Angelo Infanti (; 16 February 1939 – 12 October 2010) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1961 and 2010. He was born on 16 February 1939 in

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, Italy. He died on 12 October 2010 in

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due to cardiac arrest. Infanti is best known to non-Italian audiences as Fabrizio in ''

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''. Fabrizio was a bodyguard to

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who was hiding in Sicily. Fabrizio betrays Michael by setting up explosives in his car, but kills his new bride instead. In the

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, Fabrizio is later shot dead in revenge for the killing. A scene was filmed of him being killed by the Corleones using a car bomb but was cut from the motion picture before its theatrical release. It appears in the 1977 ''The Godfather: A Novel for Television'', which combined the first two films – ''The Godfather'' and ''

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'', adding back scenes that had been previously cut and telling the story chronologically beginning with Vito Andolini's childhood in Sicily.

Filmography

* ''Io bacio... tu baci'' (1961) * ''

Beautiful Families ''Beautiful Families'' ( it, Le belle famiglie) is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Ugo Gregoretti and starring Annie Girardot. Plot The film's theme is four episodes in which it is offered to the public a glimpse into the lives of rich an ...

'' (1964) - (segment "Il principe azzurro") * ''Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa'' (1964) - Un cortigiano * ''

Con rispetto parlando ''Con rispetto parlando'' is a 1965 Italian black tragicomedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini for Turris Film. It stars Aroldo Tieri, Scilla Gabel, Renzo Palmer, Giusi Raspani Dandolo and Carlo Giuffré. Plot A girl returns to ...

'' (1965) * ''

La ragazzola ''La ragazzola'' is a 1965 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini. Cast *Agnès Spaak as Lola * Giuliano Gemma as Raoul *Gabriella Giorgelli as Ines *Angelo Infanti as Alberto *Paola Borboni as Elvira * Margaret Lee as Adriana *Roberto De S ...

'' (1965) - Alberto * ''

4 Dollars of Revenge ''4 Dollars of Revenge'' ( es, Cuatro dólares de venganza) is a 1966 Spanish-Italian action western film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and Jaime Jesús Balcázar, written by Bruno Corbucci, Aldo Grimaldi and Giovanni Grimaldi and starring Rob ...

'' (1966) - Barry Haller * ''

Secret Agent Super Dragon ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' (Italian: ''New York chiama Superdrago'') is a 1966 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Ray Danton as the titular secret agent. Plot The plot centers on a secret agen ...

'' (1966) * ''Ischia operazione amore'' (1966) - Peppiniello Capatosta * ''

Ballad of a Gunman ''Ballad of a Gunman'', also known as ''Pistoleros'' and ''Ringo, Pray to Your God and Die'' ( it, Ballata per un pistolero) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Antony Ghidra. Plot The criminal brothe ...

'' (1967) - Hud * ''

Tiffany Memorandum ''Tiffany Memorandum'' (also known as ''The Tiffany Memorandum'') is a 1967 Eurospy film directed by Sergio Grieco. It is an international co-production between Italy, France (where the film is known as ''Coup de force à Berlin'') and West Germany ...

'' (1967) - Pedro Almereyda / Max Schultz * ''Gungala, the Black Panther Girl'' (1968) - Morton * ''Silvia e l'amore'' (1968) * ''Amore o qualcosa del genere'' (1968) - Bruno * ''Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore'' (1969) - Pericle * ''

The Appointment ''The Appointment'' is a 1969 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée. Written by James Salter, it is based on the story by Antonio Leonviola. Plot After becoming involved with the ex-fianc� ...

'' (1969) - Antonio * ''Le lys de mer'' (1969) * ''

Children of Mata Hari ''Children of Mata Hari'' (french: La Peau de Torpedo, it, Dossier 212 - destinazione morte, german: Der Mann mit der Torpedohaut, also known as ''Pill of Death'' and ''The Deathmakers'') is a 1970 international co-production crime film directe ...

'' (1970) - Jean / Gianni * '' The Breach'' (1970) - Le docteur Blanchard * ''

Fragment of Fear ''Fragment of Fear'' is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver, Flora Robson and Arthur Lowe. It was adapted from the 1965 novel '' A Fragme ...

'' (1970) - Bruno * ''

A Man Called Sledge ''A Man Called Sledge'' is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film starring James Garner in an extremely offbeat role as a grimly evil thief, and featuring Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins and Wayde Preston. The film was written by Vic Morrow and Fran ...

'' (1970) - Prisoner (uncredited) * ''Le Juge'' (1971) - Buck Carson * ''

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'' (1971) - Lugo Abratte * ''Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente'' (1971) - Claude Parmentier * ''

A Girl in Australia ''A Girl in Australia'' ( it, Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata andsome honest emigrant in Australia would marry chaste fellow-countrywoman}) is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, with stars Alberto ...

'' (1971) - Carmela's pimp * ''

The Valachi Papers The Valachi Papers may refer to: *'' The Valachi Papers (book)'', 1968 book by Peter Maas *''The Valachi Papers (film) ''The Valachi Papers'' is a 1972 Italian-French crime neo noir directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 no ...

'' (1972) - Lucky Luciano * ''

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'' (1972) - Bernardo * ''

'' (1972) - Fabrizio - Sicilian Sequence * ''Les hommes'' (1973) - Ange Leoni * ''

Piedone lo sbirro - Flatfoot, The Knock Out Cop ''Flatfoot'' ( it, Piedone lo sbirro) is a 1973 ''poliziottesco''-comedy film directed by Steno. The film starring Bud Spencer obtained a great commercial success, generated three sequels. It is followed by Flatfoot in Hong Kong, Flatfoot in Af ...

'' (1973) - Ferdinando Scarano "O'Barone" * ''

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'' (1973) - Theseus * ''Giuda uccide il venerdì'' (1974) * ''

And Now My Love ''And Now My Love'' (french: Toute une vie), (Released as 'A Whole Lifetime' in Australia) is a French-Italian film released in 1974 by Claude Lelouch, starring Marthe Keller, André Dussollier, Charles Denner, and Charles Gérard. The Americ ...

'' (1974) - A Stud * ''The Girl in Room 2A'' (1974) - Frank Grant * ''

Black Emanuelle ''Black Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera'') is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. This Africa set film was shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. ''Black Emanuelle'' was followed ...

'' (1975) - Gianni Danieli * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1975) - Jacopo * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Graziano d'Asti * ' (1976) - Nino Andreotti * ''

Black Emanuelle 2 ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Italian psychological drama- sexploitation film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is an unofficial sequel of ...

'' (1976) - Paul * ''

The Black Corsair ''The Black Corsair'' is an 1898 adventure novel written by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, the novel narrates the exploits of Emilio Roccanera, Lord of Ventimiglia and his attempts to ave ...

'' (1976) - Morgan * ''

Highway Racer ''Highway Racer'' (originally titled ''Poliziotto sprint'') is a 1977 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. It was the first collaboration between Massi and Maurizio Merli, who worked together in six titles between 1977 and 198 ...

'' (1977) - Jean-Paul Dossena / il Nizzardo * '' The Rip-Off'' (1978) - Inspector * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) - Raoul * ''Ammazzare il tempo'' (1979) * '' Flatfoot in Egypt'' (1979) - Hassan * '' Savage Breed'' (1980) - Carlo Esposito * '' Bianco, rosso e Verdone'' (1981) - Playboy * ''The Dirty Seven'' (1982) - Falk * ''

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'' (1982) - Cesare Cuticchia / Manuel Fantoni * ''

Journey with Papa ''Journey with Papa'' ( it, In viaggio con papà) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Sordi. Plot Armando does not spend much time with his shy son Cristiano, so he decides to go with him a beach holiday. This is the first occasio ...

'' (1992) - Gianni * ''Attila flagello di Dio'' (1982) - Fusco Cornelio * '' The Scarlet and the Black'' (1983) - Father Morosini * ''

The Story of Piera ''The Story of Piera'' ( it, Storia di Piera) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Marco Ferreri. Hanna Schygulla won the award for Best Actress at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film starts in one of the new towns of Latina with t ...

'' (1983) - Tito / Giasone * ''

The Black Stallion Returns ''The Black Stallion Returns'' is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and is a sequel to ''The Black Stallion''. It is the only film directed by Robert Dalva. It was produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA ...

'' (1983) - Raj's Father * ''

The Assisi Underground ''The Assisi Underground: The Priests Who Rescued Jews'' is a 1978 novel written by Alexander Ramati based on a true-life account, told by Father Rufino Niccacci, of events surrounding the Assisi Network, an effort to hide 300 Jews in the town of ...

'' (1985) - Giorgio Kropf * '' Vediamoci chiaro'' (1985) - Gianluca * ''Una spina nel cuore'' (1986) - Roberto Dionisotti * ''

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'' (1986) - Trifone * ''L'estate sta finendo'' (1987) - Antonio Bonomiti * ''Sottozero'' (1987) - Antonio * ''Netchaïev est de retour'' (1991) - Joseph * ''

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'' (1991) - Romano * '' The Escort'' (1993) - Judge Barresi * ''Alto rischio'' (1993) - Sjberg * ''

La Vengeance d'une blonde ''La Vengeance d'une blonde'' is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Plot Gérard Breha is journalist on a Breton regional channel. He host, happy, his last Show, as he has been named host to the 23 hours newsreader on the large ...

'' (1994) - Giacomo Contini * ''Carogne'' (1995) - Don Alfredo * ''Diapason'' (2001) - Marcello * '' The Nest'' (2002) - Abedin Nexhep * '' The Cruelest Day'' (2003) - Marocchino * ''Il punto rosso'' (2006) - Burattinaio * '' Il seme della discordia'' (2008) - Veronica's Father * ''

Many Kisses Later ''Many Kisses Later '' ( it, Ex) is a 2009 Italian-French romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Fausto Brizzi and interpreted by an ensemble cast. The film, produced by Italian International Film, in co-production with the French comp ...

'' (2009) - Padre di Elisa * ''

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'' (2010) - Chess Playing Lorenzo * ''Backward'' (2010) - Luigi * ''Prigioniero di un segreto'' (2010)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Infanti, Angelo 1939 births 2010 deaths Italian male film actors People from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital David di Donatello winners People of Lazian descent