Antonio Cantafora
Antonio Cantafora (pseudonym: Michael Coby , born February 2, 1944 in Crotone ) is an Italian actor .
Life
Cantafora studied acting with Alessandro Fersen and made his screen debut in 1967. He achieved his breakthrough as Michael Coby through various spaghetti westerns and action comedies with his frequent film partner Paul L. Smith , which they have made plagiarism-related films in their style since 1973 as the doppelganger of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer . He later turned to more serious and demanding tasks, mostly in supporting supporting roles. He also shot abroad (like in Brazil) and more and more often for television.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: Escondido (El Desperado)
- 1969: Satan of Vengeance (E Dio disse a Caino)
- 1971: Black Killer (Black Killer)
- 1971: Spara Joe ... e so sia!
- 1972: Baron Blood (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga)
- 1972: Bounty for a killer (Un bounty killer a Trinità)
- 1972: Send your devil to my hot hell (Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno)
- 1973: Three spaghetti in Shanghai (Crash! Che botte strippo, strappo, stroppo)
- 1973: Four fists strike again (Carambola)
- 1975: Toby & Butch - like two gentle angels (Simone e Matteo: Un gioco da ragazzi)
- 1975: four fists and a hot oven (carambola, filotto… tutti in buca)
- 1975: Two crazy guys with their great truck (Simone e Matteo un gioco di ragazzi)
- 1975: We are the strongest (Noi non siamo angeli)
- 1976: Four fists - hard as diamonds (Il vangelo secondo Simone e Matteo)
- 1978: Lady Diamond (The Bitch)
- 1979: Sonicman (Supersonic Man)
- 1983: Gabriela (Gabriela)
- 1986: Demons (Demoni 2 - L'incubo ritorna)
- 1987: Fellini's Intervista (Intervista)
- 1988: The Commander
- 1993: Giovanni Falcone - In the Mafia Network (Giovanni Falcone)
- 1998: My loyal friend Buck (Buck e il braccialetto magico)
- 2004: The Card Player - Deadly Poker Games (Il cartaio)
Web links
- Antonio Cantafora in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, article Antonio Cantafora , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario des Cinema Italiano. Gli Attori. 94. Rome, Gremese Editore 1998. ISBN 88-7742-261-0
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cantafora, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coby, Michael (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crotone |