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Massimo Serato (born Giuseppe Segato; 31 May 1917 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.


Biography

Serato was born in Oderzo,
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, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and
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epics, mainly Italian, as well as roles in major international films. His notable appearances include '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941), '' The Naked Maja'' (1958), '' David and Goliath'' (1960), '' The Loves of Hercules'' (1960), ''
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'' (1961), '' 55 Days at Peking'' (1963) '' Camille 2000'' (1969) and '' Don't Look Now'' (1973). In 1947 he won a
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for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the neorealist
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'' The Sun Still Rises''. He had an affair with the actress
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who bore him a son, Luca, whom she affectionately called Cellino. Luca contracted polio at an early age; "In time he was able to walk with steel braces but espent much of his time in a wheelchair."http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2009/04/15/current_issue/annamagnani.txt Serato died in
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in 1989.


Selected filmography

* ''Inventiamo l'amore'' (1938) − Un altro giocatore nella sala da biliardo * ''Le Père Lebonnard'' (1939) − Un giovanetto al ballo (uncredited) * ''L'ispettore Vargas'' (1940) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) − Franco Maironi * ''Due cuori sotto sequestro'' (1941) − Il compositore * ''L'amore canta'' (1941) − Alberto * ''L'uomo venuto dal mare'' (1942) − Il marinaio * ''I sette peccati'' (1942) − Mario Venier * '' Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) − Ferdinando Ferri * '' Giacomo the Idealist'' (1943) − Giacomo Lanzavecchia * '' The Materassi Sisters'' (1944) − Remo, il nipote * '' In High Places'' (1945) − Giorgio Zanetti * '' The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) − Major Heinrich * ''Sangue a Ca' Foscari'' (1946) − cavaliere della Rosa * ''L'apocalisse'' (1947) * '' The Courier of the King'' (1947) − Maurice Croisenois * ''La revanche de Baccarat'' (1947) * ''
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'' (1947) − Alexandre Dumas fils (prologue) * ''Rocambole'' (1947) * ''Il principe ribelle'' (1947) − Francesco di Sant'Agata * '' I cavalieri dalle maschere nere'' (1948) − Il contino de la Motte * '' The Dance of Death'' (1948) − Stéphane / Stefano * ''
The Monastery of Santa Chiara ''The Monastery of Santa Chiara'' () is a 1949 Italian war melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring Edda Albertini, Massimo Serato and Nyta Dover.Klein p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art director Angelo Zagame. Synopsi ...
'' (1949) − Rudolf, ufficiale delle SS * ''Il mondo vuole così'' (1949) − Alberto * '' The Pirates of Capri'' (1949) − Baron Holstein * '' Marechiaro'' (1949) − Luca Salvatori * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) − Ufficiale D'aviazione * '' Sunday in August'' (1950) − Roberto * '' Fugitive Lady'' (1950) − Jim West * '' The Thief of Venice'' (1950) − Il grande inquisitore Garbia * '' The Rival of the Empress'' (1951) − Orloff − Italian language version (voice) * '' Love and Blood'' (1951) − Peppuccio detto Peppe * '' Shadows Over Naples'' (1951) − Peppuccio * ''
Tragic Spell ''Tragic Spell'' () is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1951) − Berto * '' Without a Flag'' (1951) − Leutnant Morassi * '' I due derelitti'' (1951) − Ramon * ''Anita Garibaldi'' (1952) − (uncredited) * '' Milady and the Musketeers'' (1952) −
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* '' La figlia del diavolo'' (1952) − Adolfo Santagata * '' Red Love'' (1952) − Simone Sole * ''
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'' (1953) − Antonio * ''I Piombi di Venezia'' (1953) − Orsenigo * '' Gioventù alla sbarra'' (1953) − Gigi * '' Eager to Live'' (1953) − Massimo Fontana * '' The Man from Cairo'' (1953) − Basil Constantine * '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) − Alfonso of Aragon * '' The Story of William Tell'' (1953) − Hermann Gessler * '' Il Conte di Sant'Elmo'' (1953) − Conte di Sant'Elmo * ''
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'' (1954) − Massimo Gorini * '' Pietà per chi cade'' (1954) − Livio Vanini * ''
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'' (1954) − Choiseul * '' Loves of Three Queens'' (1954) − Paride (segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships) * ''L'eterna femmina'' (1954) * ''Foglio di via'' (1954) − Andrea * ''Cartouche'' (1955) − Henri de Vauboranche * '' The Widow'' (1955) − Vittorio * '' Il falco d'oro'' (1955) − Massimo Montefalco * ''Il piccolo vetraio'' (1955) − barone de la Motte * '' Mermaid of Naples'' (1956) − Salvatore Aiello * ''Tormento d'amore'' (1956) − Pietro Martínez * '' Supreme Confession'' (1956) − Marco Neri * '' La trovatella di Milano'' (1956) * '' Peppino, le modelle e chella là'' (1957) − Carlo Rosani * ''La grande ombra'' (1957) − Franco Donati * '' The Silent Enemy'' (1958) − Forzellini * '' Slave Women of Corinth'' (1958) − Quinto Rufo * '' The Naked Maja'' (1958) − Conte Rodrigo Sanchez * '' Captain Falcon'' (1958) − Baron Oddo di Serra * '' The Sword and the Cross'' (1958) − Anan * '' Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) − Capitano Ugone di Collefeltro * '' Tunis Top Secret'' (1959) − Nikos * '' The Magistrate'' (1959) − Ugo * '' The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' (1959) − Roberto Diego * '' David and Goliath'' (1960) − Abner * '' The Loves of Hercules'' (1960) − Licos * '' Queen of the Pirates'' (1960) − Cesare di Santacroce * ' (1960) − Al * '' Femmine di lusso'' (1960) − Sicilian Nobleman * ''
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'' (1961) − Fanez * ''
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'' (1962) − Antarus * '' The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' (1962) −
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* ' (1962) − Georg von Cramer * '' The Invincible Masked Rider'' (1963) − Don Rodrigo * '' 55 Days at Peking'' (1963) − Menotti Garibaldi * '' Samson and the Slave Queen'' (1963) − Garcia de Higuera * '' Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' (1963) − Marcius * ''Gli invincibili sette'' (1963) − Axel * '' Brennus, Enemy of Rome'' (1963) −
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'' (1963) − Ismaele − Ishmael * ' (1964) − Corbelli, Editor−in−chief * '' Samson vs. the Giant King'' (1964) − Czar Nicola Nicolajevic * '' Hero of Rome'' (1964) −
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* '' The Lion of Thebes'' (1964) − Tutmes * '' Desafío en Río Bravo'' (1964) − Leo * '' Gladiators Seven'' (1964) − Baxo * '' La Celestina P... R...'' (1965) − Marcello * '' Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) − Senator Lucio Quintilio * '' 100.000 dollari per Ringo'' (1965) − Guy * '' The 10th Victim'' (1965) − Lawyer Rossi * '' Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (1965) − Alex * ' (1966) * '' The Almost Perfect Crime'' (1966) − Preston * '' Wild, Wild Planet'' (1966) − Mr. Nurmi * '' The Lost Woman'' (1966) − D. Rafael Valcálcer * ''00/ciak operazione mondo'' (1966) * '' The Honey Pot'' (1967) − The Pretender (scenes deleted) * '' The Strange Night'' (1967) − ing. Pariante * ''Il magnifico texano'' (1967) − Blackie Stark * ''È stato bello amarti'' (1968) − Luca * '' Catch as Catch Can'' (1968) − Agent * '' Camille 2000'' (1969) − Armand's father * ' (1969) − Crusich * '' The Naughty Cheerleader'' (1970) − Capitano di Montecucculi * '' The Gamblers'' (1970) − Del Isolla * ''Il divorzio'' (1970) − Mario Gherardi * '' Cloud of Dust... Cry of Death... Sartana Is Coming'' (1970) − Sheriff Jim Manassas * ''Edipeon'' (1970) * '' Lady Caliph'' (1970) − L'industriale fallito * ''Historia de una traición'' (1971) − Hugo * ''Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo'' (1971) − Caio Appio Quintilliano * '' Dead Men Ride'' (1971) − Emiliano * ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) − French General * '' Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' (1972) − Uncle Fifi * '' Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire'' (1972) − Bishop * '' Beau Masque'' (1972) − Valério * '' Number one'' (1973) − Mino Cattani * '' Women in Cell Block 7'' (1973) − Prison Director * '' Don't Look Now'' (1973) − Bishop Barbarrigo * ''
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'' (1974) − Halder * ''
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'' (1975) − Gianni Sanna * ''Cattivi pensieri'' (1976) − Carlo Bocconi * '' Ladies' Doctor'' (1977) − Doctor Guido Lo Bianco * '' Convoy Busters'' (1978) − Degan * '' The Bloodstained Shadow'' (1978) − Count Pedrazzi * '' The Humanoid'' (1979) − Great Brother * '' Killer Nun'' (1979) − Dr. Poirret * ''Eden no sono'' (1980) − Alessandra's Father * ''Estigma'' (1980) * ''Pin il monello'' (1982) * '' Via degli specchi'' (1983) − Councillor Bianchi * ''Nana'' (1983) − Faucherie * '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' (1984) − Rower * '' Saving Grace'' (1986) − Monsignor Betti * ''Le lunghe ombre'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1988) − Ferruccio, il fidanzato (segment "La gialla farfalla") * ''Singolo'' (1989) * ''Fratelli d'Italia'' (1989) * ''Viaggio di nozze in giallo'' (1990) * ''L'avvoltoio può attendere'' (1991) − Prince (final film role)


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Filmography
1916 births 1989 deaths People from Oderzo Male actors from Veneto Italian male film actors Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub