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'''Walter Annicchiarico''' (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as '''Walter Chiari''' {{IPA-it|ˈvalter ˈkjaːri|}}, was an Italian stage and screen ], mostly in comedy roles. '''Walter Annicchiarico''' (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as '''Walter Chiari''' {{IPA|it|ˈvalter ˈkjaːri|}}, was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Walter Annicchiarico was born in ], Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally from ]. During ] he joined the ], created by the ] regime, and then the ]. Chiari achieved a certain degree of international success in films such as '']'' (1957), '']'' (1958), '']'' (1966), and '']'' (1972). He appeared opposite ] in ]'s film '']'' (1951). Walter Annicchiarico was born in ], Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally from ]. During ], he joined the ] and was then drafted into the ] (a detail that emerged only after his death). He was sent to a German ] engaged in Northern France in Normandy where he was slightly ] in the fighting during ]. ], he was taken to the American ] of ]. Chiari appeared in films such as '']'' (1957), '']'' (1958), '']'' (1966) and '']'' (1972). He appeared opposite ] in ]'s film '']'' (1951).


⚫ In 1951, ] offered him the role of the young lover, in ]; he continued in the theater, in the ] with ] in 1956 with ] and in 1958 with ], and in 1960 with ], ] and ] with ], all by ] and Giovannini, but also in the prose theater, acting in 1961 in '']'', in 1965 with ] in the comedy ] by ] and, in 1966, with ] in ] by ].
In the late 1950s and 1960s he was one of the main protagonists of the "Dolce Vita", the glitzy and glamorous Italian jet-set scene, centred in Rome and especially focused on the booming cinema industry with which he was so at ease.

⚫ In 1951 ] offered him the role of the young lover, in ]; he continued in the theater, in the ] with ] in 1956 with ] and in 1958 with ], and in 1960 with ], ] and ] with ], all by ] and Giovannini, but also in the prose theater, acting in 1965 with ] in the comedy ] by ] and, in 1966, with ] in ] by ].


] in '']'' (1952)]] ] in '']'' (1952)]]
During the making of '']'' he met ] (still formally married to ] but already estranged from him), and he started a passionate and tumultuous relationship with the American superstar. During the making of '']'', he met ] (still married to ] but already estranged from him), and he started a relationship with the American superstar.

Unlike many Italian actors of the time he had a full and fluent command of English that he put to good use in his ] spell, which in 1961 saw him performing in '']'' (a ] comedy inspired by a ] piece) for 113 shows.


] (1969)]]
He starred in '']'' (1966), the last of the ] films, based on a ] by ]. His then girlfriend, Italian singer and actress ], also appeared in the film; the two married in 1969, and had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico, before their 1972 divorce. He also appeared in the Australian film '']'' in 1970. He starred in '']'' (1966), the last of the ] films, based on a ] by ]. His then girlfriend, Italian singer and actress ], also appeared in the film; the two married in 1969, and had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico, before their 1972 divorce. He also appeared in the Australian film '']'' in 1970.


In 1970 he was arrested and jailed in Rome on suspicion of ] possession and trafficking, with 70 days passing before he was bailed. Despite being known in show business as a cocaine user, Chiari enjoyed for years the de facto impunity often accorded to members of his trade (provided he kept his addiction private). The willingness of authorities to prosecute him, mounting a nationwide scandal, was seen by some as an attempt to distract public opinion from the fruitless search for the culprits of the ], which had gripped Italy with fear. In 1970, he was arrested and jailed in Rome on suspicion of ] possession and trafficking. After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed not guilty of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the charge of drug possession for personal use), his career never recovered. The ] was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances, and on theatre.

After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed not guilty of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the charge of drug possession for personal use) his career never recovered. The ] was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances, such as on ]. He concentrated on theatre as a way of stopping the downward spiral and, whilst never regaining his former fame, he gave some brilliant performances in plays such as ]'s '']'', ]'s ''Six heures plus tard'' and ] '']''.

Chiari died of a sudden ] in ], at home, on 21 December 1991. On that same day he had undergone a complete and positive medical check-up. Not showing up at a dinner with a theatre manager where he would have discussed his involvement in a new production, he was found by his host (who reached the residence where he was living at the time) sitting in an armchair, in front of a functioning television.


His gravestone bears the line he once mentioned to director ] as his favourite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". His grave is in the ] in the ].<ref>, Mediane Books.</ref> Chiari died of a sudden ] in ], at home, on 21 December 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-08 |title=Walter Chiari nasceva 100 anni fa. Storia di un genio che ritornava in vetta dopo ogni caduta |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2024/03/08/news/chi_era_walter_chiari_donne_carriera_cocaina-422274001/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> His gravestone bears the line he once mentioned to director ] as his favourite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". His grave is in the ] in the ].<ref>, Mediane Books.</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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*'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1951) as himself * '']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1951) as himself
*'']'' (directed by ] and ]) (1951) as Walter Milani *'']'' (directed by ] and ]) (1951) as Walter Milani
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1951) as Alberto Annovazzi *'']'' (directed by ]) (1951) as Alberto Annovazzi
*'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Gualtiero Porchiddu * '']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Gualtiero Porchiddu
*'']'' (directed by Mario Soldati) (1952) as Don Raimundo Esteban *'']'' (directed by Mario Soldati) (1952) as Don Raimundo Esteban
*'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Paolo *'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1952) as Paolo
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1952) as Un client du cabaret *'']'' (directed by ]) (1952) as Un client du cabaret
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1952) as Walter *'']'' (directed by ]) (1952) as Walter
*'']'' (directed by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi) (1952) as Gualtiero / Walter * '']'' (directed by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi) (1952) as Gualtiero / Walter
*'']'' (directed by ] and ]) (1952) *'']'' (directed by ] and ]) (1952)
*'']'' (directed by Marino Girolami and ]) (1953) as Walter Martini * '']'' (directed by Marino Girolami and ]) (1953) as Walter Martini
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1953) as Marcello Serventi *'']'' (directed by ]) (1953) as Marcello Serventi
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*'']'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1960) as Cassio, the Cicerone *'']'' (directed by Giorgio Simonelli) (1960) as Cassio, the Cicerone
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1960) as Il barista *''Vacanze in Argentina'' (directed by ]) (1960) as Il barista
*'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1960) as Teo Tosci *'']'' (directed by Mario Mattòli) (1960) as Teo Tosci
*'']'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1960) as Walter *'']'' (directed by Giorgio Bianchi) (1960) as Walter
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*'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Pollo *'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Pollo
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) (uncredited) *'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) (uncredited)
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Bertazzi (segment "Sadik") *'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Bertazzi (segment "Sadik")
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Mr. Silence *'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Mr. Silence
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Enrico (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3") *'']'' (directed by ]) (1965) as Enrico (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3")
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*'']'' (directed by ]) (1969) as Angelo *'']'' (directed by ]) (1969) as Angelo
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1970) as Brother George *'']'' (directed by ]) (1970) as Brother George
*'']'' (Italian title: ''Joe Valachi - I segreti di Cosa Nostra'') (directed by ] (1972), produced by Jerry Ferraro)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930716/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title = Jerry Ferraro}}</ref> as Gap *'']'' (Italian title: ''Joe Valachi - I segreti di Cosa Nostra'') (directed by ] (1972), produced by Jerry Ferraro)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930716/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title = Jerry Ferraro| website=] }}</ref> as Gap
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1974) as Paolo De Simone *'']'' (directed by ]) (1974) as Paolo De Simone
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1975) as Walter, le clochard *'']'' (directed by ]) (1975) as Walter, le clochard
*'']'' (directed by Vittorio Sindoni) (1975) as Paolo De Simone *'']'' (directed by Vittorio Sindoni) (1975) as Paolo De Simone
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1975) as Ragionier Adelmo Pigorini *'']'' (directed by ]) (1975) as Ragionier Adelmo Pigorini
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*'']'' (directed by Domenico Paolella) (1979) as Don Enzo *'']'' (directed by Domenico Paolella) (1979) as Don Enzo
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1979) as Giorgio Mori (segment "No, non è per gelosia") *'']'' (directed by ]) (1979) as Giorgio Mori (segment "No, non è per gelosia")
*'']'' (directed by ] (1986) and produced by ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930716/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title = Jerry Ferraro}}</ref> as Giulio *'']'' (directed by ] (1986) and produced by ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930716/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title = Jerry Ferraro| website=] }}</ref> as Giulio
*'']'' (directed by ]) (1988) *'']'' (directed by ]) (1988)
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Italian actor (1924–1991)

Walter Chiari
Chiari in 1964
BornWalter Annicchiarico
(1924-03-08)8 March 1924
Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Died20 December 1991(1991-12-20) (aged 67)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1991

Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari [ˈvalter ˈkjaːri], was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles.

Biography

Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally from Apulia. During World War II, he joined the Decima Flottiglia MAS and was then drafted into the Wehrmacht (a detail that emerged only after his death). He was sent to a German anti-aircraft squad engaged in Northern France in Normandy where he was slightly wounded in the fighting during D-Day. Captured, he was taken to the American prisoner camp of Coltano. Chiari appeared in films such as The Little Hut (1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Chimes at Midnight (1966) and The Valachi Papers (1972). He appeared opposite Anna Magnani in Luchino Visconti's film Bellissima (1951).

In 1951, Luchino Visconti offered him the role of the young lover, in Bellissima; he continued in the theater, in the musical comedy with Delia Scala in 1956 with Buonanotte Bettina and in 1958 with Il gufo e la gattina, and in 1960 with Sandra Mondaini, Ave Ninchi and Alberto Bonucci with Un mandarino per Teo, all by Garinei and Giovannini, but also in the prose theater, acting in 1961 in The Gay Life, in 1965 with Gianrico Tedeschi in the comedy Luv by Murray Schisgal and, in 1966, with Renato Rascel in La strana coppia by Neil Simon.

Chiari and Lucia Bosè in Era lei che lo voleva (1952)

During the making of The Little Hut, he met Ava Gardner (still married to Frank Sinatra but already estranged from him), and he started a relationship with the American superstar.

Chiari and wife Alida Chelli (1969)

He starred in They're a Weird Mob (1966), the last of the Powell and Pressburger films, based on a popular Australian novel by John O'Grady. His then girlfriend, Italian singer and actress Alida Chelli, also appeared in the film; the two married in 1969, and had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico, before their 1972 divorce. He also appeared in the Australian film Squeeze a Flower in 1970.

In 1970, he was arrested and jailed in Rome on suspicion of cocaine possession and trafficking. After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed not guilty of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the charge of drug possession for personal use), his career never recovered. The Italian state television was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances, and on theatre.

Chiari died of a sudden heart attack in Milan, at home, on 21 December 1991. His gravestone bears the line he once mentioned to director Dino Risi as his favourite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". His grave is in the Civico Mausoleo Palanti in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano.

Filmography

References

  1. "Walter Chiari nasceva 100 anni fa. Storia di un genio che ritornava in vetta dopo ogni caduta". la Repubblica (in Italian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. "Walter Chiari", Mediane Books.
  3. "Jerry Ferraro". IMDb.
  4. "Jerry Ferraro". IMDb.

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