Career
He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World World War II era. He was one of the co-founders of the Teatro Stabile di Catania. His stage credits include works directed by Roberto Rossellini and Giorgio Strehler.
From the early 1970s he started appearing in Radiotelevisione Italiana Television, in appreciated and successful television-series.
His film career is less prolific (he appeared in only 33 films between 1962 and 1998), but includes notable roles in popular titles as the mafiamen of The Seduction of Mimi and the Ignazio of Malizia. The film director Lina Wertmüller referred to him as "the greatest Sicilian actor after Angelo Musco".