Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni
Sergio Fantoni in I Delfini (1960)
Born	7 August 1930 Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950-2003
Spouse(s)	Valentina Fortunato (1961-?) (b. 1928)
Children	Monica Fantoni[1]
Parent(s)	Afra Arrigoni Fantoni Cesare Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni (born 7 August 1930) is an Italian actor.

He was born in Rome, the son of actor Cesare Fantoni (1905–1963). In films from the late 1940s, he has worked mainly in his own country but made several appearances in American films in the 1960s, most notably opposite Frank Sinatra in the war film Von Ryan's Express, made in 1965. In 1960 he played the villainous Haman in Esther and the King, starring Joan Collins and Richard Egan in the title roles. Among his TV roles, he appeared alongside Anglo-Italian actress Cherie Lunghi in the Channel 4 series The Manageress.

Selected filmography

• Anthony of Padua (1949)
• The Lion of Amalfi (1950)
• Senso (1954)
• The Giant of Marathon (1959)
• Hercules Unchained (1959)
• Esther and the King (1960)
• Silver Spoon Set (1960)
• Pigeon Shoot (1961)
• The Prize (1963)
• Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963)
• Corpse for the Lady (1964)
• High Infidelity (1964)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• Do Not Disturb (1965)
• What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
• Hornets' Nest (1970)
• Bad Man's River (1971)
• The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
• The Belly of an Architect (1987)
• Private Affairs (1987)

References

1. http://www.sergiofantoni.it/?route=biografia

External links

• Sergio Fantoni at the Internet Movie Database