Lamberto Maggiorani was an Italian

Italy

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 actor notable for his portrayal of Antonio Ricci in Ladri di Biciclette

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves , also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of a poor man searching the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle, which he needs to be able to work. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Luigi...

("Bicycle Thieves").

He was a factory worker (he worked as a turner) and non-professional actor at the time he was cast in this film. After he became famous by his performance in Ladri di Biciclette

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves , also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of a poor man searching the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle, which he needs to be able to work. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Luigi...

, he also found himself being unemployed and this forced him to become a full-time actor.

Filmography

• Ladri di biciclette (1948)
• Vent'anni
  Vent'anni
  Vent'anni is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi.-Cast:* Oscar Blando - Ciro* Titti Brandani* Nando Bruno* Vittoria Crispo* Checco Durante* Francesco Golisano - Geppa* Barbara Leite* Lamberto Maggiorani* Liliana Mancini - Iris...
  
  (1949)
• Donne senza nome
  Donne senza nome
  Donne senza nome is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Géza von Radványi....
  
  (1949)
• Anna
  Anna (1951 film)
  Anna is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring by the same trio as Bitter Rice: Silvana Mangano as Anna, the sinner who becomes a nun; Raf Vallone as Andrea, the rich man who loves her; and Vittorio Gassman as Vittorio, the wicked waiter who sets Anna on a dangerous...
  
  (1951)
• Achtung! Banditi!
  Attention! Bandits!
  Achtung! Banditi! also known as Attention Bandits is a 1951 Italian World War II film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani starring Gina Lollobrigida and Andrea Checchi.-Cast:*Gina Lollobrigida as Anna*Andrea Checchi as The engineer...
  
  (1951)
• Salvate mia figlia (1951)
• A Tale of Five Cities
  A Tale of Five Cities
  A Tale of Five Cities is a 1951 British-Italian drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors.-Cast:* Bonar Colleano - Bob Mitchell* Barbara Kelly - Lesley - American Magazine Editor* Anne Vernon - Jeannine Meunier...
  
  (1951)
• Vacanze col gangster
  Vacanze col gangster
  Vacanze col gangster is a 1951 Italian film....
  
  (1951)
• Umberto D.
  Umberto D.
  Umberto D. is a 1952 Italian neorealist film, directed by Vittorio de Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti, who plays the title role...
  
  (1952) (uncredited)
• Via Padova 46 (1954)
• Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone (1955)
• Totò, Peppino e i... fuorilegge (1956)
• Il giudizio universale (1961)
• Mamma Roma (1962)
• Mare matto (1963)
• Ostia (1970)

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