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Mario Riva
Mario Riva
	Riva in the TV-show Il Musichiere (1958)
Born	Mario Bonavolontà; 26 January 1913; Rome, Italy
Died	1 September 1960 (aged 47); Verona, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, television presenter
Years active	1941–1960

Mario "Mariuccio" Bonavolontà (26 January 1913 – 1 September 1960), professionally known as Mario Riva, was an Italian television presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960.^[1]

Life and career

Born in Rome as Mario Bonavolontà, the son of composer Giuseppe Bonavolontà [it] (1886–1957) and his wife Teresa Chinzari. His father composed over 500 popular tunes including "Fiocca la neve". Mario attended the Collegio San Giuseppe in Piazza di Spagna in Rome.^[2]

Riva debuted at young age as a dubber and a radio actor.^[3] His film debut was in 1941 in Due cuori sotto sequestro [it] (Two Hearts Seized). He became first known as presenter of the stage show Clan (1942).^[3]

After a long season of successes on stage (often in couple with Riccardo Billi) Riva reached the peak of his career with the RAI variety television Il Musichiere (1957–1960), the Italian version of Name That Tune.^[3] He also appeared on several films, usually in supporting roles. While he was presenting from the Verona Arena the Secondo Festival del Musichiere (a special event linked to the TV program), he inadvertently fell into a hole in the stage covered with a tarpaulin and died from his injuries a few days later.^[3]

Selected filmography

Due cuori sotto sequestro (1941) – singer
Toto Tours Italy (1948) – Giovanni
Baron Carlo Mazza (1948) – announcer
The Firemen of Viggiù (1949)
Yvonne of the Night (1949) – the cigarette boy
Adam and Eve (1949) – the Russian castaway
Toto Looks For a House (1949) – the owner of the agency
Se fossi deputato (1949) – Giuseppino
Ho sognato il paradiso (1950)
The Cadets of Gascony (1950) – Mario Fantoni
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) – Pasquale
Arrivano i nostri (1951) – Mario
Accidents to the Taxes!! (1951) – Mario
The Steamship Owner (1951) – Mario
My Heart Sings (1951) – Mario
Porca miseria (1951) – Count Cerri
Ha fatto tredici (1951) – himself
Sardinian Vendetta (1952) – Mario
Abracadabra (1952) – Amleto
In Olden Days (1952) – picky customer (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
Giovinezza (1952) – peddler
Beauties on Motor Scooters (1952)
Easy Years (1953) – Mario Paolella
Siamo tutti milanesi (1953)
The Country of the Campanelli (1954) – magician Tarquinio
It Happened at the Police Station (1954) – the second tram driver
Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954) – Giulio Cesare
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (1954) – Otello Spinotti
Scuola elementare (1955) – Pilade Mucci, the school caretaker
It Happened at the Police Station (1955) – inmate No. 77
La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955) – Mario Rivetti
Bravissimo (1955) – the dance teacher
Roman Tales (1955) – the waiter at the restaurant
Motivo in maschera (1955)
Il campanile d'oro (1955)
I giorni più belli (1956) – Nicola, the delicatessen seller
Arrivano i dollari! (1957) – Cesaretto Pasti
Serenate per 16 bionde (1957) – Pippo
Gente felice (1957) – Francesco
A sud niente di nuovo (1957)
Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958) – commendatore Stefano Maghetti
È arrivata la parigina (1958) – Strettani
I prepotenti (1958) – Domenico Esposito
Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics (1958) – Caprioli's boss
Gli zitelloni (1958) – the judge
Sergente d'ispezione (1958) – Turconi
Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) – Mario Secchioni
Il terribile Teodoro (1958)
Domenica è sempre domenica (1958) – himself
Fantasmi e ladri (1959) – Edmondo Natale
Prepotenti più di prima (1959) – the traffic warden
Policarpo (1959) – the fireman at the theatre (uncredited)
Perfide.... ma belle (1959) – Romolo Proietti
Il raccomandato di ferro (1959) – Augusto Zinconi
The Traffic Policeman (1960) – himself

References

^ "Mario Riva". MyMovies. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ "Mario Riva". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.