Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović;

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: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film

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descent who appeared in many horror and

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Biography

Born in

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to Serbian parents, Velimir and Vera Đerasimović (née Petrijević), he attended the Slovenian scientific lyceum (Gimnazija s slovenskim učnim jezikom) in Trieste. He made his film debut in 1964 after graduating from university and Actors' Studio in Rome. Mostly cast in villainous roles, he appeared in

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Planet of the Vampires ''Planet of the Vampires'' ( it, Terrore nello Spazio, lit=Terror in Space) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish science fiction horror film, produced by Fulvio Lucisano, directed by Mario Bava, that stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay ...

'' (1965),

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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' ( it, Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The picture stars Edwige Fenech, Luigi Pistilli, and Anita Strindberg. ...

'' (1972),

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's '' Man from Deep River'' (1972) and ''

Eaten Alive! ''Eaten Alive!'' ( it, Mangiati vivi!) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film is about a young woman (Janet Agren) who is searching for her sister after her abduction by a cult in the jungles of New Guinea. Synopsis A ...

'' (1980),

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The Eerie Midnight Horror Show ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' ( it, L'Ossessa/ The Exorcism; also known as ''Enter the Devil'', ''The Sexorcist'' and ''The Devil Obsession'') is a 1974 Italian horror film ''Exorcist'' clone directed by Mario Gariazzo, and starring Stella ...

'' (1974), and

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Last Cannibal World ''Ultimo mondo cannibale'' (English: ''Last Cannibal World''; also known as ''Cannibal'', ''Jungle Holocaust'' and ''The Last Survivor'') is a 1977 Italian cannibal exploitation film directed by Ruggero Deodato and written by Tito Carpi, Gianfr ...

'' (1977), among many other titles. He retired from acting in 1987 and worked then for a publishing firm in

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. He died on 13 May 2003, in a motorcycle accident.

Filmography

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