Background
Fabrizi was born to Italian parents in Holborn, London, England, in 1924, his mother"s maiden name being Pisani. His father was a Vicomte (Italian: visconte), a title that Mario inherited on his father"s death in 1959.
Fabrizi was born to Italian parents in Holborn, London, England, in 1924, his mother"s maiden name being Pisani. His father was a Vicomte (Italian: visconte), a title that Mario inherited on his father"s death in 1959.
They had a son, Anthony, in 1961. A week before his death, he had announced that he was leaving show business. His most notable film role was as Neville Shanks, the photographer, in Hancock"s 1963 film, The Punch and Judy Manitoba
He also worked frequently with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan.
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On Independent Television, Fabrizi was well known for his role in Granada Television"s popular series The Army Game, as Corporal "Moosh" Merryweather, while on British Broadcasting Corporation television, he was a regular member of the ensemble cast of the Tony Hancock sitcom Hancock"s Half Hour.