Background
Fiermonte was born on 17 July 1908 in Casamassima, a rural village near Bari, in southern Italy.
Fiermonte was born on 17 July 1908 in Casamassima, a rural village near Bari, in southern Italy.
From 1925 to 1934, he was a professional boxer, with a lifetime record of 47 wins (11 by knockout), 17 losses (10 by knockout), and 2 draws, but later became a film actor. He had roles in at least 116 films between the 1940s and the 1980s. Fiermonte died in March 1993 in Mentana, Italy.