Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato
Born	31 May 1916(1916-05-31) Oderzo, Veneto, Italy
Died	22 December 1989(1989-12-22) (aged 73) Rome, Italy

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).

He had an affair with the actress Anna Magnani who bore him a son, Cellino, whom she affectionately called Luca. 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."

He died in Rome.

Selected filmography

• Lucrèce Borgia (1953): "Alfonso of Aragon"
• The Silent Enemy (1958)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• El Cid (1961): "Fanez"
• Constantine and the Cross (1962): "Maxentius"
• Pontius Pilate (1962): "Nicodemus"
• 55 Days at Peking (1963): "Garibaldi"
• Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963): "Marcus Furius Camillus"
• Hero of Rome (1964): "Lucius Tarquinius Superbus"
• The Gamblers (1970)
• Autopsy (1974)
• Via degli specchi (1982)

External links

• Massimo Serato at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmography