Overview

• His death was reported in Rome after a hospitalization at Ospedale San Filippo Neri, according to Corriere della Sera.
• Trained at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica, he co-founded the Compagnia del Porcospino with Carlotta Barilli.
• He gained wide international notice as Rifki in Alan Parker’s Midnight Express (1978).
• Career honors included the Targa Mario Gromo and awards tied to Roberto Benigni’s Johnny Stecchino, including a Ciak d’oro and a Nastro d’Argento.
• His final screen appearance was as a priest in Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante (2025), presented at the Venice Film Festival.