Renato Chiantoni
Renato Chiantoni (born April 19, 1906 in Brescia , † December 12, 1979 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Chiantoni, son of the actor Amadeo , played in various acting companies and made his screen debut in Gennaro Righelli's Gatta ci co va in 1937 and from then on was seen in over a hundred mostly comical or mildly dramatic roles, occasionally also in TV series . However, his roles were often equipped with the Kauzigkeit humorous minor characters, like his corpse graves in the spaghetti western El Cisco . After the Second World War, Chiantoni also worked as a production manager and director of short films. In addition, he was professionally involved. Chiantoni was also booked as a radio speaker and dubbing agent. A pseudonym of Chiantoni was Gay Gallwey . In the 1950s Chiantoni had returned to the theater and played with Roberto Villa and Carlo Tamberlani .
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Gatta chi cova
- 1954: Days of Love (Giorni d'amore)
- 1954: The Barefoot Countess (The Barefoot Contessa)
- 1960: Robin Hood and the Pirates (Robin Hood ei pirati)
- 1965: 30 Winchester for El Diabolo (30 Winchester per El Diablo)
- 1965: Bounty for Ringo (Uno straniero a Sacramento)
- 1966: Arizona Colt (Arizona colt)
- 1966: El Cisco (El Cisco)
- 1967: Bang Bang Kid (Bang bang kid)
- 1967: Pronto, Amigo (A colt in the hand of the devil) (Una colt in pugno al diavolo)
- 1967: Death does not count dollars (La morte non conta i dollari)
- 1968: Django - I want him dead (Lo voglio morto)
- 1968: Django, where is your coffin? (T'ammazzo! ... Raccomandati a Dio)
- 1978: They called him mosquito (Lo chiamavano bulldozer)
Web links
- Renato Chiantoni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chiantoni at mymovies
- ^ Annuario del cinema italiano & audiovisivi. Rome 1971, p. 42
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. AL. 2003, p. 144
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiantoni, Renato |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gallwey, Gay (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brescia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1979 |
| Place of death | Rome |