[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Mario Castellani was born in Rome on November 24, 1906. He was heavily involved in the Italian film industry as a director, assistant director, writer, radio, film and TV actor and a voice actor. He studied at the Technical Institute. Mario was an Italian comic actor, best known as the sidekick of famous comic actor Antonio De Curtis (Totò). He appeared with the latter in all his major movies, as well as many of Totò's theatre productions.
Castellani appeared in two Spaghetti westerns and a TV western related episode with Totò. “Ringo e Gringo contro tutti” (Rebels on the Loose) in 1966 as the sheriff, the TV episode “Totò Ciak! – Toto contro Ringo” 1967 and “Gli specialist” (Drop Them or I’ll Shoot) in 1968 as Woody.
CASTELLANI, Mario (aka Renato Castellani, Mario
Castellano) [11/24/1906, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 4/25/1978, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – director,
assistant director, writer, radio, film, TV, voice actor.
Rebels on the Loose - 1966 (sheriff)
Totò
Ciak! – Toto contro Ringo
(TV) – 1967
Drop Them or I’ll Shoot 1968 (Woody)
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