Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several

poliziotteschi Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ' ...

films directed by his cousin, the director Enzo G. Castellari. He is mostly known for the role of Gargiulo, a comical sidekick of

Tomas Milian Tomas Milian (born Tomás Quintín Rodríguez-Varona Milián Salinas de la Fé y Álvarez de la Campa; 3 March 1933 – 22 March 2017) was a Cuban-born actor and singer with American and Italian citizenship, known for the emotional intensity and ...

in the "Inspector Girardi" film series directed by Bruno Corbucci. In the 1980s he also played several leading roles in a number of action and adventure films, often directed by Bruno Mattei and in which he was credited as Alex McBride.

Selected filmography

* '' Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' (1970) * '' Street Law'' (1974) * ''

Emanuelle's Revenge ''Emanuelle's Revenge'' ( it, Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline, lit=Emanuelle and Francene, the Sisters) is an Italian film directed by Joe D'Amato. It is a remake of the Greek film ''The Wild Pussycat'' (1969). Unlike the French Emmanuelle se ...

'' (1975) * ''

Violent Rome ''Violent Rome'' ( it, Roma violenta) is an Italian 1975 ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Marino Girolami It obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Maurizio Merli. The film has two sequels, '' Violent Naples'' and '' A Spe ...

'' (1975) * '' Rome: The Other Side of Violence'' (1976) * ''

The Big Racket ''The Big Racket'' ( it, Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector who takes on a gang of hoodlums who terrorise an Italian city by extorting cash from lo ...

'' (1976) * '' A Special Cop in Action'' (1976) * '' The Heroin Busters'' (1977) * ''

Destruction Force ''Destruction Force'' (originally titled ''La banda del trucido'' (''The Numbskull's Gang''), also known as ''Dirty Gang'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco directed by Stelvio Massi. It is the second film in which Tomas Milian plays the character ...

'' (1977) * '' Squadra antitruffa'' (1977) * ''

Fearless Fearless or The Fearless may refer to: Psychology * Lack of fear * Courage or bravery Film, television and audio Film * ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi * ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...

'' (1978) * '' Hit Squad'' (1978) * '' The House by the Edge of the Lake'' (1978) * ''

Little Italy Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian culture. There are ...

'' (1978) * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) * '' Assassinio sul Tevere'' (1979) * ''

The Last Hunter ''The Last Hunter'' ( it, L'ultimo cacciatore) is a 1980 Italian " macaroni combat" directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring David Warbeck and Tony King. Initially made to capitalize on the success of '' The Deer Hunter'', ''The Last Hunt ...

'' (1980) * ''

Day of the Cobra ''Day of the Cobra'' ( it, Il giorno del Cobra) is a 1980 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Production Director Enzo G. Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile's son. The boxing film ...

'' (1980) * ''

Delitto a Porta Romana ''Delitto a Porta Romana'' (''Crime at Porta Romana'') is a 1980 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the seventh chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Cast * Tomas Milian: Nico Gira ...

'' (1980) * ''

Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' ( it, Delitto al ristorante cinese) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a doub ...

'' (1981) * ''

The New Barbarians ''The New Barbarians'' ( it, I nuovi barbari; also known as ''Warriors of the Wasteland'') is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Castellari and Tito Carpi, and starring Giancarlo Prete and Geor ...

'' (1983) * '' Escape from the Bronx'' (1983) * '' Crime in Formula One'' (1984) * '' Rats: Night of Terror'' (1984) * '' Zombi 3'' (1988) * '' Robowar'' (1988) * '' Strike Commando 2'' (1988) * ''

After Death ''After Death'' ( it, Oltre la Morte) is an Italian zombie film directed by Claudio Fragasso. The film is set on a remote island where a voodoo curse raises the dead from their graves to feast on the flesh of the living. When a boat of explor ...

'' (1989) * ''

A Pure Formality ''A Pure Formality'' ( it, Una pura formalità) is a 1994 Italian- French drama thriller film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective. Synopsis Onof ...

'' (1994) * ''

Wax Mask ''Wax Mask'' ( it, M.D.C. - Maschera di cera) is a 1997 horror film. The film is set in Rome where a Wax Museum has opened up, whose main attraction is gruesome murder scenes. Shortly after its opening, people began to vanish as new figures appear ...

'' (1997)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanni, Massimo 1946 births Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Living people 20th-century Italian male actors