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Franco Fantasia (1924–2002)

Actor | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Miscellaneous Crew

Trivia:

Brother of Andrea Fantasia.

Born:

in Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]

Died:

(age 78) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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2003 The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (TV movie)
 
2000 L'ombra del gigante
Medico
 
1998 Jeremiah (TV movie)
Old Man
 
1998 Incontri proibiti
Dott. Attilio Velardi
 
1998 Something to Believe In
Professor Dervol
 
1998 Nicholas' Gift (TV movie)
The President
 
1997 Nostromo (TV mini-series)
 
1996 Tre
Marchese De Carolis
 
1993 Una questione privata (TV movie)
 
1991 Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
Killer (as Frank Farrell)
 
1991 Buck ai confini del cielo
Andre Savall
 
1990 Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (TV movie)
 
1990 Cop Target
Garcia, assistant to the Chief of Police (uncredited)
 
1986 The Inquiry
 
1986 Hands of Steel
Rev. Arthur Mosely (uncredited)
 
1985 Wild Team
Guillermo Cordura
 
1985 Liberté, égalité, choucroute
 
1985 Christopher Columbus (TV mini-series)
Captain Valdez
 
1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series)
Venetian Captain
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Venetian Captain
 
1981 Lion of the Desert
Graziani's Aide
 
1980 Eaten Alive!
Brother Reeves
 
1980 Febbre a 40! (uncredited)
 
1979 Zombie
Matthias (uncredited)
 
1979 From Hell to Victory
Captain Vanderkreut (as Frank Farrell)
 
1978 The Mountain of the Cannibal God
Father Moses
 
1978 L'inquilina del piano di sopra
Maître d'
 
1977 La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (TV movie)
 
1977 Il prefetto di ferro
Colonel
 
1977 California
 
1977 The Heroin Busters
Jewellery Shop Manager (uncredited)
 
1976 The Black Corsair
Van Stiller
 
1976 Street People
Priest
 
1976 Sandokan (TV mini-series)
Captain van Doren
– Episode #1.2 (1976) … Captain van Doren
– Episode #1.1 (1976) … Captain van Doren
 
1976 Hot Stuff
Rinaldi
 
1974 L'onorata famiglia
Chief of Police
 
1974 Carambola
Professor
 
1973 Man with the Golden Winchester
 
1973 Women in Cell Block 7
Chief-inspector
 
1973 Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad
 
1973 Gang War in Milan
Chief Inspector Contalvi
 
1973 Long Lasting Days
Manolo
 
1972 The Grand Duel
Bounty Killer (uncredited)
 
1972 La calandria
Il Bargello
 
1972 La grande avventura di Scaramouche
 
1972 Knife of Ice
Inspector Duran
 
1972 Maniac Mansion
Mr. Porter
 
1972 Justine de Sade
Saint-Florent
 
1972 Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso
Lt. Renzi
 
1972 Amigo, Stay Away
Sheriff Robbins (uncredited)
 
1972 La violenza: Quinto potere
 
1972 I leoni di Pietroburgo (as Frank Farrell)
 
1971 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Camel Driver (as Frank Fantasia)
 
1971 È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta
Circus owner
 
1971 Cross Current
Professor Mauri
 
1971 Zorro in the Court of England
Captain Wells
 
1971 Nights and Loves of Don Juan
Mahid
 
1970/I Waterloo
Delessart (uncredited)
 
1970 Adios Sabata
Señor Ocaño
 
1970 Angeli senza paradiso
Bauer
 
1970 I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin (uncredited)
 
1969 Battle of the Commandos
Schiwers, the French Maquis leader
 
1969 Don Chisciotte e Sancho Panza
Fencing master
 
1968 I nipoti di Zorro
Don Diego de La Vega
 
1968 Il lungo giorno del massacro
 
1968 Wrath of God
Mark
 
1968 Persecución hasta Valencia
 
1968 Odia il prossimo tuo
Sheriff
 
1968 Il marchio di Kriminal
 
1968 Sangue chiama sangue
Sancho's Gang Member (as Frank Farrel)
 
1968 A Long Ride from Hell
 
1968 Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther
Robert Hillary/Arthur Hillary
 
1968 Odissea (TV mini-series)
Mentes
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Mentes (uncredited)
 
1967 On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
 
1967 Eine Handvoll Helden
Steffen
 
1967 The Rover
French Admiral
 
1967 Desert Commandos
Major Dalio
 
1967 Mister X
Inspector Roux
 
1966 Kriminal
Commissario Murad
 
1966 $1,000 on the Black
Sheriff
 
1966 The Drums of Tabu
Padre Lorenzo
 
1966 El Greco
Fencing Master
 
1966 Man on a Spying Trapeze
Boris
 
1966 Seven Dollars on the Red
Sheriff of Wishville (as Frank Farrell)
 
1965 Una ráfaga de plomo (as Frank Farrel)
 
1965 I tre del Colorado
Leo Limoux
 
1965 La magnifica sfida
Atatur
 
1965 Blood for a Silver Dollar
Sheriff Anderson (as Frank Farrel)
 
1965 Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken
Robert Grant (as Frank Fontana)
 
1965 Fire Over Rome
Clodius
 
1965 Buffalo Bill
George, a poker player (as Frank Farrell)
 
1964 Son of Cleopatra
Vetero
 
1964 D'Artagnan contro i tre moschettieri
Athos
 
1964 Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak
Kuron
 
1964 Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
King Ata Hualpa
 
1964 Hero of Rome
Claudius
 
1963 Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (uncredited)
 
1963 The Lion of St. Mark
Vipera
 
1963 Sword of Zorro
Coronel Martinez
 
1963 Il boia di Venezia
Pietro
 
1963 The Black Duke
Veniero
 
1963 Zorro e i tre moschettieri
Count of Sevilla
 
1962 Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan
 
1962 Damon and Pythias
Rumius the Fencing Master
 
1962 The Masked Conqueror
Manuel Garcia
 
1961 Constantine and the Cross
Roman Soldier
 
1961 Rage of the Buccaneers
Officer on the slave ship
 
1961 Revenge of Ursus
Captain of the Guard
 
1961 El Cid
Soldier
 
1961 The Centurion
Corinthian Aristicrat
 
1961 Revolt of the Mercenaries
Ilario
 
1961 Drakut il vendicatore
 
1960 The Queen of the Pirates
 
1960 Space Men
Sullivan (as Frank Fantasia)
 
1960 Il cavaliere dai cento volti
Capitano d'Argentero/Silver Knight
 
1960 The Angel Wore Red
Cabaret customer (uncredited)
 
1960 The Cossacks
 
1960 Terror of the Red Mask
Egidio
 
1959 Attack of the Moors
Saetto
 
1959 Giant of Marathon
 
1959 Ben-Hur
Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)
 
1959 The Pirate and the Slave Girl
Captain Volan
 
1959 Due selvaggi a corte
 
1959 The Black Archer
Raniero
 
1959 Devil's Cavaliers
Duneil the Swordsman
 
1959 Son of the Red Corsair
Dorado
 
1959 Cavalier in Devil's Castle
 
1959 Il cavaliere senza terra
 
1958 La spada e la croce
Ezra
 
1958 Capitan Fracassa (TV mini-series)
Basco
– Episode #1.3 (1958) … Basco
 
1957 Mamma's Boy
 
1956 Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series)
Manuel Gonzales
– Rodeo (1956) … Manuel Gonzales
 
1956 Il ferroviere
L'autista (uncredited)
 
1955 Il mantello rosso
 
1955 Il segno di Venere
Dottore
 
1955 Too Bad She's Bad
Un uomo (uncredited)
 
1955 Motivo in maschera
 
1954 The Two Orphans
Roger de Vaudrey's Friend
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1951 Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
 
1991 Black Demons (assistant director - as Frank Farrell)
 
1991 Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (assistant director)
 
1990 Cop Target (assistant director - as Frank Farrel)
 
1988 The Opponent (assistant director)
 
1987 Brothers in Blood (assistant director)
 
1987 Brivido giallo (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– A cena col vampiro (1987) (assistant director)
 
1987 Tempi di guerra (assistant director)
 
1986 Hands of Steel (assistant director - as Frank Farrell)
 
1986 Un ponte per l'inferno (assistant director)
 
1985 Wild Team (assistant director)
 
1985 Christopher Columbus (TV mini-series) (assistant director: action scenes)
 
1980 Eaten Alive! (assistant director - as Francesco Fantasia)
 
1978 The Mountain of the Cannibal God (assistant director)
 
1976 The Black Corsair (assistant director)
 
1976 Street People (assistant director)
 
1976 Sandokan (TV mini-series) (second assistant director - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1976) (second assistant director)
– Episode #1.5 (1976) (second assistant director)
– Episode #1.4 (1976) (second assistant director)
– Episode #1.3 (1976) (second assistant director)
– Episode #1.2 (1976) (second assistant director)
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1975 Amore vuol dir gelosia (assistant director)
 
1974 Carambola (assistant director)
 
1973 Gang War in Milan (assistant director)
 
1972 Knife of Ice (assistant director)
 
1972 Sacrifice! (assistant director)
 
1967 Desert Commandos (assistant director)
 
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1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series) (fencing master - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1982) (fencing master)
 
1981 Lion of the Desert (technical advisor)
 
1976 The Black Corsair (master of arms)
 
1976 Sandokan (TV mini-series) (master of arms - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1976) (master of arms)
– Episode #1.5 (1976) (master of arms)
– Episode #1.4 (1976) (master of arms)
– Episode #1.3 (1976) (master of arms)
– Episode #1.2 (1976) (master of arms)
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1972 I leoni di Pietroburgo (master of arms)
 
1971 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (technical advisor - as Frank Fantasia)
 
1971 Nights and Loves of Don Juan (master of arms)
 
1967 More Than a Miracle (master of arms)
 
1964 D'Artagnan contro i tre moschettieri (master of arms)
 
1964 The Lion of Thebes (fencing master)
 
1964 Hercules the Invincible (weapon consultant - as Franz Fantasia)
 
1963 The Black Duke (master of arms)
 
1963 Zorro e i tre moschettieri (master of arms)
 
1962 Damon and Pythias (fencing master)
 
1961 Constantine and the Cross (master of arms)
 
1961 I tartari (master of arms)
 
1959 Devil's Cavaliers (fencing master)
 
1959 Son of the Red Corsair (master of arms)
 
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1993 Little Buddha (action coordinator, stunt coordinator)
 
1993 Dark Friday (stunt coordinator)
 
1991 White Cobra Express (stunt coordinator)
 
1989 Torrents of Spring (stunt coordinator)
 
1986 The Inquiry (stunt coordinator)
 
1983 Hearts and Armour (stunt coordinator)
 
1979 From Hell to Victory (stunt coordinator - as Frank Farell)
 
1970/I Waterloo (stunt coordinator)
 
1968 Odia il prossimo tuo (stuntman)
 
1965 Buffalo Bill (stunt coordinator)
 
1959 Due selvaggi a corte (stunt coordinator)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (TV documentary)
Lt. Renzi (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Franco fantasia also appeared in Turi Vasile's 1960 "La Signora", not yet listed by IMDb.

Alternate Names:

Francesco Fantasia | Frank Fantasia | Franz Fantasia | Frank Farell | Frank Farrel | Frank Farrell | Frank Fontana
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Trivia:

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