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Massimo Serato

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1916-05-31

Deathday: 1989-12-22 (73 years old)

Biography

Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and sword-and-sandal 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), El Cid (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963) Camille 2000 (1969) and Don't Look Now (1973). In 1947 he won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the neorealist war-drama film The Sun Still Rises.He had an affair with the actress Anna Magnani 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 [he] spent much of his time in a wheelchair."Serato died in Rome in 1989.

Filmography

all 141

Massimo Serato

Biography

Filmography

all 141

Movies 136

TV Shows 5

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird (1991)

Fratelli d'Italia (1989)

32nd of December (1988)

Singolo (1987)

Le lunghe ombre (1987)

Saving Grace (1986)

Il ragazzo di campagna (1984)

Nana (1983)

Street of Mirrors (1983)

Stigma (1980)

The Garden of Eden (1980)

Killer Nun (1979)

The Humanoid (1979)

Convoy Busters (1978)

The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)

Ladies' Doctor (1977)

Origins of the Mafia (1976)

Evil Thoughts (1976)

Ritratto di Donna Velata (1975)

Autopsy (1975)

Salvo D'Acquisto (1974)

Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)

Number One (1973)

Don't Look Now (1973)

Handsome Face (1972)

One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future (1972)

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (1972)

Sergeant Klems (1971)

At the End of the Rainbow (1971)

Three Giants of the Roman Empire (1971)

The Great Swindle (1971)

Lady Caliph (1970)

Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming (1970)

Il divorzio (1970)

The Gamblers (1970)

Edipeon (1970)

Camille 2000 (1969)

Nero Wolfe (1969)

Besieged (1969)

It Was Good to Love You (1968)

Catch As Catch Can (1967)

The Magnificent Texan (1967)

The Strange Night (1967)

Melissa (1966)

La mujer perdida (1966)

The Wild, Wild Planet (1966)

Delitto quasi perfetto (1966)

FBI Operation Yellow Viper (1966)

SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965)

The 10th Victim (1965)

$100,000 for Ringo (1965)

I Spy (1965)

Challenge of the Gladiator (1965)

La Celestina P… R… (1965)

The Revolt of the Seven (1964)

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande (1964)

The Lion of Thebes (1964)

Hero of Rome (1964)

Samson vs. the Giant King (1964)

Full Hearts and Empty Pockets (1964)

Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)

The Secret Seven (1963)

The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (1963)

Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)

55 Days at Peking (1963)

The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)

The Shortest Day (1963)

Hypnosis (1962)

The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (1962)

Pontius Pilate (1962)

El Cid (1961)

Constantine and the Cross (1961)

Love, the Italian Way (1960)

Ti aspetterò all'inferno (1960)

Known For
Acting