Venantino Venantini
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-04-17 in Fabriano, Marche, Italy
Died
2018-10-09
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.
Most Known For
The Art of Crime
as Leonard de Vinci
The Cesaronis
as Domenico Masetti
Return of the Saint
as Xexo
Mafiosa
as Charly Scaglia
Ladyhawke
as Bishop's Secretary
Playgirl 70
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
as The Polo Player
Fair Game
as Claudio
Black Emanuelle
as William Meredith
Erotissimo
as Sylvio
Big Man
as Pierre Legrand
22 Bullets
as Padovano
The Sucker
as Mickey, "le Bègue"
Phantasmagoria
as GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")
Cannibal Ferox
as Sgt. Ross
Odissea nuda
as Film director
Love & Passion
as Alfredo
Love at First Sight
as Santino
Toni
as Minelli
The New Barbarians
as Father Moses