Massimo Troisi
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(23 total)
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo
What Time Is It?
as Michele
Le vie del Signore sono finite
as Camillo
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi
Splendor
as Luigi
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Hotel Colonial
as Werner
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
(2 total)
The Oscars
as Self
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)