Massimo Troisi
ActingMassimo 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
The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Hotel Colonial
Werner
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Camillo
Splendor
Luigi
What Time Is It?
Michele
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
Filmography — Acting
The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Hotel Colonial
Werner
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Camillo
Splendor
Luigi
What Time Is It?
Michele
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
Sorry for the Delay
Vincenzo
Per sempre al Massimo
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Buon compleanno Massimo
Himself (archive)
I magnifici 4 della risata
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Massimo Troisi
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
