Marcello Mastroianni
Biography
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was an Italian film actor born on September 28, 1924 in Fontana Liri, Latium, Italy. He pursued a career in acting that encompassed at least 226 credited roles across movies and television, as recorded by The Movie Database. In addition to his given name, he was sometimes credited simply as “Ma.” Over the course of his career he received several notable honours, including awards from the British Film Academy, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival, and two Golden Globe Awards. Mastroianni died on December 19, 1996 at the age of 72. His work remains recognized for its contribution to Italian and international cinema.
Career overview
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was an Italian film actor born on 28 September 1924 in Fontana Liri, Latium, Italy. Over the course of his career he amassed a substantial body of work, with 226 credited performances listed in major film and television databases. His career was distinguished by recognition from several prominent institutions: he received awards from the British Film Academy, earned Best Actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival, and was the recipient of two Golden Globe Awards. These accolades reflect his status as a celebrated figure in 20th‑century cinema.
Mastroianni’s professional life spanned several decades, during which he remained active in both film and television productions. His contributions to acting were acknowledged internationally, underscoring his influence beyond the Italian film industry. He continued to work up until his death on 19 December 1996 at the age of 72, leaving behind a legacy marked by a prolific output and multiple prestigious awards.
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- Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life (2026) as Self (Archive Footage)
- Quelli che il cinema (2025) as Self
- Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Marcello Mastroianni, irrésistiblement libre (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Marcello… (2022) as Self
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Fellinopolis (2021) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- We Are Cinema (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lives of Albert Camus (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Sophia Loren, a special destiny (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Dios de monoambiente (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Legends of Cinema (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Naples '44 (2016) as Self
- Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) as Augusto Rusconi (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Close Up (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sweet Algorithm (2011) as Marcello Rubini
- Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita (2009) as Self
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- Fellini dice... (2006) as Self
- Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Looking for Sophia (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004) as Self
- Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003) as Giuseppe Mastorna (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Sequence (2003) as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- The Magic of Fellini (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Luchino Visconti (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Last Moons (1998) as the father
- Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997) as Self
- Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997) as Manoel
- Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) as Mateo Strano / Georges Vickers / Butler / Luc Allamand
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) as The Italian Friend
- Beyond the Clouds (1995) as The Man of All Vices
- To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995) as Self (uncredited)
- Pereira Declares (1995) as Pereira
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) as Sergei (Sergio)
- In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)
- A che punto è la notte (1994) as Salvatore Santamaria
- The True Life of Antonio H. (1994) as Self
- One, Two, Three, Sun (1993) as Le père / The father
- I Don't Want to Talk About It (1993) as Ludovico D'Andrea
- Used People (1992) as Joe Meledandri
- The Children Thief (1991) as Bigua
- The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) as Missing Politician
- A Fine Romance (1991) as Mr. Cesareo Grimaldi
- Filming Under Pressure (1991) as Self
- Everybody's Fine (1990) as Matteo Scuro
- Towards Evening (1990) as Ludovico Bruschi
- What Time Is It? (1989) as Raffaele, il padre
- Splendor (1989) as Jordan
- Miss Arizona (1988) as Sándor Rozsnai
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self (voice)
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- NEM (1987)
- Dark Eyes (1987) as Romano
- Intervista (1987) as Marcello Mastroianni
- Ginger and Fred (1986) as Pippo "Fred" Botticella
- The Beekeeper (1986) as Spyros
- Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later (1985) as Tiberio Braschi
- Cinecittà Cinecittà (1985)
- Macaroni (1985) as Antonio Jasiello
- The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985) as Mattia Pascal
- Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985) as Self
- Juke Box (1985)
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Citron pressé au Blue Bar (1984) as Self
- Henry IV (1984) as Henry IV
- Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984) as Self
- Gabriela (1983) as Nacib
- The Story of Piera (1983) as Lorenzo
- Fellini nel cestino (1983) as Self
- The General of the Dead Army (1983) as General Ariosto
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- The Last Horror Film (1982) as Marcello Mastroianni (uncredited)
- That Night of Varennes (1982) as Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt
- Beyond the Door (1982) as Enrico Sommi
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Felllini by Fellini (1982) as Self
- Notes on City of Women (1982) as Self
- Ghost of Love (1981) as Nino Monti
- The Skin (1981) as Curzio Malaparte
- City of Women (1980) as Snàporaz
- The Terrace (1980) as Luigi
- My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980) as Self
- Traffic Jam (1979) as Marco Montefoschi
- Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (1979) as Raffaele Capece
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
- Stay as You Are (1978) as Giulio Marengo
- Blood Feud (1978) as Rosario Maria Spallone
- Bye Bye Monkey (1978) as Luigi Nocello
- Dirty Hands (1978) as Hoederer
- Double Murder (1977) as Bruno Baldassarre
- A Special Day (1977) as Gabriele
- Wifemistress (1977) as Luigi De Angelis
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
- Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976) as Paolo T. Fiume / Speaker
- Lunatics and Lovers (1976) as Marchese Luca Maria
- One Way or Another (1976) as Don Gaetano
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Gun Moll (1975) as Charlie Colletto
- The Sunday Woman (1975) as Salvatore Santamaria
- The Divine Nymph (1975) as Marchese Michele Barra
- Down the Ancient Stairs (1975) as Professor Bonaccorsi
- Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca (1975) as (archive footage)
- E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) as Marcello Mastroianni
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) Thanks
- Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974) as George A. Custer
- Allonsanfan (1974) as Fulvio Imbriani
- La Grande Bouffe (1973) as Marcello
- Hail the Artist (1973) as Nicolas Montei
- A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973) as Marco Mazetti
- Massacre in Rome (1973) as Father Pietro Antonelli
- Dirty Weekend (1973) as Giulio Borsi
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Roma (1972) as Marcello Mastroianni (uncredited)
- What? (1972) as Alex
- Liza (1972) as Giorgio
- 1870 (1972) as Augusto Parenti
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- My Name Is Rocco Papaleo (1971) as Rocco
- It Only Happens to Others (1971) as Marcello
- Scipio the African (1971) as Scipione l'Africano
- Sunflower (1970) as Antonio
- The Voyeur (1970) as Sandro
- Leo the Last (1970) as Prince Leo
- A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) (1970) as Oreste
- The Priest's Wife (1970) as Don Mario
- Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (1969) as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- A Place for Lovers (1968) as Valerio
- Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) as Grand Duke Nicholas Wladimirovitch Goduno
- Ghosts, Italian Style (1967) as Il fantasma (uncredited)
- The Stranger (1967) as Arthur Meursault
- The Stranger (1967) Producer
- A Propos D'Un Crime (1967) as Self
- The Man with the Balloons (1967) as Mario Fuggetta
- With Love, Sophia (1967) as Self
- Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966) as Peppino
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) as Inspector Mosca
- Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966) as Alberto Saporito
- The 10th Victim (1965) as Marcello Polletti
- Kiss the Other Sheik (1965) as Mario / Michele Profili / Mario Gasparri
- Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Thanks
- Casanova '70 (1965) as Major Andrea Rossi-Colombotti
- Mastroianni. Un Casanova dei nostri tempi (1965) as Self
- Marriage Italian Style (1964) as Domenico Soriano
- Sophia Loren in Rome (1964) as Self
- 8½ (1963) as Guido Anselmi
- The Organizer (1963) as Professor Sinigaglia
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) as Carmine Sbaratti / Renzo / Augusto Rusconi
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- A Very Private Affair (1962) as Fabio Rinaldi
- Family Diary (1962) as Enrico
- La Notte (1961) as Giovanni Pontano
- Divorce Italian Style (1961) as Ferdinando Cefalù
- Ghosts of Rome (1961) as Federico/ Gino / Reginaldo di Roviano
- The Assassin (1961) as Alfredo Martelli
- La Dolce Vita (1960) as Marcello Rubini
- Il bell'Antonio (1960) as Antonio Magnano
- Adua and Her Friends (1960) as Piero
- Ferdinand I King of Naples (1959) as Gennarino
- The Law (1959) as Enrico Tosso
- My Wife's Enemy (1959) as Marco Tornabuoni
- Everyone's in Love (1959) as Giovanni
- Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) as Tiberio
- Love on the Riviera (1958) as Marcello Mazzoni
- Piece of the Sky (1958) as Severino Balestra
- Love and Troubles (1958) as Franco
- White Nights (1957) as Mario
- Fathers and Sons (1957) as Cesare Marchetti
- Doctor and the Healer (1957) as Dr. Francesco Marchetti
- Sand, Love and Salt (1957) as Piero
- The Most Wonderful Moment (1957) as Dott. Pietro Varelli
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- The Bigamist (1956) as Mario De Santis
- What a Woman! (1956) as Corrado Betti
- The Miller's Beautiful Wife (1955) as Luca - suo marito
- Native Drums (1955) as Alessandrini
- Il fiume dei faraoni (1955)
- Too Bad She's Bad (1954) as Paolo
- The Slave of Sin (1954) as Giulio Franchi
- The Anatomy of Love (1954) as Il marito di Maria
- Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954) as Ugo
- Days of Love (1954) as Pasquale Droppio
- House of Ricordi (1954) as Gaetano Donizetti
- The Island Princess (1954) as Don Hernán
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Street of Hope (1953) as Mario
- Eager to Live (1953) as Daniele
- It's Never Too Late (1953) as Riccardo
- The Suitcase of Dreams (1953) as (uncredited)
- Lulù (1953)
- Tragico ritorno (1952) as Marco
- The Eternal Chain (1952) as Walter Ronchi
- Three Girls from Rome (1952) as Marcello Sartori
- Black Feathers (1952) as Pietro 'Pieri' Cossutti
- Sensualità (1952) as Carlo Sartori
- Sunday Heroes (1952) as Carlo Vagnetti
- La muta di Portici (1952) as (uncredited)
- A Tale of Five Cities (1951) as Aldo Mazzetti
- Paris Is Always Paris (1951) as Marcello Venturi
- Sunday in August (1950) as Ercole Nardi
- The Accusation (1950) as Renato La Torre
- Against the Law (1950) as Marcello Curti
- A Dog’s Life (1950) as Carlo Danesi, fidanzato di Franca
- Cuori sul mare (1950) as Massimo Falchetti
- Vent'anni (1949)
- Vertigine d'amore (1948)
- Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948) as Un rivoluzionario
- Love Story (1942) as Extra
- The Iron Crown (1941)
- Marionette (1939)