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Mario Gallina

1889 – 1950

Italian actor

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Lived 1889 – 1950 (aged 61). Mario Gallina was an Italian film actor, stage actor, actor and voice actor.

Mario Gallina (23 March 1889 – 26 September 1950) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography Gallina was born in Trieste, which was then a possession of Austria-Hungary (now Italy). He was the son of theatre actors Enrico Gallina and Elena Fabbri and the nephew of playwright Giacinto Gallina. He began his career in 1911 working as a theatre actor, starring in many plays and working alongside other stage icons such as Enrico Viarisio, Marga Cella and Alfredo Sainati. Gallina was mainly active on stage and screen. He appeared in over 28 films between 1916 and 1950.

In 1933, Gallina sought a career as a screen actor and later, a voice dubber. He had already starred in two silent films between 1916 and 1917. Among his most popular filmography includes the 1943 film The Children Are Watching Us directed by Vittorio De Sica. He also provided the Italian voice of Honest John in the 1940 animated film Pinocchio as well as the Ringmaster in Dumbo.

Death Gallina died in Milan on 26 September 1950 at the age of 61.

Filmography Cinema Cura di baci (1916) I fioretti di San Francisco (1917) Nini Falpala (1933) La signorina dell'autobus (1933) Just Married (1934) I'll Give a Million (1935) Cinema che passione (1935) Ginevra degli Almieri (1935) Adam's Tree (1936) The Former Mattia Pascal (1937) Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937) L'amor mio non muore! (1938) Ettore Fieramosca (1938) The Silent Partner (1939) L'arcidiavolo (1940) Marco Visconti (1941) Carmen (1942) Princess Cinderella (1942) The Children Are Watching Us (1943) What a Distinguished Family (1943) Rosalba (1944) The Lovers (1946) Fire Over the Sea (1947) The White Devil (1947) L'isola di Montecristo (1948) La Rosa di Bagdad (1949) - Voice Beauty and the Devil (1950) Father's Dilemma (1950)

Dubbing roles Animation Honest John in Pinocchio Ringmaster in Dumbo

Live action High Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood Capt. Wilkens in Fort Apache Sheriff Hardy in Duel in the Sun Hubert de Clermont-Latour in Odette Sir Thomas in The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mario Gallina?

Italian actor (1889–1950)

When was Mario Gallina born?

Mario Gallina was born on 23 March 1889 in Trieste.

When did Mario Gallina die?

Mario Gallina died on 26 September 1950 in Rome.

What was Mario Gallina's occupation?

Mario Gallina was a film actor, stage actor, actor and voice actor.

What nationality was Mario Gallina?

Mario Gallina was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mario Gallina

· Wikidata: Q3848611

· DBpedia: Mario Gallina

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