Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato (actually Giuseppe Segato ; born May 31, 1916 in Oderzo , † December 22, 1989 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Serato dropped out to enroll at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia . His film career began in 1938 and he was a sought-after actor until his death, starring in nearly 170 films. Initially cast as the athletic hero of many films, he later often played the villain role, for which he seemed predestined by his sharp facial features. As early as the 1940s, he was seen mainly in adventure films, became one of the institutions of the sandal film and appeared in numerous spaghetti westerns . He was also featured in a number of photographic novels .
In 1947 Serato received the Nastri d'Argento for Il sole sorge ancora .
For a while he was in a relationship with actress Anna Magnani , with whom he has a son, Luca .
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Inventiamo l'amore
- 1950: A Sunday in August (Domenica d'agosto)
- 1950: The thief of Venice (Il ladro di Venezia)
- 1953: Lucrezia Borgia (Lucrèce Borgia)
- 1954: Madame Dubarry (Madame du Barry)
- 1955: Confessions of a Woman (La vedova X)
- 1956: The golden falcon (Il falco d'oro)
- 1958: Froschmann Crabb (The Silent Enemy)
- 1958: Aphrodite - goddess of love (Afrodite, dea dell'amore)
- 1958: Cross and Sword (La spada e la croce)
- 1959: Sahara file - strictly confidential (Tunisi top secret)
- 1959: David and Goliath (David e Golia)
- 1960: The Love Nights of Hercules (Gli amori di Ercole)
- 1961: Constantine the Great (Costantino il grande)
- 1961: El Cid (El Cid)
- 1962: Pontius Pilatus - governor of horror (Ponzio Pilato)
- 1962: Zorro versus Maciste - Fight of the Invincible (Zorro contro Maciste)
- 1962: Only dead witnesses are silent
- 1963: 55 days at Beijing
- 1964: Full of heart and empty pockets (… e la donna creò l'uomo)
- 1964: Marco - the indomitable (Maciste alla corte dello Zar)
- 1964: Fast Colts for Jeannie Lee (Sfida a Rio Bravo)
- 1965: $ 100,000 for Ringo ($ 100,000 per Ringo)
- 1965: The tenth sacrifice (La decima vittima)
- 1965: Secret Service Hellhounds (Superseven chiama Cairo)
- 1966: an almost perfect murderer (Delitto quasi perfetto)
- 1966: In the nest of the yellow viper (FBI operazione vipera gialla)
- 1967: Desperado - The mysterious avenger (Il magnifico texano)
- 1970: Sartana is coming ... (Una nuvola di polvere ... un grido di morte ... arriva Sartana)
- 1970: La Califfa
- 1970: How did such a lovely girl get into this trade?
- 1971: Kneel down and eat dust (Anda muchacho, spara!)
- 1973: When the gondolas are in mourning (Don't Look Now)
- 1978: Convoy Busters (Un poliziotto scomodo)
- 1979: Battle for the 5th galaxy (L'umanoide)
- 1990: The vultures are already waiting (L'avvoltoio può attendere)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2009/04/15/current_issue/annamagnani.txt ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
Web links
- Massimo Serato in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- short biography (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Serato, Massimo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Segato, Giuseppe (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oderzo |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1989 |
| Place of death | Rome |