Venantino Venantini

Enrico Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian actor. He is known internationally for his roles in several cult and exploitation films during the 1970s and 1980s, and was also a favorite of French director Georges Lautner. He won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for The Dinner.

Early life Venantini was born in Fabriano in 1930. He won a scholarship to study at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in France. To finance his studies, he took extra roles in films like Ben-Hur (1959), and worked as a translator at the American embassy in Rome.

Personal life Venantini was fluent in French and English, as well as his native Italian. He had two children, actor (born 1970) and Victoria Venantini. He remained an avid painter throughout his life.

Selected filmography

A Day in Court (1954) – Ufficiale al varietà (uncredited) No Sun in Venice (1957) Ben Hur (1959) – Palefrenier de la course de chars (uncredited) Odissea nuda (1961) – Film Maker Pastasciutta nel deserto (1961) – Malapaga Warriors Five (1962) – Alberto The Captive City (1962) – Gen. Ferolou Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) – Pascal Il vuoto (1964) – Andrea Masi Salad by the Roots (1964) – Pierre Michon Le conseguenze (1964) – Valerio La Celestina P... R... (1965) – Carlo Le Corniaud (1965) – Mickey dit le bègue ou la souris The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) – Paris De Grassis Galia (1966) – Greg Balearic Caper (1966) – Giuliano Le Grand Restaurant (1966) – Henrique La grande sauterelle (1967) – Vladimir Round Trip (1967) – Marc Daumel Bandidos (1967) – Billy Kane The Killer Likes Candy (1968) – Costa Love in the Night (1968) – Bollert Anzio (1968) – Capt. Burns Emma Hamilton (1968) – Le prince Carraciola The Libertine (1968) – Aurelio Hate Is My God (1969) – Sweetley Erotissimo (1969) – Sylvio Playgirl 70 (1969) The War Devils (1969) – Heinrich Meinike Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot? (1970) – Ministre The Priest's Wife (1970) – Maurizio Quella chiara notte d'ottobre (1970) Macédoine (1971) – Brian Goffy Laisse aller... c'est une valse (1971) – Tosca La araucana (1971) – Pedro de Valdivia Per amore o per forza (1971) – Padre di Jane Delusions of Grandeur (1971) – Del Basto Il était une fois un flic... (1972) – Felice – le tueur La rossa dalla pelle che scotta (1972) Le Rempart des béguines (1972) – Max Master of Love (1972) – Soldier from Sicily Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973) – Father Robertson Profession: Aventuriers (1973) – Pablo Number One (1973) – Rudy The Police Serve the Citizens? (1973) – Mancinelli Un modo di essere donna (1973) – Simone Lady Dynamite (1973) - Tommaso Russo The Magnificent Dare Devil (1973) – Piero Albertini Le führer en folie (1974) – Italian waiter / valet And Now My Love (1974) – Very Italian Italian Man Amore libero – Free Love (1974) – Chavad Black Emanuelle (1975) – William Meredith Emmanuelle 2 (1975) – The Polo Player Calore in provincia (1975) – Santuzzo Sex Diary (1976) – 'Bogart' Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976) – David A.A.A. cercasi spia... disposta spiare per conto spie (1976) – Roger, Capo della CIA Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976) – Sign. Morandi Il pomicione (1976) – Renato Nine Guests for a Crime (1977) – Walter Rene the Cane (1977) – Carlo L'altra metà del cielo (1977) – Mister Rickie La Bidonata (1977) – The Frenchman La bravata (1977) – Walter The Greatest Battle (1978) – Michael Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978) – Giorgio Rivetti War of the Robots (1978) – Paul First Love (1978) – Emilio, TV channel owner La Cage aux Folles (1978) – Le chauffeur de Charrier The Concorde Affair (1979) – Forsythe Cop or Hood (1979) – Mario The Humanoid (1979) From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979) – Lt. Danova Gardenia (1979) – Nocita On est venu là pour s'éclater (1979) – Norbert Tre sotto il lenzuolo (1979) Riavanti... Marsch! (1979) – Sergeant Sconocchia Terror Express (1980) – Mike Sesso profondo (1980) – Mr. Murphy La terrazza (1980) – Un ospite Flatfoot in Egypt (1980) – Ruotolo Beast in Space (1980) – Juan Cardoso Lady Dynamite (1980) Cannibal Apocalypse (1980) – Lieutenant Hill (uncredited) Contraband (1980) – Captain Tarantino City of the Living Dead (1980) – Mr. Ross Cannibal Ferox (1981) – Sgt. Ross Longshot (1981) – Henri Bresson Giggi il bullo (1982) – Don Salvatore Sesso e volentieri (1982) – Man in the cinema Dio li fa poi li accoppia (1982) – Occhipinti The New Barbarians (1982) – Father Moses Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) – John Attention une femme peut en cacher une autre! (1983) – Nino Good King Dagobert (1984) – Demetrius, marchand Windsurf – Il vento nelle mani (1984) – Walter Ladyhawke (1985) – Bishop's Secretary Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) – Un sans culotte The Adventures of Hercules (1985) – High Priest The Assisi Underground (1985) – Pietro Final Justice (1985) – Joseph Palermo Sogni erotici di Cleopatra (1985) – Dolabella (uncredited) De flyvende djævle (1985) – Luigi The Lion's Share (1985) – Enzo Gatti The Repenter (1985) Aladdin (1986) – Puncher Capriccio (1987) – Alfredo Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera (1989) – Fisher (uncredited) Vanille fraise (1989) – Anselmo The King's Whore (1990) – Luis de Arragon / Louis d'Aragon Crazy Underwear (1992) – Alessia's Father Madrugada de sangue (1992) Il respiro della valle (1992) Blu notte (1992) – Father Giovani e belli (1996) – Buby L'amico di Wang (1997) – Ezio The Eighteenth Angel (1997) – Clockmaker We'll Really Hurt You (1998) – Pietro The Dinner (1998) Toni (1999) – Minelli Livraison à domicile (2003) – Giuseppe, le père de Thomas Ho visto le stelle (2003) – Duilio Masera Atomik Circus – Le retour de James Bataille (2004) – Matt Kelso Could This Be Love? (2007) – Della Ponte I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2007) – Joe The Hideout (2007) – Telephone Installer Nos 18 ans (2008) – Marcello The Museum of Wonders (2010) – Master of Ceremonies 22 Bullets (2010) – Padovano Bloody Sin (2011) – Il prelato Hyde's Secret Nightmare (2011) – Barman Phantasmagoria (2014) – Grandpa (segment "My Gift to You") P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3) (2014) Papa lumière (2015) – Le gérant de l'hôtel Un plus une (2015) – Henri The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (2015) – Monsieur Matteotti père Marseille (2016) – Giovanni Vive la crise (2017) – Luigi Pirandello Maryline (2017) – Elio, le patron du restaurant