Venantino Venantini
Acting1930Fabriano, Marche, Italy
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2018
All You Ever Wished For
as Old Gypsy
2017
Vive la crise !
as Luigi Pirandello
The Art of Crime
TVas Leonard de Vinci• 2 eps
2016
Marseille
as Giovanni
2015
Un + une
as Henri
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
as Monsieur Matteotti
2014
Phantasmagoria
as GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")
2010
22 Bullets
as Padovano
The Museum Of Wonders
as Master of Ceremonies
2009
The Cesaronis
TVas Domenico Masetti• 1 eps
2008
School's Out
as Marcello, in love with Adèle
2007
The Hideout
as Installatore telefonico
Could This Be Love?
as Della Ponte
2006
Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
as Le Tailleur
Mafiosa
TVas Charly Scaglia• 2 eps
2004
The Return of James Battle
as Matt Kelso
2003
Ho visto le stelle
as Duilio Masera
1999
Toni
as Minelli
1998
Le faremo tanto male
as Pietro
The Dinner
as Curci
1997
L'amico di Wang
as Ezio
The Eighteenth Angel
as Clockmaker
1996
Giovani e belli
as Buby
1994
Fair Game
as Claudio
1993
1992
Crazy Underwear
as Alessia's father
Love at First Sight
TVas Santino• 1 eps
1991
Des cadavres à la pelle
as Antonio
1990
The King's Whore
as Luis De Arragon
Death Has a Bad Reputation
as Umberto Aidoni
1989
1988
Big Man
TVas Pierre Legrand
The secret files of Inspector Lavardin
TVas Giuseppe Rasia
1987
Love & Passion
as Alfredo
The boys of 3rd C
TVas Signor Lazzaretti / Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia
1986
Aladdin
as Puncher
1985
The Adventures of Hercules
as High Priest
The Assisi Underground
as Pietro
The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra
as Dolabella
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
as Un sans-culotte
Ladyhawke
as Bishop's Secretary
1984
Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani
as Walter
Final Justice
as Palermo
1983
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
as Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)
The New Barbarians
as Father Moses
My Other Husband
as Nino
1982
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
as Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca
Giggi il bullo
as Don Salvatore
Sesso e volentieri
as l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)
1981
Cannibal Ferox
as Sgt. Ross
Longshot
as Henri Bresson
1980
City of the Living Dead
as Mr. Ross
Cannibal Apocalypse
as Lieutenant Hill
The Terrace
as Terrace Guest
Contraband
as Captain Tarantino
Beast in Space
as Juan Cardoso
Terror Express
as Mike
Flying Sex
as Mr. Murphy
Flatfoot in Egypt
as Ruotolo
1979
Concorde Affair
as Forsythe
Riavanti… Marsch!
as Sergeant Sconocchia
Hot Dogs On Ibiza
as Norbert
From Corleone to Brooklyn
as Commissario Danova
Cop or Hood
as Mario, shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
Gardenia
as Nocita
1978
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
as Giorgio Rivetti
The Biggest Battle
as Michael
First Love
as Emilio
La Cage aux Folles
as Le chauffeur de Charrier
The War of the Robots
as Paul
Return of the Saint
TVas Xexo• 1 eps
1977
Nine Guests for a Crime
as Walter
L'altra metà del cielo
as Mr. Rickie
Rene the Cane
as Carlo
The Rip-Off
as The Frenchman
1976
Emanuelle in Bangkok
as David
The Kisser
as Giusy
Young, Violent, Dangerous
as Sign. Morandi
Sex Diary
as amico di Luca
C'è una spia nel mio letto
as Roger, capo della CIA
1975
Black Emanuelle
as William Meredith
Heat in the Suburbs
as Santuzzo
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
as The Polo Player
1974
Free Love
as Chavad
The Fuhrer Runs Amok
as Valet italien
1973
A Way of Being a Woman
as Simone
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
as Father Robertson
Number One
as a
Profession: Adventurers
as Pablo
The Police Serve the Citizens?
as Mancinelli
The Magnificent Dare Devil
as Piero Albertini
Coralba
TVas Karl Bauer
1972
The Red Headed Corpse
as Mr. Gonzales
There Once Was a Cop
as Felice, killer
The Beguines
as Max
Master of Love
as Soldier from Sicily
1971
Delusions of Grandeur
as Marquis del Basto
Troubleshooters
as Tosca
Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?
as Commissioner
Macédoine
as Brian Goffy
Conquest
as Pedro de Valdivia
Per amore o per forza
as Jane's father
1970
The Priest's Wife
as Maurizio
Quella chiara notte d'ottobre
as Killer
1969
1968
Emma Hamilton
as Prince Carraciola
Anzio
as Capt. Burns
The Killer Likes Candy
as Costa
The Libertine
as Aurelio
Love in the Night
as Bollert
1967
Bandidos
as Billy Kane
The Big Grasshopper
as Vladimir
1966
The Restaurant
as Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
Galia
as Greg
Balearic Caper
as Giuliano
1965
The Sucker
as Mickey, "le Bègue"
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Paris De Grassis
La Celestina P… R…
as Carlo
1964
Dandelions by the Roots
as Pierre Michon, comédien
Fantasmagorie
as The vampire
Un momento muy largo
as Andrea Masi
1963
Crooks in Clover
as Pascal
1962
Escapade in Florence
as Lorenzo
Warriors Five
as Alberto
1961
Odissea nuda
as Film director
Pastasciutta nel deserto
as Malapaga
1957
1954