Biography
Italian-born Antonio Filauri became a fixture in Hollywood films from 1932 to 1953, lending his jolly visage to scores of bit parts, playing barbers, waiters, priests (often Mexican), monks, chefs, and even ambassadors. Late in life, Filauri played Papa Riccardo in
Mario Lanza's
The Great Caruso (1951). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide