Massimo Serato

Gender: Male
Born: 31st May 1916
Died: 22nd December 1989
Nationality: Italy
Movies: The Naked Maja, 55 Days at Peking, Wild, Wild Planet, Eager to Live, Don't Look Now, The 10th Victim, El Cid, Women in Cellblock 7, David and Goliath, Il ragazzo di campagna, Catch As Catch Can, Return of the Gladiator, Lucrèce Borgia, Camille 2000, Sergeant Klems, Convoy Busters, Killer Nun, The Giallo Collection: The Bloodstained Shadow, Nana, The Man from Cairo, Constantine and the Cross, Hero of Rome, The Gamblers, Beau Masque, The Widow, The Pirates of Capri, L'amante di Paride, The Story of William Tell

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.

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