Venantino Venantini

Biography

Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor. He was the father of Victoria Venantini and Luca Venantini and appeared in more than 140 films between 1954 and 2018. He made his debut in the cinema with an appearance in Un giorno in pretura under the direction of Steno and he had his first important role in Odissea Nuda (1961), directed by Franco Rossi. Among the almost 150 films he performed in, some became cult favorites such as Les Tontons flingueurs, Amore libero - Free Love, Black Emanuelle and City of the Living Dead. He acted with actors such as Lino Ventura, Yves Montand, Alain Delon and Gérard Depardieu and for directors such as Ettore Scola, Luciano Salce and Dino Risi and for French film directors such as Georges Lautner, Gérard Oury and Claude Lelouch. Source: Article "Venantino Venantini" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies & TV Shows

1. 22 Bullets (2010) — Padovano
2. Ladyhawke (1985) — Bishop's Secretary
3. Delusions of Grandeur (1971) — Marquis del Basto
4. The Sucker (1965) — Mickey, "le Bègue"
5. Crooks in Clover (1963) — Pascal
6. The Restaurant (1966) — Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
7. City of the Living Dead (1980) — Mr. Ross
8. La Cage aux Folles (1978) — Le chauffeur de Charrier
9. Cannibal Ferox (1981) — Sgt. Ross
10. Aladdin (1986) — Puncher
11. Cop or Hood (1979) — Mario, Shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
12. Un + une (2015) — Henri
13. School's Out (2008) — Marcello, in love with Adèle
14. Flatfoot in Egypt (1980) — Ruotolo
15. Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman (1975) — The Polo Player
16. The Terrace (1980) — Terrace Guest
17. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) — Paride de Grassis
18. Marseille (2016) — Giovanni
19. Cannibal Apocalypse (1980) — Lieutenant Hill
20. The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (2015) — Monsieur Matteotti
21. Black Emanuelle (1975) — William Meredith
22. I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2008) — Joe
23. The Return of James Battle (2004) — Matt Kelso
24. Anzio (1968) — Capt. Burns
25. The New Barbarians (1983) — Father Moses
26. Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973) — Father Robertson
27. The Adventures of Hercules (1985) — High Priest
28. Love & Passion (1987) — Alfredo
29. The Cesaronis (2006) — Domenico Masetti
30. Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976) — David
31. A Day in Court (1954)
32. The Hideout (2007) — Installatore telefonico
33. Ho visto le stelle (2003) — Duilio Masera
34. Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978) — Giorgio Rivetti
35. Contraband (1980) — Captain Tarantino
36. Dandelions by the Roots (1964) — Pierre Michon
37. There Once Was a Cop (1972) — Felice, killer
38. The Dinner (1998) — Curci
39. The Art of Crime (2017) — Leonard de Vinci
40. Bandidos (1967) — Billy Kane