Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1918-05-18
Deathday: 2003-01-05 (84 years old)

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Biography

Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying engineering, he attracted the attention of Mario Soldati, who offered him a small part in the film Dora Nelson (1939), but it was not until later, in Alessandro Blasetti's La corona di ferro (The Iron Crown) (1941) and Roberto Rossellini's Un Pilota ritorna (A Pilot Returns) (1942), that he began to make an impression as a serious actor. In 1943 came a turning point in his career when Luchino Visconti cast him opposite the torrid Clara Calamai in Ossessione (Obsession), an earlier adaptation of the same novel on which Hollywood's The Postman Always Rings Twice is based. The film marked, in a sense, the birth of Italian neo-realism. Some of his notable post-war films include Caccia tragica (The Tragic Hunt) (1946) by Giuseppe De Santis and In nome della legge (1949) (In the Name of the Law) by Pietro Germi.

In 1950, he starred opposite Lucia Bosé in Michelangelo Antonioni's first full-length feature, Cronaca di un amore (Story of a Love Affair) (1950). In 1953, he played Spartacus in an Italian epic film known in the US as Sins of Rome and then, returned to work again for Visconti, in Senso (1954), giving perhaps the finest performance of his career. In the years which followed, he appeared in many mainly Italian films for directors such as Lizzani, Bolognini, Vittorio Cottafavi, Lattuada, but it was not until 1968 that he once again played a role worthy of his talents - that of the father in Pasolini's Teorema (Theorem) with Terence Stamp and Silvana Mangano. Two years later, Pasolini cast him as Creonte opposite Maria Callas in his Medea (1969). In 1972, he was in Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris. That same year he made a rare appearance in a horror film when he agreed to a supporting role in Baron Blood as a favor to its director Mario Bava.

He continued to act in character roles for the next thirty years. Some of the films he appeared in have been notable, including Joseph Losey's Monsieur Klein (1976) with Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau, Art of Love (1983) by Walerian Borowczyk, the 1985 television miniseries Quo Vadis?, Roberto Benigni's Il mostro (The Monster) (1994).

He died in Rome of a heart attack after having just completed his last film, Ferzan Özpetek's La Finestra di fronte (Facing Windows) (2003).

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Filmography

all 107

Movies 101

TV Shows 6

self 3

Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)

Movie
Self
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel (2008)

Movie
Simone / Davide Veroli
Facing Windows

Facing Windows (2003)

Movie
1
Donato
Der Kardinal - Der Preis der Liebe

Der Kardinal - Der Preis der Liebe (2000)

Movie
Self
Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti (1999)

Movie
il condomino distinto
The Monster

The Monster (1994)

Movie
6
Vergiotti
From Night to Dawn

From Night to Dawn (1992)

Movie
Le comte di Falco
Mademoiselle Ardel

Mademoiselle Ardel (1990)

Movie
Envoyé du Pape
The French Revolution

The French Revolution (1989)

Movie
Count Valery Du Terrail
Affairs

Affairs (1989)

Movie
La Bohème

La Bohème (1988)

Movie
Someier
Der Ochsenkrieg

Der Ochsenkrieg (1987)

TV
Werner von Heiden
The Berlin Affair

The Berlin Affair (1985)

Movie
Duca Medina Coeli
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (1985)

TV
Aulus Plautius
Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis? (1985)

TV
Ovid
The Art of Love

The Art of Love (1983)

Movie
Colonel
Passion of Love

Passion of Love (1981)

Movie
Tom Lingard
Un reietto delle isole

Un reietto delle isole (1980)

Movie
Viceroy Caracciolo
Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia (1976)

TV
Palita
And Agnes Chose to Die

And Agnes Chose to Die (1976)

Movie
Charles
Mr. Klein

Mr. Klein (1976)

Movie
Count Stefano Egano
The Innocent

The Innocent (1976)

Movie
Il Questore Spaini
Mark Shoots First

Mark Shoots First (1975)

Movie
Gaudenzio Pesce
The Suspicious Death of a Minor

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)

Movie
Giacomo Casanova
Cagliostro

Cagliostro (1975)

Movie
Eugenio Dazzi
The Kiss of Death

The Kiss of Death (1974)

Movie
Guido
La coppia

La coppia (1973)

Movie
Fred Norton
Stateline Motel

Stateline Motel (1973)

Movie
Olmi
The Voracious Ones

The Voracious Ones (1973)

Movie
Gabriele
My Body With Anger

My Body With Anger (1972)

Movie
Marcel
Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

Movie
6
Dr. Karl Hummel
Baron Blood

Baron Blood (1972)

Movie
6
George Powell
Il segno del comando

Il segno del comando (1971)

TV
Creonte
Medea

Medea (1970)

Movie
Giuseppe Romagna Manoja
The Red Tent

The Red Tent (1969)

Movie
Alex
The Sisters

The Sisters (1969)

Movie
John Utterson
Jekyll

Jekyll (1969)

TV
Tassi
Listen, Let's Make Love

Listen, Let's Make Love (1968)

Movie
Paolo, the Father
Theorem

Theorem (1968)

Movie
6
Sportsman (segment "La Strega Bruciata Viva")
The Witches

The Witches (1967)

Movie
El misterioso señor Van Eyck

El misterioso señor Van Eyck (1966)

Movie
Ugo Sanfelice
Idoli controluce

Idoli controluce (1965)

Movie
Nicolo, Marco's Father
Marco the Magnificent

Marco the Magnificent (1965)

Movie
Pro-Consul Caius Cornelius Maximus)
Gold for the Caesars

Gold for the Caesars (1963)

Movie
Actor
Mafia alla sbarra

Mafia alla sbarra (1963)

Movie
Capitano alla finestra (uncredited)
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day (1963)

Movie
Leclerc
Imperial Venus

Imperial Venus (1962)

Movie
Tazio
Duel of the Titans

Duel of the Titans (1961)

Movie
Orfeo
The Giants of Thessaly

The Giants of Thessaly (1960)

Movie
Don Paolo Conti
Letters of a Novice

Letters of a Novice (1960)

Movie
Tsar Alexander II
The Cossacks

The Cossacks (1960)

Movie
Lorenzo
Cavalcata selvaggia

Cavalcata selvaggia (1960)

Movie
Constantino's Father
Nights of the Teddy Boys

Nights of the Teddy Boys (1959)

Movie
Toccaceli
La cento chilometri

La cento chilometri (1959)

Movie
Comandante
Wolves in the Abyss

Wolves in the Abyss (1959)

Movie
Holophernes
The Head of a Tyrant

The Head of a Tyrant (1959)

Movie
Éric
Asphalte

Asphalte (1959)

Movie
Ottaviano / Augustus
Herod the Great

Herod the Great (1959)

Movie
Chiacchiera (Naklapalo)
The Year Long Road

The Year Long Road (1958)

Movie
Prassitele
Goddess Of Love

Goddess Of Love (1957)

Movie
Guglielmo Curti
La trovatella di Pompei

La trovatella di Pompei (1957)

Movie
Pedro Sandoval
La bestia humana

La bestia humana (1957)

Movie
Ugo Parenti
It Happened in Rome

It Happened in Rome (1957)

Movie
Don Antonio
Saranno uomini

Saranno uomini (1957)

Movie
Maggiore Montanari
Four of the Thundering Jet

Four of the Thundering Jet (1955)

Movie
Valentin
Marguerite of the Night

Marguerite of the Night (1955)

Movie
Dott. Andrea Pitti
Disperato addio

Disperato addio (1955)

Movie
Il marchese Roberto Ussoni
Senso

Senso (1954)

Movie
Sandro Ademari
La tua donna

La tua donna (1954)

Movie
L'ingénieur André Lorenzi
The Love of a Woman

The Love of a Woman (1953)

Movie
Dott. Guido Aureli
Vortice

Vortice (1953)

Movie
Avv. Roberto Martini
At the Edge of the City

At the Edge of the City (1953)

Movie
Andrea Grazzi
A Husband for Anna

A Husband for Anna (1953)

Movie
Marco Spada
Sul ponte dei sospiri

Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953)

Movie
Spartacus
Sins of Rome

Sins of Rome (1953)

Movie
Massimo Del Colle
Il segreto delle tre punte

Il segreto delle tre punte (1952)

Movie
Tenente Giorgio Biserta
Il tenente Giorgio

Il tenente Giorgio (1952)

Movie
Doctor Marchal
Leathernose

Leathernose (1952)

Movie
Nando the Unemployed
Rome 11:00

Rome 11:00 (1952)

Movie
Ingegnere Roberto
Behind Closed Shutters

Behind Closed Shutters (1951)

Movie
Actor
Land der Sehnsucht

Land der Sehnsucht (1950)

Movie
Guido Garroni
Story of a Love Affair

Story of a Love Affair (1950)

Movie
Carlo
Duel Without Honor

Duel Without Honor (1950)

Movie
Il pretore Guido Schiavi
In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law (1949)

Movie
Sebastian
Fabiola

Fabiola (1949)

Movie
Stanis Archena
Altura

Altura (1949)

Movie
Giovanni
Difficult Years

Difficult Years (1948)

Movie
Paolo Bertoni
Woman Trouble

Woman Trouble (1948)

Movie
Marcello Mariani
Lost Youth

Lost Youth (1948)

Movie
Nane, il veneziano
Christmas at Camp 119

Christmas at Camp 119 (1947)

Movie
Michele
Tragic Hunt

Tragic Hunt (1947)

Movie
Vincenzo Masi
Fatalità

Fatalità (1947)

Movie
Nando Mancini
Desire

Desire (1946)

Movie
Luigi Monotti
A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life (1946)

Movie
Preludio d'amore

Preludio d'amore (1946)

Movie
Il giovane cieco
The Gate of Heaven

The Gate of Heaven (1945)

Movie
Andrea
La carne e l'anima

La carne e l'anima (1945)

Movie
I dieci comandamenti

I dieci comandamenti (1945)

Movie
Gino Costa
Ossessione

Ossessione (1944)

Movie
Franco
Apparizione

Apparizione (1943)

Movie
Tommaso Rossi
Harlem

Harlem (1943)

Movie
Il tenente Gino Rossati
A Pilot Returns

A Pilot Returns (1942)

Movie
Marco Sassoli
La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza

La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza (1941)

Movie
Tremal-Naik
Le due tigri

Le due tigri (1941)

Movie
Tremal-Naik
I pirati della Malesia

I pirati della Malesia (1941)

Movie
Arminio / King Licinio
The Iron Crown

The Iron Crown (1941)

Movie
Enrico
Dora Nelson

Dora Nelson (1939)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1918-05-18

Deathday
2003-01-05 (84 years old)

Birth Place
Mogliano, Italy

Citizenships
Kingdom of Italy, Italy

Also Known As
Массимо Джиротти

Awards
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Actor


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