Dante Maggio
Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Dante Maggio was born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors.
Dante Maggio

Roberto Bianchi Montero · YouTube: https– View/save archived versions on archive.org · Public domain
- Name
- Dante Maggio
- Born
- 2 March 1909
- Birthplace
- Naples, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 3 March 1992
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Dante Maggio was born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Dante Maggio (1909–1992) was an actor, film actor and stage actor, of Italian and Italian nationality. The actor was born in Naples and died in Rome. Languages used include Italian.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Dante Maggio. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q778794 · wikipedia · Dante Maggio
In this article
Biography
Biography
He debuted on stage aged 18 years old. He worked on stage in several sceneggiate and with the companies of Anna Fougez and Raffaele Viviani before creating his own revue company. Maggio was the brother of actors Enzo, Rosalia, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio.

Scena del film "Luci del varietà" - Regia Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini - 1950 - Gli attori Dante Maggio e Gina Mascetti
Federico Fellini
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dante Maggio • Born — 2 March 1909 • Birthplace — Naples, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 3 March 1992 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1940–1975
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Palace on the River (1940) • Un giorno nella vita (1946) - Carlo • The Ways of Sin (1946) - La guardia carceraria (uncredited) • The Great Dawn (1947) • Last Love (1947) - Il partner di Maria • Tombolo, paradiso nero (1947) - Agostino • Le avventure di Pinocchio (1947) - Il Gendarme • The Street Has Many Dreams (1948) - Emilio • I contrabbandieri del mare (1948) - Paolino • Il cavaliere misterioso (1948) - Gennaro, il servo di Casanova • Guarany (1948) - Rossi • The Firemen of Viggiù (1949) - Fireman from Naples • The Wolf of the Sila (1949) - Gennaro • Se fossi deputato (1949) • Napoli eterna canzone (1949) - Giulio • Botta e risposta (1950) • Cavalcade of Heroes (1950) - Ciccillo • No Peace Under the Olive Tree (1950) - Salvatore Capuano • Side Street Story (1950) - Il rosticciere • Father's Dilemma (1950) - Metropolitano che regola il trafico • His Last Twelve Hours (1950) - Il calzolaio • Feathers in the Wind (1950) - Gennaro • 47 morto che parla (1950) - Dante Cartoni, il partener de la canzonettista • Variety Lights (1951) - Remo • Beauties on Bicycles (1951) - Altro ladro • Song of Spring (1951) - Gigetto • Milano miliardaria (1951) - Peppino Avallone • Trieste mia! (1951) • Repentance (1952) • Viva il cinema! (1952) - Ciccillo • Tragic Return (1952) - Nicola • The City Stands Trial (1952) - Armando Capezzuto • In Olden Days (1952) - un testimone • We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) - Gennaro • Final Pardon (1952) • Don Lorenzo (1952) - Beniamino • Delitto al luna park (1952) • Perdonami! (1953) - Michele • Siamo ricchi e poveri (1953) • Lasciateci in pace (1953) • La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi (1953) - Ciccillo • Casta Diva (1954) - Il pazzariello • The Captain of Venice (1954) - Papele Scaramuzza • La città canora (1954) - Pasquale • Il grande addio (1954) • Napoli piange e ride (1954) - Ciccillo • Goodbye Naples (1955) - Pasquale • Il cantante misterioso (1955) - Gennaro • Toto in Hell (1955) - Pacifico • Carovana di canzoni (1955) - Lord Mister • La rossa (1955) - Maggiolino - il barbiere • The Song of the Heart (1955) - Carletto, il giardiniere • Scapricciatiello (1955) - Gennarino - Barber • Songs of Italy (1955) • Incatenata dal destino (1956) - Chitarrista • Canzone proibita (1956) - Dante • Occhi senza luce (1956) - Dante • Mamma sconosciuta (1956) - Dante • Cantando sotto le stelle (1956) • Arriva la zia d'America (1956) - Dante • Sette canzoni per sette sorelle (1957) - Don Ciccillo • La canzone del destino (1957) • C'è un sentiero nel cielo (1957) - Gennaro Percuoco • The Lady Doctor (1957) - Un cameriere • La zia d'America va a sciare (1957) - Dante • Buongiorno primo amore! (1957) - Zio Gaetano • Non sono più Guaglione (1958) - Don Pasqualino - Vincenzino's employer • Quando gli angeli piangono (1958) • Captain Falcon (1958) - Civetta • Sorrisi e canzoni (1958) - Gennarino • Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) - Padre di Ileana • Ferdinando I° re di Napoli (1959) • David and Goliath (1960) - Cret • Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento (1961) • Boccaccio '70 (1962) - Foreman (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited) • Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin (1962) - Un magliaro • Twist, lolite e vitelloni (1962) - Leone Remigi • Rififi in Tokyo (1963) • Siamo tutti pomicioni (1963) - Napoli - the host in the nightclub (segment "Pomicioni di provincia") • The Visit (1964) - Cadek • Bullet in the Flesh (1964) - Cliente bar • Tears on Your Face (1964) • Saul e David (1964) - Abdon • La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) - Ubriaco nella taverna • For a Few Dollars More (1965) - carpenter in cell with El Indio • Gold Train (1965) - Billy - telegrapher • 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo (1966) - Walcom Partner • Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn (1966) • Treasure Island (1966-1967, TV Mini-Series) - Bill Bones • Treasure of San Gennaro (1966) - A Captain • Ballad of a Gunman (1967) - Explosion / Esplotion / 'Knallfrosch' • Wanted Johnny Texas (1967) - Sam More • Operation St. Peter's (1967) - The Captain • Comandamenti per un gangster (1968) - Old Man • Caprice Italian Style (1968) - (segment "Mostro della domenica, Il") • Anzio (1968) - Neapolitan street hawker (uncredited) • May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) - Joe - Bartender • Run, Man, Run (1968) - Mateos Gonzalez • I 2 pompieri (1968) - Megatone • Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (1969) • A Sword for Brando (1970) • Pray to Kill and Return Alive (1971) - Jonathan • Black Killer (1971) - Judge Wilson • Holy Water Joe (1971) - The Banker • My Dear Killer (1972) - Mattia Guardapelle • Trinità e Sartana figli di... (1972) - Bud Benny Bud • Man Called Amen (1972) - Professor • Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972) - The General • Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (1973) - Prelato derubato • Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari (1973) • Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (1973) - Judge • The Five Days (1973) - Old man in jail (uncredited) • Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia (1973) • The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1973) - Doctor • Long Lasting Days (1973) - 'Uncle' Giuseppe • Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) - Drakeman
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1992
Dante Maggio died at Rome.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Naples.
Birth place
Rome.
Death place
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti. Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. 2003. 8884402697.
- 2.Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,604 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Dante BascoPerson
- Dante CappelliPerson
- Dante DiPaoloPerson
- Dante FerrettiPerson
- Dante TestaPerson
- Dante TomaselliPerson
- Dante VaronaPerson
- Danton MelloPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Dante Maggio?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.