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.
Filmography
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Movies 31
Antonio
La pagella (1980)
Movie
Nicola
Pascariello surdato cungedato (1974)
Movie
Decamerone '300 (1972)
Movie
Petrack
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Movie
Beniamino
La sposa (1958)
Movie
Goodbye dreams of glory (1957)
Movie
Actor
Vendicata! (1956)
Movie
Gennaro Semmola
Sing with us (1955)
Movie
Beniamino Cutolo
Caravan of songs (1955)
Movie
Beniamino
Da qui all'eredità (1955)
Movie
Giovanni Barone
Tragic ballad (1955)
Movie
Un pescatore
Napoli è sempre Napoli (1954)
Movie
Napoli terra d'amore (1954)
Movie
Ferdy
La Luciana (1954)
Movie
Carluccio De Gregori
Piscatore 'e Pusilleco (1954)
Movie
Carluccio Carrino
Mother's Heart (1954)
Movie
Love song (1954)
Movie
Carluccio
Lettera napoletana (1954)
Movie
Gennaro Esposito
Desiderio 'e sole (1954)
Movie
Gegè
Siamo ricchi e poveri (1954)
Movie
Beniamino
Due lacrime (1954)
Movie
Beniamino
Naples Sings (1953)
Movie
Artista d'avanspettacolo
Madonna delle rose (1953)
Movie
guardiano del garage
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Movie
Actor
Gli angeli del quartiere (1952)
Movie
Melody of Love (1952)
Movie
Beniamino
Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei (1952)
Movie
Luna rossa (1951)
Movie
Amleto
Miracolo a Viggiù (1951)
Movie
Fattorino dell'hotel
Ha fatto 13 (1951)
Movie
Napoli eterna canzone (1949)
Movie
Ratings
Average 2.47
Based on 377 movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1907-08-10
Deathday1990-09-06 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceNaples, Italy
FatherMimì Maggio
SiblingsRosalia Maggio, Pupella Maggio, Dante Maggio, Enzo Maggio
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
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