
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2018
All You Ever Wished For as Old Gypsy
2017The Art of Crime as Leonard de Vinci
2017Vive la crise ! as Luigi Pirandello
2016Marseille as Giovanni
2015The Very Private Life of Mister Sim as Monsieur Matteotti
2015Un + une as Henri
2015Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit as Self
2015Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant as Self
2014Phantasmagoria as GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")
2014P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3)
2012Hyde's Secret Nightmare
2011Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2010The Museum Of Wonders as Master of Ceremonies
201022 Bullets as Padovano
2009À deux c'est plus facile
2008School's Out as Marcello, in love with Adèle
2008I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster as Joe
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self
2007The Hideout as Installatore telefonico
2007Could This Be Love? as Della Ponte
2006Mafiosa as Charly Scaglia
2006Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour as Le Tailleur
2006The Cesaronis as Domenico Masetti
2004The Return of James Battle as Matt Kelso
2003Ho visto le stelle as Duilio Masera
2003Fallait pas buter mémé!
1999Toni as Minelli
1998The Dinner as Curci
1998Le faremo tanto male as Pietro
1997L'amico di Wang as Ezio
1997The Eighteenth Angel as Clockmaker
1996Giovani e belli as Buby
1994Fair Game as Claudio
1993Test of Memory
1992Love at First Sight as Santino
1992Crazy Underwear as Alessia's father
1991Des cadavres à la pelle as Antonio
1990The King's Whore as Luis De Arragon
1990Death Has A Bad Reputation as Umberto Aidoni
1989Vanille fraise as Anselmo
1989Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera as Fisher
1989Oceano as Ramiro Galeon
1988Big Man as Pierre Legrand
1988The secret files of Inspector Lavardin as Giuseppe Rasia
1987Love & Passion as Alfredo
1987The boys of 3rd C as Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia
1987The boys of 3rd C as Signor Lazzaretti
1986Aladdin as Puncher
1985The Repenter
1985The Lion's Share
1985The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra as Dolabella
1985Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985The Assisi Underground as Pietro
1985The Adventures of Hercules as High Priest
1985Liberté, égalité, choucroute as Un sans-culotte
1985Ladyhawke as Bishop's Secretary
1984Final Justice as Palermo
1984Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani as Walter
1983My Other Husband as Nino
1983Exterminators of the Year 3000 as John
1983Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst as Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983The New Barbarians as Father Moses
1982God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up as Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca
1982Sesso e volentieri as l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)
1982Giggi il bullo as Don Salvatore
1981Cannibal Ferox as Sgt. Ross
1981Longshot as Henri Bresson
1980City of the Living Dead as Mr. Ross
1980Contraband as Captain Tarantino
1980Cannibal Apocalypse as Lieutenant Hill
1980Beast in Space as Juan Cardoso
1980Flatfoot in Egypt as Ruotolo
1980The Terrace as Terrace Guest
1980Flying Sex as Mr. Murphy
1980Terror Express as Mike
1979Riavanti… Marsch! as Sergeant Sconocchia
1979Hot Dogs On Ibiza as Norbert
1979Three Under the Sheets
1979Gardenia as Nocita
1979From Corleone to Brooklyn as Commissario Danova
1979The Humanoid
1979Cop or Hood as Mario, shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
1979Concorde Affair as Forsythe
1978First Love as Emilio
1978La Cage aux Folles as Le chauffeur de Charrier
1978Return of the Saint as Xexo
1978The War of the Robots as Paul
1978Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade as Giorgio Rivetti
1978The Biggest Battle as Michael
1977The Rip-Off as The Frenchman
1977L'altra metà del cielo as Mr. Rickie
1977Rene the Cane as Carlo
1977Nine Guests for a Crime as Walter
1976Young, Violent, Dangerous as Sign. Morandi
1976C'è una spia nel mio letto as Roger, capo della CIA
1976Emanuelle in Bangkok as David
1976Sex Diary as amico di Luca
1976The Kisser as Giusy
1975Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman as The Polo Player
1975Black Emanuelle as William Meredith
1975Heat in the Suburbs as Santuzzo
1974Free Love as Chavad
1974The Fuhrer Runs Amok as Valet italien
1973The Magnificent Dare Devil as Piero Albertini
1973A Way of Being a Woman as Simone
1973The Police Serve the Citizens? as Mancinelli
1973Coralba as Karl Bauer
1973Number One as a
1973Profession: Adventurers as Pablo
1973Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes as Father Robertson
1973Lady Dynamite
1972Master of Love as Soldier from Sicily
1972The Beguines as Max
1972The Red Headed Corpse as Mr. Gonzales
1972There Once Was a Cop as Felice, killer
1971Delusions of Grandeur as Marquis del Basto
1971Conquest as Pedro de Valdivia
1971Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot? as Commissioner
1971Troubleshooters as Tosca
1971Macédoine as Brian Goffy
1971Per amore o per forza as Jane's father
1970The Priest's Wife as Maurizio
1970Quella chiara notte d'ottobre as Killer
1969The War Devils as Heinrich Meinike
1969Playgirl 70
1969Erotissimo as Sylvio
1969Hate Is My God as Sweetley
1968The Libertine as Aurelio
1968Emma Hamilton as Prince Carraciola
1968Anzio as Capt. Burns
1968Love in the Night as Bollert
1968The Killer Likes Candy as Costa
1967Bandidos as Billy Kane
1967The Big Grasshopper as Vladimir
1966The Restaurant as Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
1966Balearic Caper as Giuliano
1966Galia as Greg
1965The Agony and the Ecstasy as Paride de Grassis
1965The Agony and the Ecstasy as Paris De Grassis
1965The Sucker as Mickey, 'le bègue'
1965La Celestina P… R… as Carlo
1964Fantasmagorie as The vampire
1964Dandelions by the Roots as Pierre Michon, comédien
1964Un momento muy largo as Andrea Masi
1963Crooks in Clover as Pascal
1962Warriors Five as Alberto
1962Escapade in Florence as Lorenzo
1961Pastasciutta nel deserto as Malapaga
1961Odissea nuda as Film director
1957No Sun in Venice
1954A Day in Court








