Lamberto Maggiorani

Lamberto Maggiorani

Birthday: August 28, 1909 in Roma, Lazio, Italy
Deathday: April 22, 1983
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Lamberto Maggiorani (28 August 1909; Rome – 22 April 1983; Rome) was an Italian actor notable for his portrayal of Antonio Ricci in Ladri di Biciclette ("Bicycle Thieves"). He was a factory worker (he worked as a turner) and non-professional actor at the ti...me he was cast in this film. After he became famous by his performance in Ladri di Biciclette, he also found himself being unemployed and this forced him to become a full-time actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Lamberto Maggiorani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.