Remembering Carlo Sposito

Carlo ‘Carletto’ Sposito was born on May 1, 1924 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The brother of theatrical authopr Raphael Sposito, aka Faele, was a versatile character actor, sometimes appearing in dramatic roles, his artistic career took place in every field of entertainment: from the magazine, stage, cinema, television, radio and cabaret.

 
His career began in 1942 working on a magazine, working with Wanda Osiris and Carlo Dapporto. He appeared on Radio Palermo, on one of the first RAI broadcasts, in 1945, creating a highly successful radio program, ‘Il Calabrone’ until 1948. In 1960 and for the next three years he was a member of the former cabaret Harlequin Theater in Rome, today called the Flaiano theater, with Toni Ucci and Enzo Garinei .
 
In 1961 he received the theater award the Silver Mask, for his participation in the musical comedy "Delia Scala Show," by Peter Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, with lyrics by Antonio Amurri, with Faele and Dino Verde.
 
He participated in various theatrical revues with Erminio Macario and Raffaella Carra (‘Non sparate al reverendo e I Rompiglioni’). He also worked for the Bagaglino and Cabaret Sancarlino Rome with Lino Banfi for over two years. Sposito acted in theater, at both the former Harlequin Theatre of Rome, with a series of one-act plays directed by Sergio Sollima, and at the permanent theater of Catania with Turi Ferro.
 
In television he participated in the 1961 ‘Canzonissima’ with Sandra Mondaini and ‘Giovanna, la nonna del Corsaro Nero’ in 1962 with Anna Campori, Giulio Marchetti and Pietro De Vico and acted in television plays (‘Questo matrimonio si deve fare’ by Vitaliano Brancati and ‘Domanda di grazia’ of Edmo Fenoglio) and in the drama ‘Bambole’ by Alberto Negrin.
 
In film, he had significant parts in a hundred films including his only Euro-western “The Sheriff” (1959) as the General, and was also a popular voice actor (“La terra trema” by Luchino Visconti, “The Godfather” and “The Godfather - Part II”).
 
Sposito died of a heart attack at the age of 60 on September 9, 1984 in Rome, Italy.
 
Today we remember Carlo Sposito on what would have been his 90^th birthday.