Ettore Mattia

Ettore Mattia
Born	30 May 1910 Potenza, Italy
Died	10 October 1982 (aged 72) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Ettore Mattia (30 May 1910 – 10 October 1982) was an Italian journalist and actor.

Life and career

Born in Potenza, Mattia was a journalist and a film critic for several newspapers and magazines, and was also press officer of Titanus.^[1]

Mattia was mainly active as a character actor, and in 1969 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Luciano Salce's La pecora nera.^[1][2] He died of heart attack.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Hey Boy (1948)
• The Overcoat (1952)
• I Chose Love (1953)
• The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
• La Celestina P... R... (1965)
• Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
• The Black Sheep (1968)
• Basta guardarla (1970)
• Claretta and Ben (1974)
• Per amore di Cesarina (1976)
• The Cricket (1980)
• Monsignor (1982)

References

1. "Muore Ettore Mattia, scrisse di cinema e fu attore per a hobby". L'Unità. 13 October 1982. p. 11.
2. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.

External links

• Ettore Mattia at the Internet Movie Database