Lamberto Maggiorani

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Lamberto Maggiorani 28 August 1909 Rome 22 April 1983 Rome was an Italian actor notable for his portrayal of Antonio Ricci in Ladri di Biciclette Bicycle Thieves He was a factory worker he worked as a turner and nonprofessional actor at the time he was cast in this film After he became famous by his performance in Ladri di Biciclette he also found himself being unemployed and this forced him to become a fulltime actor Description above from the Wikipedia article  Lamberto Maggiorani licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia