Massimo Bonetti

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

Massimo Bonetti
Massimo Bonetti in 1987
Born	28 March 1951 (1951-03-28) (age 74) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 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)
• Women in Arms (1991)
• Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (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)
• Everything Calls for Salvation (2022)
• The American Backyard (2024)