Cesare Fantoni (1 January 1905 – 15 January 1963) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in

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’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. He made his debut film appearance in '' Doctor Antonio''. He then appeared in more than 70 films between 1939 and 1962. Fantoni made light appearances later in his career as Don Ignazio in the films '' The Overtaxed'' and '' Letto a tre piazze''. Fantoni was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970
(in Italian) He dubbed the voices of

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and many more. Fantoni was the father of actor

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Selected filmography

* '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''

Guest for One Night ''Guest for One Night'' (Italian: ''L'ospite di una notte'') is a 1939 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Gian Paolo Rosmino, Ugo Sasso, and Guglielmo Barnabò.Sorrenti p.90 It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome. Cast * ...

'' (1939) * '' Non me lo dire!'' (1940) * ''

Then We'll Get a Divorce ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (Italian: ''Dopo divorzieremo'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi and Lia Orlandini.Gundle p.197 The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''

The King's Jester ''The King's Jester'' ( it, Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hug ...

'' (1941) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''

The Two Tigers ''The Two Tigers'' (original title: ''Le due tigri'') is the fourth adventure novel in the Sandokan series written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1904. Plot summary India, 1857. Just when Tremal-Naik's life was getting back to n ...

'' (1941) * ''

Pirates of Malaya ''Pirates of Malaya'' (Italian: ''I pirati della Malesia'') is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai and Camillo Pilotto. It is based on Emilio Salgari's 1896 novel ''The ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Hero of Venice ''The Hero of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il bravo di Venezia'') is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot ...

'' (1941) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * ''

Lively Teresa ''Lively Teresa'' (Italian: ''La vispa Teresa'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedie ...

'' (1943) * ''

La Fornarina The ''Portrait of a Young Woman'' (also known as ''La fornarina'') is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, made between 1518 and 1519. It is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini, Rome. It is proba ...

'' (1944) * '' The Testimony'' (1946) * ''

Fatal Symphony ''Fatal Symphony'' (Italian: ''Sinfonia fatale'') is a 1947 Italian war-melodrama film directed by Victor Stoloff and starring Douglass Montgomery, Marina Berti and Sarah Churchill. It was screened and awarded a prize at the Lugano Festival.Lov ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Red Shirts'' (1952) * ''

Drama on the Tiber ''Drama on the Tiber'' (Italian: ''Dramma sul Tevere'') is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Renato Baldini, Aldo Fiorelli and Bianca Doria. The plot centres around a widow named Sora Rosa with two sons, Aldo and Br ...

'' (1952) * ''

At the Edge of the City ''At the Edge of the City'' ( it, Ai margini della metropoli) is a 1953 Italian crime film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina. In Rome a young man is falsely accused of killing hi ...

'' (1953) * '' Sunday Heroes'' (1953) * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...

'' (1953) * ''

Passionate Song ''Passionate Song'' (Italian: ''Canzone appassionata'') is a 1953 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nilla Pizzi, Gérard Landry and Vira Silenti.Parish p.100 Plot Lucia Spinelli, orphaned by both pare ...

'' (1953) * ''

Frine, Courtesan of Orient ''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director. Plot Cast * Elena Kleus ...

'' (1953) * ''

Love Song A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order ...

'' (1954) * ''

Barrier of the Law ''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film' ...

'' (1954) * ''

Pietà per chi cade ''Pietà per chi cade'' (i. e. ''Compassion for those who fall'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Antonella Lualdi and Nadia Gray.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). ' ...

'' (1954) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * ''

Disowned Disownment occurs when a parent renounces or no longer accepts a child as a family member, usually due to reprehensible actions leading to serious emotional consequences. Different from giving a child up for adoption, it is a social and interpers ...

'' (1954) * ''

I Tartassati ''I Tartassati'' is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Aldo Fabrizi, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles ''The Overtaxed'' (English) and ''Fripouillard et Compagnie'' (Fre ...

'' (1959) * ''

Attack of the Moors ''Attack of the Moors'' ( it, I Reali di Francia), also known as ''The Kings of France'', is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Chelo Alonso, Rik Battaglia and Gérard Landry. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as ...

'' (1959) * ''

Carthage in Flames ''Carthage in Flames'' ( it, Cartagine in fiamme) is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, José Suárez, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The ...

'' (1960) *''

Revenge of the Barbarians ''Revenge of the Barbarians'' ( it, La vendetta dei barbari) is a 1960 film about the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths. This film was written by Gastone Ramazzotti and directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast Production Anthony Steel had moved ...

'' (1960)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantoni, Cesare 1905 births 1963 deaths Actors from Bologna Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors 20th-century Italian male actors