Cast & creator
Venantino Venantini
Best known for Return of the Saint, The Art of Crime, Mafiosa
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.
Also known as: Vernon Vernons, Van Tenney, Enrico Venantino Venantini
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television credits
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1954–2018 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (151)
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Return of the Saint
Xexo
1978
The Art of Crime
Leonard de Vinci
2017
Mafiosa
Charly Scaglia
2006
Love at First Sight
Santino
1992
22 Bullets
Padovano
2010
Big Man
Pierre Legrand
1988
First Love
Emilio
1978
Ladyhawke
Bishop's Secretary
1985
The Boys of 3rd C
Signor Lazzaretti
1987The Boys of 3rd C
Signor Lazzaretti / Commissario di polizia
1987
Cannibal Ferox
Sgt. Ross
1981
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
The Polo Player
1975
Black Emanuelle
William Meredith
1975
The Beguines
Max
1972
Anzio
Capt. Burns
1968
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Giorgio Rivetti
1978
Delusions of Grandeur
Marquis del Basto
1971
La Cage aux Folles
Le chauffeur de Charrier
1978
The Sucker
Mickey, "le Bègue"
1965
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
Giuseppe Rasia
1988
City of the Living Dead
Mr. Ross
1980
Oceano
Ramiro Galeon
1989
The King's Whore
Luis De Arragon
1990
The Adventures of Hercules
High Priest
1985
Love & Passion
Alfredo
1987
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Paride de Grassis
1965The Agony and the Ecstasy
Paris De Grassis
1965
Fair Game
Claudio
1994
Flatfoot in Egypt
Ruotolo
1980
The Fuhrer Runs Amok
Valet italien
1974
The Restaurant
Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
1966
Terror Express
Mike
1980
Cop or Hood
Mario, Shot of 'L'Auvergnat'
1979
The Libertine
Aurelio
1968
Emanuelle in Bangkok
David
1976
There Once Was a Cop
Felice, killer
1972
Aladdin
Puncher
1986
Beast in Space
Juan Cardoso
1980
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
Father Robertson
1973
Emma Hamilton
Prince Carraciola
1968
Profession: Adventurers
Pablo
1973
Exterminators of the Year 3000
John
1983
The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra
Dolabella
1985
The Biggest Battle
Michael
1978
All You Ever Wished For
Old Gypsy
2018
Cannibal Apocalypse
Lieutenant Hill
1980
A Day in Court
1954
The Humanoid
1979
Erotissimo
Sylvio
1969
Crooks in Clover
Pascal
1963
Dandelions by the Roots
Pierre Michon
1964
Contraband
Captain Tarantino
1980
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Commissario Danova
1979
Un + une
Henri
2015
The War of the Robots
Paul
1978
The New Barbarians
Father Moses
1983
Master of Love
Soldier from Sicily
1972
La Celestina P… R…
Carlo
1965
My Other Husband
Nino
1983
The War Devils
Heinrich Meinike
1969
The Terrace
Terrace Guest
1980
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
Monsieur Matteotti
2015
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
Joe
2008
The Hideout
Installatore telefonico
2007
Sesso e volentieri
l'uomo al cinema che adesca la donna procace (episodio L'avventura)
1982
Death Has a Bad Reputation
Umberto Aidoni
1990
Could This Be Love?
Della Ponte
2007
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985
The Priest's Wife
Maurizio
1970
Nine Guests for a Crime
Walter
1977
A Way of Being a Woman
Simone
1973
Toni
Minelli
1999
Bandidos
Billy Kane
1967
Sex Diary
amico di Luca
1976
The Dinner
Curci
1998
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Un sans-culotte
1985
The Killer Likes Candy
Costa
1968
Galia
Greg
1966
Vanille fraise
Anselmo
1989
Young, Violent, Dangerous
Sign. Morandi
1976
The Eighteenth Angel
Clockmaker
1997
Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
Le Tailleur
2006
Hate Is My God
Sweetley
1969
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
Giorgio Rivetti (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Magnificent Dare Devil
Piero Albertini
1973
The Return of James Battle
Matt Kelso
2004
L'amico di Wang
Ezio
1997
Ho visto le stelle
Duilio Masera
2003
Three Under the Sheets
1979
The Assisi Underground
Pietro
1985
Touch and Die
Special Appearance
1991Coralba
Karl Bauer
1973
Concorde Affair
Forsythe
1979
Troubleshooters
Tosca
1971
Rene the Cane
Carlo
1977
Hyde's Secret Nightmare
2012
Odissea nuda
Film director
1961
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Self
2008
L'altra metà del cielo
Mr. Rickie
1977
Gardenia
Nocita
1979
Love in the Night
Bollert
1968
Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani
Walter
1984
The Police Serve the Citizens?
Mancinelli
1973
Final Justice
Joseph Palermo
1984
À deux c'est plus facile
2009
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Self
2015
Giggi il bullo
Don Salvatore
1982
Playgirl 70
1969
No Sun in Venice
1957
The Repenter
1985
C'è una spia nel mio letto
Roger, capo della CIA
1976
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
Occhipinti, il proprietario della discoteca
1982
Phantasmagoria
GrandPa (segment "My Gift to You")
2014
The Red Headed Corpse
Mr. Gonzales
1972Macédoine
Brian Goffy
1971
The Museum Of Wonders
Master Of Ceremonies
2010
Des cadavres à la pelle
Antonio
1991
Hot Dogs On Ibiza
Norbert
1979
Per amore o per forza
Jane's father
1971
Marseille
Giovanni
2016
Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?
Commissioner
1971
Quella chiara notte d'ottobre
Killer
1970
Free Love
Chavad
1974
Vive la crise !
Luigi Pirandello
2017
Crazy Underwear
Alessia's Father
1992
Riavanti… Marsch!
Sergeant Sconocchia
1979
Heat in the Suburbs
Santuzzo
1975
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011
The Big Grasshopper
Vladimir
1967
Warriors Five
Alberto
1962
School's Out
Marcello, in love with Adèle
2008
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
Self
2015
Balearic Caper
Giuliano
1966
Number One
a
1973
P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3)
2014
The Lion's Share
1985
Le faremo tanto male
Pietro
1998
Test of Memory
1993
Fallait pas buter mémé!
2003Round Trip
Marc Daumel
1967
Escapade in Florence
Lorenzo
1962
Conquest
Pedro de Valdivia
1971
Longshot
Henri Bresson
1981
The Kisser
Giusy
1976
Un momento muy largo
Andrea Masi
1964
Lady Dynamite
1973
Giovani e belli
Buby
1996
Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera
Fisher
1989
Fantasmagorie
The vampire
1964
Pastasciutta nel deserto
Malapaga
1961
The Rip-Off
The Frenchman
1977