|''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]''
|Tony, the Grocer
|
|
|-
|''[[Night Into Morning]]''
|Tony - the Barber
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Strictly Dishonorable (1951 film)|Strictly Dishonorable]]''
|Luigi
|
|
|-
|''[[Force of Arms]]''
|Signor Maduvalli
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|''[[Anne of the Indies]]''
|''[[Anne of the Indies]]''
|Slave Market Auctioneer
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Light Touch]]''
|rowspan="3"|1952
|Hotel Manager
|Uncredited
|-
|rowspan="7"|1952
|''[[Belles on Their Toes (film)|Belles on Their Toes]]''
|Albert - the Barber
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[When in Rome (1952 film)|When in Rome]]''
|''[[When in Rome (1952 film)|When in Rome]]''
|Luigi Lugucetti
|Luigi Lugucetti
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Clash by Night]]''
|''[[My Cousin Rachel (1952 film)|My Cousin Rachel]]''
|Bartender
|
|Uncredited
|
|-
|''[[Diplomatic Courier]]''
|Russian
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Captain Pirate]]''
|Gen. Chavez
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|''[[Kansas City Confidential]]''
|''[[Kansas City Confidential]]''
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|
|
|-
|-
|''[[My Cousin Rachel (1952 film)|My Cousin Rachel]]''
|1953
|Caretaker
|Uncredited
|-
|rowspan="8"|1953
|''[[Girls in the Night]]''
|Bruno, Charlie's Friend in Bar
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Taxi (1953 film)|Taxi]]''
|Amato
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Thunder Bay (film)|Thunder Bay]]''
|Louis Chighizola
|
|-
|''[[So This Is Love (film)|So This Is Love]]''
|{{proper name|Guilio}} Gatti-Casazza
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[The Caddy]]''
|Mr. Poletti
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Big Leaguer]]''
|''[[Big Leaguer]]''
|Mr. Polachuk
|
|
|-
|''[[Wings of the Hawk]]''
|Marco
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Hot News (1953 film)|Hot News]]''
|1955
|Dominic
|''[[The Two Friends]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1954
|''[[The Great Diamond Robbery]]''
|Italian
|Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Cardinal Lambertini (1954 film)|Cardinal Lambertini]]''
|Butler
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Three Coins in the Fountain (film)|Three Coins in the Fountain]]''
|1957
|Bartender
|''[[Man in the Shadow (American film)|Man in the Shadow]]''
|Uncredited
|-
|rowspan="5"|1955
|''[[East of Eden (film)|East of Eden]]''
|Mr. Piscora
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Hell's Island]]''
|Surgeon
|
|
|-
|''[[Bring Your Smile Along]]''
|Ricardo
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Naked Street]]''
|1961
|Antonio Cardini
|''[[Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Hell on Frisco Bay]]''
|Fisherman
|Uncredited
|-
|rowspan="2"|1956
|''[[Serenade (1956 film)|Serenade]]''
|Sanroma
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]]''
|Carriage Driver
|Uncredited
|-
|rowspan="2"|1957
|''[[Designing Woman]]''
|Andrucci
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Man in the Shadow (American film)|Man in the Shadow]]''
|Tony Santoro
|
|
|-
|1960
|''[[Pay or Die]]''
|Enzo Loria
|
|-
|1961
|''[[The Honeymoon Machine]]''
|Italian Chief of Police
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|1963
|rowspan="3"|1963
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|-
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian male actors]]
[[Category:Italian emigrants to the United States]]




Latest revision as of 01:11, 19 November 2022

Mario Siletti
Siletti in Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Born(1903-07-22)22 July 1903
Turin, Italy
Died19 April 1964(1964-04-19) (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityItalian
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1965

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.[1]

Selected filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1946 The Razor's Edge Miner Uncredited
1947 Escape Me Never Gondolier Uncredited
1949 House of Strangers 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
1950 Black Hand 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
1951 The Enforcer 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
1952 Belles on Their Toes 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
1953 Girls in the Night Bruno, Charlie's Friend in Bar Uncredited
Taxi Amato Uncredited
Thunder Bay Louis Chighizola
So This Is Love Guilio Gatti-Casazza Uncredited
The Caddy Mr. Poletti Uncredited
Big Leaguer Mr. Polachuk
Wings of the Hawk Marco
Hot News Dominic
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery Italian Uncredited
Cardinal Lambertini Butler
Three Coins in the Fountain Bartender Uncredited
1955 East of Eden Mr. Piscora Uncredited
Hell's Island Surgeon
Bring Your Smile Along Ricardo
The Naked Street Antonio Cardini
Hell on Frisco Bay Fisherman Uncredited
1956 Serenade Sanroma Uncredited
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Carriage Driver Uncredited
1957 Designing Woman Andrucci Uncredited
Man in the Shadow Tony Santoro
1960 Pay or Die Enzo Loria
1961 The Honeymoon Machine Italian Chief of Police Uncredited
1963 Johnny Cool Giacomo Uncredited
4 for Texas Bedoni

References

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  1. ^ "TV Actor Dies in Crash". Los Angeles Evening Citizen-News. 20 April 1964. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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