Mario Maranzana was born on 14 July 1930 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for La Bohème (1988), Puccini (1973) and Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (1964). He was married to Maria Luisa Rado. He died on 12 January 2012 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.