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Franco Fantasia(1924-2002)

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Franco Fantasia was born on 5 March 1924 in Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]. He was an actor, known for The Black Corsair (1976), D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri (1963) and Hands of Steel (1986). He died on 10 November 2002 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMarch 5, 1924
DiedNovember 10, 2002(78)
BornMarch 5, 1924
DiedNovember 10, 2002(78)
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Known for

Kabir Bedi in The Black Corsair (1976)
The Black Corsair
6.1
  • Van Stiller
  • 1976
D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri (1963)
D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri
5.2
  • Athos
  • 1963
Daniel Greene in Hands of Steel (1986)
Hands of Steel
5.3
  • Rev. Arthur Mosely(uncredited)
  • 1986
Giuliano Gemma in Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964)
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
4.3
  • King Atahualpa
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Bob Hoskins in The Good Pope (2003)
    The Good Pope
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • 2003
  • L'ombra del gigante (2000)
    L'ombra del gigante
    6.7
    • Medico
    • 2000
  • Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione (1999)
    Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione
    4.5
    • 1999
  • Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)
    Li chiamarono... briganti!
    5.6
    • 1999
  • The Bible Collection: Jeremiah (1998)
    The Bible Collection: Jeremiah
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Old Man
    • 1998
  • Incontri proibiti (1998)
    Incontri proibiti
    4.8
    • Dott. Attilio Velardi
    • 1998
  • Something to Believe In (1998)
    Something to Believe In
    6.2
    • Professor Dervol
    • 1998
  • Nicholas' Gift (1998)
    Nicholas' Gift
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • The President
    • 1998
  • Nostromo (1996)
    Nostromo
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • 1996–1997
  • 3 (1996)
    3
    3.6
    • Marchese De Carolis
    • 1996
  • Rupert Graves in Una questione privata (1993)
    Una questione privata
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Colonnello della divisione 'San Marco'
    • 1993
  • Caccia allo scorpione d'oro (1991)
    Caccia allo scorpione d'oro
    4.3
    • Killer (as Frank Farrell)
    • 1991
  • Buck ai confini del cielo (1991)
    Buck ai confini del cielo
    4.8
    • André Savall (as Frank Farrell)
    • 1991
  • Killer Crocodile 2 (1990)
    Killer Crocodile 2
    4.4
    • Russel (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Cop Target (1990)
    Cop Target
    4.5
    • Garcia, assistant to the Chief of Police (uncredited)
    • 1990

Stunts

  • Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)
    Li chiamarono... briganti!
    5.6
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1999
  • Pazza famiglia (1995)
    Pazza famiglia
    6.9
    TV Series
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1995
  • Ho un segreto con papà (1994)
    Ho un segreto con papà
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1994
  • Il giorno del giudizio
    7.0
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1994
  • Keanu Reeves and Alex Wiesendanger in Little Buddha (1993)
    Little Buddha
    6.1
    • action coordinator
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1993
  • Dark Friday (1993)
    Dark Friday
    5.1
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1993
  • Le porte dell'inferno (1989)
    Le porte dell'inferno
    4.5
    Video
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1989
  • Nicolas Cage in Time to Kill (1989)
    Time to Kill
    5.1
    • stunt coordinator (as Francesco Fantasia)
    • 1989
  • Torrents of Spring (1989)
    Torrents of Spring
    5.7
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1989
  • Haunted Summer (1988)
    Haunted Summer
    5.8
    • fencing coordinator
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1988
  • Portami la luna
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1987
  • Keith Carradine in The Inquiry (1987)
    The Inquiry
    6.2
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1987
  • Hearts and Armour (1983)
    Hearts and Armour
    5.6
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1983
  • For Members Only (1983)
    For Members Only
    4.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1983
  • Il buon soldato (1982)
    Il buon soldato
    6.2
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • Margi Clarke in Blonde Fist (1991)
    Blonde Fist
    4.6
    • security (as Frank Farrell)
    • 1991
  • Burt Lancaster and Ken Marshall in Marco Polo (1982)
    Marco Polo
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • fencing master
    • 1982–1983
  • Lion of the Desert (1980)
    Lion of the Desert
    8.2
    • technical advisor
    • 1980
  • Kabir Bedi in The Black Corsair (1976)
    The Black Corsair
    6.1
    • master of arms
    • 1976
  • Kabir Bedi in Sandokan (1976)
    Sandokan
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • master of arms
    • 1976
  • I leoni di Pietroburgo (1972)
    I leoni di Pietroburgo
    4.6
    • master of arms
    • 1972
  • Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
    Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
    4.7
    • technical advisor (as Frank Fantasia)
    • 1971
  • Barbara Bouchet, Edwige Fenech, Annabella Incontrera, and Ira von Fürstenberg in Nights and Loves of Don Juan (1971)
    Nights and Loves of Don Juan
    4.4
    • master of arms
    • 1971
  • On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967)
    On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
    4.7
    • master of arms
    • 1967
  • Sophia Loren and Omar Sharif in More Than a Miracle (1967)
    More Than a Miracle
    6.0
    • master of arms
    • 1967
  • The Witch (1966)
    The Witch
    6.5
    • master of arms
    • 1966
  • Mark Forest and Yvonne Furneaux in The Lion of Thebes (1964)
    The Lion of Thebes
    5.1
    • fencing master
    • 1964
  • Dan Vadis in Hercules the Invincible (1964)
    Hercules the Invincible
    3.7
    • master of arms (as Franz Fantasia)
    • 1964
  • D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri (1963)
    D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri
    5.2
    • master of arms
    • 1963
  • Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
    Zorro and the Three Musketeers
    4.9
    • master of arms
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Francesco Fantasia
  • Born
    • March 5, 1924
    • Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]
  • Died
    • November 10, 2002
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Franco fantasia also appeared in Turi Vasile's 1960 "La Signora", not yet listed by IMDb.

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Andrea Fantasia.
  • Nickname
    • Frank Fantasia

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