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Dante Maggio

1909 – 1992

Italian actor

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Lived 1909 – 1992 (aged 83). Dante Maggio was an Italian stage actor, film actor and actor.

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 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. He worked on stage in several sceneggiate and with the companies of Anna Fougez and Raffaele Viviani before creating his own revue company.

Maggio was the brother of actors Enzo, Rosalia, 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 (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 (1950) - Salvatore Capuano Side Street Story (1950) - Il rosticciere Father's Dilemma (1950) - Metropolitano che regola il trafico His Last Twelve Hours (1950) - Il calzolaio Feathers in the Wind (1950) - Gennaro 47 morto che parla (1950) - Dante Cartoni, il partener de la canzonettista Variety Lights (1951) - Remo Beauties on Bicycles (1951) - Altro ladro Song of Spring (1951) - Gigetto Milano miliardaria (1951) - Peppino Avallone Trieste mia! (1951) Repentance (1952) Viva il cinema! (1952) - Ciccillo Tragic Return (1952) - Nicola The City Stands Trial (1952) - Armando Capezzuto In Olden Days (1952) - un testimone We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) - Gennaro Final Pardon (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 (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 (1958) - Civetta Sorrisi e canzoni (1958) - Gennarino Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) - Padre di Ileana Ferdinando I° re di Napoli (1959) David and Goliath (1960) - Cret Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento (1961) Boccaccio '70 (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 (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 (1964) Saul e David (1964) - Abdon La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) - Ubriaco nella taverna For a Few Dollars More (1965) - carpenter in cell with El Indio Gold Train (1965) - Billy - telegrapher 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo (1966) - Walcom Partner Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn (1966) Treasure Island (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 (1968) - (segment "Mostro della domenica, Il") Anzio (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 (1972) - Mattia Guardapelle Trinità e Sartana figli di... (1972) - Bud Benny Bud Man Called Amen (1972) - Professor Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (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

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Dante Maggio?

Italian actor (1909-1992)

When was Dante Maggio born?

Dante Maggio was born on 2 March 1909 in Naples.

When did Dante Maggio die?

Dante Maggio died on 3 March 1992 in Rome.

What was Dante Maggio's occupation?

Dante Maggio was a stage actor, film actor and actor.

What nationality was Dante Maggio?

Dante Maggio was Italian.

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