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- Dante Maggio was born on March 2, 1909 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for For a Few Dollars More (1965), Under the Olive Tree (1950) and The Dragon Strikes Back (1973). He died on March 3, 1992 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Brother of actors Icadio Maggio, Enzo Maggio, Beniamino Maggio, Pupella Maggio, Rosalia Maggio and Margherita Maggio.
- Father of actor Enzo Maggio [1950- ].
- "For a Few Dollars More" (1965) offered the role he is perhaps best remembered for, as the carpenter and cell mate of Indio, the film's villain.
- Born into an acting family, he was the son of actor Domenico Maggio [1879-1943] and actress Antoinette Gravante [1880-1940]; ended up in reform school and before becoming an actor, worked in many trades including an ice cream man, and as a carpenter making props for the theater company of his father, where he made his stage debut telling short jokes. (Westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com).
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