Furio Meniconi

Furio Meniconi (22 February 1924 – 12 December 1981) was an Italian film and television actor.

Life and career Meniconi was born in Rome into a family active in the cinema industry in the technical cast, or engaged in the general organization. Since the early 1950s he established himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian genre cinema, especially in the Peplum, Spaghetti Western and pirate film genres. He was sometimes credited as Men Fury.

Selected filmography

Son of d'Artagnan (1950) Poppy (1952) Sardinian Vendetta (1952) - Primo fratello Leoni Patos e Papoulas (1953) - Spacciatore di droga (1953) Attila (1954) - Capo della tribu Queen of Babylon (1954) - Bolgias (1954) The Sign of Venus (1955) - Proprietario della trattoria (1955) - Giuseppe Roland the Mighty (Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) (1956) Allow Me, Daddy! (1956) - Il secondo facchino Pirate of the Half Moon (1957) - Carceriere Adorabili e bugiarde (1958) - Gigetto Captain Falcon (1958) Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) - Hulderich Due selvaggi a corte (1959) Ben-Hur (1959) - Soldier (uncredited) David and Goliath (1960) - Asrod, King of the Philistines Carthage in Flames (1960) The Seven Revenges (1961) - Amok The Tartars (1961) - Sigrun The Giant of Metropolis (1961) - Egon - Father of Yota Vulcan Son of Jupiter (1962) - Jupiter - God of Lightning The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba (1962) - Mustapha Musketeers of the Sea (1962) - Pirate Captain The Avenger (1962) - Turno's Henchman (uncredited) Gold for the Caesars (1963) - Dax - the Gaul Cleopatra (1963) - Mithridates (uncredited) Terror of the Steppes (1964) - Kublai Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964) - Zereteli Desert Raiders (1964) - El Krim Hercules of the Desert (1964) - Manatha (1964) - Pillione Terror of the Steppes (1964) The Revenge of Ivanhoe (1965) - Etimbaldo The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - Peasant (uncredited) I predoni del Sahara (1965) James Tont operazione D.U.E. (1966) (1966) For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) - Newman Kill or Be Killed (1966) - Jonathan Griffith Snow Devils (1967) - Igrun Wanted (1967) - Jeremiah Prescott, Blacksmith Kill the Wicked! (1967) - Braddock John the Bastard (1967) - Papa Buck Gunman Sent by God (1968) - Norton I'll Sell My Skin Dearly (1968) - Joe, Shane's Father (uncredited) The Longest Hunt (1968) - Dickson Gatling Gun (1968) - Jeremiah Grant Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) - Buddy The Two Crusaders (1968) - 'Saladino' Time and Place for Killing (1968) - Rock Mulligan Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969) - Lars Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli (1969) - Hans the Hitmen's Leader Zum zum zum n° 2 (1969) - Warden (uncredited) Django the Bastard (1969) - Sheriff Reagan (uncredited) And God Said to Cain (1970) - Mike A Sword for Brando (1970) - Tall friar Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) - Romero (uncredited) Adiós, Sabata (1970) - Murdock (uncredited) Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!! (1971) Bastard, Go and Kill (1971) - Don Felipe Antonio de Martinez Long Live Robin Hood (1971) - Innkeeper Guns for Dollars (1971) - Glock (uncredited) Tara Pokì (1971) - Senor Pokì Armiamoci e partite! (1971) - French Soldier They Call Him Cemetery (1971) - Saloon Patron (uncredited) W Django! (1971) - Lo sceriffo His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972) Man Called Amen (1972) - Sheriff (uncredited) Deadly Trackers (1972) - Tom - Carter's Foreman Man of the East (1972) - Rancher on Train Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972) - Old man from Mountsville The Grand Duel (1972) - Hangman Those Dirty Dogs (1973) - Cantina Owner Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) - Wrestling Coach (uncredited) Man Called Invincible (1973) - Speedy Fingers Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia (1973) Italian Graffiti (1973) Il bacio di una morta (1974) - Old Accomplice of Manuel Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) - Doctor (uncredited) Ten Killers Came from Afar (1974) - (uncredited) Salvo D'Acquisto (1974) - Alvaro Deep Red (1975) - Rodi Go Gorilla Go (1975) - Old Man with Moustache (uncredited) A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) - (uncredited) Hanno ucciso un altro bandito (1976) - (final film role)