Massimo Troisi
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1953-02-19
- Died
- 1994-06-04
- Place of birth
- San Giorgio a Cremano
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (23)
The Postman
1994
as Mario Ruoppolo
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
1990
as Pulcinella
Splendor
1989
as Luigi
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Mario
Hotel Colonial
1987
as Werner
Sorry for the Delay
1983
as Vincenzo
I'm Starting from Three
1981
as Gaetano
Il mio amico Massimo
2022
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Buon compleanno Massimo
2023
as Himself (archive)
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
1982
as Massimo Troisi
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
2023
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Le vie del Signore sono finite
1987
as Camillo
What Time Is It?
1989
as Michele
I Thought It Was Love
1991
as Tommaso
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
as Elemento del coro
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2009
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
2009
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Per sempre al Massimo
2024
Effetto Smorfia
2006
About Massimo Troisi
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 th… With 25 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Massimo Troisi has appeared in 23 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Massimo Troisi Movies
- The Postman (1994) — as Mario Ruoppolo
- We Are Cinema (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990) — as Pulcinella
- Splendor (1989) — as Luigi
- Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984) — as Mario
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