Enzo Maggio (10 October 1902 – 13 July 1978) was an Italian actor. He was the oldest of the Maggio siblings. Born Vincenzo Maggio in

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into a family of actors, Maggio made a long apprenticeship in the avanspettacolo theaters before and during the

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. On stage, he was specialized in

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and in the impersonation of the comedian

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, Beniamino, Pupella and Rosalia.

Partial filmography

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'' (1950) - Gigetto * '' È arrivato il cavaliere'' (1950) - Guardia personale del ministro * '' Milano miliardaria'' (1951) - Il parruchiere tifoso * ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952) * '' The White Sheik'' (1952) - Furio * '' La nemica'' (1952) * '' Rimorso'' (1952) * ''Siamo tutti inquilini'' (1953) - Prestanome * ''Riscatto'' (1953) * '' A Husband for Anna'' (1953) - Il fotografo * '' The Walk'' (1953) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) - Beniamino (segment "Il tifoso") * ''Lasciateci in pace'' (1953) * '' Cose da pazzi'' (1954) - Gnauli's assistant * '' Ulysses'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''Prima di sera'' (1954) - Fantali - the tailor * '' Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (1954) - Un attore del Caffé-Concerto * ''Peppino e la vecchia signora'' (1954) * '' Napoli piange e ride'' (1954) - Fisarmonica player * ''Il cantante misterioso'' (1955) - Gino * ''Graziella'' (1955) - Servitore del console (uncredited) * '' I giorni più belli'' (1956) - Il tizio * ''Due sosia in allegria'' (1956) * ''I vagabondi delle stelle'' (1956) * ''Cantando sotto le stelle'' (1956) - Cameriere di trattoria * '' The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' (1959) - Candela * '' Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959) - The Escort of Pat and Cordelia * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) - Cameriere del night club * ''Caccia al marito'' (1960) - Salvatore Gargiulo - the hotel valet (uncredited) * '' Adua and Her Friends'' (1960) - Calypso - Stefano's colleague * '' Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) - Fricandò * '' The Joy of Living'' (1961) - Prisoner #888 * '' Black City'' (1961) - Il ministro Crescenzo * ''Accroche-toi, y'a du vent!'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' Revenge of the Musketeers'' (1963) * '' Hercules and the Black Pirates'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) - Manina * '' Bullets and the Flesh'' (1964) - Cliente Bar * '' Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (1965) * ''Star Black'' (1966) * '' The Three Fantastic Supermen'' (1967) - La Squadra Acrobatica Italiana * '' Io non protesto, io amo'' (1967) - Felice * ''

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'' (1967) * '' Nel sole'' (1967) - School attendant * ''I due vigili'' (1967) - Remo Cesaroni * ''I 2 deputati'' (1968) * ''Ombre roventi'' (1970) * ''Brother Outlaw'' (1971) * ''Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...'' (1971) - Agente Lo Cascio * '' Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello'' (1971) - Old Garibaldian * ''Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din don'' (1971) * ''Pistol Packin' Preacher'' (1971) - Doctor * ''Trinity and Sartana Are Coming'' (1972) - Jeremiah (uncredited) * ''Gli altri racconti di Canterbury'' (1972) - Beppe (segment 'Il pescatore') * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) - Gennarino * ''Seven Nuns in Kansas City'' (1973) - Gin * '' Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' (1975) - Gennarino (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggio, Enzo 1902 births 1978 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Naples Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian male actors