Massimo Mollica (19 March 1929 – 1 May 2013) was an Italian actor and stage director.
Massimo Mollica | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 19 March 1929 |
| Died | 1 May 2013 (aged 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and stage director |
Born in Pace del Mela, Messina, the son of an elementary school teacher,[1] Mollica started acting at the university.[2] His breakout role was Don Vito Cascio Ferro in the 1972 RAI television series Joe Petrosino.[1][3] Mollica was mainly active as a stage actor and director, and he founded several theatres in Messina, including the San Carlino Theatre and the Teatro Pirandello.[1][3] His film roles include Pasquale Squitieri's Il prefetto di ferro and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Metti... che ti rompo il muso | Don Calogero Nicosia | |
| 1974 | L'arbitro | La Forgia | |
| 1977 | Mala, amore e morte | Barone Francesco De Carolis | |
| 1977 | Il prefetto di ferro | Procuratore Paternò | |
| 1977 | Death Hunt | Corsi | |
| 1981 | The Mafia Triangle | Don Raffaele | |
| 1982 | My Darling, My Dearest | Pappalucerna |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Grieco, Giuseppe. Massimo Mollica. La sua vita e il suo teatro. Sciascia, 1981.