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.

Known For

The Cesaronis

Return of the Saint

The Art of Crime

Black Emanuelle

The Beguines

Mafiosa

Ladyhawke

22 Bullets

All Movies (142)

• All You Ever Wished For2018 · as Old Gypsy
• Vive la crise !2017 · as Luigi Pirandello
• Marseille2016 · as Giovanni
• The Very Private Life of Mister Sim2015 · as Monsieur Matteotti
• Un + une2015 · as Henri
• Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit2015 · as Self
• Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant2015 · as Self
• Phantasmagoria2014 · as GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")
• P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3)2014
• Hyde's Secret Nightmare2012
• Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich2011
• The Museum Of Wonders2010 · as Master Of Ceremonies
• 22 Bullets2010 · as Padovano
• À deux c'est plus facile2009
• School's Out2008 · as Marcello, in love with Adèle
• I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster2008 · as Joe
• Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 12008 · as Self
• The Hideout2007 · as Installatore telefonico
• Could This Be Love?2007 · as Della Ponte
• Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour2006 · as Le Tailleur
• The Return of James Battle2004 · as Matt Kelso
• Ho visto le stelle2003 · as Duilio Masera
• Fallait pas buter mémé!2003
• Toni1999 · as Minelli
• The Dinner1998 · as Curci
• Le faremo tanto male1998 · as Pietro
• L'amico di Wang1997 · as Ezio
• The Eighteenth Angel1997 · as Clockmaker
• Giovani e belli1996 · as Buby
• Fair Game1994 · as Claudio
• Test of Memory1993
• Crazy Underwear1992 · as Alessia's Father
• Des cadavres à la pelle1991 · as Antonio
• Touch and Die1991 · as Special Appearance
• The King's Whore1990 · as Luis De Arragon
• Death Has a Bad Reputation1990 · as Umberto Aidoni
• Vanille fraise1989 · as Anselmo
• Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera1989 · as Fisher
• Love & Passion1987 · as Alfredo
• Aladdin1986 · as Puncher
• The Repenter1985
• The Lion's Share1985
• The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra1985 · as Dolabella
• Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story1985
• The Assisi Underground1985 · as Pietro
• The Adventures of Hercules1985 · as High Priest
• Liberté, égalité, choucroute1985 · as Un sans-culotte
• Ladyhawke1985 · as Bishop's Secretary
• Final Justice1984 · as Palermo
• Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani1984 · as Walter
• My Other Husband1983 · as Nino
• Exterminators of the Year 30001983 · as John
• Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst1983 · as Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The New Barbarians1983 · as Father Moses
• God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up1982 · as Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca
• Sesso e volentieri1982 · as l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)
• Giggi il bullo1982 · as Don Salvatore
• Cannibal Ferox1981 · as Sgt. Ross
• Longshot1981 · as Henri Bresson
• City of the Living Dead1980 · as Mr. Ross
• Contraband1980 · as Captain Tarantino
• Cannibal Apocalypse1980 · as Lieutenant Hill
• Beast in Space1980 · as Juan Cardoso
• Flatfoot in Egypt1980 · as Ruotolo
• The Terrace1980 · as Terrace Guest
• Flying Sex1980 · as Mr. Murphy
• Terror Express1980 · as Mike
• Riavanti… Marsch!1979 · as Sergeant Sconocchia
• Hot Dogs On Ibiza1979 · as Norbert
• Three Under the Sheets1979
• Gardenia1979 · as Nocita
• From Corleone to Brooklyn1979 · as Commissario Danova
• The Humanoid1979
• Cop or Hood1979 · as Mario, Shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
• Concorde Affair1979 · as Forsythe
• First Love1978 · as Emilio
• La Cage aux Folles1978 · as Le chauffeur de Charrier
• The War of the Robots1978 · as Paul
• Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade1978 · as Giorgio Rivetti
• The Biggest Battle1978 · as Michael
• The Rip-Off1977 · as The Frenchman
• L'altra metà del cielo1977 · as Mr. Rickie
• Rene the Cane1977 · as Carlo
• Nine Guests for a Crime1977 · as Walter
• Young, Violent, Dangerous1976 · as Sign. Morandi
• C'è una spia nel mio letto1976 · as Roger, capo della CIA
• Emanuelle in Bangkok1976 · as David
• Sex Diary1976 · as amico di Luca
• The Kisser1976 · as Giusy
• Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman1975 · as The Polo Player
• Black Emanuelle1975 · as William Meredith
• Heat in the Suburbs1975 · as Santuzzo
• Free Love1974 · as Chavad
• The Fuhrer Runs Amok1974 · as Valet italien
• The Magnificent Dare Devil1973 · as Piero Albertini
• A Way of Being a Woman1973 · as Simone
• The Police Serve the Citizens?1973 · as Mancinelli
• Number One1973 · as a
• Profession: Adventurers1973 · as Pablo
• Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye1973 · as Father Robertson
• Lady Dynamite1973
• Master of Love1972 · as Soldier from Sicily
• The Beguines1972 · as Max
• The Red Headed Corpse1972 · as Mr. Gonzales
• There Once Was a Cop1972 · as Felice, killer
• Delusions of Grandeur1971 · as Marquis del Basto
• Conquest1971 · as Pedro de Valdivia
• Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?1971 · as Commissioner
• Troubleshooters1971 · as Tosca
• Macédoine1971 · as Brian Goffy
• Per amore o per forza1971 · as Jane's father
• The Priest's Wife1970 · as Maurizio
• Quella chiara notte d'ottobre1970 · as Killer
• The War Devils1969 · as Heinrich Meinike
• Playgirl 701969
• Erotissimo1969 · as Sylvio
• Hate Is My God1969 · as Sweetley
• The Libertine1968 · as Aurelio
• Emma Hamilton1968 · as Prince Carraciola
• Anzio1968 · as Capt. Burns
• Love in the Night1968 · as Bollert
• The Killer Likes Candy1968 · as Costa
• Bandidos1967 · as Billy Kane
• Round Trip1967 · as Marc Daumel
• The Big Grasshopper1967 · as Vladimir
• The Restaurant1966 · as Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
• Balearic Caper1966 · as Giuliano
• Galia1966 · as Greg
• The Agony and the Ecstasy1965 · as Paride de Grassis
• The Agony and the Ecstasy1965 · as Paris De Grassis
• The Sucker1965 · as Mickey, "le Bègue"
• La Celestina P… R…1965 · as Carlo
• Fantasmagorie1964 · as The vampire
• Dandelions by the Roots1964 · as Pierre Michon, comédien
• Un momento muy largo1964 · as Andrea Masi
• Crooks in Clover1963 · as Pascal
• Warriors Five1962 · as Alberto
• Escapade in Florence1962 · as Lorenzo
• Pastasciutta nel deserto1961 · as Malapaga
• Odissea nuda1961 · as Film director
• No Sun in Venice1957
• A Day in Court1954

All TV Shows (11)

• The Art of Crime2017 · as Leonard de Vinci
• Mafiosa2006 · as Charly Scaglia
• The Cesaronis2006 · as Domenico Masetti
• Love at First Sight1992 · as Santino
• Oceano1989 · as Ramiro Galeon
• Big Man1988 · as Pierre Legrand
• The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin1988 · as Giuseppe Rasia
• The Boys of 3rd C1987 · as Signor Lazzaretti
• The Boys of 3rd C1987 · as Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia
• Return of the Saint1978 · as Xexo
• Coralba1973 · as Karl Bauer