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Massimo Mollica
Born	(1929-03-19)19 March 1929 Pace del Mela, Messina
Died	1 May 2013(2013-05-01) (aged 84) Messina
Occupation(s)	Actor and stage director

Massimo Mollica (19 March 1929 – 1 May 2013) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Born in Pace del Mela, Messina, the son of an elementary school teacher, Mollica started acting at the university. His breakout role was Don Vito Cascio Ferro in the 1972 RAI television series Joe Petrosino. Mollica was mainly active as a stage actor and director, and he founded several theatres in Messina, including the San Carlino Theatre and the Teatro Pirandello. His film roles include Pasquale Squitieri's Il prefetto di ferro and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano.

Filmography

References

1. ^ "Se ne sono andati". La Repubblica. 9 May 2013.
2. Giancarlo Colombo. Who's Who in Italy. 1994.
3. ^ Matteo Pappalardo (2 May 2013). "Messina saluta Massimo Mollica". Gazzetta del Sud. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

Further reading

• Grieco, Giuseppe. Massimo Mollica. La sua vita e il suo teatro. Sciascia, 1981.

External links

• Massimo Mollica at IMDb

• 1929 births
• 2013 deaths
• Actors from the Metropolitan City of Messina
• Male actors from Sicily
• Italian theatre directors
• Italian male film actors
• Italian male stage actors
• Italian male television actors