Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo Fiermonte (actually Vincenzo Fiermonte, born July 17, 1908 in Bari, † March 22, 1993 in Mentana ) was an Italian boxer and actor.
Life
Fiermonte first attracted attention as a successful boxer in the 1930s. Between 22 November 1925 and 21 September 1934, he joined fifty-six times in the ring. He was Italian champion in his weight class and fought frequently in the United States. A first film offer accepted Fiermonte 1941; usually he was in demand as athletic and adventurous guy in costume and period films. By his own material, he celebrated in Carlo Borghesios Il campione 1943 a great success with the public, which was surpassed by that of a year earlier incurred Fra ' Diavolo. Played immediately after the Second World War, wrote, directed, and he cut ( for legal reasons under three different names) L' atleta di cristallo, which has strong autobiographical elements, but was only moderately successful.
In the following years he focused on acting and played until 1979, nearly 130 roles, including among many genre films and classics like Rocco and his brothers.
To Fiermontes pseudonyms include Mario Del Fante, William Bird and Glenn Foster.
Fiermonte was married after his divorce from his first wife from 1933 to 1938 with Madeleine Astor. The avid racer waived after an accident on a launch in Maserati at " Vanderbilt Race" 1937.