Lamberto Maggiorani

Born August 28, 1909· Roma, Lazio, Italy

† Died April 22, 1983

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Emerging from a background as a turner in an Italian factory, he entered cinema without formal training and was discovered by Vittorio De Sica for the neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves (1948), where he embodied the desperate father Antonio Ricci. The role earned him a modest salary that briefly improved his family's circumstances, yet his return to the plant resulted in dismissal, illustrating th…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources