Franco Fantasia
Actor · Assistant Director · Master at Arms · First Assistant Director
Born Mar 5, 1924 · Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]
Active 1951–2002
Franco Fantasia was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia.
Filmography
Jeremiah (1998) — Old ManUna questione privata (1993) — Colonnello divisione San MarcoHands of Steel (1986) — Arthur Mosley · Assistant DirectorMarco Polo (1982) — Capitano veneziano · Stunt CoordinatorLion of the Desert (1981) — Governor GeneralEaten Alive! (1980) — Brother Reeves · Assistant DirectorZombie Flesh Eaters (1979) — Matthias (uncredited)Slave of the Cannibal God (1978) — Father MosesI Am the Law (1977)Sandokan (1976) — capitano Van Doren · Second Assistant Director · Stunt CoordinatorSeven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) — Lt. RenziMan from Deep River (1972) — Assistant DirectorKnife of Ice (1972) — Inspector Duran · Assistant DirectorReturn of Sabata (1971) — Circus OwnerWaterloo (1970) — Stunt CoordinatorAdiós, Sabata (1970) — Señor Ocaño · StuntsThe Odyssey (1968) — MentesBlood for a Silver Dollar (1965) — George AndersonEl Cid (1961) — SoldierBen-Hur (1959) — Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)The Railroad Man (1956) — L'autistaThe Sign of Venus (1955) — DottoreThe Egyptian (1954) — Hittite OfficerQuo Vadis (1951) — Man (uncredited)