Massimo Wertmüller

{{Short description|Italian actor}}

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| name = Massimo Wertmüller

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|8|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

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| spouse = {{marriage|Anna Ferruzzo|2018}}

| height_m = 1.73

| occupation = Actor

| years active = 1978-present

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Massimo Wertmüller (born 13 August 1956) is an Italian actor.{{cite news |first=Matteo |last=Pinci|url=http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/11/07/news/wertmuller-100029540 |title=La Roma dell'Ottocento, in scena Massimo Wertmuller |language=it |work=La Repubblica |date=7 November 2014 |access-date=25 August 2015}} He appeared in more than sixty films since 1978.

Personal life

He is married to Anna Ferruzzo and has no children.{{cite web |first=Lucia |last=Resta |url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/celebrities/a36445859/vita-privata-massimo-wertmuller-moglie/ |title=Massimo Wertmüller, l’ironia e la versatilità al servizio del cinema |language=it |website=Elle |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=18 January 2025}} He's agnostic.{{Cite magazine |last=Giordano |first=Lucio |title=Non è mai stato nei miei pensieri, ma quando ammiro la natura sento una presenza superiore |language=it |magazine=Dipiù |date=24 January 2025 |number=3 |pages=78-81}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1978

|A Night Full of Rain

|Paolo's friend {{abbr|No.|Number}}{{sp}}2

|Uncredited

1983

|A Joke of Destiny

|Beniamino

|

1984

|Softly Softly

|Ginetto

|

1985

|Al limite, cioè, non glielo dico

|Felice

|

1986

|Summer Night

|Micky

|

rowspan="3"|1989

|Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love

|Max

|

Le finte bionde

|Giovanni

|

Night Club

|Piero Grassi

|

rowspan="2"|1990

|Captain Fracassa's Journey

|Leandro

|

In the Name of the Sovereign People

|Eufemio Arquati

|

rowspan="2"|1992

|Allullo drom - L'anima zingara

|Sergio

|

Cinecittà… Cinecittà

|Luigi

|

1993

|The End Is Known

|Carlo Piane

|

rowspan="2"|1995

|Heartless

|Massimo Salvadori

|

Croce e delizia

|Animanera

|

rowspan="3"|1996

|Esercizi di stile

|Various characters

|Anthology film

Bits and Pieces

|Massimo

|

Bruno aspetta in macchina

|Father Carlo

|

1997

|Un bel di vedremo

|Marco

|

2001

|Honolulu Baby

|Margherita's co-worker

|Cameo appearance

rowspan="2"|2002

|Giovani

|Renzo

|

Tornare indietro

|Stefano Faenza

|

2003

|Pontormo - Un amore eretico

|Bronzino

|

2006

|Commediasexi

|Mr. Nappi

|

2010

|Barney's Version

|Doctor

|Cameo appearance

rowspan="2"|2013

|AnnA

|Lover

|Short film

The Fifth Wheel

|Ernesto's father

|

rowspan="2"|2016

|What's the Big Deal

|Manilo

|

Ears

|Doctor

|Cameo appearance

2019

|Appena un minuto

|Mario

|

2021

|America Latina

|Massimo's father

|

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1987

|I padroni dell’estate

|Manlio Azara

|Television film

1991

|Il sassofono

|Alessandro

|Television film

1992

|Le fils d'un autre

|Ralph

|Television film

1993

|Il caso Dozier

|Roberto

|Television film

rowspan="3"|1997

|L'avvocato delle donne

|Alberto Nobili

|Episode: "Laura"

Mio padre è innocente

|Lamberto Melandri

|Television film

Tutti gli uomini sono uguali

|Giacomo Sacchetti

|Co-lead role; 7 episodes

rowspan="2"|1998

|Lui e lei

|Massimo

|Main role (season 1); 8 episodes

La quindicesima epistola

|Attilio Scarpa

|Television film

2001

|Senza confini

|The Commissioner

|Miniseries

2002

|Francesca e Nunziata

|Angelo Limieri

|Television film

2005–2007

|La squadra

|Commisary Giorgio Pettenella

|Main role (seasons 7–8), recurring role (season 6); 48 episodes

2008

|Crociera Vianello

|Commander Giansanti

|Television film

rowspan="2"|2009

|Tutta la verità

|Umberto Salviati

|Miniseries

Pane e libertà

|Palmiro Togliatti

|Miniseries

2010

|Crimini

|Marzio Natoli

|Episode: "Little Dream"

2011

|Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda

|Mazzocchi

|Miniseries

2012

|La vita che corre

|Bruno

|Miniseries

2013

|Che Dio ci aiuti

|Giorgio Alfieri

|Recurring role (season 2); 9 episodes

rowspan="2"|2014

|La Bella e la Bestia

|Maurice DuBois

|Miniseries

I segreti di Borgo Larici

|Father Costante

|Main role; 6 episodes

rowspan="3"|2015

|Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi

|Goffredo Collina

|Recurring role (season 2); 6 episodes

Fuoriclasse

|Aurelio Marciali

|Recurring role; 4 episodes

1992

|Mario Segni

|Episode: "Episode Four"

2015–2018

|È arrivata la felicità

|Guido Mieli

|Main role; 48 episodes

rowspan="2"|2016

|Non dirlo al mio capo

|Emiliano Cestrilli

|Recurring role (season 1)

In arte Nino

|Cinecittà director

|Television film

2019, 2022

|Meraviglie - La penisola dei tesori

|Himself/ Guest

|2 episodes

2020

|Permette? Alberto Sordi

|Steno

|Television film

rowspan="2"|2021

|Mina Settembre

|General

|Main role

Noi

|Dr. Castaldi

|Recurring role; 3 episodes

References

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