Massimo Bonetti

Massimo Bonetti (born 28 March 1951) is an Italian actor and director.

Massimo Bonetti
Born	28 March 1951 (age 69) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Life and career

Born in Rome, Bonetti after several years as character actor debuted in a leading role in 1981, in Aurelio Chiesa's Bim Bum Bam.[1] Then, he obtained roles of weight for notable directors such as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Pupi Avati and Massimo Troisi.[1] He is also very active in Italian television, in which he is probably best known for the main role in the crime TV-series La squadra, that he starred for eight seasons between 1999 and 2007.[1][2]

In 2010 Bonetti made his directorial debut with Quando si Diventa Grandi.[3]

Selected filmography

• Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
• Beach House (1977)
• The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
• Stay as You Are (1978)
• The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
• Kaos (1984)
• Le vie del Signore sono finite (1987)
• The Last Minute (1987)
• The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
• The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
• Faccione (1991)
• Giovanni Falcone (1993)
• Porzûs (1997)
• Notes of Love (1998)
• Maria Goretti (2003)
• Pietralata (2008)
• The Youngest Son (2010)
• The Big Heart of Girls (2011)
• You Can't Save Yourself Alone (2015)

References

1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
2. Cervasio, Stella (7 December 2007). "Muore l'eroe della Squadra ed è giallo sulla fiction tv". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
3. "Esordio alla regia per Massimo Bonetti con "Quando si Diventa Grandi"". Cinema Italiano. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

External links

• Massimo Bonetti at IMDb