| Beniamino Maggio | |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
| Death Place: | Naples, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Beniamino Maggio (10 August 1907 – 6 September 1990) was an Italian actor.
Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage as a child, as the sidekick of the comedian Serafino Mastracchio, and he slowly built a reputation in the Neapolitan avanspettacolo between the 1930s and 1940s.[1] [2] He made his film debut in 1942 and had a very prolific career even if often cast in character roles.[1] An actor characterized by improvisation skills, described as a "mix between Buster Keaton and Angelo Musco",[3] Maggio often worked on stage with his brothers and sisters Dante, Enzo, Pupella and Rosalia.[1]
Maggio died from complications of a stroke that had hit him while on stage alongside his two sisters Pupella and Rosalia.[4]