
Venantino Venantini
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-17
- Died
- 2018-10-09
- Place of birth
- Fabriano, Marche, Italy
- Also known as
- Vernon Vernons · Van Tenney · Enrico 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
TV Shows (10)

The Cesaronis
2006
as Domenico Masetti

Return of the Saint
1978
as Xexo

The Art of Crime
2017
as Leonard de Vinci

Mafiosa
2006
as Charly Scaglia

Love at First Sight
1992
as Santino

The Boys of 3rd C
1987
as Signor Lazzaretti / Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia

Big Man
1988
as Pierre Legrand

Oceano
1989
as Ramiro Galeon

The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988
as Giuseppe Rasia
Coralba
1973
as Karl Bauer
Movies (140)

Cannibal Ferox
1981
as Sgt. Ross

Ladyhawke
1985
as Bishop's Secretary

22 Bullets
2010
as Padovano

Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
1975
as The Polo Player

Black Emanuelle
1975
as William Meredith

The Hideout
2007
as Installatore telefonico

Love & Passion
1987
as Alfredo

The Beguines
1972
as Max

Anzio
1968
as Capt. Burns

The Sucker
1965
as Mickey, "le Bègue"

Final Justice
1984
as Palermo

The Restaurant
1966
as Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
as Paride de Grassis / Paris De Grassis

The Biggest Battle
1978
as Michael

The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra
1985
as Dolabella

The Libertine
1968
as Aurelio

Vanille fraise
1989
as Anselmo

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
1978
as Giorgio Rivetti

City of the Living Dead
1980
as Mr. Ross

Delusions of Grandeur
1971
as Marquis del Basto

Contraband
1980
as Captain Tarantino

Cannibal Apocalypse
1980
as Lieutenant Hill

Un + une
2015
as Henri

Crooks in Clover
1963
as Pascal

The Terrace
1980
as Terrace Guest

The Kisser
1976
as Giusy

The Adventures of Hercules
1985
as High Priest

La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Le chauffeur de Charrier

Aladdin
1986
as Puncher

Bandidos
1967
as Billy Kane

Profession: Adventurers
1973
as Pablo

Flatfoot in Egypt
1980
as Ruotolo

Cop or Hood
1979
as Mario, Shot of 'L'Auvergnat'

Fair Game
1994
as Claudio

Hyde's Secret Nightmare
2012

First Love
1978
as Emilio

Emanuelle in Bangkok
1976
as David

The Priest's Wife
1970
as Maurizio

There Once Was a Cop
1972
as Felice, killer

The Humanoid
1979

Emma Hamilton
1968
as Prince Carraciola

A Day in Court
1954

Sesso e volentieri
1982
as l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)

Rene the Cane
1977
as Carlo

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985
as Un sans-culotte

Free Love
1974
as Chavad

Marseille
2016
as Giovanni

The Dinner
1998
as Curci

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
1973
as Father Robertson

Master of Love
1972
as Soldier from Sicily

Erotissimo
1969
as Sylvio

Beast in Space
1980
as Juan Cardoso

The Repenter
1985

Lady Dynamite
1973

Riavanti… Marsch!
1979
as Sergeant Sconocchia

L'altra metà del cielo
1977
as Mr. Rickie

Crazy Underwear
1992
as Alessia's Father

Concorde Affair
1979
as Forsythe

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
1982
as Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca

The Rip-Off
1977
as The Frenchman

Conquest
1971
as Pedro de Valdivia

Ho visto le stelle
2003
as Duilio Masera

Three Under the Sheets
1979

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
2008
as Joe

Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
2006
as Le Tailleur

Warriors Five
1962
as Alberto

Young, Violent, Dangerous
1976
as Sign. Morandi

Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera
1989
as Fisher

Galia
1966
as Greg

Terror Express
1980
as Mike

Giggi il bullo
1982
as Don Salvatore

All You Ever Wished For
2018
as Old Gypsy

My Other Husband
1983
as Nino

Vive la crise !
2017
as Luigi Pirandello

Gardenia
1979
as Nocita

Hate Is My God
1969
as Sweetley

The Return of James Battle
2004
as Matt Kelso

The War of the Robots
1978
as Paul

The Eighteenth Angel
1997
as Clockmaker

The War Devils
1969
as Heinrich Meinike

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985

Sex Diary
1976
as amico di Luca

The Fuhrer Runs Amok
1974
as Valet italien

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2015
as Monsieur Matteotti

Balearic Caper
1966
as Giuliano

Troubleshooters
1971
as Tosca

Heat in the Suburbs
1975
as Santuzzo

From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979
as Commissario Danova

Longshot
1981
as Henri Bresson

The New Barbarians
1983
as Father Moses

Odissea nuda
1961
as Film director

The Assisi Underground
1985
as Pietro

The King's Whore
1990
as Luis De Arragon

Exterminators of the Year 3000
1983
as John

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011

Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
1983
as Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)
Macédoine
1971
as Brian Goffy

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008
as Self

Escapade in Florence
1962
as Lorenzo

The Police Serve the Citizens?
1973
as Mancinelli

No Sun in Venice
1957

Number One
1973
as a

Hot Dogs On Ibiza
1979
as Norbert

Could This Be Love?
2007
as Della Ponte

Nine Guests for a Crime
1977
as Walter

The Killer Likes Candy
1968
as Costa

School's Out
2008
as Marcello, in love with Adèle

Toni
1999
as Minelli

Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?
1971
as Commissioner

Playgirl 70
1969

Per amore o per forza
1971
as Jane's father

Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990
as Umberto Aidoni

The Big Grasshopper
1967
as Vladimir

Dandelions by the Roots
1964
as Pierre Michon, comédien

C'è una spia nel mio letto
1976
as Roger, capo della CIA

Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
2015
as Self

À deux c'est plus facile
2009

Giovani e belli
1996
as Buby

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
2015
as Self

Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani
1984
as Walter
About Venantino Venantini
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… With 150 credits spanning from 1954 to 2018, Venantino Venantini has appeared in 140 films and 10 TV shows.
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