Biography
Renzo Montagnani (September 11, 1930 – May 22, 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Montagnani was born in Alessandria, Piedmont, and debuted as theatre actor thanks to the help of Erminio Macario. His first cinema success was his dramatic role in Metello (1970), but he later switched to the commedia all'italiana with his roles in the last two chapters of the Amici miei series (1982 and 1985). In the 1980s he also participated to a TV show as Don Fumino, an easy-speaking Tuscan parish priest. Montagnani also intensively worked as dubber, dubbing actors such as Michel Piccoli, Charles Bronson and Philippe Noiret for the Italian version of movies. He was also the Italian voice of Thomas O'Malley in the 1970 Disney film The Aristocats. In his later years he participated to numerous commedia sexy all'italiana films, often pairing with Edwige Fenech, the most popular actress of the genre, and also with Alvaro Vitali as the comic sidekick. In 1959, Montagnani married Eileen Jarvis, who was a member of the Bluebell Girls. In 1963, they had one son, Daniele. Montagnani died in Rome of lung cancer on 22 May 1997 at the age of 66. He was buried in England. His son Daniele, died o…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) — Farès
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My Friends Act II (1982) — Necchi
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) — voce del tonno
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My Friends Act III (1985) — Guido Necchi
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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983) — cavalier Aldrovandi (episodio "Il mago")
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The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town (1980) — Andrea Damiani
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School Teacher in the House (1978) — Ferdinando Bonci Marinotti
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School Teacher in College (1978) — Riccardo Bolzoni
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The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978) — Colonel Fiaschetta
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The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977) — Colonnello Narciso Fiaschetta
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State buoni se potete (1983) — The devil
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The Assassination of Matteotti (1973) — Umberto Tancredi
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Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? (1979) — Diogene Colombo
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Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988) — Luciano Ambrosi
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Massacre in Rome (1973) — Police Chief "Questore" Pietro Caruso
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School Teacher Dances... with Her Class (1979) — Prof. Martorelli
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Give Me Five (1980) — Libero Battaglini
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The Libertine (1968) — Fabrizio
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When Women Had Tails (1970) — Maluc
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The Big Fox (1988) — Raffaele Voltore
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A Policewoman in New York (1981) — Maccarone
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Bankers Also Have Souls (1982) — L'émir Fayçal de Krator
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My Father's Private Secretary (1976) — Armando Ponziani
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Valentina... The Virgin Wife (1975) — Federico Arrighini
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The Private Lesson (1975) — Zio Giulio
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The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972) — Inspector Boito
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College Girl on Vacation (1980) — Massimo Castaldi
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The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968) — Ferdinando Cervi
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Ladies' Doctor (1977) — Franco Giovanardi
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My Wife Goes Back to School (1981) — Aristide Buratti
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The Family Vice (1975) — Giacomo
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Lovers and Liars (1979) — Omero
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I'm a Zombie, You're a Zombie, She's a Zombie (1979) — Becchino
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) — Voce del tonno
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I Carabbinieri (1981) — Generale Nencini
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Fiorina the Cow (1972) — Compare Menico
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Pierino the Pest to the Rescue (1982) — Pier Maria Delle Vedove
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Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) — Bepi, il contadino
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The Doctor Prefers Sailors (1981) — aspirante suicida
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Scandal in the Family (1975) — Carlo