Beniamino Maggio
# Beniamino Maggio

Beniamino Maggio (10 August 1907 - 6 September 1990) was an Italian actor.

Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage as a child, as the sidekick of the comedian Serafino Mastracchio, and he slowly built a reputation in the Neapolitan avanspettacolo between the 1930s and 1940s. He made his film debut in 1942 and had a very prolific career even if often cast in character roles. An actor characterized by improvisation skills, described as a "mix between Buster Keaton and Angelo Musco", Maggio often worked on stage with his brothers and sisters Dante, Enzo, Pupella and Rosalia.

Maggio died from complications of a stroke that had hit him while on stage alongside his two sisters Pupella and Rosalia.

## Selected filmography

* Captain Demonio (1950)
* Ha fatto tredici (1951)
* Red Moon (1951)
* The Two Sergeants (1951)
* Miracle in Viggiù (1951)
* Melody of Love (1952)
* Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei (1952)
* Naples Sings (1953)
* Love Song (1954)
* Letter from Naples (1954)
* Tragic Ballad (1954)
* Naples Is Always Naples (1954)
* Vendicata! (1955)
* New Moon (1955)
* La sposa (1958)
* Kill or Be Killed (1966)
* La pagella (1980)
