Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975.
Born in
Naples
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into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors. He debuted on stage aged 18 years old.
[Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960.] He worked on stage in several
sceneggiate and with the companies of
Anna Fougez and
Raffaele Viviani
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before creating his own revue company.
Maggio was the brother of actors
Enzo
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,
Rosalia
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Persons
* Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), the patron saint of Palermo in Italy
* Rosalia (given name)
* Rosalía (born 1992), Spanish singer
Places
* 314 Rosalia, an asteroid
* Rosalia, Pisidia ...
,
Beniamino and
Pupella Maggio.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Palace on the River'' (1940)
* ''
Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) - Carlo
* ''
The Ways of Sin'' (1946) - La guardia carceraria (uncredited)
* ''
The Great Dawn
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'' (1947)
* ''
Last Love'' (1947) - Il partner di Maria
* ''Tombolo, paradiso nero'' (1947) - Agostino
* ''Le avventure di Pinocchio'' (1947) - Il Gendarme
* ''
The Street Has Many Dreams'' (1948) - Emilio
* ''I contrabbandieri del mare'' (1948) - Paolino
* ''
Il cavaliere misterioso'' (1948) - Gennaro, il servo di Casanova
* ''
Guarany'' (1948) - Rossi
* ''
The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) - Fireman from Naples
* ''
The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) - Gennaro
* ''Se fossi deputato'' (1949)
* ''Napoli eterna canzone'' (1949) - Giulio
* ''Botta e risposta'' (1950)
* ''
Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) - Ciccillo
* ''
No Peace Under the Olive Tree
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'' (1950) - Salvatore Capuano
* ''
Side Street Story'' (1950) - Il rosticciere
* ''
Father's Dilemma'' (1950) - Metropolitano che regola il trafico
* ''
His Last Twelve Hours
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'' (1950) - Il calzolaio
* ''
Feathers in the Wind'' (1950) - Gennaro
* ''
47 morto che parla
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Plot
The story is set in a small town near Naples in early 1900. Baron Antonio Peletti is a stingy and cruel ...
'' (1950) - Dante Cartoni, il partener de la canzonettista
* ''
Variety Lights'' (1951) - Remo
* ''
Beauties on Bicycles
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'' (1951) - Altro ladro
* ''
Song of Spring'' (1951) - Gigetto
* ''
Milano miliardaria'' (1951) - Peppino Avallone
* ''Trieste mia!'' (1951)
* ''Pentimento'' (1952)
* ''
Viva il cinema!
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Cast
* Delia Scala as Palmina
* Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Tonino
* Virgilio Riento as Gambalesta
* Corrado Alba as Ugo
* Marilyn Buferd as ...
'' (1952) - Ciccillo
* ''
Tragic Return'' (1952) - Nicola
* ''
The City Stands Trial'' (1952) - Armando Capezzuto
* ''
In Olden Days
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Plot
The cart of old books
A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...
'' (1952) - un testimone
* ''
We're Dancing on the Rainbow'' (1952) - Gennaro
* ''Ultimo perdono'' (1952)
* ''
Don Lorenzo'' (1952) - Beniamino
* ''Delitto al luna park'' (1952)
* ''
Perdonami!'' (1953) - Michele
* ''Siamo ricchi e poveri'' (1953)
* ''Lasciateci in pace'' (1953)
* ''
La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (1953) - Ciccillo
* ''
Casta Diva'' (1954) - Il pazzariello
* ''
The Captain of Venice'' (1954) - Papele Scaramuzza
* ''La città canora'' (1954) - Pasquale
* ''Il grande addio'' (1954)
* ''
Napoli piange e ride'' (1954) - Ciccillo
* ''
Goodbye Naples'' (1955) - Pasquale
* ''Il cantante misterioso'' (1955) - Gennaro
* ''
Toto in Hell'' (1955) - Pacifico
* ''Carovana di canzoni'' (1955) - Lord Mister
* ''La rossa'' (1955) - Maggiolino - il barbiere
* ''
The Song of the Heart'' (1955) - Carletto, il giardiniere
* ''Scapricciatiello'' (1955) - Gennarino - Barber
* ''
Songs of Italy'' (1955)
* ''Incatenata dal destino'' (1956) - Chitarrista
* ''Canzone proibita'' (1956) - Dante
* ''Occhi senza luce'' (1956) - Dante
* ''Mamma sconosciuta'' (1956) - Dante
* ''Cantando sotto le stelle'' (1956)
* ''Arriva la zia d'America'' (1956) - Dante
* ''Sette canzoni per sette sorelle'' (1957) - Don Ciccillo
* ''La canzone del destino'' (1957)
* ''C'è un sentiero nel cielo'' (1957) - Gennaro Percuoco
* ''
The Lady Doctor
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Plot
Michele and Gennaro work as attendants in the investigation agency ...
'' (1957) - Un cameriere
* ''La zia d'America va a sciare'' (1957) - Dante
* ''Buongiorno primo amore!'' (1957) - Zio Gaetano
* ''Non sono più Guaglione'' (1958) - Don Pasqualino - Vincenzino's employer
* ''Quando gli angeli piangono'' (1958)
* ''
Captain Falcon
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'' (1958) - Civetta
* ''Sorrisi e canzoni'' (1958) - Gennarino
* ''
Mia nonna poliziotto
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Plot
The old grandmother Tina arrives in town to attend the wedding of his nephew Alberto with his girlfriend Il ...
'' (1958) - Padre di Ileana
* ''Ferdinando I° re di Napoli'' (1959)
* ''
David and Goliath
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'' (1960) - Cret
* ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961)
* ''
Boccaccio '70
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'' (1962) - Foreman (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
* ''
Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin'' (1962) - Un magliaro
* ''Twist, lolite e vitelloni'' (1962) - Leone Remigi
* ''
Rififi in Tokyo
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Synopsis
The veteran gangster Van Hekken arrives in Tokyo ...
'' (1963)
* ''Siamo tutti pomicioni'' (1963) - Napoli - the host in the nightclub (segment "Pomicioni di provincia")
* ''
The Visit'' (1964) - Cadek
* ''
Bullet in the Flesh'' (1964) - Cliente bar
* ''
Tears on Your Face
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'' (1964)
* ''Saul e David'' (1964) - Abdon
* ''
Revenge of The Gladiators'' (1964) - Ubriaco nella taverna
* ''
For a Few Dollars More'' (1965) - carpenter in cell with El Indio
* ''
30 Winchester per El Diablo'' (1965) - Billy - telegrapher
* ''
3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo'' (1966) - Walcom Partner
* ''Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn'' (1966)
* ''
Treasure Island
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'' (1966-1967, TV Mini-Series) - Bill Bones
* ''
Treasure of San Gennaro'' (1966) - A Captain
* ''
Ballad of a Gunman'' (1967) - Explosion / Esplotion / 'Knallfrosch'
* ''Wanted Johnny Texas'' (1967) - Sam More
* ''
Operation St. Peter's'' (1967) - The Captain
* ''
Comandamenti per un gangster'' (1968) - Old Man
* ''
Caprice Italian Style
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Plot
...
'' (1968) - (segment "Mostro della domenica, Il")
* ''
Anzio
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'' (1968) - Neapolitan street hawker (uncredited)
* ''
May God Forgive You... But I Won't'' (1968) - Joe - Bartender
* ''
Run, Man, Run'' (1968) - Mateos Gonzalez
* ''I 2 pompieri'' (1968) - Megatone
* ''Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate'' (1969)
* ''
A Sword for Brando'' (1970)
* ''
Pray to Kill and Return Alive'' (1971) - Jonathan
* ''
Black Killer'' (1971) - Judge Wilson
* ''
Holy Water Joe'' (1971) - The Banker
* ''
My Dear Killer
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'' (1972) - Mattia Guardapelle
* ''Trinità e Sartana figli di...'' (1972) - Bud Benny Bud
* ''Man Called Amen'' (1972) - Professor
* ''
100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser'' (1972) - The General
* ''
Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!'' (1973) - Prelato derubato
* ''Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari'' (1973)
* ''Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?'' (1973) - Judge
* ''
The Five Days'' (1973) - Old man in jail (uncredited)
* ''Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia'' (1973)
* ''
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe'' (1973) - Doctor
* ''
Long Lasting Days'' (1973) - 'Uncle' Giuseppe
* ''Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno'' (1974) - Drakeman
References
External links
*
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1909 births
1992 deaths
Italian male film actors
Male actors from Naples
20th-century Italian male actors
Male Spaghetti Western actors