Portrait of Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Acting

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.

Born: April 17, 1930

Place of Birth: Fabriano, Marche, Italy

Filmography

2018
2017
The Art of Crime

as Leonard de Vinci

2017
Vive la crise !

as Luigi Pirandello

2016
Marseille

as Giovanni

2015
2015
Un + une

as Henri

2014
Phantasmagoria

as GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")

2010
The Museum Of Wonders

as Master of Ceremonies

2010
22 Bullets

as Padovano

2008
School's Out

as Marcello, in love with Adèle

2007
The Hideout

as Installatore telefonico

2007
Could This Be Love?

as Della Ponte

2006
Mafiosa

as Charly Scaglia

2006
The Cesaronis

as Domenico Masetti

2003
Ho visto le stelle

as Duilio Masera

1999
Toni

as Minelli

1998
The Dinner

as Curci

1997
1997
1996
1994
Fair Game

as Claudio

1992
Crazy Underwear

as Alessia's father

1990
The King's Whore

as Luis De Arragon

1990
1989
Vanille fraise

as Anselmo

1989
Oceano

as Ramiro Galeon

1988
Big Man

as Pierre Legrand

1987
Love & Passion

as Alfredo

1987
The boys of 3rd C

as Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia

1987
The boys of 3rd C

as Signor Lazzaretti

1986
Aladdin

as Puncher

1985
1985
1985
Ladyhawke

as Bishop's Secretary

1984
Final Justice

as Palermo

1983
1983
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

as Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
The New Barbarians

as Father Moses

1982
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up

as Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca

1982
Sesso e volentieri

as l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)

1982
Giggi il bullo

as Don Salvatore

1981
Cannibal Ferox

as Sgt. Ross

1981
Longshot

as Henri Bresson

1980
Contraband

as Captain Tarantino

1980
Cannibal Apocalypse

as Lieutenant Hill

1980
Beast in Space

as Juan Cardoso

1980
1980
The Terrace

as Terrace Guest

1980
Flying Sex

as Mr. Murphy

1980
1979
Riavanti… Marsch!

as Sergeant Sconocchia

1979
1979
Gardenia

as Nocita

1979
From Corleone to Brooklyn

as Commissario Danova

1979
Cop or Hood

as Mario, shot of 'L'Auvergnat'

1979
Concorde Affair

as Forsythe

1978
First Love

as Emilio

1978
La Cage aux Folles

as Le chauffeur de Charrier

1978
1977
The Rip-Off

as The Frenchman

1977
1977
1976
1976
C'è una spia nel mio letto

as Roger, capo della CIA

1976
Sex Diary

as amico di Luca

1976
The Kisser

as Giusy

1975
1975
Black Emanuelle

as William Meredith

1975
1974
Free Love

as Chavad

1974
The Fuhrer Runs Amok

as Valet italien

1973
The Magnificent Dare Devil

as Piero Albertini

1973
1973
1972
Master of Love

as Soldier from Sicily

1972
1972
The Red Headed Corpse

as Mr. Gonzales

1972
There Once Was a Cop

as Felice, killer

1971
Delusions of Grandeur

as Marquis del Basto

1971
Conquest

as Pedro de Valdivia

1971
1971
Per amore o per forza

as Jane's father

1970
1969
The War Devils

as Heinrich Meinike

1969
Erotissimo

as Sylvio

1969
Hate Is My God

as Sweetley

1968
The Libertine

as Aurelio

1968
Emma Hamilton

as Prince Carraciola

1968
Anzio

as Capt. Burns

1968
1967
Bandidos

as Billy Kane

1967
1966
The Restaurant

as Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès

1966
Balearic Caper

as Giuliano

1966
Galia

as Greg

1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy

as Paride de Grassis

1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy

as Paris De Grassis

1965
The Sucker

as Mickey, 'le bègue'

1964
Fantasmagorie

as The vampire

1964
Dandelions by the Roots

as Pierre Michon, comédien

1964
Il vuoto

as Andrea Masi

1963
1962
1962
Warriors Five

as Alberto

1961
Odissea nuda

as Film director