Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.

Biography

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, The Naked Maja, David and Goliath, The Loves of Hercules, El Cid, 55 Days at Peking ''Camille 2000 and Don't Look Now. 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 spent much of his time in a wheelchair."
Serato died in Rome in 1989.

Selected filmography

Inventiamo l'amore − Un altro giocatore nella sala da biliardoLe Père Lebonnard − Un giovanetto al ballo L'ispettore Vargas Piccolo mondo antico − Franco MaironiDue cuori sotto sequestro − Il compositoreL'amore canta − AlbertoL'uomo venuto dal mare − Il marinaioI sette peccati − Mario VenierLuisa Sanfelice − Ferdinando FerriGiacomo the Idealist − Giacomo LanzavecchiaThe Materassi Sisters − Remo, il nipoteIn High Places − Giorgio ZanettiThe Sun Still Rises − Major HeinrichSangue a Ca' Foscari − cavaliere della RosaL'apocalisse The Courier of the King − Maurice CroisenoisLa revanche de Baccarat The Lady of the Camellias − Alexandre Dumas fils Rocambole Il principe ribelle − Francesco di Sant'AgataI cavalieri dalle maschere nere − Il contino de la MotteThe Dance of Death − Stéphane / StefanoThe Monastery of Santa Chiara − Rudolf, ufficiale delle SSIl mondo vuole così − AlbertoThe Pirates of Capri − Baron HolsteinMarechiaro − Luca SalvatoriFlying Squadron − Ufficiale D'aviazioneSunday in August − RobertoFugitive Lady − Jim WestThe Thief of Venice − Il grande inquisitore GarbiaThe Rival of the Empress − Orloff − Italian language version Love and Blood − Peppuccio detto PeppeShadows Over Naples − PeppuccioTragic Spell − BertoWithout a Flag − Leutnant MorassiI due derelitti − RamonAnita Garibaldi − Milady and the Musketeers − Comte de RochefortLa figlia del diavolo − Adolfo SantagataRed Love − Simone SoleThe Merchant of Venice − AntonioI Piombi di Venezia − OrsenigoGioventù alla sbarra − GigiEager to Live − Massimo FontanaThe Man from Cairo − Basil ConstantineLucrèce Borgia − Alfonso of AragonThe Story of William Tell − Hermann GesslerIl Conte di Sant'Elmo − Conte di Sant'ElmoPublic Opinion − Massimo GoriniPietà per chi cade − Livio VaniniMadame du Barry − ChoiseulLoves of Three Queens − Paride L'eterna femmina Foglio di via − AndreaCartouche − Henri de VauborancheThe Widow − VittorioIl falco d'oro − Massimo MontefalcoIl piccolo vetraio − barone de la MotteMermaid of Naples − Salvatore AielloTormento d'amore − Pietro MartínezSupreme Confession − Marco NeriLa trovatella di Milano Peppino, le modelle e chella là − Carlo RosaniLa grande ombra − Franco DonatiThe Silent Enemy − ForzelliniSlave Women of Corinth − Quinto RufoThe Naked Maja − Conte Rodrigo SanchezCaptain Falcon − Baron Oddo di SerraThe Sword and the Cross − AnanCavalier in Devil's Castle − Capitano Ugone di CollefeltroTunis Top Secret − NikosThe Magistrate − UgoThe Pirate and the Slave Girl − Roberto DiegoDavid and Goliath − AbnerThe Loves of Hercules − LicosQueen of the Pirates − Cesare di Santacroce' − AlFemmine di lusso − Sicilian NoblemanConstantine and the Cross − MaxentiusEl Cid − FanezPontius Pilate −NicodemusVenus Against the Son of Hercules − AntarusThe Secret Mark of D'Artagnan − Cardinal Richelieu

' − Georg von CramerThe Invincible Masked Rider − Don Rodrigo55 Days at Peking − Menotti GaribaldiSamson and the Slave Queen − Garcia de HigueraGoliath and the Rebel Slave − MarciusGli invincibili sette − AxelBrennus, Enemy of Rome − Marcus Furius CamillusJacob and Esau − Ismaele − Ishmael' − Corbelli, Editor−in−chiefSamson vs. the Giant King − Czar Nicola NicolajevicHero of Rome − Lucius Tarquinius SuperbusThe Lion of Thebes − TutmesGunmen of the Rio Grande − LeoGladiators Seven − BaxoLa Celestina P... R... − MarcelloChallenge of the Gladiator − Senator Lucio Quintilio100.000 dollari per Ringo − GuyThe 10th Victim − Lawyer RossiSuper Seven Calling Cairo − Alex
' The Almost Perfect Crime − PrestonWild, Wild Planet − Mr. NurmiThe Lost Woman − D. Rafael Valcálcer00/ciak operazione mondo The Honey Pot − The Pretender The Strange Night − ing. ParianteThe Magnificent Texan − Blackie StarkÈ stato bello amarti − LucaCatch as Catch Can − AgentCamille 2000 − Armand's father − CrusichThe Naughty Cheerleader − Capitano di MontecucculiThe Gamblers − Del IsollaIl divorzio − Mario GherardiCloud of Dust... Cry of Death... Sartana Is Coming − Sheriff Jim ManassasEdipeon Lady Caliph − L'industriale fallitoHistoria de una traición − HugoIl ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo − Caio Appio QuintillianoDead Men Ride − EmilianoIl sergente Klems − French GeneralWho Killed the Prosecutor and Why? − Uncle FifiUn apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire − BishopBeau Masque − ValérioNumber one − Mino CattaniWomen in Cell Block 7 − Prison DirectorDon't Look Now − Bishop BarbarrigoSalvo D'Acquisto − HalderAutopsy − Gianni SannaCattivi pensieri − Carlo BocconiLadies' Doctor − Doctor Guido Lo BiancoConvoy Busters − DeganThe Bloodstained Shadow − Count PedrazziThe Humanoid − Great BrotherKiller Nun − Dr. PoirretEden no sono − Alessandra's FatherEstigma Pin il monello Via degli specchi − Councillor BianchiNana − FaucherieIl ragazzo di campagna − RowerSaving Grace − Monsignor BettiLe lunghe ombre 32 dicembre − Ferruccio, il fidanzato Singolo Fratelli d'Italia Viaggio di nozze in giallo L'avvoltoio può attendere − Prince