Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and sword and sandal epics, mainly Italian, as well as roles in major international films. His notable appearances include Piccolo mondo antico (1941),The Naked Maja (1958), David and Goliath (1960), The Loves of Hercules (1960), El Cid (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963) Camille 2000 (1969) and Don't Look Now (1973). In 1947 he won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the neorealist war-drama film The Sun Still Rises. He had an affair with the actress Anna Magnani who bore him a son, Luca, whom she affectionately called Cellino. Luca contracted polio at an early age; - " In time he was able to walk with steel braces but [he] spent much of his time in a wheelchair." Serato died in Rome in 1989. Selected filmography Inventiamo l'amore (1938) - Un altro giocatore nella sala da biliardo Le Père Lebonnard (1939) - Un giovanetto al ballo (uncredited) L'ispettore Vargas (1940) Piccolo mondo antico (1941) - Franco Maironi Due cuori sotto sequestro (1941) - Il compositore L'amore canta (1941) - Alberto L'uomo venuto dal mare (1942) - Il marinaio I sette peccati (1942) - Mario Venier Luisa Sanfelice (1942) - Ferdinando Ferri Giacomo the Idealist (1943) - Giacomo Lanzavecchia The Materassi Sisters (1944) - Remo, il nipote In High Places (1945) - Giorgio Zanetti The Sun Still Rises (1946) - Major Heinrich Sangue a Ca' Foscari (1946) - cavaliere della Rosa L'apocalisse (1947) The Courier of the King (1947) - Maurice Croisenois La revanche de Baccarat (1947) The Lady of the Camellias (1947) - Alexandre Dumas fils (prologue) Rocambole (1947) Il principe ribelle (1947) - Francesco di Sant'Agata I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (1948) - Il contino de la Motte The Dance of Death (1948) - Stéphane / Stefano Monastero di Santa Chiara (1949) - Rudolf, ufficiale delle SS Il mondo vuole così (1949) - Alberto The Pirates of Capri (1949) - Baron Holstein Marechiaro (1949) - Luca Salvatori Flying Squadron (1949) - Ufficiale D'aviazione Sunday in August (1950) - Roberto Fugitive Lady (1950) - Jim West The Thief of Venice (1950) - Il grande inquisitore Garbia The Rival of