Dante Maggio

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Dante Maggio (born March 2, 1909 in Naples , † March 3, 1992 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .

Life

Maggio comes from a family of actors; like his siblings Pupella , Rosalia, Beniamino and Enzo, as well as nephew Vincenzo , he began in the 1930s with Neapolitan farces and comedies on the stages and streets of his hometown. In 1947 he received his first film offer; he was often seen next to his colleague Totò . He later took on him in numerous genre films that showed him as a weird old man, barman or gravedigger, for example as a cellmate Indios in For a Few Dollars More (1965). In German-speaking countries he is known primarily in the role of old pirate "Bill Bones" from the first part of the ZDF - Adventure Four divider Treasure Island in 1966, where you and him. a. next to Michael Ande and Ilsemarie Schnering . In total, he was seen in over 110 films. Maggio died the day after his 83rd birthday.

In some films he used the pseudonym Dan May .

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SURNAME Maggio, Dante
ALTERNATIVE NAMES May, Dan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1992
Place of death Rome