Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in

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, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and

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companies. He was later active as an actor of

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s. Very active in films as a

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since the 1930s, after World War II Chiantoni also worked as a director of production and as a documentary director.

Selected filmography

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Lowered Sails ''Lowered Sails'' (Italian: ''Vele ammainate'') is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia and starring Dria Paola, Carlo Fontana and Umberto Guarracino.Moliterno p.48 The film's sets were designed by the art directors, Gast ...

'' (1931) * (1937) - (The Chancellor) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) - (Informer at the "Luna Bar") * (1938) - (Brigadier Sarcot) * (1938) - Spilunga * '' Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938) - (The messenger of Graiano) * (1938) * (1938) - (uncredited) * (1939) - (The third brother) * (1939) * (1939) - Andrea Lori * ''

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) - Truchet * (1939) * ''

The Fornaretto of Venice ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il fornaretto di Venezia'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Roberto Villa, Elsa De Giorgi and Clara Calamai.Forgacs & Gundle p.162 It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1939) - (The Tailer, witness at the trial) * (1939) - (Tanaka the policeman) * (1939) - (The distinguished gentleman with the monocle) * ''

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'' (1940) * (1940) - (The journalist) * ''

The Two Mothers ''The Two Mothers'' (Italian: ''Le due madri'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Renato Cialente.Cardullo p.268 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets ...

'' (1940) * (1940) * ''

The Palace on the River ''The Palace on the River'' (Italian: ''La Reggia sul fiume'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.Savio p.79 Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which ...

'' (1940) - (The deluded writer) * (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) - Scapino * ''

Saint John, the Beheaded ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (Italian: ''San Giovanni decollato'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and Giorgio Bianchi and starring Totò, Titina De Filippo and Silvana Jachino.Moliterno p.316 It was based on a play by ...

'' (1940) - The Defense Attorney cript Name: Marcello* '' La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940) - (Charlatan) * ''

The Mask of Cesare Borgia ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (Italian: ''La maschera di Cesare Borgia'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th C ...

'' (1941) - (A Page) * ''

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) - (The third gypsy) * (1941) - Boris * (1941) - Gambamoscia * (1942) * (1942) * ''

The Adventures of Fra Diavolo ''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' ( it, Fra' Diavolo) is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Enzo Fiermonte. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte - Michele Pezza detto " Fra' Diavolo" * Elsa De Giorgi - Fortunata Consiglio * La ...

'' (1942) - Sputafuoco * '' Wedding Day'' (1942) - (The upholsterer's lawyer) (uncredited) * (1942) - (A shareholder at the meeting) * (1943) - (The gentleman on the phone) * (1943) * (1943) - (Vincenzo, a farmer) (uncredited) * (1943) - Morlacchi * (1944) * ''

L'abito nero da sposa ''L'abito nero da sposa'' () is a 1945 Italian historical drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Fosco Giachetti. It is based on the play ''The Cardinal'' by Louis N. Parker. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Il cardinale Giovanni de Medici * ...

'' (1945) - Bernardino * ''

Crime News ''Cronaca nera'' (Italian for ''Black news'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring María Denis, Gino Cervi and Andrea Checchi. The title refers to the section given over to crime stories in Italian newspapers. ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Honoré de Balzac, Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, ...

'' (1948) - (The soldier with the anonymous letter) * (1948) * (1948) * ''

Maschera nera ''Maschera nera'' (''Black Mask'') is a 1952 Italian crime film. Cast *Cesare Danova: Villeneuve *Franca Marzi: Henriette * Nino Pavese: Dupont *Lia Di Leo: Hippolite *Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979 ...

'' (1952) - Damprepois * (1952) * (1952) * '' The Golden Coach'' (1952) - Capitaine Fracasse (uncredited) * (1952) * (1952) * (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) - Filippo Tacchi * ''

The Enchanting Enemy ''The Enchanting Enemy'' (Italian: ''L'incantevole nemica'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Claudio Gora and starring Silvana Pampanini, Robert Lamoureux and Carlo Campanini.Gundle p.275 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1953) * '' My Life Is Yours'' (1953) * (1953) * '' Crossed Swords'' (1954) - Spiga * ''

The Barefoot Contessa ''The Barefoot Contessa'' is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien. The film's slo ...

'' (1954) - Maria Vargas' Father * ''

Days of Love ''Days of Love'' ( it, Giorni d'amore) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Pasquale Droppio * Marina Vlady as Angela Cafalla * Giulio Calì as Pietro Cafalla, nonno di Angela * Angelina ...

'' (1954) - (Francesco, Angela's uncle) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1954) - Roberto Greppi (segment "Il pensionato") * (1954) * (1955) * (1955) - Il Cavaliere - Mimì's employer * (1955) * '' Rigoletto e la sua tragedia'' (1956) - The Court Poet * ' (1956) * (1956) * (1956) - prof. Guidotti * ''

Song of Naples ''Song of Naples'' ( it, Ascoltami, german: Das Lied von Neapel, ...und vergib mir meine Schuld) is a 1957 Italian-German melodrama film written and directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and Janet Vidor. It grossed o ...

'' (1957) - The Radio Broadcast Manager * (1957) - Usher * ''

Serenate per 16 bionde ''Serenate per 16 bionde'' ("Serenades for 16 blondes") is a 1957 Italian musical comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami and starring Claudio Villa. Plot Cast * Claudio Villa as Claudio * Esther Masing as Isabella * Simone Ba ...

'' (1957) - Professor Palazzo * (1957) * (1957) * ''

Il Conte di Matera ''Il Conte di Matera'' ("The Count of Matera") is a 1958 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. Plot Rambaldo Tramontana, a count who went into battle backed by the French, returns to Mater ...

'' (1958) - (Rambaldo's Henchman) * ''

Three Strangers in Rome ''Tre straniere a Roma'', also known as ''Three Strangers in Rome'', is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Claudio Gora starring Claudia Cardinale. The film was one of the first movies with Cardinale in a leading role. Cast *Yvonne ...

'' (1958) - Pasquale, forester * (1958) * (1959) - (actor with the Damiani company) * ''I'll See You in Hell'' (1960) - Paco * ''

Robin Hood and the Pirates ''Robin Hood and the Pirates'' ( it, Robin Hood e i pirati) is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Giorgio Simonelli, and starring Lex Barker and Jackie Lane. Plot Robin Hood, the protagonist, leaves Sherwood Forest, and joins the pirates ...

'' (1960) - Gladiacove * '' Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961) - Joseph the Pilot * ''

Il carabiniere a cavallo ''Il carabiniere a cavallo'' is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Lizzani. Plot A couple of women nomads in Rome steal a horse named Rutilio. The horse belongs to a mounted ''carabiniere'', a member of the Italian national police force ...

'' (1961) - Dr. Chiantini (uncredited) * ''

Stranger in Sacramento ''Stranger in Sacramento'' or ''Uno straniero a Sacramento'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. It was based on the novel ''I Will Kill You Tomorrow'' by Jim Murphy. Cast *Mickey Hargitay as Mike Jordan * En ...

'' (1965) - Deputy * (1965) - Don Luis, Banker * ''

War Italian Style ''Due marines e un generale'' (translated: ''Two Marines and a General'', internationally released as ''War Italian Style'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Scattini. The film puts together the famous Italian comic duo Franco and Ci ...

'' (1965) - Uncle Luigi * ''

30 Winchester per El Diablo ''30 Winchester per El Diablo'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Gianfranco Baldanello. The film stars Carl Möhner and has occasionally been mistaken for a German western. Plot Federal agent John Heston has rece ...

'' (1965) - Mr. Randall * (1965) * (1966) - (Prison Director) * ''Web of Violence'' (1966) * '' Arizona Colt'' (1966) - Undertaker * (1966) - Scrubby * '' The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (1967) - (Doctor) (uncredited) * '' La morte non conta i dollari'' (1967) * ''

Bang Bang Kid ''Bang Bang Kid'' is a 1967 Western film produced by Sidney W. Pink and starring Tom Bosley. The film was distributed in America by Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution compan ...

'' (1967) - Hotel Clerk * ''Arabella'' (1967) * ''

I Want Him Dead ''I Want Him Dead'' ( it, Lo voglio morto, es, Lo quiero muerto) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Paolo Bianchini Paolo Bianchini (born 1931) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rom ...

'' (1968) - Duke Newton * '' Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better'' (1968) - Dr. Aloisius * (1969) - (Inspector) * ''

The Secret of Santa Vittoria ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the be ...

'' (1969) - Bracolini * (1970) * ''

Colt in the Hand of the Devil ''Colt in the Hand of the Devil'' ( it, Una colt in pugno al diavolo, also known as ''Devil Was an Angel'' and ''An Angel with a Gun Is a Devil'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. The theme so ...

'' (1970) - Peterson * ''

All the Colors of the Dark ''All the Colors of the Dark'' ( it, Tutti i colori del buio) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Edwige Fenech, George Hilton (actor), George Hilton and George Rigaud. The film was also released under the alternate ...

'' (1972) - Mr. Main * ''

Gang War in Naples ''Gang War in Naples'' ( it, Camorra) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast *Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo *Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece *Jean Seberg: Luisa *Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato" * Ugo D'Ale ...

'' (1972) - Capece's Accountant * ''

The Perfume of the Lady in Black ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' ( it, Il profumo della signora in nero) is a 1974 giallo-horror film directed by Francesco Barilli. The film had nothing to do with the similarly-titled novel by Gaston Leroux. Plot Silvia ( Mimsy Farmer) is ...

'' (1974) - Luigi - the Porter (uncredited) * ''

Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno ''Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'' (''To my dear mother on the day of her birthday'') is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Luciano Salce.Andrea Pergolari. ''Ha visto il montaggio analogico?''. Lavieri edizioni, 2011. ...

'' (1974) - (Anchise the servant) * (1975) * (1976) - Peppe * (1977) - Malko * (1977) * (1977) - Journalist (segment "") / Prisoner (segment "") * ''Lo chiamavano Bulldozer'' (1978) - Ozgur

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