Beniamino Maggio
Italian actor
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| Intro | Italian actor | |
| Places | Italy | |
| was | Actor Stage actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 10 August 1907, Naples | |
| Death | 6 September 1990Naples (aged 83 years) |
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Biography
Beniamino Maggio (10 August 1907 - 6 September 1990) was an Italian actor.
Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage as a child, as the sidekick of the comedian Serafino Mastracchio, and he slowly built a reputation in the Neapolitan avanspettacolo between the 1930s and 1940s. He made his film debut in 1942 and had a very prolific career even if often cast in character roles. An actor characterized by improvisation skills, described as a "mix between Buster Keaton and Angelo Musco", Maggio often worked on stage with his brothers and sisters Dante, Enzo, Pupella and Rosalia.
Maggio died from complications of a stroke that had hit him while on stage alongside his two sisters Pupella and Rosalia.
Selected filmography
- Captain Demonio (1950)
- Ha fatto tredici (1951)
- The Two Sergeants (1951)
- Miracolo a Viggiù (1952)
- Melody of Love (1952)
- Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei (1952)
- Naples Sings (1953)
- Vendicata! (1955)
- New Moon (1955)
- La sposa (1958)
- Kill or Be Killed (1966)
- La pagella (1980)