Franco Fantasia
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Franco Fantasia | |
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| Born | 5 March 1924 |
| Died | 10 November 2002 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951-2002 |
Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia.
Illness and Death[edit]
September 29, 2002, Fantasia announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Fantasia passed away of a heart attack on November 10, 2002, at Rome, Italy at the age of 78.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Il capitano nero | ||
| Quo Vadis | Minor Role | Uncredited | |
| Tizio, Caio, Sempronio | |||
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Hittite Officer | Uncredited |
| The Two Orphans | Roger de Vaudrey's Friend | ||
| Too Bad She's Bad | Un uomo | Uncredited | |
| 1955 | The Sign of Venus | Dottore | |
| Il mantello rosso | |||
| Motivo in maschera | |||
| 1956 | The Railroad Man | L'autista | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Il cocco di mamma | The Man seen with a Telescope | |
| The Sword and the Cross | Ezra | ||
| 1959 | Il cavaliere senza terra | ||
| Cavalier in Devil's Castle | |||
| The Son of the Red Corsair | Dorado | ||
| Devil's Cavaliers | Duneil the Swordsman | ||
| L'arciere nero | Raniero | ||
| Due selvaggi a corte | |||
| The Pirate and the Slave Girl | Captain Volan | ||
| Ben-Hur | Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus | Uncredited | |
| The Giant of Marathon | Senator | ||
| I Reali di Francia | Miguel | ||
| 1960 | Terror of the Red Mask | Egidio | |
| The Cossacks | Military Strategy Officer | ||
| The Angel Wore Red | Cabaret Customer | Uncredited | |
| Le signore | |||
| Il cavaliere dai cento volti | Capitano d'Argentero / Silver Knight | ||
| Space Men | Sullivan | ||
| Queen of the Pirates | Pirate Who Likes Sandra | ||
| 1961 | Constantine and the Cross | Roman Soldier | |
| Revolt of the Mercenaries | Ilario | ||
| Drakut il vendicatore | |||
| The Centurion | Corinthian Aristicrat | ||
| El Cid | Soldier | ||
| The Vengeance of Ursus | Captain of the Guard | ||
| Rage of the Buccaneers | Officer on the slave ship | ||
| 1962 | Zorro alla corte di Spagna | Manuel Garcia | |
| Damon and Pythias | Rumius | ||
| The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan | Savignac | ||
| 1963 | The Black Duke | Veniero | |
| Zorro and the Three Musketeers | Count of Sevilla | ||
| The Executioner of Venice | Pietro | ||
| Le tre spade di Zorro | Coronel Martinez | ||
| The Lion of St. Mark | Vipera | ||
| Hercules, Samson and Ulysses | Uncredited | ||
| Revenge of the Musketeers | Athos | ||
| 1964 | Hero of Rome | Claudius | |
| Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun | King Ata Hualpa | ||
| Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak | Kuron | ||
| Il figlio di Cleopatra | Vetero | ||
| 1965 | Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West | George | |
| Fire Over Rome | Clodius | ||
| Red Dragon | Robert Grant | ||
| Blood for a Silver Dollar | Sheriff Anderson | ||
| La magnifica sfida | Atatur | ||
| Ich kauf' mir lieber einen Tirolerhut | Journalist | Uncredited | |
| Canadian Wilderness | Leo Limoux | ||
| Una ráfaga de plomo | |||
| 1966 | Seven Dollars on the Red | Sheriff of Wishville | |
| Anónima de asesinos | Boris | ||
| El Greco | Fencing Master | ||
| The Drums of Tabu | Padre Lorenzo | ||
| One Thousand Dollars on the Black | Sheriff | ||
| Kriminal | Commissario Murad | ||
| 1967 | Avenger X | Inspector Roux | |
| Desert Commandos | Major Dalio | ||
| The Rover | French Admiral | ||
| On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... | Warrior | Uncredited | |
| A Handful of Heroes | Steffen | ||
| 1968 | Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther | Robert Hillary / Arthur Hillary | |
| A Long Ride from Hell | Castleman | ||
| Sangue chiama sangue | Capitano Roy | ||
| Il marchio di Kriminal | Uncredited | ||
| Hate Thy Neighbor | Sheriff | ||
| Persecución hasta Valencia | |||
| Wrath of God | Mark | ||
| Il lungo giorno del massacro | Clay | ||
| Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza | Fencing master | ||
| The Nephews of Zorro | Don Diego de La Vega | ||
| 1969 | Zorro in the Court of England | Captain Wells | |
| Battle of the Commandos | Schiwers | ||
| 1970 | Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin | Uncredited | |
| Angeli senza paradiso | Bauer | ||
| Adiós, Sabata | Señor Ocaño | ||
| Waterloo | Delessart | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Le calde notti di Don Giovanni | Mahid | |
| Cross Current | Professor Mauri | ||
| Return of Sabata | Circus owner | ||
| Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! | Camel Driver | ||
| 1972 | I leoni di Pietroburgo | ||
| The Sicilian Checkmate | |||
| Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo | Sheriff Robbins | Uncredited | |
| Seven Blood-Stained Orchids | Lieutenant Renzi | ||
| Justine de Sade | Saint-Florent | ||
| La mansión de la niebla | Mr. Porter | ||
| Knife of Ice | Inspector Duran | ||
| La grande avventura di Scaramouche | D'Arcy | ||
| La calandria | Il Bargello | ||
| The Grand Duel | Bounty Killer | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | Gang War in Milan | Chief Inspector Contalvi | |
| The Big Family | Chief of Police | ||
| Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad | |||
| Women in Cell Block 7 | Chief Inspector | ||
| Man with the Golden Winchester | Captain François Bardeau | ||
| Long Lasting Days | Manolo | ||
| 1974 | Carambola! | Professor | |
| 1976 | Street People | Priest | |
| The Black Corsair | Van Stiller | ||
| Fear in the City | Rinaldi | ||
| 1977 | The Heroin Busters | Jewelry Store Manager | Uncredited |
| California | Man offering work | ||
| Il prefetto di ferro | Colonel | ||
| La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! | English Colonel | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Slave of the Cannibal God | Father Moses | |
| L'inquilina del piano di sopra | Maître d' | ||
| 1979 | From Hell to Victory | Captain Vanderkreut | |
| Zombi 2 | Matthias | Uncredited | |
| 1980 | Eaten Alive! | Reeves | |
| Lion of the Desert | Graziani's Aide | ||
| Febbre a 40! | Uncredited | ||
| 1984 | Claretta | ||
| 1985 | Liberté, Égalité, Choucroute | ||
| Wild Team | Guillermo Cordura | ||
| 1986 | Vendetta dal futuro | Rev. Arthur Mosely | Uncredited |
| 1987 | The Inquiry | ||
| 1990 | Cop Target | Garcia, assistant to the Chief of Police | Uncredited |
| Killer Crocodile 2 | Russel | Uncredited | |
| 1991 | Caccia allo scorpione d'oro | Killer | |
| Buck ai confini del cielo | André Savall | ||
| 1996 | 3 | Marchese De Carolis | |
| 1998 | Something to Believe In | Professor Dervol | |
| Incontri proibiti | Dott. Attilio Velardi | ||
| 1999 | Li chiamarono... briganti! | ||
| 2000 | L'ombra del gigante | Medico |
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