Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti (born Gastone Tinti; 22 August 1932 – 12 November 1991) was an Italian actor, whose film career spanned over 100 roles between 1951 and 1991.

Early life Born Gastone Tinti in Molinella, he was the child of working-class parents Luigi and Altimora (nee Bassi) Tinti, He moved to Rome in pursuit of work in his teens, which led him to be discovered by a casting director, and he made his debut in the 1948 film Difficult Years.

Career Tinti eventually got his first major starring role in the 1954 movie Chronicle of Poor Lovers. The role brought him the reputation of a matinee idol and romantic lead, often playing the role of a friendly and vigorous young man. The contemporaneous French press would refer to him as the "Italian Alain Delon".

Tinti alternated between leading and supporting roles in various films throughout the 1960's and '70s, in a variety of genres. In 1964, he played in the French movie The Troops of St. Tropez. In 1968, he made an appearance in "Mayberry R.F.D." the last episode of The Andy Griffith Show. The episode served as the transition episode for the then-new TV series of the same name. He appeared in three films by American director Robert Aldrich (Sodom and Gomorrah, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Legend of Lylah Clare). In 1971, he played the seducing Don César in the French filmDelusions of Grandeur.

By the end of the 1960s, he used his playboy looks to shift his acting career towards exploitation and B movies, including several directed by Joe D'Amato and featuring his wife Laura Gemser. He starred in many films of the Black Emanuelle series, starring Gemser.

His last acting role was in Christian de Chalonge's The Children Thief (1991).

Personal life Tinti was married to the Brazilian actress Norma Bengell from 1963 to 1969. He later re-married to Laura Gemser in 1976.

Legacy Tinti was the subject of the 2016 documentary Come in un film: La vera storia di Gabriele (Gastone) Tinti.

Selected filmography

Amor non ho... però... però (1951) - Un componente dell'orchestra Falsehood (1952) - Il giovane corteggiatore di Luisa (uncredited) In Olden Days (1952) - Il giovanotto sul treno (segment "Meno di un giorno") (uncredited) Easy Years (1953) - Piero Loffredo Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954) - Mario Parigi Days of Love (1954) - Gino The Little Rebels (1955) - Marcel, le surveillant Il coraggio (1955) - Raffaele Vaccarellio Scapricciatiello (1955) - The Baron Renato De Rosa / Scapricciatiello The Band of Honest Men (1956) - Michele, figlio di Bonocore Totò lascia o raddoppia? (1956) - Bruno Palmieri Time of Vacation (1956) - Luciano El Alamein (1957) - Sergio Marchi Malafemmena (1957) - Eduardo Sorrisi e canzoni (1958) - Renato Proietti Serenatella sciuè sciuè (1958) - Mario Non sono più Guaglione (1958) - Vincenzino Civitas Dei (1958) Lost Souls (1959) - Carlo Destinazione Sanremo (1959) - Tonino Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco (1959) - Nardo David and Goliath (1960) Il principe fusto (1960) Letto a tre piazze (1960) - Nino, il fidanzato di Prassede Caccia al marito (1960) - Ingegnere Gabriele Bini Heaven on Earth (1960) - Antonio Verbano Esther and the King (1960) - Samual Madri pericolose (1960) - Carlo Bianchi Journey Beneath the Desert (1961) - Max Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962) - Mercurio Alone Against Rome (1962) - Goruk La banda Casaroli (1962) - Agente Spinelli Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) - Lieutenant The Condemned of Altona (1962) - Actor The Seventh Sword (1962) - Corvo Torpedo Bay (1963) Weeping for a Bandit (1964) - Comandante Noite Vazia (1964) - Nelson The Troops of St. Tropez (1964) - Gangster chauffeur Le tardone (1964) - Giorgio (episode "Canto flamenco") Seven Golden Men (1965) - Aldo (l'italien) Playa de Formentor (1965) - Miguel The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) - Gabriele Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1966) - Aldo Trap for the Assassin (1966) - Raymond de Noirville L'homme de Mykonos (1966) - Silvio Donati Brigade antigangs (1966) - Jobic Le Goff The Oldest Profession (1967) - L'uomo del mar (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") Son of Django (1967) - Jeff Tracy The Wild Eye (1967) - Valentino The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) - Paolo The Libertine (1968) - Man in Car Ecce Homo (1968) - Len The Tough and the Mighty (1969) - Nanni Ripari Check to the Queen (1969) - Franco Rider on the Rain (1970) - Tony Mau Death Occurred Last Night (1970) - Mascaranti Qui ? (1970) - Claude Cannon for Cordoba (1970) - Antonio The Seven Headed Lion (1970) - American Agent Sapho ou La fureur d'aimer (1971) - Aldo Il sorriso del ragno (1971) The Contract (1971) - Flaggert Delusions of Grandeur (1971) - Don Cesar Al tropico del cancro (1972) - Fred Wright The Countess Died of Laughter (1973) - Vincent van der Straaten La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973) - Ayrton Le complot (1973) - Moret Profession: Aventuriers (1973) Lisa and the Devil (1973) - George 24 ore... non un minuto di più (1973) I figli di nessuno (1974) - Guido Canali And Now My Love (1974) - Six-Day Husband Seduzione coniugale (1974) The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (1974) - Luisa's Lover Impossible Is Not French (1974) - Count Jean-Charles de Bonfort La sensualità è un attimo di vita (1975) - Antonio Children of Rage (1975) - Dr. Russanak Black Emanuelle (1975) - Richard Clifton Sins Without Intentions (1975) - Maurizio Sex, Demons and Death (1975) - Marcello Martinozzi Sex Diary (1976) - Luca's Friend As of Tomorrow (1976) - The Boss La ragazza dalla pelle di corallo (1976) - Fabrizio Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976) - Roberto Big Pot (1976) - Michael Black Cobra Woman (1976) - Jules Carmichael Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle (1976) - Carlo Emanuelle in America (1977) - Alfredo Elvize, Duke of Mount Elba Sister Emanuelle (1977) - Rene Gangbuster (1977) - Tony Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) - Professor Mark Lester Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978) - Francis Harley La mujer de la tierra caliente (1978) - Don Giuliano Voglia di donna (1978) - Bruno ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (1979) - Professor (uncredited) Don't Trust the Mafia (1979) - Tony Lo Bianco Emanuelle's Daughter (1980) - Tommy / Victor's friend International Prostitution: Brigade criminelle (1980) - Tony Marcone Porno Esotic Love (1980) - Steve Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps (1981) - Gabriel Nessuno è perfetto (1981) - Nanni Caligula... The Untold Story (1982) - Marcellus Agrippa Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) - Doctor Moran Messo comunale praticamente spione (1982) - Gastone La belva dalla calda pelle (1982) - Bony Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983) - Crazy Boy Henderson Endgame (1983) - Bull Dagger Eyes (1983) - Mink Il peccato di Lola (1984) - Angus The Secret of Seagull Island (1985) - Enzo Lombardi The Pleasure (1985) - Gerard Villeneuve Cut and Run (1985) - Manuel Passaporto segnalato (1985) Senza vergogna (1986) - Massimo Il mostro di Firenze (1986) - Enrico Convent of Sinners (1986) - Monsignore Giuro che ti amo (1986) Beaks: The Movie (1987) - Rod Riflessi di luce (1988) - Federico / composer Non aver paura della zia Marta (1988) - Richard Hamilton La stanza delle parole (1989) - Michele (uncredited) La puritana (1989) - Alfieri The Crawlers (1990) - Dr. Pritzi (uncredited) The Children Thief (1991) - L'argentin 1