Massimo Mollica

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Massimo Mollica
Born(1929-03-19)19 March 1929
Pace del Mela, Messina
Died1 May 2013(2013-05-01) (aged 84)
Messina
Occupation(s)Actor and stage director

Massimo Mollica (19 March 1929 – 1 May 2013) was an Italian 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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Se ne sono andati". La Repubblica. 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ Giancarlo Colombo. Who's Who in Italy. 1994.
  3. ^ a b Matteo Pappalardo (2 May 2013). "Messina saluta Massimo Mollica". Gazzetta del Sud. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

Further reading

  • Grieco, Giuseppe. Massimo Mollica. La sua vita e il suo teatro. Sciascia, 1981.

External links

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