Ennio Fantastichini

Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor.

Life and career Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role was Tommaso Scalia in Gianni Amelio's 1990 movie Open Doors, a role that gave him a Nastro d'Argento, a Ciak d'oro and a special European Film Award as European Discovery of the Year. In 2010, for his performance in Ferzan Özpetek's Loose Cannons, he won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor and a second Nastro d'Argento in the same category.

Fantastichini died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Naples on 1 December 2018, at the age of 63.

Selected filmography

1983: Fuori dal giorno 1984: Il ragazzo di Ebalus - Terrorist 1985: Big Deal After 20 Years - Domenico 1988: The Camels - Pino 1989: Via Panisperna Boys - Enrico Fermi 1990: Open Doors - Tommaso Scalia 1990: A Violent Life - Cosimo De Medici 1990: The Station - Danilo 1991: The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck - Alain 1991: A Simple Story - Police Chief 1991: 18 anni tra una settimana - Nicola 1991: Mezzaestate 1992: Caldo soffocante - Giuliano Ferrini 1992: Gangsters - Giulio 1993: The Blonde - Alberto 1994: The True Life of Antonio H. 1995: Vendetta - Don Tommaso 1996: August Vacation - Ruggero Mazzalupi 1997: Arlette - Angelo Mascarpone 1997: Other Men - Loris Corbi 1997: Commercial Break - Giulio Stucchi 1998: Viol@ - Mittler (voice) 1998: Vite in sospeso - Dario 1998: Per tutto il tempo che ci resta - Judge Giorgio Nappi 1999: Il corpo dell'anima - Mauro 1999: Senza movente - Toni Aragona 2000: Against the Wind - Leo 2000: Joseph of Nazareth (TV Movie) - Herodes 2000: Paul the Apostle - (TV Movie) - Peter 2001: Come si fa un Martini - Paolo 2002: Sei come sei - Nico ("Appuntamento al buio") 2002: Rosa Funzeca - Capitone 2002: Napoléon (TV Mini-Series) - Joseph Bonaparte 2003: At the End of the Night - Bruno 2005: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (TV Movie) - Maciej Nowak 2007: Saturn in Opposition - Sergio 2007: Night Bus - Carlo Matera 2007: Prova a volare - Pietro 2007: Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale - Marchese di Caraglio 2008: Two Fists, One Heart - Joe Argo 2009: Fort Apache Napoli - Sindaco Cassano 2009: The Red Shadows - Varga 2009: I, Don Giovanni - Antonio Salieri 2009: Purple Sea - Salvatore 2009: La cosa giusta - Duccio Monti 2009: Il mostro di Firenze (TV Mini-Series) - Renzo Rontini 2010: Loose Cannons - Vincenzo Cantone 2011: All at Sea - Il suicida 2011: The Arrival of Wang - Curti 2012: Cherry on the Cake - M. Faysal 2012: Il pasticciere - Avvocato 2012: Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti - Gianfilippo Brandi 2013: Studio illegale - Giuseppe Sobreroni 2013: The Move of The Penguin - Ottavio 2014: Do You Remember Me? - Amedeo 2014: Do You See Me? - Dr. Ripamonti 2015: Me, Myself and Her - Sergio 2016: La stoffa dei sogni - De Caro 2016: Caffè - Enrico 2017: Una famiglia - Giorgio 2017: The Music of Silence - zio Giovanni 2018: Fabrizio De André - Principe libero - Giuseppe De André 2019: Citizens of the World - Attilio (Posthumous release and final film role)