Massimo Troisi
Acting • Born 1953-02-19 – Died 1994-06-04
Biography
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.
Filmography
25 credits
The Postman
Movie • 1994
Mario Ruoppolo
Buon compleanno Massimo
Movie • 2023
Himself (archive)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Movie • 1984
Mario
I'm Starting from Three
Movie • 1981
Gaetano
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Movie • 1990
Pulcinella
Hotel Colonial
Movie • 1987
Werner
Sorry for the Delay
Movie • 1983
Vincenzo
I Thought It Was Love
Movie • 1991
Tommaso
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Movie • 1987
Camillo
What Time Is It?
Movie • 1989
Michele
Splendor
Movie • 1989
Luigi
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Movie • 1982
Massimo Troisi
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
Movie • 2009
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Movie • 2023
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Movie • 1982
The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Il mio amico Massimo
Movie • 2022
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
We Are Cinema
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Movie • 2022
Per sempre al Massimo
Movie • 2024
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
Movie • 2009
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
Movie • 2009
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Movie • 1983
Elemento del coro
Effetto Smorfia
Movie • 2006
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
TV Story Superstar
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)