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