Remembering Walter Chiari

Walter Annichiarico was born on March 2, 1924 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. Chiari began acting as a stage actor in Milan, Italy in 1944. He became one of Italy’s most original performers in the 1950s. He appeared in such films as “Gildo” (1950), “Sogno di un Walter” (1951) “Un mandarino per Teo” (1963). He then turned to comedy in such films as “Una strana coppia” (1966), “L'inafferrabile 12” (1950), “Bellissima” (1952), “Io, io, io... e gli altri” (1965).

 
Chiari appeared in five Euro-westerns: “The Dream of Zorro” (1951),”A Dollar of Fear” (1960), “The Magnificent Three” (1961), “The Terrible Sheriff” (1962) and “Heroes of the West” (1963).
 
Walter then turned to television where again he became a successful comedian.
 
Chiari died of a heart attack in Milan, Lombardy, Italy on December 20, 1991.
 
Today we remember Walter Chiari on what would have been his 90^th birthday.