Acting
Massimo Troisi
IT, EN cinema · 23 credits
Born
19 February 1953
Died
4 June 1994 (aged 41)
Birthplace
San Giorgio a Cremano
Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series. He is best known for his roles in his own film Ricomincio da tre (1981), and in Michael Radford's The Postman (Il Postino) (1994). The filmmaker Ettore Scola has also made him one of his leading performers, with three consecutive works: Splendor, What time is it? and The Voyage of Captain Fracasse. Heart disease when he had to shoot The Postman. His doctor had advised him not to do the filming to have the operation. He decided to postpone the operation after the shooting, this film being close to his heart. He died of a heart attack, barely twelve hours after the end of filming. He was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes.
Known for
Filmography
Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo, Co-Director, Screenplay
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso, Director, Screenplay, Story
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
What Time Is It?
as Michele
Splendor
as Luigi
Hotel Colonial
as Werner
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
as Camillo, Director, Screenplay, Story
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario, Director, Story, Screenplay
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo, Director, Screenplay, Story
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi, Story
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self, Director, Screenplay
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano, Director, Story, Screenplay