Claudio Cassinelli
Claudio Cassinelli (born September 13, 1938 in Bologna , † July 13, 1985 in Arizona ) was an Italian actor . Cassinelli worked for both film and theater. He was one of the most famous actors in his home country of the 1970s.
Life
Cassinelli began his career as a stage actor. During this time he worked with well-known greats in Italian theater such as Gabriele Lavia and Luca Ronconi ; with the latter a production of Phaedra stands out.
At the end of the 1960s, the film also noticed him. Cassinelli initially worked in two artistically ambitious productions. From 1973 he devoted himself to genre cinema, especially the Poliziottesco , with occasional excursions to more ambitious productions.
In Germany he became known alongside Mario Adorf in the film Death wears black leather by Massimo Dallamano . On the side of Barbara Bach and Mel Ferrer , he starred in The flow of killer crocodiles from Sergio Martino , who used him even in other films: So Cassinelli played with Ursula Andress in The Mountain of the Cannibal God . In the little acclaimed film Hercules (1983) he played Zeus alongside Sybil Danning , Gianni Garko , William Berger and Brad Harris . Some television productions also secured Cassinelli's performance skills. He died while filming a Sergio Martino film when he was killed in a helicopter accident.
Cassinelli was married to the journalist Irene Bignardi.
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: Allonsanfan (Allonsanfàn)
- 1974: Castigata - The Chastened (Flavia, la monaca musulmana)
- 1974: Death wears black leather (La polizia chiede aiuto)
- 1975: Killer Cop (La polizia ha le mani legate)
- 1976: Death writes the last bill (Milano violenta)
- 1976: The rascal and the bull (Il trucido e lo sbirro)
- 1976: Exiled (Il sorriso del grande tentatore)
- 1977: The last three days (Gli ultimi tre giorni)
- 1978: The island of the new monsters (L'isola degli uomini pesce)
- 1978: The white goddess of cannibals (La montagna del Dio cannibale)
- 1978: Avalanche Express (Avalanche Express)
- 1979: The sacred beast of the Kumas (Il fiume del grande caimano)
- 1982: Secret Command CIA (Notturno)
- 1983: Hercules (Ercole)
- 1984: Murder Rock (Murderock uccide a passo di danza)
- 1985: The Adventures of Hercules Part 2 (The adventures of Hercules)
- 1985: Paco - fighting machine of death (Vendetta dal futuro)
Web links
- Claudio Cassinelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Claudio Cassinelli in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, article Claudio Cassinelli , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinama italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998. pp. 106/107
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cassinelli, Claudio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1985 |
| Place of death | Arizona |