# Erminio Macario > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Erminio_Macario > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Erminio_Macario.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erminio_Macario > Source revision: 1356935414 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian actor Erminio Macario Macario in the movie Il chiromante Born (1902-05-27)27 May 1902 Turin, Kingdom of Italy Died 25 March 1980(1980-03-25) (aged 77) Turin, Italy Occupation Actor Years active 1933–1975 Spouses Maria Giuliano Giulia Dardanelli ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1980)​ Children Alberto (1943) Mauro (1947) **Erminio Macario** (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as **Macario**, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975. ## Life and career Born in [Turin](/source/Turin), Macario made his debut at a young age in the amateur dramatics company Don Bosco Oratory in Valdocco,[1] then he was part of some small amateur companies in his hometown until 1924. At this time, he was cast in the company of dancing and pantomime of Giovanni Molasso.[2] Soon after, he entered the company of [Wanda Osiris](/source/Wanda_Osiris), the undisputed queen of the revue of that time in Italy.[2] Between the two wars he became, in a short time, one of the most popular comedians of the [revue theatre](/source/Revue).[3] Macario made his film debut in 1933 with *[Aria di paese](/source/Country_Air_(film))*, but the success came just six years later with two comedy films directed by [Mario Mattoli](/source/Mario_Mattoli) and co-written by a young [Federico Fellini](/source/Federico_Fellini), *[Imputato alzatevi!](/source/Defendant%2C_Stand_Up!)* and *[Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?](/source/Lo_vedi_come_sei..._lo_vedi_come_sei%3F)*.[2] After a series of successful comedies directed by [Carlo Borghesio](/source/Carlo_Borghesio) since the early fifties, Macario appeared in short characterizations in [anthology films](/source/Anthology_film) and was [sidekick](/source/Sidekick) of [Totò](/source/Tot%C3%B2) in a number of films.[2] Starting from the mid-sixties he finally dedicated himself to television and theatre.[2] Macario in *[Defendant, Stand Up!](/source/Defendant%2C_Stand_Up!)* (1939) His comical style was referred to as a mixture between [Chaplin](/source/Charlie_Chaplin)'s [Charlot](/source/The_Tramp) and [Marx Brothers](/source/Marx_Brothers).[4] ## Partial filmography - *[Country Air](/source/Country_Air_(film))* (1933) - Mac - *[Defendant, Stand Up!](/source/Defendant%2C_Stand_Up!)* (1939) - Cipriano Duval - *[Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?](/source/Lo_vedi_come_sei..._lo_vedi_come_sei%3F)* (1939) - Michele Bernisconi - *[The Pirate's Dream](/source/The_Pirate's_Dream)* (1940) - José - *[Non me lo dire!](/source/Non_me_lo_dire!)* (1940) - Michele Colombelli, marchese di Castel Perrone - *Il chiromante* (1941) - Candido - *Il vagabondo* (1941) - Pippo, il vagabondo - *[Il fanciullo del West](/source/Il_fanciullo_del_West)* (1943) - Mac Carey - *[Charley's Aunt](/source/Charley's_Aunt_(1943_film))* (1943) - Terenzio - *Arcobaleno* (1943) - *[Macario Against Zagomar](/source/Macario_Against_Zagomar)* (1944) - Macario Duplessis - *[The Innocent Casimiro](/source/The_Innocent_Casimiro)* (1945) - Casimiro Pelagatti - *[L'eroe della strada](/source/L'eroe_della_strada)* (1948) - Felice Manetti - *[How I Lost the War](/source/How_I_Lost_the_War)* (1948) - Leo Bianchetti - *[Adam and Eve](/source/Adam_and_Eve_(1949_film))* (1949) - Adamo Rossi - *[How I Discovered America](/source/How_I_Discovered_America)* (1949) - Cristoforo Colombo - *[Il monello della strada](/source/Il_monello_della_strada)* (1950) - Carletto Po - *[The Passaguai Family Gets Rich](/source/The_Passaguai_Family_Gets_Rich)* (1952) - Giocondo Diotallevi - *[My Wife, My Cow and Me](/source/My_Wife%2C_My_Cow_and_Me)* (1952) - Mario - *[I, Hamlet](/source/I%2C_Hamlet)* (1952) - Amleto - *[Matrimonial Agency](/source/Matrimonial_Agency_(1953_film))* (1953) - Peppino - *Carosello del varietà* (1955) - *Italia piccola* (1957) - Sandrin - *[La cambiale](/source/La_cambiale)* (1959) - Tommaso - *[Lo smemorato di Collegno](/source/Lo_smemorato_di_Collegno)* (1962) - Nicola Politi - *[Toto's First Night](/source/Toto's_First_Night)* (1962) - Mimi Makò - *[I 4 monaci](/source/I_4_monaci)* (1962) - Fra' Martino - *[Sexy Toto](/source/Sexy_Toto)* (1963) - Mimi Cocco - *Avventura al motel* (1963) - Erminio - *Uno strano tipo* (1963) - Giovanni - *[Totò contro i quattro](/source/Tot%C3%B2_contro_i_quattro)* (1963) - La Matta - *[The Monk of Monza](/source/The_Monk_of_Monza)* (1963) - Fra' Mamozio - *[I 4 tassisti](/source/I_4_tassisti)* (1963) - Pomilio Barone (segment "Caccia al tesoro") - *[The Four Musketeers](/source/The_Four_Musketeers_(1963_film))* (1963) - *Lisa dagli occhi blu* (1970) - Tramp with the cats - *Nel giorno del signore* (1970) - Don Giacinto - *[The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire](/source/The_Mighty_Anselmo_and_His_Squire)* (1972) - Frà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave - *[Ante Up](/source/Ante_Up_(film))* (1974) - *[Due sul pianerottolo](/source/Due_sul_pianerottolo)* (1976) - Prof. Luigi Savoia ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Domenico Seren Gay. *Teatro popolare dialettale: indagine-enciclopedia sul teatro piemontese*. Priuli & Verlucca, 1977. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Enciclop_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Enciclop_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Enciclop_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Enciclop_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Enciclop_2-4) [Gianni Canova](/source/Gianni_Canova) (2005). *Enciclopedia del cinema*. Garzanti, 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [881150516-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/881150516-X). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Manuale_3-0)** Ennio Fulgheri (1998). *Manuale del cinema italiano*. Swan, 1998. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8886464150](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8886464150). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-enturi_4-0)** Valerio Venturi (2010). *Cesare Andrea Bixio. L'attività musicale di Bixio per l'industria cinematografica (1920-1945)*. Libreria Universitaria, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-8862920223](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-8862920223). ## Further reading - Maurizio Ternavasio, *Macario: vita di un comico*, Lindau, 1998, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8871802411](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8871802411). ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Erminio Macario](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Erminio_Macario). - [Erminio Macario](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531257/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Italy Artists MusicBrainz FID People Italian People Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Erminio Macario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erminio_Macario) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erminio_Macario?action=history)). 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