Massimo Mollica
Massimo Mollica | |
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Born |
Pace del Mela, Messina | 19 March 1929
Died |
1 May 2013 84) Messina | (aged
Occupation | 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]
References
Further reading
- Grieco, Giuseppe. Massimo Mollica. La sua vita e il suo teatro. Sciascia, 1981.